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[greybeard]

I bow to your superior knowledge.

[twisted_ophelia]

You guys have been at this all day! That's awesome, you came up with people that I would never have picked out ie. Michael Flattely (spelling?). Now I gotta stare at that damn picture some more and try to find more faces.

[Scribbler]

I'm so sad. I've just got up and here I am scanning this damn picture again...

Where's Nomis when you need him?? I thought he'd be good at this.

Is it Greybeard playing the accordion?...

Who put this damn picture on here?.. He's got a lot to answer for...

Oh!... It was me....

I think we've done well Trin, and its kept us out off mischief.....

[greybeard]

Got another one, according to my wife, Georges Bracht holding the picture.

[nomis]

Scribbler, on Mar 13 2009, 09:49 PM, said:

Where's Nomis when you need him?? I thought he'd be good at this.

Hiding in the cupboard too scaared to show how dumb I truely am. Anyway, Trin not only is to be admired for disliking cucumber but also for her knowledge here.

Top right holding finger up is Chinese basketballer Yao Ming.
Middle holding guitar Hank Williams.

Edited by nomis, 13 March 2009 - 10:05 AM.

[nomis]

No, Hank Williams is meant to be Elvis Presley since it's electric guitar but he's wearing Hank's shirt.

Is Clinton Clinton or Boris Yelstin?

No 10 on the left is Pele.
Christopher Columbus next to Clinton/Yelstin.

[Scribbler]

I think you should be there Nomis...

[twisted_ophelia]

I'm staring at that picture again! I'm going to email it to people and see if they come up with more, it sure is amusing! So there are 100 famous faces in it? How many do we have so far? Did anyone else notice that creepy ghoulish looking thing over on the right by the stairs/balcony thing?

Edited by twisted_ophelia, 13 March 2009 - 03:19 PM.

[greybeard]

twisted_ophelia, on Mar 13 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

Did anyone else notice that creepy ghoulish looking thing over on the right by the stairs/balcony thing?

We think that's supposed to be Mother Theresa of Calcutta !!!

[Trinity]

greybeard, on Mar 13 2009, 03:29 PM, said:

twisted_ophelia, on Mar 13 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

Did anyone else notice that creepy ghoulish looking thing over on the right by the stairs/balcony thing?

We think that's supposed to be Mother Theresa of Calcutta !!!

Yep, def Mother Theresa, she does look a bit ghoulish though!

[Scribbler]

greybeard, on Mar 13 2009, 03:29 PM, said:

twisted_ophelia, on Mar 13 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

Did anyone else notice that creepy ghoulish looking thing over on the right by the stairs/balcony thing?

We think that's supposed to be Mother Theresa of Calcutta !!!

"Creepy, Goulish"....... I thought she meant you Greybeard..... Carry on playing your accordian..

[greybeard]

Not me mate. My beard was never that long and I can't play anything except the fool

[Scribbler]

I come from a musical family. As a child I could play on the Linoleum; even our sewing machine was a Singer...


I've been looking at the picture and think some of them have changed places...

[greybeard]

[qbounce]

One guy looks like Jackson Pollok (has a cigarette in hand), and another modern Asian ruler is Pol Pot.

Man, I leave for a day and the boring thread gives way to a bunch of genocidal murderers. Is that Jackie Chan and Bill Clinton?

[twisted_ophelia]

trinity, on Mar 13 2009, 10:51 AM, said:

greybeard, on Mar 13 2009, 03:29 PM, said:

twisted_ophelia, on Mar 13 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

Did anyone else notice that creepy ghoulish looking thing over on the right by the stairs/balcony thing?

We think that's supposed to be Mother Theresa of Calcutta !!!

Yep, def Mother Theresa, she does look a bit ghoulish though!

I totally didn't think that was Mother Theresa but now I can see it. I thought the artist threw in some freakish looking creature for the hell of it. She looks awful!

[StillFingers]

Scribs, I thought Daffy had me hooked, now this patchwork of compassion, good, evil, genius...I may go blind, I need another humbug.

Edited by StillFingers, 14 March 2009 - 05:59 AM.

[Scribbler]

You're right qbounce, stillfingers and TO. Whoever did this picture has a lot to answer for, they certainly make some famous faces look weired. I think the guy or girl has a great sense of humour, its certainly got us entertained, frustated and amused since I posted it.

I think between us we've got about 65, so we are all very cultured..

[nomis]

I've come to the conclusion it's a great idea poorly presented. You have to stretch your imagination and take a stand to claim to know some. The Queen looks ridiculous and in that old gown could be Catherine the Great. Behind the boxer (probably Tyson but why not Liston) is that a poor image of Hemmingway or Freud? And behind him with folded arms at the table is Col Custer or Mark Twain?

