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Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Does anyone else waste time by looking at pictures on flickr?

If so, why not post a link up here?

here's a set for example purposes Japanese wedding
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Sample pic

This one intrigues me, I can't work out who the groom is but I'm pretty sure it's the ugly dude who's in most of the photos. It seems like a pretty expensive wedding, I mean, look at these little models they had done - here - the likeness is pretty fucking good. That must have cost a few Yen, so maybe he's filthy rich. Anyhow I like the look of the food. Imagine that, Japanese food at your wedding. MNnnnnn.

[ 18.12.2006, 06:12: Message edited by: not... ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
I've posted a link to this before but I'll post it again anyhow.

Basement Mac Collection
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This set combines two loves of mine. Macintosh and ikea furniture. It's an amazing waste of money which scares and intrigues me. I particulary covet the white glossy cabinets system which I was once going to get but now annoyingly ikea have discontinued them.

That sounds amazingly shallow, but fuck it.

[ 18.12.2006, 06:19: Message edited by: not... ]
 
Posted by Darryn.R (Member # 1) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by not...:
It's an amazing waste of money which scares and intrigues me.

Nah, all those Imacs probably only run to just about 2000 Euros for the lot, depending of course on the spec, but I'm guessing they're pretty basic. In fact I reckon you could pick all of them up for well under 2000 Euros and that's less than some OTT trendy art installation would cost you.

If he calls it ART now he could probably sell it for more than he paid for it.
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Oh yeah I know the mac's don't cost much and you can get them in a big batch. It's all the ikea furniture that would cost $$$ and this guy has basically converted his basement into a mac museum.
 
Posted by Darryn.R (Member # 1) on :
 
Yeah, the shelving unit on the left hand side is reasonably pricey, the shelves the macs are on are part of the bedroom range though, I don't think they cost that much..
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Yeah but that's just a small part of it. Click on the link and you'll see the rest of his basement.
 
Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
 
I love flickr! My current favourite thing to search for is Japanese Fashion, so I end up looking at stuff like this:

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Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Traditionally at Japanese weddings the happy couple are given sex toys. Here is a favorite uncle proudly presenting a strap-on harness...aww.

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Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
 
Oh wow Abby, that's so cool!
Much better present than a toaster or vase. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
That grooms personality has got to be through the roof.
 
Posted by Grianagh (Member # 583) on :
 
i waste too much time posting on flickr and not enough looking at others photos...except my contacts.
i really should browse more often.
 
Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
 
Hey NWoD, I found a pregnant japanese woman who's taken about a million pics of herself on flickr, if you're interested? [Wink] *
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by missgolightly:
Hey NWoD, I found a pregnant japanese woman who's taken about a million pics of herself on flickr, if you're interested? [Wink] *

I'm liking this one a bit too much..
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
This guy takes a lot of pics of sexy girls who are asian and even if they're not they look like they are. They look like they belong in a computer game. There's no real nudity but it might be considered NWS.

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Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Hmmn seems to be mainly one model who is, I'm guessing, his missus.

Am I really posting about sexy girl pictures on the internet.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
This guy has some fabulous photos:

Ok, why isn't this image working?

He can be found here.

[ 18.01.2007, 08:58: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Fucking hell, I give up. I can't seem to make the photos work. Grr.

[ 18.01.2007, 09:02: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
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Out of practice huh amy. Sweet pics though. I like the eyes in the first one you posted, really nice style he's got there.

[ 18.01.2007, 09:08: Message edited by: not... ]
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Hmpf. How did you make it work? I can post my own, but not other people's?
 
Posted by Nathan Bleak (Member # 1040) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
This guy has some fabulous photos:

Ok, why isn't this image working?

He can be found here.

Mmm. I wouldn't say they were fabulous, so much as that they kind of embody the worst cliches of amateur photography making them sort of the pictorial equivalent of teenage poetry. They look almost like they were created for a comedy series about a pretentious struggling photographer; the stark B+W, the mournful subjects, the laughable titles like - ffs - 'War or suicide?' which appear as the final desperate measure to try and wring some kind of substantial meaning from the images.

[ 18.01.2007, 09:09: Message edited by: Nathan Bleak ]
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by not...:
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Out of practice huh amy. Sweet pics though. I like the eyes in the first one you posted, really nice style he's got there.

Thanks [Smile] . I think that's what I like most about his photos: the eyes. Almost all of his subjects, including himself, have amazing eyes.

The second guy's work reminds me a bit of Wim Wenders, who happens to be one of my favorite photographers.

And yes, I do seem to be out of practice...

[ 18.01.2007, 09:13: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by Nathan Bleak (Member # 1040) on :
 
lol @ him calling one of the photos 'Death at one's elbow'.
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
Hmpf. How did you make it work? I can post my own, but not other people's?

