What is the attraction to photocopying one's bare ass(ets)?

[OtakuLoki]

We've all seen it: People who bare their chests, or butts, and then get up close and personal with the office photocopier, and bang out a few masterpieces.

I don't get it, though. First off - the idea of doing that where someone might come in is pretty daunting. I mean, what the Hell are you going to say if your boss comes in during your photoshoot? Or worse: how would you explain something like this little fiasco? With the prevalence of CCTV systems, I'd think that would be a reasonable concern.

Then, assuming you get the photocopied junk - it's usually so distorted as to be nearly impossible to recognize for what it is. It's a lousy photography format. And still has all the potential for later discovery and display that a digital nude would have.

Ten or fifteen years ago, I could almost understand it - with the relative sparsity of digital cameras vice photocopiers. But today? When nearly everyone has a cell phone, and finding one of those without a camera function is a huge challenge?

Why?


Just why?






Right now my working theory is that some people just have a huge will to be stupid.

[Sarahfeena]

I have no clue; I've always thought it was about the dumbest thing ever. And all asses pretty much look the same when they're smooshed up against the glass, so I don't really get why you'd want to do it, after you've already seen one (and we all have, right?)

[F-X]

It's a primeval urge to dominate technology with our bodies. And possibly the people who also will be using the copier.

I mean, you put your bare ass on the glass, knowing the boss will be using it later in the day to copy his personal correspondence.

If you think about it, it is really unhygienic to be putting your privates on glass that is supposed to be clean. This behavior is really primal. Nothing civilized about it at all.

[Oliveloaf]

Do women do this? I need pics.

[Zuul]

It's a primeval urge to dominate technology with our bodies. And possibly the people who also will be using the copier.

So, basically, you're teabagging the machine.

[F-X]

The rear is not the most popular area to be copied.

[Taumpy]

I imagine it's because the end result is usually anonymous. It's flashing the world without any of the normal consequences.

[Jaglavak]

Do women do this?

They do!

Do women do this? I need pics.

So sorry. That would be worth my life, methinks.

[Jaglavak]

BTW, modern copiers don't use the old chemical-on-a-roller technique. They're just big scanners attached to printers now.

That means that somewhere inside the box is a hard drive with a copy of the last several thousand items that were scanned by that machine. Something to keep in mind when you're copying actual private documents, and not just privates.

[beebs]

I have a hard time believing this is a problem nowadays. I've never come across this in real like and other than that it was just something funny from a movie from the 80's or early 90's.

Perhaps that alone would make it a contemporary novelty joke.