Behold The Situation, in the center, surrounded by his turtleneck-wearing siblings in this lovely photo from the Kmart Portrait Studio, circa 2000. Looking at him with his acne-riddled skin and goofy smile and oily hair don’t you feel like you’re seeing a window into his soul? Suddenly all the preening and posing and incessant ab-flashing makes perfect sense. He was a dork. From a family of dorks. And he managed to come through it to become a sex symbol to his people. The ugly duckling became the Jersey version of a swan, and I suppose I can cut him some slack. Pose on, you awkward little boy. Now… I wonder what your older brother in the greige turtleneck looks like today? (via Buzzfeed)