I think you can't post the bigger images - but you can post the smaller preview images.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
I think I may have figured it out:

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Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
So, who on here has an account with flickr, and is willing to divulge that info?
 
Posted by London (Member # 29) on :
 
me!
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
me too. [Wink]
 
Posted by dang65 (Member # 102) on :
 
Flickr's one of those Web 2.0 mashup things (loads here). I haven't played with it yet, only done that Google Maps one, but I've got a daft idea for a Google Maps/Flickr/YouTube mashup that I might do for a bit of Ajax practice one of these days. It's going to be for illustrating limericks (stay with me) like (random Edward Lear)...

There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the cat,
And said, 'Granny, burn that!
You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!'


...would have a Google Map of Smyrna, a random Flickr image of 'grandmother' and a random YouTube clip of 'cat'. For example.

I'm hoping that this would come up with such a ridiculous and surreal combination that you'd forget about the limerick itself.

Anyway, there's millions of other mashups here if you've got time to burn, though many of them are even worse than the limerick idea.

Edit: Oh no, my site's gone tit's up! I'll have to look at that later. Bugger.

Edit: It's fixed now. I decided to move to a new host, so I can have ASP.NET, and something went wrong with the transfer. D'oh.

[ 19.01.2007, 03:56: Message edited by: dang65 ]
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
So, who on here has an account with flickr, and is willing to divulge that info?

Yes I do, but no I shan't.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
so, everyone has an account, but no one is willing to give up the info. hmm.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
I can post you mine but it doesn't have a single picture. I haven't even pointed the camera at anything in a while. I suppose I should use this year as an opportunity to start taking photos huh?
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Ages and ages ago a few Seethru people had a photo project thing going on, but it failed rather miserably. We could start another one, if anyone is interested? We could pick a topic and then whoever wants can start taking photos of their interpretation of that topic. Or not.

Just an idea.

I've been up since 4:30am, after going to bed at 12:15am and then waking up at 2:23am, so yeah, don't mind me. Sleep doesn't like me, which is a shame since I like it. *sigh*
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Yeh we could start a TMO flickr stream...
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
so, everyone has an account, but no one is willing to give up the info. hmm.

It's just that mine contains some dreadful pictures, plus some that aren't really for the public domain.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
That's what I said, just more rambley. [Wink]

edit: I was referring to not, not Zygote, in case that's confusing.

Zygote, would you want to participate in a TMO flickr stream thingy?

[ 19.01.2007, 07:47: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by London (Member # 29) on :
 
The best thing ever happened this one time. I was perusing Flickr quite randomly, and then this picture of Kovacs cropped up in the pics from other users section, and sure enough, it led to Kovacs' photostream. That was cool. Hi Kovacs!
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
Zygote, would you want to participate in a TMO flickr stream thingy?

What would that entail? Pardon my ignorance/stupidity. Will I just have to submit some of my pictures to a special TMO Flickr account? If so - yes I would.

[ 19.01.2007, 07:50: Message edited by: Zygote ]
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by London:
The best thing ever happened this one time. I was perusing Flickr quite randomly, and then this picture of Kovacs cropped up in the pics from other users section, and sure enough, it led to Kovacs' photostream. That was cool. Hi Kovacs!

Lol, I found Kovacs' flickr as well through someone, which in turn means that you or he could find me just as easily.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
lol. I feel some excellent japes on Bubblr are going to swing my way.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
And yes Zygote, that's all it would require.

Do we want to set a topic and have someone set up an account on flickr or just set up an account and everyone can have a free for all?
 
Posted by London (Member # 29) on :
 
As long as you're adept with the f-lock it's fine anyway. All my pictures of hot hairy anorexic teenage boys are safely locked away these days.
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by London:
As long as you're adept with the f-lock

What's that there now?
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
What is f-lock?

I don't think I have any photos on there that I'm all like [Eek!]

Then again, maybe I do. Hmm.
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
You could just set up a group and have people contribute to it. Might be better as then no fucker can change the password and it wouldn't go over the bandwidth limit for free accounts.

I doubt if it's going to get anywhere anyway, it requires effort and people who are interested in photography - I don't think there are many people on here with both qualities anymore.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by not...:
You could just set up a group and have people contribute to it. Might be better as then no fucker can change the password and it wouldn't go over the bandwidth limit for free accounts.

I doubt if it's going to get anywhere anyway, it requires effort and people who are interested in photography - I don't think there are many people on here with both qualities anymore.

I'll look into setting up a group, but will it link back to my flickr site??

