WE’RE ONLY HILARIOUS when we’re on holiday, aren’t we? What is it about the combination of the world’s major tourist attractions and the distorted perspective of a camera lens that makes certain jokey poses irresistible?
Check out these holiday snaps that show we might not be as original as we think…
Holding up the Tower of Pisa, Italy
Image: Andy Hay/FlickrHolding up the Tower of Pisa, Italy
This pic shows a tourist in 1954! (Pic: Barratts/S&G Barratts/EMPICS Archive/PA Wire)Thinking like Rodin's Le Penseur
There are a few facsimiles of these sculptures around the world - but the tourist pose is always the same... (Pic: elPadawan/Flickr)Thinking like Rodin's Le Penseur
Pic: Alex Dawson/FlickrPinching the tip of the Washington Monument, USA
Pic: Kamoteus (A New Beginning)/FlickrPinching the tip of the Washington Monument, USA
Pic: Abir Anwar/FlickrBeing bosom buddies with Molly Malone statue, Dublin
Pic: Eric the Fish/FlickrBeing bosom buddies with Molly Malone statue, Dublin
Pic: AP Photo/Peter MorrisonDoing a Rocky at Philadelphia Museum of Art
He started it. (Pic: AP Photo/George Widman)Doing a Rocky at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pic: Jim Capaldi/FlickrDoing a Rocky on the steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pic: Neeta Lind/FlickrDoing a Rocky on the steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pic: Brandon Weight/FlickrPlaying with perspective on salt flats, Bolivia
The world's largest salt flats at Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia stretch so far and are so undulating that it can be fun to play with perspective in photos... (Pic: Alicia Nijdam/Flickr)Playing with perspective, salt flats, Bolivia
Pic: Javier Ignacio AcuAta Ditzel/FlickrSqueezing into Cu Chi tunnels, Vietnam
Pic: David McKelvey/FlickrSqueezing into Cu Chi tunnels, Vietnam
Pic: Charlotte Marillet/FlickrBalancing the inverted pyramid at Louvre, Paris
Pic: Marko Kudjerski/FlickrBalancing the inverted pyramid at Louvre, Paris
Pic: Brian Burk/FlickrStretching arms with Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
Pic: Mike Vondran/FlickrStretching arms with Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
Pic: Ben Tavener/FlickrSitting with Patrick Kavangh, Grand Canal
Pic: Janet McKnightSitting with Patrick Kavanagh, Grand Canal
Yes, that is Jeffrey Archer. (Pic: Graham Hughes/Photocall Ireland)
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