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Norman Rockwell: The Original King of the Photoshop. Of course, the software didn’t exist back then, but he was a master at taking a photograph and making it something special.
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Deconstructing Disney Princesses. A much deeper discussion continues in the comments. (via Buzzfeed)
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Terminator 2, told in only nine minutes thanks to a hip-hop narration. Admittedly, it’s easier if you’ve already seen the movie, but who hasn’t?
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The 8 Manliest Images on the Internet. Trying to outdo these could be dangerous, or even lethal.
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The term ghost ship can refer to a mysterious apparition of a ship when a ship is not really there, or it can refer to an abandoned ship found with no crew or passengers, usually under mysterious circumstances. Both kinds are listed here in these ten spooky stories of ghost ships. (via Unique Daily)
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Terry Tate, Office Linebacker. The kind of guy every office needs to keep productivity up.
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Food Challenges for the Super Hungry, Super Competitive or Super Cheap. Any way you look at it, this is a LOT of food!
Thanks for the ghost ships link!
posted by Sara in AL on 10-27-2009 at 12:21 pm
The Terry Tate video (which I can’t watch here at work, but am making a guess about what it is – “You know you need a cover sheet on your TPS report Doug!!”) has been around for a while. I think it was a Super Bowl commercial a number of years ago. It’s been a while, but I think it was for Nike? There were other ones on the web but I didn’t think any of them were as funny as this one.
posted by crocostimpy on 10-27-2009 at 1:16 pm
That Disney princess link saddened me. What flat depictions of the characters. And the comments are worse! Most who defended them or gave another side of the story were labeled trolls. Sigh.
posted by Kate on 10-27-2009 at 2:10 pm
Me! I haven’t seen Terminator 2!
posted by Fruppi on 10-27-2009 at 6:13 pm