10-03-2022, 03:35 PM
(10-03-2022, 03:29 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: That's a picture of Jeremy Hill throwing the terrible towel down after scoring a touchdown in the week 15 2016 game between the Bengals and Steelers. The Bengals were up by double digits after that score, but went on to lose in the 2nd half.
Steelers fans believe that the terrible towel is capable of conveying a curse onto whoever "disrespects" it in any way. This curse may result in personal failure or the failure of your team, depending on hindsight bias.
And the Michael Jordan face is just because there's a popular meme of Michael Jordan crying that people often use for when someone has suffered defeat or embarrassment.
The picture is actually from Michael Jordan's hall of fame speech, if I'm not mistaken, where he's talking about all the great memories of his career. So I'm not sure why it has become associated with people who have suffered a great defeat (often due to their own actions), but that's meme culture for you.
Thank you for the clarification.
