In recognition, pretty quickly a number of Facebook groups were created dubbing him “Hide the Pain Harold.” Around the same time, and perhaps more importantly, this new meme also spread ...

Like many memes of the early aughts, “Harold” became popular on 4chan before the wider internet discovered him. In 2014, an anonymous 4chan user narrated the story of Hide the Pain Harold ...

It was a close race, but we’re proud to announce Imgur’s Meme of the Decade is… Hide the Pain Harold.” “Hide the Pain Harold represents a deep-seated emotion, a quiet dread, or ...

Fortunately, there’s a solution to our collective predicament: make memes to mask the pain, using a piping hot batch of ‘Hide the Pain Harold’ stock photos. András Arató, AKA Hide the Pain ...

A Montreal tights brand hired the man behind a popular meme to be the face of its brand, but a marketing expert warns the meme can overshadow the product. When András Arató modelled for stock ...

My face when I say I’m cool with slipping into 2022 although I’m still recovering from 2019 and have no clue what the hell happened in the last 3 years: Hide The Pain Harold, or simply ...

Behind every meme, there’s a story. Sometimes that story is as straightforward as the meme itself, but, as is the case with the guy who lent his face to the “Hide The Pain, Harold” meme ...

Harold, sometimes also known as Maurice, is perhaps the most ubiquitous stock photo meme, his cheeky expression while using a laptop or drinking a coffee belying a sense of ennui and existential ...

Unfortunately for those trying to encourage people to take their jabs, the image in question is of a Hungarian man forcing a smile that is known online as the “Hide the Pain Harold” meme.

When András Arató modelled for stock photos a few years ago, he had no idea he'd become a meme — never mind an international household name as "Hide the Pain Harold." At first, the Hungarian ...