{"id":42314,"date":"2021-05-12T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=42314"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:40:31","slug":"10-guy-meme-connor-sinclair-to-sell-original-photo-as-nft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/10-guy-meme-connor-sinclair-to-sell-original-photo-as-nft\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Guy meme Connor Sinclair to sell original photo as NFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Connor Sinclair, whose photo became the basis of the meme \u201cI don\u2019t want to, I won\u2019t,\u201d has revealed his identity and decided to sell an NFT with rights to the famous shot. About this <a href=\"https:\/\/news.knowyourmeme.com\/news\/10-guy-reveals-his-true-identity-as-connor-sinclair-after-nearly-a-decade-of-anonymity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> Know Your Meme.<\/p>\n<p>The meme originated in 2011 after Reddit users posted photographs of Sinclair allegedly under the influence of soft drugs. In the American segment he gained the nickname [10] Guy (in the sense of extreme intoxication) and \u201cStoner Stanley.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes it\u2019s me. The Real Deal \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p>10 years of 10 Guy \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>The Original 10 Guy meme NFT going live in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this space \ud83d\ude00 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aZ1kzipOu7\">pic.twitter.com\/aZ1kzipOu7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 10 Guy (@10GuyOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10GuyOfficial\/status\/1381374181607104516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because of the association with drugs, Connor Sinclair kept his anonymity for 10 years. He explained the expression on his face in the photo as the result of heat and a weak air conditioner in a cheap Spanish hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Several times Sinclair received offers to participate in advertising, but declined, deeming it \u201chypocritical and senseless.\u201d He has now decided to monetise his internet popularity.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt happened that I am the guy with the sweaty and frozen face who became popular online. It seems now is the right time to come out to the world: the anniversary, 10 years with the \u201810 Guy\u2019. Of course, the NFT hype is an important part of this, but it is truly the perfect time,\u201d added Connor Sinclair.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Details on the NFT\u2019s price and the platform on which it will be listed were promised later.<\/p>\n<p>In late April, the meme&#8217;s \u201cDisaster Girl\u201d Zoe Roth <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/disaster-girl-meme-sold-for-180-eth\">sold the famous photo as an NFT for 180 ETH<\/a> (nearly $430,000 at the time of the sale).<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Connor Sinclair, whose photo sparked the \u2018I don\u2019t want to, I won\u2019t\u2019 meme, has revealed his identity and plans to sell an NFT with rights to the famous image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Connor Sinclair reveals his identity and plans to monetise meme via NFT.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1161,1213],"class_list":["post-42314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-memes","tag-nft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"81","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Connor Sinclair reveals his identity and plans to monetise meme via NFT.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42316,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42314\/revisions\/42316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}