The Thousand Yard Stare meme, also known as the PTSD meme, features hot takes and funny captions on a World War II painting by Thomas Lea, The 2,000-Yard Stare. The painting features a soldier ...

The Kurt Angle meme, or Kurt’s 1000-yard stare, comes from the debut TikTok of the American professional wrestler Kurt Angle. The man is quite a performer and served a wide-eyed look that ...

Nintendo tipped its hat to the meme during its E3 2014 Digital Event, and now it’s identifying that steely, spleenful gaze with the character in Japanese ads for Mario Kart 8. Check it out.