And, I can't believe that there is no one here who would participate. It might get people more interested? Hopefully? *sigh*
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by not...:
I don't think there are many people on here with both qualities anymore.

Woah, steady on there bwoi. I still use my SLR for photographs and black and white film doesn't come cheap. I'm not into taking photographs of my fucking shoes and expecting people to care. If you want me to contribute, I'll contribute.....but only if I think the photos I take are worth bothering you with.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
I've looked up groups, but which one should we be? Public, private or the other one that I've forgotten already. Oh, that's right: public but invite only?
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Yeh I think,

ER amy if you don't want to link back to your own photostream perhaps you should set up a new username just for tmo stuff
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
I was just thinking that, IAN.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Ok. I've started another flickr account, which type of group do you guys want to be? Invite only public?

please respond with the quickness, as I might go offline for a while.(Drop Dead Fred is on, and I can't resist it)

[ 19.01.2007, 08:47: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
I reckon just make it public
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
http://www.flickr.com/groups/them00n/

who wants to be an admin?

[ 19.01.2007, 10:39: Message edited by: Amy ]
 
Posted by Jimmy Big Nuts (Member # 895) on :
 
hello I'm back. I made a flickr.
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Welcome back Benwah, join the TMO flickr group. You know you want to.
 
Posted by Jimmy Big Nuts (Member # 895) on :
 
yeh alright
 
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Big Nuts:
hello I'm back. I made a flickr.

Hey! Benway!

How was State College PA? Any good drinking? Boning?

[ 19.01.2007, 12:02: Message edited by: ralph ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Hello and bye bye!! [Smile]
 
Posted by Jimmy Big Nuts (Member # 895) on :
 
alright ralph? I'm afraid there wasn't any boning or sorority girls or togas. I had plenty glasses of yeungling, and played a few rounds of pool. Mostly I walked around in a daze, telling anybody who'd listen how tired I was. Also my laptop broke.
 
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
 
Doesn't sound like you had the best trip. I'm sorry. Thanks for not ranting about how much yeungling resembles piss.

ETA: Unless of course you're starting a thread entitled American Beer is Piss while I post this reply.

[ 19.01.2007, 12:09: Message edited by: ralph ]
 
Posted by Jimmy Big Nuts (Member # 895) on :
 
yeungling is alright, it's all I drank. The trip was fine, but it was intense. It was 8.30 - 6.30 talks, group work, presentations, video conferencing and call sharing. That's why I ducked out of the last day.

[ 19.01.2007, 12:12: Message edited by: Jimmy Big Nuts ]
 
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
 
So what did you think of the Yanks from that region of the country?
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Are you sure you want to know, Ralph? I mean, aren't we kinda from that region. Sort of anyway? I'm about, what did you say 200 miles east of there, but still. And anyway, most people think East Coasters are rude or talk fast or are always in a hurry. At least from Boston to DC, you know that whole corridor.

Yuengling is better than Bud or Coors!
 
Posted by ralph (Member # 773) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
Are you sure you want to know, Ralph?

Yeah, I'd like to hear his impression of the people. If his report is favorable, perhaps we'll gain a bit of tmo-respect. If not, we can just claim that, since it was a college town, mostly everyone he encountered was probably from out of state anyway. It's a win-win situation.
 
Posted by herbs (Member # 101) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Amy:
most people think East Coasters are rude or talk fast or are always in a hurry.

Dr Be is from Finsbury Park. There, asking before you vomit in someone's shoes is the height of social etiquette.
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Check this guys photostream out (Soft porn NOT SAFE FOR WORK) interesting. Nice colours, imperfections all ironed out, plastified ladies. Pretty nice I think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/merkley/
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Pics not really representitive but were the only ones suitable for here.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
That's an interesting photoshoot not...

What I am confused about is that some of the photoshops are total dogshit, but the photographer is either a geniarse or has a billion unused images.

This one for instance is one of the more simple ideas but I think it is BRILLIANT.

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[ 23.01.2007, 14:10: Message edited by: New Way Of Decay ]
 
Posted by rooster (Member # 738) on :
 
ok Amy, I've joined the group, are you going to give us an assignment now?

ETA: I really didn't mean for that to sound like the assignments can start now that I've joined...ugh, I just meant in general, are you going to give a topic or whatever - I need guidance.

[ 23.01.2007, 15:42: Message edited by: rooster ]
 
Posted by Amy (Member # 11) on :
 
Ok, keep in mind I may be slow right now, because school has started back up. And I've got 3 computer classes (C++, electronic layout and design, and computer graphics(which is illustrator and photoshop)), plus a drawing class. So, I'm a bit busy at the mo.

BUT!

A topic!

