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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:45 PM Original message |
CHALLENGE TO DU: Best photo of extreme wealth and poverty in the same shot? |
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Sub Atomic
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sao Paolo |
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Bluebear
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. FTW - that didn't take long! |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. that will be tough to beat! thanks! |
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Sub Atomic
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Wikipedia. |
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RaleighNCDUer
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. That's a GREAT view from that high-rise. |
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. those apartments on the left look |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Sun Feb-28-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
114. No. It's a favela. Brazilian middle class looks like this: |
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Occulus
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Fri Feb-26-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. For all that it looks run-down, though |
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Sat Feb-27-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #46 |
101. Oh, I don't know |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Fri Feb-26-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. one of the 'shacks' has 3 nice cars parked in front (left, bottom corner) |
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bobbolink
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Sat Feb-27-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
94. probably the cops. |
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Mira
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Sat Feb-27-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. OH WOW. |
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bobbolink
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
88. Those are some really DUMB rich folks! They didn't buy up the whole hill, and |
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Monk06
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Sun Feb-28-10 03:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
111. Love the stack of 'fuck you poor people' jacuzzis with the cinder block walls protecting them. |
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CrispyQ
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Kicking & responding to come back & see what others post, |
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joeybee12
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. The person who wins, IMHO, is the one who shows the slums of DC |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. ouch! that would probably be good. |
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joeybee12
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I have seen that photo, but can't recall where...I should google and win! n/t |
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sufrommich
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Fri Feb-26-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm at work and can't post pics, but I believe there was a photo |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. find it when you get home! |
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HughBeaumont
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Post 22 - |
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sufrommich
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
64. That's the one. Thanks. nt |
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pnorman
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Fri Feb-26-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
72. I recall that one well, but those women weren't in dire poverty. |
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eyeofdelphi
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Mon Mar-01-10 03:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
122. The Fashionable People or The Critic |
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democrat_patriot
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not as good as San Paulo |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. that would be great if the rich houses were finished and landscaped. |
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Richard D
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. A painting |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. that sums it up. |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Feb-28-10 02:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
108. are there any lines for folding it into another image...? |
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Cirque du So-What
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. This one is limited in scope |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. ouch! good one. |
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blondeatlast
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
90. Like the first one, stunning in in its simple eloquence. nt |
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northofdenali
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Mon Mar-01-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
116. Arrrow right to the heart. n/t |
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liberalhistorian
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Someone here has a sig pic and caption that is |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. that would be good! |
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LeftyFingerPop
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Depression era |
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JPZenger
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. 1960s Photo of shacks with US Capitol Dome in background |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. great one |
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FourScore
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Fri Feb-26-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
47. That's the first one I thought of. Says it all. n/t |
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gateley
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Sat Feb-27-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
79. Wow. nt |
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demwing
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Go get yourself some cheap sunglasses |
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demwing
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. You smell fabulous! |
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demwing
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. Bag Lady |
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spinbaby
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. There was a photo my father took |
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RagAss
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Sat Feb-27-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
102. Sounds like that photo essentially tells the story of mankind. |
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Libertas1776
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. Its an old one, circa 1938, but its got the Capitol |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. dead link for image |
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Libertas1776
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. ... |
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yurbud
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Sat Feb-27-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
83. thanks! |
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JCMach1
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. Here is one that picks up on the theme |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. that inspires a whole different theme: shanty towns made with corporate branded boxes |
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JCMach1
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. True... this was Nepal... |
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bobbolink
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Sat Feb-27-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
95. That would make a great photoshop project! |
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HughBeaumont
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. Who can forget this classic from WeeGee - "The Critic" |
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gmoney
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
67. So it's staged? That's disappointing... |
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XemaSab
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
92. The first woman looks like the Chimp in drag |
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HughBeaumont
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Sat Feb-27-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. Old money; no doubt probably a distant relative to the Shrub. |
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MineralMan
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. Caracas, Venezuela |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. that's a good one |
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Tim01
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. Dear god! nt |
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skipos
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. That one gets my vote. nt |
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dana_b
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Sat Feb-27-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
77. oh my |
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hunter
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Sat Feb-27-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
78. Highways make good walls. |
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MineralMan
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. Not a photo, but Google "Slum Tour" |
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bigtree
