Michael Phelps takes a not-too-subtle shot at Olympic rival in new commercial for Intel
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Maybe the most memorable moment of the 2016 Rio Olympics occurred prior to the 200-meter butterfly when Michael Phelps was shown with a menacing and somewhat disgusted look on his face while his chief rival, Chad Le Clos of South Africa, was shadow-boxing-dancing-something in the foreground.
Many assumed Phelps was annoyed by Le Clos and whatever he was doing. But no matter the reason, in those few seconds, a meme was born: #PhelpsFace.
Intel recreated that moment in a new commercial starring Phelps and Jim Parsons. While the commercial has Phelps mimic the PhelpsFace as the result of a slow computer, with a fake Le Clos dancing in the foreground, the best part comes at the end. That's when Parsons asks Phelps what Fake Le Clos is doing.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/PWbn4sjsz1A
Width: 800px
Height: 450px
We still don't know either, Michael.
Here is the original PhelpsFace moment:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/763014762150006784
Phelps' stare down of Chad le Clos is much better with the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song: https://t.co/Bpy94Wbb3c https://t.co/q12NPhnP4r
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