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Old 02-06-2006, 06:16 PM
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The Portrait of Homer Simpson
Found this today. Kinda cool. Definitely creepy.
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:28 PM
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:29 PM
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Linky no worky.
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:31 PM
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Works for me.
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:32 PM
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Wierd, tried in both IE and Firefox. Doesn't work in either of them.
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:35 PM
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The eyes! Aaaaaaghhhh...
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:36 PM
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He doesn't look fat enough IMO.
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:50 PM
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I can't get it to work for me either.
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:00 PM
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For those who can't see it, are you getting an error?
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:01 PM
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I think we broke it.
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:03 PM
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For those having trouble with the link, here's a different site:

http://www.pauiglesias.com/archives/?article_id=161
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:06 PM
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For those having trouble with the link, here's a different site:

http://www.pauiglesias.com/archives/?article_id=161
Thanks, Biff!
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:14 PM
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The eyes! Aaaaaaghhhh...
Yes, they follow you.....
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:19 PM
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The eyes! Aaaaaaghhhh...
They remind me of that woman who made the talk show rounds a few years ago who could bug her eyes out.
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:22 PM
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They remind me of that woman who made the talk show rounds a few years ago who could bug her eyes out.
And you had to say that? Yikes! Homer I can take. That other thing is at least as scary as that screaming monster you get on some of those "quiet" settings.
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Old 02-06-2006, 08:04 PM
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That one worked...

I'm scared now, though.
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Old 02-06-2006, 09:40 PM
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Kind terrifying - I swear I have a Cthulhu Mythos book with that picture in it - but interesting. It's a pretty good resemblance. He doesn't look very fat, but the fingers are thick and most of Homer's bulk is around his waist.
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Old 02-06-2006, 09:42 PM
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That's pretty good. I like the idea of depicting cartoon characters as if they were real people. I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where Homer imagines his family as "real" people.
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Old 02-06-2006, 09:50 PM
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That's pretty good. I like the idea of depicting cartoon characters as if they were real people. I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where Homer imagines his family as "real" people.
What ep was that?
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Old 02-06-2006, 10:08 PM
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What ep was that?
"Lady Bouvier's Lover." The ep where Homer's dad dated Marge's mom and Homer thought their children would be inbred freaks with pink skin, five fingers, and no overbites.
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Old 02-06-2006, 10:14 PM
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Kind terrifying - I swear I have a Cthulhu Mythos book with that picture in it - but interesting.
It does bear a slight resemblance to The Investigator.

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Marge's mom dates Granpa. Homer fears 'If your mom marries my dad, then we'll be brother and sister and our kids will be freaks with pink skin and five fingers on each hand!' There's a brief visual, followed by Homer running off in panic.
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Old 02-06-2006, 10:24 PM
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It does bear a slight resemblance to The Investigator.
And here I thought nobody would know what I was talking about.
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Old 02-07-2006, 08:05 AM
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That's like this where the guy photoshopped people's faces to look like Anime/Manga characters. Creeeeeeepy...
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Old 02-07-2006, 09:19 AM
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So when does the ass-grabbing begin?
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Old 02-07-2006, 02:48 PM
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To me, it looks as if the artist just recycled an old portrait of Gerald Ford.
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Old 02-08-2006, 07:47 AM
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In the same vein as the OP, we have this rendition of the crew from Futurama.
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Old 02-08-2006, 08:06 AM
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In the same vein as the OP, we have this rendition of the crew from Futurama.
Well that's just generic crap.
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Old 02-08-2006, 08:55 AM
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In the same vein as the OP, we have this rendition of the crew from Futurama.

So, that's the alternate universe Futurama?
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Old 02-08-2006, 09:10 AM
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So, that's the alternate universe Futurama?
No, the only alternate universe is western themed. That may be from the generic Japanese late 80's computer game universe held inside Farnsworth's box though.
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Old 02-08-2006, 09:17 AM
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Well that's just generic crap.
Why is Fry played by Vanilla Ice? And Leela has two eyes? At least they got her rack right.
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Old 02-08-2006, 09:38 AM
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Why is Fry played by Vanilla Ice? And Leela has two eyes? At least they got her rack right.

Bender looks kinda cool, I must admit.
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Old 02-08-2006, 10:04 AM
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Bender looks kinda cool, I must admit.
True. But where the hell is Amy?
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Old 02-08-2006, 11:15 AM
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And Leela has two eyes?
Sweet inconsistancies of the Hebrides!
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Old 02-08-2006, 11:34 AM
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Rondo Hatton got a nose job!
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Old 02-08-2006, 11:56 AM
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Sweet inconsistancies of the Hebrides!
Speaking of which, could this be the realistic version of Hermes in his limbo outfit?
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Old 02-08-2006, 12:49 PM
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Bender looks kinda cool, I must admit.
It's the jacket.

I'm just really freaked out by Dr. Zoidberg.
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Old 02-08-2006, 01:13 PM
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I'm just really freaked out by Dr. Zoidberg.
I don't want to make the same joke twice, but he looks like a certain guy from R'lyeh.
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Old 02-08-2006, 05:05 PM
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In the same vein as the OP, we have this rendition of the crew from Futurama.
They look like they belong in a Shadowrun game, except of course for Zoidberg who looks like he's just visiting from Call Of Cthulhu
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Old 02-08-2006, 05:16 PM
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That's like this where the guy photoshopped people's faces to look like Anime/Manga characters. Creeeeeeepy...

Holy crap. Eh... Hold my calls.
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Old 02-08-2006, 05:33 PM
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And Leela has two eyes?
One eye and one eyepatch.
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Old 02-08-2006, 05:41 PM
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One eye and one eyepatch.
But, in that picture, her eye is normal size and located in a standardly placed socket. Leela properly has one eye, somewhat larger than normal, and located in a central socket.
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Old 02-08-2006, 06:04 PM
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But, in that picture, her eye is normal size and located in a standardly placed socket. Leela properly has one eye, somewhat larger than normal, and located in a central socket.
They probably didn't want to freak anyone out.
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Old 02-08-2006, 06:14 PM
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They probably didn't want to freak anyone out.
I'd put a disturbing image warning on that, as Snopes did.

And the correct smiley, under the circumstances, is


Anyway, that version of Leela looks like a clumsy carpenter or a kid with a BB gun.
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Old 02-09-2006, 10:27 AM
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I'd put a disturbing image warning on that, as Snopes did.
I did, it's in the link. Don't click it unless you want to be freaked out.
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