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Email Forwards

fake frozen coyote

We just couldn’t stand the weather…

February 2, 2010

The photo above is supposedly of a coyote who “literally froze dead in his tracks” at -28 degrees. (Fahrenheit? Centigrade? The site does not specify.) In reality this photo was achieved by simply putting a stuffed and mounted coyote outside, waiting for it to snow and then photographing it. Warm blooded creatures do not freeze [...]

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I can has tee-shurt?

I can has tee-shurt?

January 22, 2010

This Looks Shopped is officially a pop culture t-shirt meme! So order one, damnit!
I was just informed by the fine folks over at the cheezburger network, that a TLS-themed shirt that was inspired by the infamous shark attacking a helicopter shop is their shirt of the day! W0oT! So order one cuz you are awesome [...]

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20 memorable picture fakes

September 5, 2008

Ok, Jaws, smile pretty for the camera!
Matthew Moore has written an article for the Telegraph called Doctored photos: 20 memorable photo fakes – a rundown of some of the most infamous hoax photos. Some have already been discussed here on this blog, but some have not…
Doctored photos: 20 memorable picture fakes
By Matthew Moore
The [...]

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FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: email hoax

August 9, 2008

I get quite a few email forwards (who doesn’t?), but because of my background I usually get them with a question much like what my co-worker, Kyle, asked me yesterday: Is this Shopped?
What he sent was a combination of 2 forwards that have been making the email rounds for the past few years. Here are [...]

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into your email…

July 20, 2008

There are tons of email forwards that are Shops. They usually have some sort of humor or shock value to them. The most classic example of this is a photo that began circulating back in 2001 that was of a shark attacking a helicopter. It was usually sent with the subject line: “And you think [...]

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