History Main / TheVJDayKiss

Likely the modern TropeCodifier for BigDamnKiss.

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Taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt and originally appearing in Life Magazine, the subjects of the photo melted into the crowd before he could catch their names. As a result of this, and the natural obfuscation of the subjects' features, several different people have come forward claiming to be the kisser and kissee.

* Parodied by John Oliver, and an unknown actress, on TheDailyShow in a feature about the iPad getting the use of the Verizon network ('VZ Day').

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* KatyPerry reenacted the kiss [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2151687/Is-new-Kiss-photo-Black-white-snap-Katy-Perry-locking-lips-marine-mirrors-iconic-WWII-moment.html with a Marine]] when she was giving a show during the New York Fleet Week.

* ''{{Justice League Of America}}'': Ice, the former love of Guy Gardner's life, was resurrected after years of being deceased during an affair between the Birds of Prey and the Secret Six. In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War, the two ex-lovers met once again in Times Square and shared a single long and passionate [[http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/7/74/Guy_Ice_together_again.jpg kiss]].

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* Parodied by John Oliver, and an unknown actress, on TheDailyShow in a feature about the iPad getting the use of the Verizon network ('VZ Day').

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* Included as a FunnyBackgroundEvent in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111216 this]] GirlGenius

Likely the modern TropCodifier for BigDamnKiss.

* KatyPerry reenacted the kiss [[http://icydk.com/2012/05/25/pic-katy-perry-kisses-a-marine-during-fleet-week/ with a Marine]] when she was giving a show during the New York Fleet Week.

* Once parodied in ''TheSimpsons''. From "Bart the General", Bart and Milhouse parade Nelson, tied up in the wagon. Lisa stands in the street surveying the damage, when a soldier boy rushes up and kisses her, the moment captured forever in a photo. Lisa slaps him and yells, "Ewww, knock it off!"

* The LiveActionAdaptation ''{{Watchmen}}'' puts the openly lesbian character Silhouette in the place of the Sailor. [[AllohistoricalAllusion A sailor walks past them as they kiss]], even briefly glancing at them before moving on. This apparently started a relationship, as that same nurse was seen sitting with Silhoutte at a Watchmen dinner and then murdered along with Silhouette later in the title sequence.

* Once parodied in ''TheSimpsons''. From "Bart the General":
-->Bart and Milhouse parade Nelson, tied up in the wagon. Lisa stands in the street surveying the damage, when a soldier boy rushes up and kisses her, the moment captured forever in a photo. (Some soldiers have all the luck.) Lisa slaps him. ``Ewwww, knock it off!'' ([[http://rubbercat.net/simpsons/sailorkid.jpg A picture of the moment before the kiss.]])

* The ''TeamFortress2'' blog parodies it at the end of its WAR Update with the [[LargeHam Heavy Weapons Guy]] kissing the [[RunningGag Scout's mother]].

* The LiveActionAdaptation ''{{Watchmen}}'' puts the openly lesbian character Silhouette in the place of the Sailor.
** Viewers who are not distracted too much by the LesYay may even notice [[AllohistoricalAllusion the sailor walking past them as they kiss]].
** [[spoiler: This apparently started a relationship, as that same nurse was murdered along with Silhouette later in the title sequence.]]

Taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt and originally appearing Life Magazine, the subjects of the photo melted into the crowd before he could catch their names. As a result of this, and the natural obfuscation of the subjects' features, several different people have come forward claiming to be the kisser and kissee.

The famous kiss an ecstatic sailor plants on a very surprised nurse (see page image) when the end of WorldWarTwo is announced in [[BigApplesauce New York City]] is the most [[PicturePastiche commonly parodied]] [=VDay=] photograph, though there are others.

* Parodied by John Oliver on TheDailyShow in a feature about the iPad getting the use of the Verizon network ('VZ Day').

* Larry and Amelia jump into a large print of it in ''NightAtTheMuseum: Battle of the Smithsonian''.

Taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt and originally appearing Life Magazine, the subjects of the photo melted into the crown before he could catch their names. As a result of this, and the natural obfuscation of the subjects' features, several different people have come forward claiming to be the kisser and kissee.

* The ''[=~M* A* S* H~=]'' episode "Abyssinia, Henry" has Colonel Blake recreating this with Major Houlihan, after the former is inaudibly advised/dared to do so by [[HandsomeLech Hawkeye]].

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