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Hot Dogs or Legs?: A Selfie Meme for August

Photo: Hot-Dog Legs Tumblr

It’s August! You can count the number of beach weekends left on one hand. Your tan and your bikini body are as good as they’re going to get this season. What better time to Instagram a picture of your upper thighs — hairless, oiled, and carefully arranged to look as thin and cylindrical as hot dogs? Or, vice versa: Use your grillables for of-the-moment selfie humor! Instantly classic Tumblr blog Hot-Dog Legs has curated photos from some of the best practitioners of the optical illusion. Their use of perspective puts Anthony Weiner’s penis art to shame.

Hot Dogs or Legs?: A Meme for August