--- title: Funny Photos of Unhappy People description: It started with angry old people. When Reno Dehareng's friend purchased a photo of an unsmiling elderly couple from a vintage store, the 33-year-old Brussels... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6910053/funny-photos-of-unhappy-people/ author: Claire Suddath article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2009-06-10T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-22T15:58:31.747Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Funny Photos of Unhappy People og:description: It started with angry old people. 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When Reno Dehareng's friend purchased a photo of an unsmiling elderly couple from a vintage store, the 33-year-old Brussels... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46dd72c16f4fa5a5/698a4b2fd075337a2fe6f95f/360_viral_thing_0609.jpg?branch=production&width=360&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) # Funny Photos of Unhappy People > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Ally. Ally is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: July 2026. ## Ally: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition Ally is a digital financial services company offering online-only banking, including checking and savings accounts, through Ally.com and its mobile apps. Launched in 2009 as an original disruptor in financial services, Ally was built to challenge outdated banking norms with a simpler, more convenient way to bank. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Claire Suddath](https://time.com/author/claire-suddath/) Jun 10, 2009 4:00 AM UTC  by [Claire Suddath](https://time.com/author/claire-suddath/) Jun 10, 2009 4:00 AM UTC It started with angry old people. When Reno Dehareng’s friend purchased a photo of an unsmiling elderly couple from a vintage store, the 33-year-old Brussels social worker had an idea. The ensuing website, [Happiest People Ever !](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com) (exclamation point purposely spaced), has become the latest addition to a growing Internet trend: blogs that catalog uncomfortable photos of strangers. ([Awkward Family Photos](https://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1897646,00.html) and [Goths in Hot Weather](https://www.gothsinhotweather.com/) are two worthwhile examples.) “I love photography in general and unsmiling, non-photogenic people have always made me laugh,” Dehareng explained in an e-mail to TIME. Readers are invited to submit their own pictures, though in all likelihood, most photos on the site are probably found objects similar to the vintage-store snapshot. The concept is catching on. Happiest People Ever ! has been around for less than a month, but it’s already getting about 6,000 hits a day. In part that’s because the qualifications for entry are minimal. Anyone bored, lonely, grumpy or dejected (preferably all four) is welcome. Smeared makeup is a plus. So is a dingy background, like a [fast-food joint](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/119794046) or a room with wood paneling. Dehareng’s blog has a small but active base of commenters. A picture depicting [bored women eating a candleless cake](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/109110432) inspired one reader to note, “The cake sucks, the trashy candleholder is pathetic … but I _love_ the decorations on top of the air conditioner.” And the [three teenage girls](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/118843442) with hair hanging in their faces? A reader reached back to the ’90s with “The Hansons wonder what happened to their careers.” So who is the unhappiest person on Happiest People Ever ! ? Is it [the drunk man with a baby](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/118331694)? The [depressed woman alone at a party](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/119005887)? Nope — think again. The award goes to the [elderly people wearing clown costumes](https://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/post/118880941/via-debaasjes), almost certainly against their will. Now _that_ is awkward. And hilarious. [Read “Rosebud! Stella! 100 Movie Lines in 200 Seconds.”](https://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1903498,00.html) [See TIME’s Top 10 Non-Emergency 911 Calls.](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1903486%5F1903487,00.html) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6910053/funny-photos-of-unhappy-people/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6910053/funny-photos-of-unhappy-people/"},"headline":"Funny Photos of Unhappy People","datePublished":"2009-06-10T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-22T15:58:31.747Z","description":"It started with angry old people. 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