Or topics...here's a few ideas, let me know what you all think of them.

Fire escapes.

Hands.

Light and shadow.

Anyone else have any ideas?

(Rooster, I knew what you meant [Smile] )
 
Posted by rooster (Member # 738) on :
 
Fire escapes would be a tough one since we live out in the country.

How about something more general like winter pastimes?

Good luck with your classes! Are you using CS2 or CS3 for the PS class? I've heard CS3 has all kinds of great stuff.

[ 23.01.2007, 21:31: Message edited by: rooster ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
Man who collects spoons made me laugh out loud
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Asiana4 is particularly sleek, I like that one. I didn't look at all 53 pages though. Strangely.
 
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by rooster:
Fire escapes would be a tough one since we live out in the country.

I don't know, I'd expect the assignments to be somewhat interpretive. For example, if the assignment were fire escapes, the
interpretation might be of someone, say, jumping out the 2nd floor window. Bonus points if said subject is actually on fire.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by froopyscot:
Bonus points if said subject is actually on fire.

lol
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Abby:
Asiana4 is particularly sleek, I like that one. I didn't look at all 53 pages though. Strangely.

Which one's that then - link?
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
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Smooth, sleek and stylish. Plus it would take you ages to eat anything with it which passes the time on long flights.
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
That spoon has given me the most curious hard-on.
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Wierd isn't it! I wonder if it is the best out of all of them? Perhaps we could allocate a number of pages each to a few volunteers, then we could all come back with the best of our selection for a Spoon Olympics finale?

There are 53 pages...how many judges do we have?
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Abby:
There are 53 pages...how many judges do we have?

Just give me five minutes.
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
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I'm loving the thickness of the Tarom 2. You could change a tire with it, or just use it to eat a fun sized trifle.
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Krikey! A Hijack tool if ever I saw one. Risky play by Eva Air 3.

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Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
Yes, but if you look at those knives, then back up to the Asiana, you'll have to concede that it shits on them in terms of sex appeal. It makes my heart skip a beat.
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Elegent simplicity...

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Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Trying too hard [Frown]

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Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Abby:
Elegent simplicity...

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BORING
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
The American Airlines one is really fucking pissing me off.
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Swissair 8 is unusual, not sure how easy it would be to eat with.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinespoons/267658788/in/set-1283051/

The Virgin Air range have a slight kink to the handle which would make things awkward for left handed passengers. A discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinespoons/148218813/


...I cant stop!
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
Just like the French, the Aeris spoon refuses to play ball and arrange itself like the other spoons. You have to admire a spoon that makes eating yoghurt more exciting by marching to the beat of its own drum.
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Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
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Apparently in 2005 following a recruitment drive that focused on aesthetics rather than serving skills, the Air Stewardesses on Austrian Airways were all fantastically good looking blondes with large bouncy breasts, this coupled with a uniform design which could best be described as "skimpy" together with the space problems one encounters whilst dining on an airplane inspired the Austrian 4's "shaft shaft" which was designed to be hung off an enraged penis whilst being served by aforementioned trolley dolleys.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
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Today's meal on Cathay Pacific 4 will be broiled vegetables, a slice of roast beef and a side order of Deslym, for tickly coughs.
 
Posted by Zygote (Member # 883) on :
 
lol.
 
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Abby:


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You wouldn't want to hit turbulence while taking a mouthful from that, would you?
 
Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
 
I like the handy caption for this one:
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more of a stirrer than a spoon


Funnily enough, I actually have a British Airways spoon, that I nicked from my great uncle. It's similar to this one:
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but is a bit longer and narrower at both ends, and says 8/90 instead of 8/89 in the middle.
I wonder if the bloke would want to buy it off me?
 
Posted by dang65 (Member # 102) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by missgolightly:
but is a bit longer and narrower at both ends, and says 8/90 instead of 8/89 in the middle.
I wonder if the bloke would want to buy it off me?

I wonder who's got 8/1 though. I bet that's the real holy grail of British Airways spoon collecting.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
Do you think the spoon from set 9/11 has been mailed to Uri Geller for termination?
 
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by New Way Of Decay:
Do you think the spoon from set 9/11 has been mailed to Uri Geller for termination?

Ha! They don't normally have cutlery on military transport planes that have been converted into flying missiles.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
a ribble bitapolitix for yas folks
 
Posted by Abby (Member # 582) on :
 
Cuckoo in the nest! [Mad]


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edit: Australina Airlines 1X

[ 16.02.2007, 09:02: Message edited by: Abby ]
 
Posted by not... (Member # 25) on :
 
lol, do you think Alanis Morrisette entered "knife" as a search term in google and his flickr account came up top of the results.
 
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
 
lolol
 


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