This Is What Happens When You “Combine Stuff” on Instagram

 

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excavator + ice cream In case my fellow northern hemispherers were wondering, I’d like to make a decree that we’ve officially entered into ice cream season. I think we have roughly three more weeks till the first day of summer, but I’m less of a “by the calendar” guy, and more of a “I know when it’s getting hot outside” guy. So… welcome to the first official day of ICE CREAM SEASON! And if you’re lactose intolerant, throw back a Lactaid and call it a day. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on May 31, 2018 at 4:59pm PDT

 

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donuts + donuts + donuts + donuts I put these in order of preference, but I’d love to hear if you have a favorite? Or favourite? Happy national donut day! #🍩 I have a bit of a past with donuts… and present… and future. Now go enjoy the one day we get to shove donuts in our mouths all day (publicly). #nationaldonutday #internationaldonutday #donut #donuts #food #foodart #foodporn #combophoto #combophotos

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:42am PDT

 

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headphones + donuts been on a donut bender as of late, so in keeping with said bender, I thought it would be appropriate to take a moment and reminisce with this #combophoto of yore.

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Aug 18, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT

 

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front loader + donuts 🍩🚜 just preparing for national donut day. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Jun 2, 2016 at 4:50pm PDT

 

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pepper + shoe 🌶 👠 I’ve been called out a few times for showing an unfair bias towards bananas. And though I haven’t actually run the numbers on these allegations, I’d just like to point out that I definitely went through a jalapeño pepper phase too. Maybe I’m still in this alleged phase? Maybe I‘m in hot pursuit of the next object that blends seamlessly with a pepper? I’m fixated on the red ones. I think they come in green too. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong on that. As it turns out, I don’t eat peppers, I just photograph them. And I know what you’re thinking… “Ah-ha! busted! See, we knew you loved bananas more.” And I totally get how you’d think something like that, but the fact that I don’t eat peppers doesn’t prevent me from loving peppers. I love my dog, yet I’ve never once tried to eat him. I don’t know about you guys, but this is all sounding like a really buttoned up defense for my obvious commitment to the jalapeño. That poor shoe though… zero love on this write up. Sorry shoes. FYI, I hate shoes… but I’m not here to lecture people about those horrific little foot prisons everyone insists on incarcerating their feet with. I love a liberated foot, but remember, that doesn’t mean they’re going in my mouth. Okay, too many words… y’all have a super solid weekend. Maybe we do this again next week? ⚡️♥️⚡️#combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Sep 27, 2018 at 4:47pm PDT

 

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fire extinguisher + pepper Cool and spicy, like two peas in a pod. or should I say, like two red things in a #combophoto. Though this one is an oldie, I’d have to throw this one up on top of the ol’ personal favorites pile. Oh and I’m partial to the ones that float. Really I’m a fan of anything that floats. It’s kinda like magic.

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Jun 21, 2018 at 4:45pm PDT

 

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pepper + pepper sauce 🌶 pretty down the middle on this one. there’s an alternate take on @combophotofail. a recycling effort by repeating the smokestack smoke from a few posts back. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Apr 14, 2016 at 4:50pm PDT

 

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jalapeño + lipstick 🌶💄 hot lips. can’t stop, won’t stop with the jalapeños. at this point it’s kind of hard for me to ignore those little shiny red peppers at the grocery store. every time I pass by, I stop and examine the latest crop. always interested in the most interesting/usable shapes and the elusive perfect green stem. they’re my new banana, but I’ll put the brakes on and find a new obsession. thanks to all the drugstore employees that took me in, without judgment, and accepted me for all my random lipstick purchases. a different interpretation of this idea over on @combophotofail. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on May 12, 2016 at 4:48pm PDT

 

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banana + hammock You’ll all be happy to know, I still enjoy a tasty banana and a comfortable hammock from time to time, but rarely do those two things ever get combined. I’m sure some of you are like… uh, what about banana hammocks? I hear you, and though they are a perfectly respectable form of underpanting, that’s just one thing, not two things. That’s what we do around here… we combine things. I mean, not always, but usually. And here we are, that rare day is upon us once again, that extra special day when bananas and hammocks come together and live harmoniously as one. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Jul 18, 2019 at 4:56pm PDT

 

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banana + bug Look, I don’t want to talk about it… not tonight. Okay, fine… I’ve been working on a video that was all teed up to post tonight, but apparently I’m not good at technology. so, here we are, looking at yet another low-tech banana related Instagram post. Please accept my sincerest apology. Hopefully this #tbt will tide us over until I learn stuff. #combophoto

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Apr 4, 2019 at 5:16pm PDT

 

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banana + snake I was rummaging through my desk the other day when I came across my long lost list of potential #combophoto contenders to knock out before I die. The list is three pages long. “Banana + snake” was at the top of that list… aaaaand well, here we are. Now if you’re thinking, “oh wow, he’s probably going to have a lot of new #combophotos coming up.” you should know I literally have ideas written down like… “back of the head alien sort of thing”… wish me luck figuring that one out. Unfortunately, the fail rate tends be high with these half baked ideas, but the more I fail, the more I learn, the more I learn the better I get, the better I get, the cockier I become… and then I’m quickly reminded of just how fleeting that feeling of confidence can be, simply because you have to go back to square one. The place where you tinker, test, experiment, get excited, doubt, have revelations, wonder, quit, persevere and often times fail… which as we all know, failure can easily be spun as a negative, but I see it as arguably the greatest learning tool that’s at all of our disposal. You get to choose, fail up, or fail down? Dealers choice. #banana #snake #bananasnake #food #reptile #failure #fail #success

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on May 23, 2019 at 4:46pm PDT

 

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paintbrush + bananas I feel like when I dig up a #combophoto from the past, I always say, “it’s one of my favorites”, and as much as I feel the need to mix it up and say, I hate this one… I can’t bring myself to do it. I just like it. And I can even say that without twitching. I guess it’s special at this very moment, right now, as I’m writing this. And it’s not because of what you‘re seeing, it everything that led up to me posting it. This simple little image floods my head with pages of memories, as most photos are prone to do, but it goes beyond just the memories of making it, it reminds me of where I was in my life, what was up, what was down, how many things were sideways. So when I say “I like this photo”, I think what I mean is, I love how powerful as single image can be, I love what it reminds me of, good or bad… it’s my journal. This picture is the cover of my journal entry, but I’m the only one that gets to turn the page and see what’s inside. We are living in the most magical time in all of human existence, you have a camera in your pocket, go take a meaningful picture and let’s regroup in a couple of years to discuss… or keep it to ourselves. Whatever. Dealers choice. ⚡️♥️⚡️

A post shared by stephen mcmennamy (@combophoto) on Sep 20, 2018 at 4:53pm PDT