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	<title type="text">Liz Lian | Vox</title>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The backstory behind the ‘lounging legs by the pool’ pic you’ll be seeing all summer]]></title>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is the last episode of&#160;Travelgrams, a four-part series that dives deep into the unexpected (and totally made-up) origin stories of social media photo trends. Check out the first episode on the waterfall pic&#160;here, the second episode on food pics here, and the third episode on the &#8220;looking away&#8221; pic here. The &#8220;lounging legs&#8221; pic: [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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						<p><em>This is the last episode of&nbsp;<strong>Travelgrams</strong>, a four-part series that dives deep into the unexpected (and totally made-up) origin stories of social media photo trends. Check out the first episode on the waterfall pic&nbsp;</em><a href="https://vox.com/ad/18633039/waterfall-photography-travel-social-media-trend"><em>here</em></a><em>, the second episode on food pics </em><a href="https://www.eater.com/ad/18644169/why-do-people-take-photos-of-their-food-social-media"><em>here</em></a><em>, and the third episode on the &ldquo;looking away&rdquo; pic </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ad/20695169/glamping-in-grand-canyon-social-media-photo"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p>

<p>The &ldquo;lounging legs&rdquo; pic: You&rsquo;ve seen it on your feeds. You&rsquo;ve hate-liked it. You&rsquo;ve probably taken a photo of your bent legs by the pool yourself. But have you ever asked yourself,&nbsp;<em>Who was the first person to do this? </em>Turns out, it all goes back to one workaholic, her scheming assistant, and a surprise vacation in the desert.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-pullquote alignleft"><blockquote><p><strong>hate-like</strong> <em>/hāt-līk/ (n.):</em> the act of “liking” someone’s photo on social media even though it fills you with intense jealousy</p></blockquote></figure>
<p>It all started when Alicia, a successful businesswoman, was fooled into going on what she <em>thought </em>was a business trip to Los Angeles. But when her driver took her to a glamorous resort in Palm Springs, she knew that her assistant, Todd, had something to do with it. Determined to be the best at everything &mdash; even chilling out (for once) &mdash; she snapped a photo of her lounging legs by the pool, posted it on social media, and the rest is history.</p>

<p>So the next time you see a photo of your friend&rsquo;s tanned legs lounging in front of an inviting pool or beach, remember this before you hate-like it: There&rsquo;s more to a travel pic than meets the eye. Watch the video above for the whole story.</p>
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<p><em>Ready to chill out and snap a pic of your own lounging legs? Book your next trip on </em><a href="http://hotels.com/"><em>Hotels.com</em></a><em>. Be there. Do that. Get rewarded.</em></p>
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