# Favorite poster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777 "2017-09-20T02:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/21 "2017-09-20T15:19:16Z")
I like one of the posters for the movie _Dead Presidents_. Not so much for the image, as for the caption: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b1/ec/77/b1ec775244560e7ee7dfa9926dc9a3ee.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b1/ec/77/b1ec775244560e7ee7dfa9926dc9a3ee.jpg) “The only color that counts is green.” ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/22 "2017-09-20T15:20:21Z")
Three of my favorites that I own: [http://img.moviepostershop.com/the-diabolical-dr-z-movie-poster-1966-1020679468.jpg](http://img.moviepostershop.com/the-diabolical-dr-z-movie-poster-1966-1020679468.jpg) [http://img.moviepostershop.com/salomes-last-dance-movie-poster-1988-1020214303.jpg](http://img.moviepostershop.com/salomes-last-dance-movie-poster-1988-1020214303.jpg) [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifi-movies.com%2Fimages%2Fcontenu%2Fdata%2F0003480%2Faffiche-le-tombeau-hindou-journey-to-the-lost-city-1960-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifi-movies.com%2Fenglish%2Fposter-0003480-1-journey-to-the-lost-city-1960.htm&docid=A2FInMMmQh7LxM&tbnid=UIGYKwXPNRP5dM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwih\_azmg7TWAhXGRiYKHbfFAK8QMwhJKAAwAA..i&w=500&h=761&hl=en&bih=1010&biw=1920&q=Journey%20to%20the%20lost%20city%20movie%20poster&ved=0ahUKEwih\_azmg7TWAhXGRiYKHbfFAK8QMwhJKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifi-movies.com%2Fimages%2Fcontenu%2Fdata%2F0003480%2Faffiche-le-tombeau-hindou-journey-to-the-lost-city-1960-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifi-movies.com%2Fenglish%2Fposter-0003480-1-journey-to-the-lost-city-1960.htm&docid=A2FInMMmQh7LxM&tbnid=UIGYKwXPNRP5dM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwih_azmg7TWAhXGRiYKHbfFAK8QMwhJKAAwAA..i&w=500&h=761&hl=en&bih=1010&biw=1920&q=Journey%20to%20the%20lost%20city%20movie%20poster&ved=0ahUKEwih_azmg7TWAhXGRiYKHbfFAK8QMwhJKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/23 "2017-09-20T16:16:00Z")
Probably this one: Roger Dean > **[roger dean posters - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=vGXGYSO5&id=86495403F1F28C087086AA8C22B24FF0C06DFBA9&thid=OIP.vGXGYSO5-mvwOE-V-x8AdwEsDW&q=roger%2Bdean%2Bposters&simid=608000760487413050&selectedIndex=90&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/24 "2017-09-20T16:28:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > _That_ is super-sweet! How big is it? The Atarians poster is 36" x 24". I used to work at a mailing house and we sent out all kinds of promo stuff; when the ad campaigns were over they let us take whatever stock was left. I got some pretty cool swag besides posters–albums, frisbees, shirts, and stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/25 "2017-09-20T16:30:03Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Probably this one: Roger Dean > > [roger dean posters - Search](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=vGXGYSO5&id=86495403F1F28C087086AA8C22B24FF0C06DFBA9&thid=OIP.vGXGYSO5-mvwOE-V-x8AdwEsDW&q=roger+dean+posters&simid=608000760487413050&selectedIndex=90&ajaxhist=0) That poster, was, in fact, right next to the Carol Alt poster on my dorm-room wall. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/26 "2017-09-20T16:40:27Z")
[This one](https://images.wolfgangsvault.com/linda-ronstadt/poster/memorabilia/ZZZ002378-PO.jpg) has been over the toilet in the bathroom for the last 30 years or so. Behind my desk at home is an original printing of [this poster](https://www.classicposters.com/images/4.38POwm.jpg). I’ve also had a positive copy of [this etching](http://www.jmeader.com/uploads/5/2/8/6/52864969/2776340.jpg?371) in my bedroom since college. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/27 "2017-09-20T16:45:08Z")
I had this one: [![](https://ringlord.com/people/walrus/lotr/pix/LotR-1024x502.jpeg) ](https://ringlord.com/people/walrus/lotr/pix/LotR-1024x502.jpeg) this one: [![](https://www.thirdmindbooks.com/pictures/medium/2846.jpg) ](https://www.thirdmindbooks.com/pictures/medium/2846.jpg) and this one that came with the record. [![](https://www.miltonglaser.com/files/milton-16340-31.jpg) ](https://www.miltonglaser.com/files/milton-16340-31.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/28 "2017-09-20T16:50:43Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I don’t quite get it. Is St. Louis associated with coat hangers? Unfortunately, my association with coat hangers is a negative one. Is it just a whimsical merging of a coat hanger and the arch? The joke is that what the world thinks of as the [Gateway Arch](https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/OTZtmiO0EBCd5PvtIFW8J_0IN1o=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/ee/29/ee29f55b-813b-4043-a25e-cf7eb8d158fb/gateway-arch.jpg) is merely one corner of an immense coat hanger buried under the banks of the Mississippi River. See also these reinterpretations of [other](https://s2.favim.com/orig/37/black-and-white-empire-state-building-fun-funny-girl-Favim.com-299109.jpg) [famous](http://ct.weirdnutdaily.com/ol/wn/sw/i57/2/4/12/wnd_cad90c0f5e8c67ad33cc16da64375caf.jpg) [landmarks](https://i10.dainikbhaskar.com/thumbnails/520x450/web2images/www.dailybhaskar.com/2017/07/22/pisa_tower_illusion_15007.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/29 "2017-09-20T17:08:33Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > The Atarians poster is 36" x 24". I used to work at a mailing house and we sent out all kinds of promo stuff; when the ad campaigns were over they let us take whatever stock was left. I got some pretty cool swag besides posters–albums, frisbees, shirts, and stuff like that. Very cool, dude; that artwork is fantastic. I’m actually looking online for one now but so far yours is the only picture of one I’ve found or even seen mentioned. I’ll have to ask Tim at the Pinball Hall of Fame if he’s got one of the machines, too. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/30 "2017-09-20T17:31:58Z")
