Osama And Bert - What Happens When You Use The Web For Image Searches
from the very-very-weird dept
Someone sent me an email last night to check out a bunch of news stories that show people protesting while holding up signs of Osama bin Laden. It seems that a fairly common poster being used in the protests includes a picture of Osama bin Laden sitting next to Bert from Sesame Street. That picture is from a "joke" page comparing "Evil Bert" to other famous "evil" figures from history. It seems that the protestors are simply using the internet and something like Google's image search to get their pictures for the poster. Apparently, in the picture above the Bert image, they also show Osama holding a bottle of Jack Daniels (though, that is probably not true). It seems the protestors were just grabbing any picture they could find without realizing exactly what they were doing. This is the biggest version of the photo I could find. But, you can also see the poster here, here and here. All of which are different shots of protestors who have the same poster - suggesting (as some have suggested) that it's not a fake poster. Just demonstrators who didn't realize what they were doing. Of course, this could still be a massive hoax, but if it is, it would be pretty impressive.
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Re: Fake?
The had the know-how and resolv to take down the WTC... Osama has a degree in Engineering, these are smart people, with resources, and resolve. I just hope we are smarter, have vaster resources, and better resolve.
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I'll bet it's a hoax!
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I'll bet it's for real.
Why assume these people don't have the printing technology? Their moral system may harken back to the middle ages, but they do have printers. And obviously they are organized. Just because all the other signs are hand writen does not preclude the existence of better posters.
Great fodder for comedy, though. SNL?
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Now for the picture: as you know, Mr. Snuffalupagus (sp?) has used cloaking technology for the better part of 3 decades to hide from adult view. Fact, simple fact. Bert stole that technology to mask his involvement with Osama (and others). Thus, no picture to date had shown him associating with his evil clan. Apparently, though, a power outage in that unstable land led to a failure in the cloaking device. Bert was exposed for all to see. Moral of the story: get a big UPS next time, Bert; clean power is a bitch in a 3rd world country.
So, let's put this whole thing to rest, OK?
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