# What sketch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031 "2011-02-03T15:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/1 "2011-02-03T15:33:18Z")
Northwest Cable News is amusing me this morning. They’re running a story about a rape suspect. ‘Police have come up with this sketch of the suspect…’ And the ‘sketch’ is a generic black silhouette. 😛 They play the news in a loop, so there’s no telling when someone will catch the error and fix it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/2 "2011-02-03T15:41:39Z")
Like that [Dave Chappelle bit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IryflAS6mpY) about sketch artists. “Let me get my stencil, we can save some time.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/3 "2011-02-03T16:29:11Z")
Just to be clear, it’s not a ‘generic African-American silhouette’. It’s a generic, clip-art-like silhouette, that is black. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/4 "2011-02-03T16:36:04Z")
I saw a news article about a bank robbery in Hong Kong(I think). The black and white sketch was of a full face motorcycle helmet with a mirrored faceshield. Big help there, Skippy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/5 "2011-02-03T16:45:41Z")
[This one](http://www.buzzfeed.com/luckistarz/news-anchor-looks-like-wanted-rapist-88q) always makes me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/6 "2011-02-03T17:35:37Z")
Made me think of [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCnRuoYMxE). If you see this suspect, call police immediately! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/7 "2011-02-03T17:53:07Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > The black and white sketch was of a full face motorcycle helmet with a mirrored faceshield. “Yes, I got a good look at him, and it was really strange – he looked _exactly_ like me, only wearing a motorcycle helmet!” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch/570031/8 "2011-02-03T18:19:09Z")
“He looked like a Abe Lincoln, a comin’ up to bat.”