An artificial mannerism designed to impress others, or a carefully constructed display of emotion. While some people put on airs or try to appear smart, we make an offbeat website. (Don't tell anyone; it's working well.)
Mike Winkelmann a.k.a. Beeple designs a variety of neon, geometric gifs at his Tumblr.
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On the other hand, it took us embarrassingly long to clue in to the lung cancer/cigarette thing, so I guess the real lesson is "figuring out which ideas are true is hard.
Truth.
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