15 People Who Made The Absolute Most Of A Photo With A Statue And Ended Up Online

Getting to do silly poses that crack others up is one of the best parts of being photographed. Sure, there’s always room for being super serious or looking professional, but letting your derby side out is a great way to have fun and stay lighthearted. And if there’s a statue nearby, the potential for hilarity only increases.

We’ve collected some of the funniest and most creative photos of people posing next to statues, as shared on the @statuewithfun and @lnsanereality Twitter accounts. Not only do the pics provide you with your recommended dose of daily humor, but they’re also brimming with awesome ideas that are practically begging to be borrowed. Check out the top pics below and upvote the most chuckle-worthy ones as you scroll down.

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Both the @statuewithfun and @lnsanereality Twitter accounts share the same name—’ People Doing [Stuff] With Statues.’ They also have a very similar number of followers. For instance, @statuewithfun, which was created just over a year ago in June 2022, has nearly 101k fans on the social network. Meanwhile, the @lnsanereality project joined Twitter barely a couple of months ago, in May 2023, but it’s already grown to 73.6k followers in size.

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The popularity of both projects is proof that comedy resonates with a lot of internet users. The photos are very straightforward: the humor in each situation is instantly recognizable. And that means a lot in a world where the average internet user’s attention span continues to rapidly decline. What also helps keep the message in the pics clear is the utter lack of words or comments in the pics. The images speak for themselves.

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Not only that, but photography (especially witty internet pics) transcends cultural and language barriers. No matter what corner of the globe you hail from, you’re probably going to smile or chuckle when you spot someone goofing about releasing their inner derp next to fabulous works of art. The contrast between the silliness of the poser and the seriousness of the statues also adds an extra layer of enjoyment.

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Statues play a host of different roles in society. For one, they’re a way for artists to make sense of the world—they express how they feel about certain aspects of life, nature, and society by working with marble, metal, wood, plastic, glass, and other materials. It could also be argued that statues are far more ‘present’ because they occupy large amounts of three-dimensional space. That’s not to say that they’re ‘superior’ to other art forms, only that statues have a more tangible, physical presence.

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