The Incomplete Timeline of the "Epic Stare"

Epic Stare [e-pick stayr] : :
noun :

1. A facial expression displayed in a moment of triumph, or when attempting to look insightful.
2. Awesomeness incarnate.

This facial expression (not to be confused with The Smolder) has quickly become one of the most overused (and rightfully so) in the past decade. You've seen it in Disney movies, during sports casts, and on Old Spice commercials of every kind. After a while, you may feel the need to wave it off as a fad. But before you do that, (keeping in mind that a fad only lasts for a short time), I present to you this historical timeline of the look that's changed every thing:
the Epic Stare.

Between 5 B.C. and 10 A.D.
Alexander the Great 

Mostly known for his continent conquering skills, this man was also accomplished in momentary displays of awesomeness, as portrayed by this mosaic of a
primitive epic stare.



1775 A.D.
Paul Revere

While Mr. Revere took all of the credit for warning our colonies of the arrival of the British Navy, Paul Revere also had two hobbies to his name: metalwork, and staring. After pretty much saving our country, his stare was forever, and epically, altered, to what we now know as
the famous expression.







A.D. 1943
Uncle Ben's Rice

By this point in our nation's history, the Stare had silently become a part of our culture. It became an integral role in the foundations of our country, to the point that when food giant Mars decided to market its own brand of par-boiled rice in 1941, they turned to a Chicago maitre d’hotel named Frank Brown, who had the right idea in mind...





A.D. 1981
President Ronald Reagan

The White House was introduced to the game-changing effect of the Epic Stare from 1981 to 1989, when Ronald Reagan took the office of Commander in Chief. While the camera's focused on his powerful speeches and jar of blue Jelly Belly's (which were also awesome, but that's another post...), the rest of the world was slowly being fed a heavy dose of awesomeness, with Ronald Reagan's famous portrait lasting even until today in our postal system.



A.D. 2010
Ray Lewis

While not being one of the greatest football players of our time, linebacker and pop culture icon Ray Lewis spends time off, filming a multitude of Old Spice commercials and putting the Epic Stare to a whole new level of fame in the process.

Now, its 2011, and the expression has soared to new heights it has never reached previously. So, before you wave off the notion of how epic the stare truly is, consider this: you are living in the first generation of people that know this expression in an intangible way, where the look has become an important part of our humor, culture, and image. There is no time like the present to see just how big it has truly become for us... but it could just be me. Whatever though... its cool... yeah.