# Rather Great Poster **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462 "2011-06-06T00:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/1 "2011-06-06T00:55:21Z")
I thought [this](http://twitpic.com/57dl97) said a whole lot in a very few words. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/2 "2011-06-06T01:07:55Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > I thought [this](http://twitpic.com/57dl97) said a whole lot in a very few words. Oh, and here I thought you were talking about me. That is a nice poster, too. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/3 "2011-06-06T01:08:27Z")
Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/4 "2011-06-06T01:09:55Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Oh, and here I thought you were talking about me. Hah, yes my reaction was somewhat similar; “_Which_ nice poster? What did he do?” ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/5 "2011-06-06T01:12:51Z")
[I prefer the original.](http://madartlab.com/2011/05/18/ai-what-a-beautiful-work-of-art-here-let-me-ruin-it-for-you/) ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/6 "2011-06-06T01:24:06Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [I prefer the original.](http://madartlab.com/2011/05/18/ai-what-a-beautiful-work-of-art-here-let-me-ruin-it-for-you/) Nice, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/7 "2011-06-06T01:29:13Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Hah, yes my reaction was somewhat similar; “_Which_ nice poster? What did he do?” No kidding - I feel like the guy who get’s out of his chair to accept the Oscar right as they announce someone else’s name. I mean COME ON, who esle could it have been?! ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/8 "2011-06-06T01:48:04Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [I prefer the original.](http://madartlab.com/2011/05/18/ai-what-a-beautiful-work-of-art-here-let-me-ruin-it-for-you/) Glad you notified us all of the original. Knowing it came from Russia helps put it in the proper context, and to me makes it more moving actually. I guess people feel like they can take anyone’s image and slap a demotivational slogan on it nowadays without regard for copyright. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/9 "2011-06-06T02:17:47Z")
Oh, I only knew about it because Neil Gaiman tweeted the link. (My twitter’s blown up about an article on WSJ about YA literature and people are getting feisty.) I didn’t mean to sound snide, but I thought people would want to know the artist, since the feeling he wanted to create is one, I think, all dopers would appreciate. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/10 "2011-06-06T03:06:38Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Oh, and here I thought you were talking about me. Missed it by _that_ much. Serious question though, why is this on the **de** motivational poster site? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/11 "2011-06-06T03:11:12Z")
Hmm, not me, either. Drat. That is a great poster. I also laughed out loud at the demotivational one - why are we getting bent out of shape about that one, again? ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/12 "2011-06-06T03:29:24Z")
YES. To both versions. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/13 "2011-06-06T04:06:39Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [I prefer the original.](http://madartlab.com/2011/05/18/ai-what-a-beautiful-work-of-art-here-let-me-ruin-it-for-you/) Both posters are good. I don’t get the outrage aabout putting an English phrase on a Russian poster. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/14 "2011-06-06T04:17:36Z")
Well, it’s a facile caption and it’s not the captioner’s to use. A russian artist made the poster, took the time to imagine it, draw it and caption it and someone steals the image and slaps a new caption on it as if that gives them creative control. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/15 "2011-06-06T04:33:43Z")
The caption only works _because_ you can understand the sentiment and depth behind the original artist’s work. It’s sort of like [L.H.O.O.Q.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.H.O.O.Q.). No one looks at that and assumes that Duchamp is trying to take credit for the Mona Lisa. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/16 "2011-06-06T06:04:30Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Oh, I only knew about it because Neil Gaiman tweeted the link. Name-dropper! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/17 "2011-06-06T06:09:35Z")
I’m sure a mustache on the mona lisa is all the comfort the original artist requires. My favorite part is the watermark on the demotivational image. No one better steal what they’ve already stolen. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/18 "2011-06-06T06:40:35Z")
As far as the message goes–it’s great. As one who can read Russian, I also understood the graffiti on the wall; and that helps to hammer home that the overwhelming message is what’s important. I won’t comment on the intellectual property issue. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/19 "2011-06-06T06:47:45Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > As far as the message goes–it’s great. As one who can read Russian, I also understood the graffiti on the wall; and that helps to hammer home that the overwhelming message is what’s important. > > I won’t comment on the intellectual property issue. Can you translate what it says? Other than the “fuck you” in English, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rather-great-poster/584462/20 "2011-06-06T06:49:07Z")
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