Sellotape selfies become the latest version of the internet’s most popular craze

[Jack Hydrazine]

Sellotape selfies, aka sellofies, have spread in popularity on Facebook as the latest baffling craze for people with too much time on their hands.

Since Bradley Cooper and Ellen Degeneres sent Twitter into meltdown with their Oscars selfie, the world has been subjected to a relentless stream of copycat acts.

From Dylan Hartley and the England rugby team to the old dude with two dogs, some efforts have been mildly amusing, while others have just left us thinking WHERE WILL IT ALL END?

This latest hybrid is apparently inspired by Jim Carrey film Yes Man, but there is also evidence that the ‘Sellotape selfie’ owes its origins to this American photographer.

Either way, just in case you haven’t already seen enough selfies, here is a selection of nine people who wrapped sellotape around their face and then uploaded the evidence to the internet:

[Gasshog]

Kinda interesting how they all look sorta like Jim Carrey.

[Gasshog]

We NEED before AND afters...

I am not so sure the Sellotape is making that much difference on most of these mugs.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Since he's not running anymore, I was hoping I wasn't going to have to see Henry Waxman's ugly mug ever again.

Guess I was wrong.

[doorgunner69]

Or is it a girl??

You are not supposed to ask those sorts of questions in democrat land...............

[Gasshog]

Lots of these pics on the web.

I see one flaw invovling the application of the tape though over and over.

Not enough wraps over the nose and mouth to prevent oxygen from reaching the lungs - thus, they live to do it again.

[Slings and Arrows]

"Heh. Amateurs."

[Republican1795.]

This just proves that technology is wasted on those low on brain power.

[Gasshog]

And now folks for my impersonation of Jim Carrey wearing banana ears and a carrot goatee.

[RichInOC]

I’m afraid to ask what he was trying to get from the hooker.

[Gasshog]

Scared ya huh? You should see me without the tape on.

[dfwgator]

Further proof that Idiocracy was a documentary.

[Jack Hydrazine]

It all started with Planking...



Then others followed...


Hadoukening


Vadering


Teapotting


Owling


Cat bearding


Batmanning


Hogwarting


Horsemanning


Koalaing


Tebowing


Gronking


Bradying


Griffining


Leisure Diving


Extreme Ironing


Coning

[Jet Jaguar]

You have a good memory.

[dalereed]

With luck they will all totally tape up their mouth and nose and croak!

[Gasshog]

Sellotape?? I dont need no steenkin tape!!

[Jack Hydrazine]

Is that Henry Waxman’s daughter?

[Slings and Arrows]

That image kind of sticks in the mind.

[Slings and Arrows]

He was hoping she'd give him a piece of her mind. </clean_version>

[right way right]

We need a nuclear Holocaust.

[RichInOC]

Yeah. Yeah, that’s what I thought.