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Postcards are too impersonal.
Just another huge Eiffel Tower, how
exciting. Greetings from France!
They're all the same. Boring!
Hire a guy named 'Bob'. He's gotta
have the right look, kind of like the
'guy with a towel' from kids in the
hall, if that
reference makes sense to anybody
except myself. Middle aged fellow.
Definitely -not- a model type. Take
him around the world, to all the
beautiful sights, and have him stand
in front of everything. Snap
pictures, with an 'i'm a
member of the family' smile. Send
those out to all your relatives, with
the phrase 'Greetings from x, love
Bob' on the
front. Voila, instant personality. You
can still appreciate the beauty of
the
scene in the background but it's not
quite so trite.
[To preemptively answer- yes,
having
yourself in the picture might be
better. But that
requires processing. This is already
on the shelf.]
http://www.tampabaydevival.org/
Dancing on the grave of the Kids in the Hall on the final episode. [Worldgineer, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]
http://www.sjgames.com/inwo/SubGenius/
[bungston, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]
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I'd like to see a range of postcards featuring the fat guy in the jogging suit from Donnie Darko. Obscure, maybe, but funny. |
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insert obligatory "who's that up there with Bob?" post here. |
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would have to have a lot of 'Bobs' and 'Susies'. Chinese Bob, otherwise known as Bu Yi. African Bob, aka Babuzi. Indian Bob, aka Babu.... the list is endless. Fat bob, skinny bob, acne prone bob, billy bob!
Why not get all postcard vendors install an "Instant photo" booth, and sell postcards with cut outs that read "insert your photo here"... Ta Da!
more business for the vendor, more personalized for u! |
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The guy with the towel from "Kids in the Hall" (Canadian sketch comedy show from the early 90's) was Bellini. They had a contest called "Touch Bellini". Pretty self-explanatory. |
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[DrB] - I was waiting for that... |
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Yeah, I know. I've been heroically trying to resist temptation but had to succumb in the end. |
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Hehe, I would certainly use these if they existed. And Bob is the perfect common sounding name. Second best probably would've been Brian, or maybe George. Oh, and I agree [sambwiches], he has to be fat (but not morbidly obese)! I don't know why, he just does. |
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Oh, I see who Bellini is now, thanks [Worldgineer]. Yep, he's perfect, just the right obesity and look about him. Maybe he should even be in a towel for the postcards! |
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But wouldn't a fatter Bob block out the tourist attraction? |
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Not if he's about the same distance from the camera as he is in the link. There's still plenty of horizon! |
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This reminds me of the guy in the cap who supposedly was photographed on top of the WTC as the planes were coming in. Folks have made many other pics featuring this guy. I laughed pretty hard. [link] |
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How about the same coin, different side. Incredibly attractive people to add a snazzle factor to your vacation photography. |
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