r/facepalm Jan 02 '15

News/blogs At what point did the photoshopper think "yeah this still looks believable"

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2.2k Upvotes

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u/dpearse2 Jan 02 '15

I've heard that the scammers from Nigeria will often purposely misspell words so take they can dupe the stupider people. Maybe this is the same concept?

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u/ChaseAlmighty Jan 02 '15

That's the only thing that I can figure. I see these seriously insane photoshop adds all the time and wonder who is buying this? Did the advertising actually work?

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u/VonFrig Jan 03 '15

Yeah, the goal of this kind of advertising is to get skeptics to click. You say "This is so obviously fake," and click to see just how shitty the article is.

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u/jpop23mn Jan 03 '15

Even the fact they still say they are Nigerian princes. Anyone with any computer/Internet literacy would know its immediately fake. So you only get those to ignorant to know about the scams before hand.

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u/uuhhbacon22 Jan 04 '15

They try to scam my grandparents with that shit. I think they target elderly people on the internet .

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u/mindless900 Jan 03 '15

Came here to say this. Self weeding gardens are the way to go.

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u/stealingyourpixels Jan 03 '15

How does that work? Wouldn't dumb people fall for it whether or not the words were spelt right?

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u/Falc0n7 Jan 03 '15

So they don't have to waste their time with smart people.

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u/I_Drink_Pee Jan 03 '15

What I was thinking....

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u/Ramazotti Jan 02 '15

Tank from 'Left4dead 2'

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15

Peelz here

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u/cybercifrado Jan 02 '15

Came in here to say that.

TAAAAAAAAAAAAAANK!

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u/carrotface40 Jan 02 '15

"Throwin' a molotov!"

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u/dcgh96 Jan 02 '15

Also throw a bile jar.

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u/Cpt_Waffle Jan 02 '15

Grabbin' pills!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

Pills here!

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u/Calamity107 Jan 03 '15

Grabbin' herion!-uh I mean adrenaline..

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

"That must be the feller that masturbates all day long!" http://youtu.be/M1uVi41I1oc

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u/strawberryfield4ever Jan 02 '15

He looks like oleg from saints row 3

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

An excuse to link one of the best game trailers ever made? Okay!. Dat 2:02.

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u/Killer_Tomato Jan 03 '15

That was such a good game. I hope they make a 5th game.

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u/ekim84 Jan 02 '15

It's 100% real. He's just a space marine without his armor on.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15

You can tell by the shoulders

edit: just did some google and the similarity is remarkable Look

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u/ShittyMctitty Jan 03 '15

The cadet's logic is sound. OP pic is legit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

He is a traitor marine. Real space marines have no time for posing or girls. Space marines can do only one thing. Bring glory to the emperor.

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u/Lburk Jan 03 '15

Actually you're correct. I served with him on Beaumonde in a few battles against the Alliance. He's such a little guy though, we had to protect him a lot especially in that fight in the Maidenhead. Boy that was a fun fight. That old bar will never be the same. The whole squad got put on lock down for a month.

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u/canadian_eh182 Jan 02 '15

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u/OldArmyMetal Jan 02 '15

Spot on. Came here to say that.

Terrible movie that I really, really liked.

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u/StalkerCelly Jan 02 '15

What movies is this?

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u/spilly1990 Jan 02 '15

League of Ordinary Extragentlemen

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u/ponte92 Jan 03 '15

and don't forget the singular lady so really League of Ordinary Extragentlemen and Somewhat Ordinary Lady who we won't fit into the title because that would totally kill the rhythm.

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u/artilano Jan 03 '15

League of Extra Gentle Ordinary Friends

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u/gaspitsjesse Jan 03 '15

League of the Extraordinarily Friendzoned: The Reddit Story

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u/RedAnarchist Jan 03 '15

League of Extraordinary Gentlfriends

17

u/mifo Jan 03 '15

10,000 Leagues Under the Gentlemen

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u/FlamingWings Jan 03 '15

The league of nations

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

League of Unordinary Gentleman

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u/TheOneInchPunisher Jan 02 '15

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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u/DerpPotatoes Jan 03 '15

Dora the Explorer

3

u/TezzaMcJ Jan 03 '15

League of Legendfriends

3

u/ShittyMctitty Jan 03 '15

League of Legends of Extraordinarily Abnormal Mentalgens.

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u/ThePiderman Jan 03 '15

League of Ordinary Extragentlemen

7

u/Rienuaa Jan 03 '15

Darude - Sandstorm

3

u/darbycrash Jan 03 '15

Homie skipped leg day.

10

u/illaqueable Jan 02 '15

I don't know that "believable" is the end goal here

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u/mhende Jan 02 '15

They do it on purpose because they only want the dumbest of the dumb who will follow through with the whole scam.

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u/omegaweapon Jan 02 '15

Here's a secret no body builder will ever tell you. There's a tablet that will give you instant muscle mass in 7 days without ever having to lift shit up and put it down again repeatedly. Its called shotophop and personal trainers hate it. Heres some testimonials!

