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The emote displays a man with a beard laughing heartily with his mouth open and hand near his face in a characteristic pose that has become instantly recognizable across the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>LUL originated from a photograph of John \"TotalBiscuit\" Bain, a highly influential gaming YouTuber, critic, and commentator. The original photo was taken during Major League Gaming Anaheim in 2013 and uploaded to Flickr by user itsjustatank on June 23, 2013.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>John Bain initially used this image as an exclusive subscriber emote called \"cynicalLaugh\" on his own Twitch channel in 2014. The emote gained widespread popularity when it was added to BetterTTV (BTTV), a third-party Twitch extension, in 2016, making it accessible across many channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Due to a DMCA takedown from the original photographer, the initial version was removed from BTTV. 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