Oh my. Little Old Man Tries To Help, Ruins 200 Year Old Portrait

[warrior1]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/little-old-man-tries-to-help-ruins-200-year-old-p



While the painting may not be worth a lot monetarily, it held a lot of sentimental value for locals. One such local was an anonymous octogenarian who felt it a shame the work had been allowed to fall into disrepair. Without authorizing permission from anyone, the man enthusiastically began to "restore" the image.

It quickly became apparent to the man things had "gotten out of hand" and he did not have the required skill and contacted the local cultural heritage institution to confess. Professionals are now assessing the damage to see if the painting can be salvaged.

[Generic Other]

1. He folked it up!

[Ezlivin]

2. That artist SHOULD be starving

Damn.

He must have sweet-talked them like a Republican does before he _____s you.

[dawg]

3. That immediately made me think of this.

[AtomicKitten]

8. you beat me to it!

[maxsolomon]

4. Shit happens

No bigs - we have plenty of pictures of that dude.

[TalkingDog]

5. Oh Lord!

That's..... better?

[NV Whino]

6. Seems to be an improvement to me