This pic is dying to be captioned...

[cynatnite]

[gristy]

1. Hmmm. That's a photobucket pic.

What is the context of this scene? Why photobucket?

[cynatnite]

3. It's where I store pics. Is that a problem?

:shrug: I've never heard anyone make any kind of comment about where I store my pics before. I've used photobucket for years.

[gristy]

7. Did you take or photoshop the picture yourself?

If you copied it from another site (say, Reuters, AP, NY times, what have you), I would have expected to see them in the link.

[cynatnite]

10. It's from yahoo news photos...

I've never been asked to provide a link before nor have I seen anyone else asked when we do these kinds of threads.

[Mrs. Overall]

11. Odd, isn't it? Pictures from all over the internet are posted in threads and I've never seen

anyone "challenged" over this. What's behind this pic interrogation?

[gristy]

13. I'm trying to learn the context of the scene

What is bush signing? Why is that woman (pickles, it looks like, but she doesn't look quite right) standing behind him? What is she looking at? What is that thing she is wearing? What are those green things behind them? All of these things could be answered with a link to the yahoo article that you claim this photo came from. And I still haven't found out why it was easier for you to copy the photo from yahoo, put it in your photobucket account, and then post it from there.

[cynatnite]

15. Get thyself to yahoo photos and look it up...

I surfed through the pics of bush and came across it. Posting pics is a pretty simple thing and done ALL THE TIME. Never have I been interrogated over a stupid pic that was posted simply to poke fun at.

There is no conspiracy or theft involved. If you see something funny about it, as I did, comment on it. If not...move on. No big deal.

It's just the pic as I found it.

If you think I'm lying about it...well, I don't know what to tell you.

And I must add that this rates as one of the most idiotic discussions I've ever had here at DU.

on edit: Oh, and no, I didn't crop the pic.

:eyes:

[gristy]

17. I am still trying to understand. I'll ask for a third time.

You put up a photo for which you give no context. I say to myself that is an odd looking scene. How can I find out more about what I am looking at? I figure if I can see what news service it came from, that might be a clue to help me track down the story. So I right click on the photo and select copy link. I paste the link into my browser to see what I have, and lo and behold, it's a photobucket photo. So I'm stuck with no information as to the story, and I have the additional question in my head about why would someone take a news service photo and go to the trouble of putting it in their photobucket account and then posting the picture from there?

[cynatnite]

20. I'm trying to get why this is such a thing for you...

Is this what you do to others who post these threads? Am I the only one you singled out because I've never seen this kind of thing before. It's weird.

Do you even understand what the thread is about? You look at a pic, if something strikes you about it that's funny, you share it. That's it. Nothing else. Use your imagination.

These kinds of threads have been going on here for a long time. Why is THIS THREAD troubling you so much and NOT any of the others that have been posted over the years?

You are the only person who seems to be troubled by something that is commonly done on DU.

[gristy]

25. To be honest, you are the only one I have ever carried on with regarding a photo link

I've explained the whole situation several times and asked my question several times, but sadly, it remains unanswered. Why it is still unanswered I really don't know. But it is. And it shall remain.

Good night! :hi:

[Jed Dilligan]

21. Actually, the OP did what you are supposed to do.

Doing it the other way is bandwidth theft.

[gristy]

23. I had not heard that before. Doesn't sound entirely unreasonable.

But I suspect most of us just post the original photo link rather than going to all the trouble.

[Jed Dilligan]

24. True, but the rules actually say not to.

[Jane Austin]

16. They were at the Chinese Embassy in Washington,

signing the book of condolences for the victims of the Chinese earthquake.

That's a mural of the great wall of China behind them.

[gristy]

18. Thank You!

:thumbsup:

[datasuspect]

29. hotlinking isn't permitted on this site

people use storage accounts on sites like www.photobucket.com that will host pics.

you aren't that dense are you?

[mcctatas]

2. Us laura wearing a surplice?

[AlCzervik]

4. is Pickles auditioning to be an extra in the new Star Trek movie? And lookit at the monkey

in his habitat, it will be time to back in the cage soon.

[Breeze54]

5. "Witch Hill," or "The White House Martyr"

"The Salem Martyr"


http://www.iath.virginia.edu/salem/generic.html"> Various Images of Salem Witch Trials

[Mrs. Overall]

6. She looks like Jane Jetson:

[Aristus]

8. "Just fucking SIGN it already, George. I'm down to my last Xanax."

n/t

[Beregond2]

9. "A is for Apple, all shiny and red..."

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. Dear Condi, Laura says I have to quit you now...

CC: Jeff Gannon
BCC: Bandar Bush bin Laden

Kisses,

Dubya

[Lakerstan]

14. As George traces his hand to draw a turkey, Laura daydreams of hot lovin' with Snoop Dog.

[Cresent City Kid]

19. "Dear Dioree"

"Today I bawt Laura a shirt with a big wite lapell so I cood find her in a crowd. I cant wate to get to the ranch wair I'm the boss, not Cheney. In concloozion, thee end!"

[Jed Dilligan]

22. It looks like she's trying to hide the fact that

she's recoiling from his fart.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. "Skeery robot lady still following me everywhere. Have no idea who she is."

[lame54]

27. "George, you'd better sign those divorce papers, so help me God."

[ColbertWatcher]

28. Laura watches to make sure George doesn't color outside the lines. n/t