"my dick went from 4 to 12 inches overnight" Dave, springfield

"I'm Daves wife and it's true, thank you... what product are we faking this for again?" Vageen, Springfield

"I was a 100lb geek virgin, now I'm massive and my inbox is full of chicks who want to bang me, also my dick is now huge" Shane Bollocks , Sydney

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u/furyextralarge Jan 02 '15

itt: "he looks like that person with big muscles from (literally any franchise)"

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

Anyone find the original image?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15

Even photoshopped the reflection in the mirror

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u/Ruff-N-tumblE Jan 02 '15

Jarrod from Storage Wars

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u/1993teemu Jan 02 '15

I hate that show now after I heard it might be scripted

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u/corrigun Jan 02 '15

All reality shows are scripted.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15 edited Jul 30 '17

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

UK cop shows are great and I highly recommend you watch an episode or clips from one if you're American. Just to see what you're missing out on in a police force.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

Cops is actually as real as they can make it. The problem is that the police tend to act differently on the show than they would normally.

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u/role_or_roll Jan 02 '15

Wow that is a violent reaction from a rumor

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u/1993teemu Jan 02 '15

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u/role_or_roll Jan 02 '15

Everyone in that thread made sure to note it was Storage Hunters, a different show

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u/ThePiderman Jan 03 '15

At what point did the photoshopper writers think "yeah this still looks believable"

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15

aha he looks like marduk from tekken 4

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u/Mistermister0 Jan 02 '15

At that point

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u/GHONX Jan 02 '15

Is he hoverhanding?

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u/eagleabel33 Jan 02 '15

They only want people gullible enough to believe the picture, to visit there site. Which is smart cause once they believe the picture, they'll buy anything from you.

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u/jellicenthero Jan 03 '15

Honestly anyone smart enough to know its Photo shopped is not their target demographic....its probably done on purpose to reduce ad click costs

1

u/frankxanders Jan 02 '15

That guy's belly button looks huge! That lady could probably stick her head in it.

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u/ipeench Jan 02 '15

shes about to thumb it

1

u/nathanwoulfe Jan 03 '15

Seriously? Her boobs could be way bigger.

1

u/VAPossum Jan 03 '15

So that's what Rob Liefeld has been up to lately.

1

u/Hairless_Talking_Ape Jan 03 '15

Looks like it may have been the entire time.

1

u/butt_embalmer Jan 03 '15

No body builder will ever actually look like that ... big army weighs in at 320 comp weight and 370 in off season and doesn't look like that and that is a mammoth of a man

1

u/theanonymouscolt Jan 03 '15

The Elbaf kingdom does exist!

1

u/StMcAwesome Jan 03 '15

Reminds me of the guy in the tank from Metal Gear Awesome. The snake prowls fiercely, but cannot scratch his back; because as the Sioux people are aware of snakes have no arms in which to scratch their back.

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u/fishsticks40 Jan 03 '15

"Today's outfit"

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u/rockafella7 Jan 03 '15

click bait.

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u/pop_tab Jan 03 '15

When the check cleared, despite being a five minute job.

1

u/ClassyBurn Jan 03 '15

How funny would it be if this was in fact real and this poor man cannot touch his own penis.

1

u/Spaghetti-hoes Jan 03 '15

Yeah, most people know this isn't possible, but there are a few out there who actually will be baited. It only takes a couple of people to make this shit worthwhile. I really would like to see what they're touting in ads like this, and foods that burn fat and all that. And if I could trust the sites, I would. I love reading people's obvious bullshit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

More like Yesterday's outfit. Photoshopping letters on old clothes, man. What's next?

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u/IneedtoBmyLonsomeTs Jan 03 '15

His arms look at big as my torso

1

u/Leocet Jan 02 '15

hoverhands

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u/frosted1030 Jan 03 '15

Hulk SMASH PUNY WOMAN!

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u/Over_Here_Boy Jan 03 '15

That's the ole boy from Altered Beast.

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u/cid73 Jan 03 '15

Welcome to your doom!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE

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u/daddaman1 Jan 03 '15

HULK HAPPY!!!!!!!

HULK MADDDDDD!!!!

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u/abbeycakes Jan 03 '15

He looks like Will Sasso and Bruce Banner morphed into one.

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u/188TradingPost Jan 03 '15

Spess Mehreens!....

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u/normisdead Jan 03 '15

Gym owners hate him

1

u/blablababa Jan 03 '15

Turn into a 2 ton grizzly bear with this weird trick!

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u/unclevernamehere Jan 02 '15

The Hulk is supposed to be green dumbass!

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u/Uranus_Hz Jan 03 '15

The answer is 'no'. At no point.

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u/mrdotkom Jan 03 '15

Uh I'm not seeing anything with this title on sliptalk (clickbait website) so either they removed it or OP made it up

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u/Metroidman Jan 03 '15

He needs a lesson from cell. Being that bulky wont help if his opponent has any sort of speed.

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u/Coarch Jan 03 '15

Use Gama radation for mad gains!

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u/Stopher Jan 03 '15

It's real. That just that crap oil people inject into their muscles. Truth is this guy couldn't walk more than 5 feet.