The [Nick Cave riddle map](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/81/77/ea/8177ea81c8680c63db42ffe3ec0034cb.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/31 "2017-09-20T18:35:39Z")
I’ve always wanted a huge copy of this: > **[the triumph of death - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=GyyHNdJU&id=067BA442ED44172A4E6619B19C03E1095B215334&thid=OIP.GyyHNdJUIiEQBACuInFiOgEsDN&q=the%2Btriumph%2Bof%2Bdeath&simid=608020667656636892&selectedIndex=2&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. Haven’t found one yet. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/32 "2017-09-20T18:36:57Z")
Sitting Duck [http://www.mbedard.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=405](http://www.mbedard.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=405) Still cracks me up after years of looking at it. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/33 "2017-09-20T18:52:03Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > The joke is that what the world thinks of as the [Gateway Arch](https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/OTZtmiO0EBCd5PvtIFW8J_0IN1o=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/ee/29/ee29f55b-813b-4043-a25e-cf7eb8d158fb/gateway-arch.jpg) is merely one corner of an immense coat hanger buried under the banks of the Mississippi River. OK, so it is just a whimsical merging of the arch and coat hanger. I was just wondering if there was anything more to it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/34 "2017-09-20T19:45:34Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’ve always wanted a huge copy of this: > > [the triumph of death - Search](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=GyyHNdJU&id=067BA442ED44172A4E6619B19C03E1095B215334&thid=OIP.GyyHNdJUIiEQBACuInFiOgEsDN&q=the+triumph+of+death&simid=608020667656636892&selectedIndex=2&ajaxhist=0) > > Haven’t found one yet. [Would 56"x42" be huge or merely large?](http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Triumph-of-Death-circa-1562-Posters_i1348028_.htm) ETA: Heck, even [Amazon has a 24"x36" print](https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Death-Pieter-Bruegel-Elder/dp/B004SV2ROY). ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/35 "2017-09-20T19:53:55Z")
This [one of James Dean](https://www.thefashionisto.com/jack-purcell-sneakers-history/#jp-carousel-486695) in his Jack Purcell sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/36 "2017-09-20T20:21:06Z")
The Disney Memorial Orgy poster from the May '67 issue of The Realist. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/37 "2017-09-20T20:40:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Would 56"x42" be huge or merely large?](http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Triumph-of-Death-circa-1562-Posters_i1348028_.htm) That’ll do, **Bo**. Thanks! When does it get here? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/38 "2017-09-20T20:57:51Z")
We have [this](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/a7/49/eba7492197b5042581d8c6885b341063.jpg) UFW poster (from the 70s) in our closet. I think my favorite is a variation on [this Fado poster](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/a7/49/eba7492197b5042581d8c6885b341063.jpg), which we have hanging in a bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/39 "2017-09-20T21:02:15Z")
I had [this](http://www.bpdthenandnow.com/spain_rodriguez_art.jpg) hanging in my dorm room in college. And I was always a big fan of the [Haight-Ashbury psychedelic ballroom posters](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1815&bih=748&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Fillmore+posters&oq=Fillmore+posters&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l2j0i8i30k1l2.2064.5711.0.5871.20.18.2.0.0.0.161.1417.14j4.18.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.20.1421...0i67k1.0.lUUfzF3-ju4) for bands such as the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Co., etc. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777/40 "2017-09-20T21:11:58Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > I had [this](http://www.bpdthenandnow.com/spain_rodriguez_art.jpg) hanging in my dorm room in college. That is intense! > [@Don\_Draper](#): > > And I was always a big fan of the [Haight-Ashbury psychedelic ballroom posters](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1815&bih=748&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Fillmore+posters&oq=Fillmore+posters&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l2j0i8i30k1l2.2064.5711.0.5871.20.18.2.0.0.0.161.1417.14j4.18.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.20.1421...0i67k1.0.lUUfzF3-ju4) for bands such as the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Co., etc. Ditto! I have [a whole huge beautiful book](https://smile.amazon.com/Art-Rock-Posters-Presley-Punk/dp/0789212501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505941929&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+rock) that I used to study and crib from when I started doing my own fliers in college. I still have all kinds of stuff (notebooks, clothing, etc.) I decorated with phrases all done in weird balloony letters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster/796777.md?page=3)