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Fri Feb-26-10 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. 'just love me brother' |
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Supersedeas
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Faris Odeh |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. dead link for image |
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Generic Other
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
41. The original Hooverville, Seattle, 1937 |
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Generic Other
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Fri Feb-26-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Unemployed capitalist sells apples on Wall Street |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
58. I'm from Portland, so that's close to home. |
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Union Yes
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Fri Feb-26-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. LA, Chicago, NYC, Dallas, Houston, Philly, Baltimore, and exhibit A: D.C. nt |
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Barack_America
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
49. The Detroit/Grosse Pointe border. |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. the Detroit side looks like Hiroshima or something |
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Jim__
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
50. I don't have a picture but this is a great thread. - n/t |
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rug
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
51. Reminds me of this video. |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. wow. the part when the train was gone really got me. |
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TeeYiYi
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Sat Feb-27-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #51 |
80. Wow. nt |
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pnorman
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
52. Not a photo, but here;s something I found on DU a while back: |
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pnorman
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Also not a photo: |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. Did you put that together? |
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pnorman
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Fri Feb-26-10 10:53 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Yes. I came across that photo in a series on child labor in the US that I had found on the internet. |
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yurbud
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #71 |
86. no problem |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. that's great! |
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tekisui
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
53. Not as god as Sao Paulo,but here is US/Mexico: |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. which side is which? |
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Sun Feb-28-10 01:50 AM Response to Reply #63 |
106. San Diego County on the left, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on the right. |
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
55. The Critic - Weegee |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. someone should do an update of this. Maybe several. |
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gmoney
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. staged... see post upthread |
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Crap, didn't see it was already posted! I'll go with "great minds" instead "bad eyes" |
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Arugula Latte
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Fri Feb-26-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
56. Mumbai: |
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yurbud
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. that's good |
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DemoTex
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Fri Feb-26-10 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. The Bu$hes in NOLA post-Katrina |
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Juche
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Fri Feb-26-10 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
73. Someone got the Brazil one pretty fast |
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ChaoticSilly
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Fri Feb-26-10 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
74. Not a photo |
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Sat Feb-27-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Those are really good! nt |
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ChaoticSilly
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Sun Feb-28-10 01:42 AM Response to Reply #81 |
105. Thanks! nt |
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Occulus
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Mon Mar-01-10 04:21 AM Response to Reply #105 |
123. What tools did you use? |
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northofdenali
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Sat Feb-27-10 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
75. Just one state. |
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yurbud
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Sat Feb-27-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. I wonder if a lot of states wouldn't look like that since rural areas are a handful of farmers and a |
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northofdenali
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Mon Mar-01-10 02:53 AM Response to Reply #84 |
115. Most of the red rural areas you see are Native Alaskan areas. |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Feb-28-10 03:00 AM Response to Reply #75 |
109. i don't think too many people would consider $43,720/yr. to be "wealthy" though... |
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northofdenali
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Mon Mar-01-10 03:06 AM Response to Reply #109 |
121. That's "per person" so double it for a a husband//wife. |
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dysfunctional press
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Sun Feb-28-10 03:00 AM Response to Reply #75 |
110. i don't think too many people would consider $43,720/yr. to be "wealthy" though... |
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Contrary1
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Sat Feb-27-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
82. Delete - Picture already submitted |
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stevedeshazer
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
85. The Bonus Army, 1932 |
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eleny
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
87. two |
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bobbolink
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Sat Feb-27-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Thank you very much, eleny, especially for that top one! |
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eleny
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Sat Feb-27-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. nope |
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bobbolink
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Sat Feb-27-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. You've been listening to Mario? |
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eleny
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Sat Feb-27-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. I try not to listen! |
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yurbud
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Mon Mar-01-10 03:01 AM Response to Reply #87 |
119. good one |
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Blue-Jay
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
89. . |
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Yurovsky
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Sat Feb-27-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
91. Manilla, Phillipines... |
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undeterred
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Sat Feb-27-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
96. ... |
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yurbud
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Mon Mar-01-10 03:04 AM Response to Reply #96 |
120. good but sad |
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Sat Feb-27-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
100. This thread was a really good thing you did. I like it a lot, see that others do too |
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yurbud
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Mon Mar-01-10 02:59 AM Response to Reply #100 |
118. thanks |
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tkmorris
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Sat Feb-27-10 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
104. Terrific thread |
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tosh
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Sun Feb-28-10 02:49 AM Response to Reply #104 |
107. kick & bookmark |
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change_notfinetuning
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Sun Feb-28-10 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
112. Mexico City |
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yurbud
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Mon Mar-01-10 02:59 AM Response to Reply #112 |
117. that's pretty good. Have it in a higher resolution? |
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change_notfinetuning
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Tue Mar-02-10 02:12 AM Response to Reply #117 |
124. I don't, but I found it Googling "rich and poor Mexico", if that's any help. |
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bobbolink
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Sun Feb-28-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
113. Here's one you'll love, if you can make it big enough to see... |
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