Was the Distracted Boyfriend meme actually born in 1922?

No. But check this out. There's an image going around Reddit right now that looks remarkably like the famously disloyal man -- and it's from the 96-year-old short film 。 Pay Day, which stars Charlie Chaplin.。

Pay Day,

which stars Charlie Chaplin.。

SEE ALSO:Wholesome memes aren't just cute, they're subversive as h*ck 。The photo was posted to r/pics on Monday by user i124nk8 under the header "Charlie Chaplin: inventor of memes." (It had been circulating on Twitter, courtesy of peeto_g, since the day before.)
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Now, against my better judgment, I am considering replacing the original Distracted Boyfriend with the Charlie Chaplin version from now on. For one thing, everyone's outfits are much better. For another, I haven't seen the latter image every day for the past 10 months. Plus, vintage! 。。

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In fact, my thought process can be summed up using the Distracted Boyfriend concept itself. Truly, this cursed/blessed meme will last forever. 。

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Thanks, Charlie Chaplin, for inventing the internet!
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