# When the skill of the populace far surpasses that of the government (Pics of Saddam)

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**Created:** [August 2, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591 "2003-08-02T20:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591/1 "2003-08-02T20:12:24Z")

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[http://www.centcom.mil/Operations/Iraqi\_Freedom/saddampicts.htm](http://www.centcom.mil/Operations/Iraqi_Freedom/saddampicts.htm)  
Anyone else think that there a several people on this very message board that could have done a better job? I realize these are only supposed to give a _general_ idea of what he _might_ look like, but, I guess what I’m trying to say is - “ain’t the age of photoshop somethin’ else?”

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591/2 "2003-08-02T20:22:59Z")

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I often see excellent work on [fark.com](http://fark.com) and [somethingawful.com](http://somethingawful.com).

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591/3 "2003-08-02T20:23:43Z")

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I don’t think they’re that bad.

Am I the only one who thought of Colonel Sanders?

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**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591/4 "2003-08-02T20:27:07Z")

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Jeez, the lower right could be my Uncle John.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-skill-of-the-populace-far-surpasses-that-of-the-government-pics-of-saddam/192591/5 "2003-08-02T20:31:44Z")

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When I saw these, I suddenly thought that SNL or the Daily Show could get gold out of this - Saddam as Elvis, or as Dennis Rodman, or GWB - _THAT_ would have been worth seeing! 😃