The guy on the right with the cup I reckon is Kurt Waldheim exSectyGen UN and the guy holding the painting in front Marcel Duchampe. Is that Mickey Rooney sitting in the chair? Someone mentioned seeing Salvadore Dali. I don't (but I do see perhaps Franz Ferdinand behind Waldheim).

It's a great idea and I got hooked in but no more. It isn't done well enough. And where's Scrib - maybe that's him holding the cup collecting pennies.

It's tempting to go on with this just to make it boring. But no, I'm going to watch my desktop and see if an ant comes along.

Edited by nomis, 14 March 2009 - 10:34 AM.

[Trinity]

I was doing some 'research' about the painting and found this http://i.gae.ro/painting/. I don't think this is the definitive list but some guy's thoughts on who the people are, anyway it makes for some interesting reading.

[nomis]

trinity, on Mar 14 2009, 11:57 PM, said:

I was doing some 'research' about the painting and found this http://i.gae.ro/painting/. I don't think this is the definitive list but some guy's thoughts on who the people are, anyway it makes for some interesting reading.

Cor that's some impressive research that's gone into that. It's pretty convincing...except how did he decide on Tojo - I still can't see it.

(no ants yet but one misquito now squashed)

[Scribbler]

trinity, on Mar 14 2009, 10:57 AM, said:

I was doing some 'research' about the painting and found this http://i.gae.ro/painting/. I don't think this is the definitive list but some guy's thoughts on who the people are, anyway it makes for some interesting reading.

A great piece of detective work there Miss Marples...

I dont know some of the so called famous people, but its been fun. I'll go anf sit with Nomis and look out for ants, although my PA just came running out her shower room telling me she has ants in there.....

[greybeard]

Scribbler, on Mar 14 2009, 12:59 PM, said:

although my PA just came running out her shower room telling me she has ants in there.....

Get that girl a towel you old perv.

[Scribbler]

greybeard, on Mar 14 2009, 02:57 PM, said:

Scribbler, on Mar 14 2009, 12:59 PM, said:

although my PA just came running out her shower room telling me she has ants in there.....

Get that girl a towel you old perv.

And spoil all the fun.....No chance...... Wow!. What a sight.... I cant wait to get my Cataracts done..

[twisted_ophelia]

Yes, I think that is Mickey Rooney. I knew his name was Mickey something but couldn't remember his last name.

Looking at the painting version of Mother Theresa beside her photograph in Trin's link makes me really wonder why the artist painted her GREEN. She's green! And the painting version of Pavarotti looks nothing like him! I should have known that was Marie Curie--in fact, I thought it might be her but wasn't sure. Don't remember if anyone pointed her out in the list we came up with. So that wasn't Jesus passed out at the table, that was Li Bai. Okay then.

And I just realized that in one of my earlier posts about this painting, I called Osama bin Laden OBAMA. Oops! That's quite the typo!

[Scribbler]

twisted_ophelia, on Mar 14 2009, 06:03 PM, said:

Yes, I think that is Mickey Rooney. I knew his name was Mickey something but couldn't remember his last name.

Looking at the painting version of Mother Theresa beside her photograph in Trin's link makes me really wonder why the artist painted her GREEN. She's green! And the painting version of Pavarotti looks nothing like him! I should have known that was Marie Curie--in fact, I thought it might be her but wasn't sure. Don't remember if anyone pointed her out in the list we came up with. So that wasn't Jesus passed out at the table, that was Li Bai. Okay then.

And I just realized that in one of my earlier posts about this painting, I called Osama bin Laden OBAMA. Oops! That's quite the typo!

Is that why you're called "Twisted" TO?...

The guy who put his answers cant be that good if he didn't know who was sat in the throne.

Now we know tham, we'll all be bored again.......

[StillFingers]

Just ate an apple tart, flaky bits under my back now...never eat in bed...

[Scribbler]

StillFingers, on Mar 14 2009, 08:31 PM, said:

Just ate an apple tart, flaky bits under my back now...never eat in bed...

The one-eyed snake will eat them stillfingers......

[StillFingers]

Scribbler, on Mar 14 2009, 12:49 PM, said:

StillFingers, on Mar 14 2009, 08:31 PM, said:

Just ate an apple tart, flaky bits under my back now...never eat in bed...

The one-eyed snake will eat them stillfingers......

Never had the one-eyed snake on my back before, but I'll trust in your worldly experience to guide me

[greybeard]

StillFingers, on Mar 15 2009, 01:38 AM, said:

Never had the one-eyed snake on my back before, but I'll trust in your worldly experience to guide me

He's just hung like a donkey. Don't be jealous. It's never used these days