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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:39 AM Original message |
Monster Pig Photo was Fake |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Hoax or not, that thing is groase. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Do you mean the pig, or the boy who allegedly shot is, or his dad? |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Indeed, I *did* notice that ... |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Yeah, the dad is supersized--a wonder the kid didn't shoot him by mistake. nt |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. all three are disgusting. Two two people seem to have revolting personalities |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Dad and son are revolting both inside and out |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Even grosser were the disgusting e-mails sent to that boy |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. I thought it looked like Denny Hastert |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. The photo of that monster hog looked fake to me. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's exactly what they did - the article explains in detail |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I once saw a prize hog at a state fair many years ago |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I once owned a 900 pound pig as pet, named Poochie. I found her in our garden when she was about |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. I thought it was forced perspective too. |
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theoldman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. In my opinion the worst part about the hunt was using a pistol. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I've hunted MANY times with a revolver |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Anaconda is a damn fine weapon |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Tell you the truth, I think the S&W 629 models are built much better |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. yeah, a 629 is nice |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. The only 44 SA I've fired was a Uberti-made Walker Colt |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. sweet!! |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
56. And you LIKE doing this? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. With the pistol the kid supposedly used |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. When I first saw this site and story, I figured the whole thing was overblown gun porn |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I'm not saying he couldn't fire it |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. well, basically, the power of the gun, wielded by a kid, just screams fetish |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
59. If the kid had been able to hit the broad side of a pig, that is. |
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Big Pappa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
62. Yeah and |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. It's actually a big friggin pistol |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. yes it is |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The kid must have forearms like Popeye. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Using a rest of some sort is a proven shooting tactic. |
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Big Pappa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
63. See post # 62 |
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Big Pappa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
61. Supposedly |
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jojo54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. ...and this boy gained what moral value from this???? |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. monsterpig.com supposedly "debunks" this article. nt |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. Yeah right. Monsterpig.com was created to market the whole fake event. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Relative Size Illusion" |
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Mist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. I believe the same "forced perspective" angles were used to great effect in |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Thats correct. It took a lot of camera trickery. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
44. And the original Star Trek series (1966-1969, NBC) |
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StudentsMustUniteNow (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. Typical Repuke "Christian" Hypocrisy |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
45. A lovely practical joke, but they should have come clean. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. I don't consider forced perspective photos faking --- they are what they are |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It is faking if you're trying to make a factual claim |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Oh, now don't be too hard on them |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. The White House makes up the same kinds of stories |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. oh absolutely |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
27. Not sure I buy it |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. A kneeling pose on a stool or other platform would do the trick. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. He has to be kneeling on something because the ground would be two feet below him. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
29. Ever notice |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Many good points |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. That is still |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
50. The "wildness" of the hog is in question. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Exactly, I Find This Kind Of "Hunting" Disgusting - nt |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. And How About The Kids Statement |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
43. Some of the pics on the actual pig site were clearly fakes. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. The third picture appears to illustrate |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
47. ZOMG! Forced Perspective! |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The reason it's important is that the people perpetrating the hoax |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. That's why it's important? |
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lies and propaganda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. i cant stop looking at this.. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. No! Now you're going to tell us the Loch Ness film is fake too! |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. Monster Pig was farm-raised, not wild |
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