A 180-foot-long Homer Simpson outlined in water-based biodegradable paint offers a doughnut to a 17th century fertility symbol carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, England. Unamused pagans plan to invoke "rain magic" to wash away the cartoon interloper. Beatwax (no photographer credited)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Speaking Disassembled English
Children play near an 8-foot-tall smiling Lego man that was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort. Think the missing word is "less"? Reuters / Marco de Swart
Monster Balloon
A hot air balloon in the shape of a monster comes in to land above Ashton Court Estate mansion during the International Balloon Fiesta near Bristol, England. Reuters / Luke MacGregor
Radar Dummy
Are leadfoots as dumb as crows? Belarussan traffic police near Minsk certainly hope so, since they're using mannequins dressed in police uniforms and equipped with radar guns to try and curb speeding. Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Voodoo Purification
A voodoo pilgrim bathes with aromatic leaves near a waterfall in Saut d' Eau, Haiti. Thousands of believers come every year to pray and soak in water thought to have special powers. AP / Ariana Cubillos
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Saturday, August 4, 2007
Tallest Meets Smallest
In Baotou, Inner Mongolia, the world's tallest man, 7-foot-9 Bao Xishun, shakes with 2-foot-5 He Pingping, wearing the world's smallest tuxedo. Nineteen-year-old He is applying for the Guinness world record as the world's shortest man. AP / No photo credit given
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Poster
A pedestrian walks in front of a huge advertising poster in Berlin on July 10, 2007. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY)
Homer erotic
A 180-foot-long Homer Simpson outlined in water-based biodegradable paint offers a doughnut to a 17th century fertility symbol carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, England. Unamused pagans plan to invoke "rain magic" to wash away the cartoon interloper. Beatwax (no photographer credited)
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