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smirkymonkey

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17. I have never understood why anyone would want to do Zoom or Face Time.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 12:12 PM

Mar 2020

Almost everyone looks very bad and I find it creepy for some reason. I don't know why, but I just don't want anyone viewing me through a camera. It just freaks me out. I'm very camera shy.

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If Matthew McConaughey looks like this in a zoom call, imagine what we look like [View all] kpete Mar 2020 OP

Post of the day so far!! redstateblues Mar 2020 #1

Really, bubbazero Mar 2020 #2

... Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #38

So often I hear, 'OMG, is that really how I look?' Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #3

Lol Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #39

People age don't ya know, and sun worshiping folks, I have bad news.... Brainfodder Mar 2020 #4

Webcam, minus lighting, makeup, color-correcting, and editing. forgotmylogin Mar 2020 #20

A search away from enlightenment.... before and afters... Brainfodder Mar 2020 #23

I so want to see him playing a role in a movie looking that ordinary. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #5

I've seen him in a few roles where he doesn't look so hot. tavernier Mar 2020 #19

Did you miss "Dallas Buyers Club"? misanthrope Mar 2020 #43

I never quite understood the fascination with Matthew anyway. Grammy23 Mar 2020 #6

Those glasses don't do him any favors. BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #7

Yeah, the glasses are hideous TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #12

Well, that's unfortunate. BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #15

I don't care for the voice much, either. Ilsa Mar 2020 #9

Always had a thing for nerds. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #10

Pat Boone wannabe? keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #11

😍 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #28

Well... forgotmylogin Mar 2020 #21

Minus the glasses Tink41 Mar 2020 #8

Starting to look like Michael Caine with those glasses. HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #13

Awl..right, awl..right, awl..right. Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #14

He never looked the same after he starved himself making Dallas Buyers Club. shockey80 Mar 2020 #16

It was a great movie, you are right though. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #27

I have never understood why anyone would want to do Zoom or Face Time. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #17

Same here 2naSalit Mar 2020 #24

I know, I guess in that situation it would be a different thing entirely. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #25

I won't be there 2naSalit Mar 2020 #30

Hope you stay well 2naSalit! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #33

We have conference calls daily for work. Not Zoom just voice underpants Mar 2020 #26

We have a number of conf. calls during the week and use WebEx through Outlook. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #29

When I see myself on facetime I want to hurl. Greybnk48 Mar 2020 #18

Most people pay no attention to lighting or backgrounds MineralMan Mar 2020 #22

Those are great suggestions! csziggy Mar 2020 #35

Exactly. The pros depend on the studio people to MineralMan Mar 2020 #36

True, and I think the amateurs have more incentive csziggy Mar 2020 #37

Right now, a lot of people are scrambling just to make MineralMan Mar 2020 #40

Yeah - I am glad I don't have to try any of that csziggy Mar 2020 #42

One thing about skping and such, you're on camera so you may not want to do it in your at-home-lay- brush Mar 2020 #31

I'm dying over here Bluethroughu Mar 2020 #32

My one complaint with Matthew is that if he accepts any type of award not_the_one Mar 2020 #34

He always looks like a lounge lizard. DavidDvorkin Mar 2020 #41

He's beginning to look like McTURTLE! Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #44