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Tom
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Posted 12/30/2003 2:34 AM (GMT -6)

OK, take a look at the cover for Greg's book:

See it? The chair the guy is sitting on is only HALF a chair! Not even half, there's just one side (post and leg) of the rocking chair. Very wierd. Doc, not enough funds for an entire chair? Bandit

Plus, I couldn't figure the picture out at first. No head? OH, the guy has his head in his hands and his back to us. I'm sure glad his belt line is up high enough, otherwise it would've looked like some guys I've seen chainging tires on the side of the road. Yuck!

I guess you can tell I'm bored at the end of my Christmas break!

Tom

Laika
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Posted 12/30/2003 2:47 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by TGB
See it? The chair the guy is sitting on is only HALF a chair! Not even half, there's just one side (post and leg) of the rocking chair. Very wierd. Doc, not enough funds for an entire chair?

Plus, I couldn't figure the picture out at first. No head? OH, the guy has his head in his hands and his back to us. I'm sure glad his belt line is up high enough, otherwise it would've looked like some guys I've seen chainging tires on the side of the road. Yuck!

I guess you can tell I'm bored at the end of my Christmas break!

Tom

That's the back of an armless chair, note the orientation of the rocker.

Is the guy leaning over away from us or is he headless?
(note, whoever took his head, left his hat)

Is God to blame for headless, sideways chair-sitting people? I hope not!

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

Tom
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Posted 12/30/2003 2:48 AM (GMT -6)

Laika: That's the back of an armless chair, note the orientation of the rocker.

Tom: It looks more like one side of a rocking chair. See the arched bottom? That shows that it's pointing to the right. But there's only one side of the chair. And the guy is sitting sideways on the arm-rest it looks like. Maybe he IS headless too! His hat is on the ground? Maybe that's all that's left of him and the chair after the pick-up ran him over--see the tracks left in the ground?

Bandit

Laika
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Posted 12/30/2003 3:02 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by TGB

Laika: That's the back of an armless chair, note the orientation of the rocker.

Tom: It looks more like one side of a rocking chair. See the arched bottom? That shows that it's pointing to the right. But there's only one side of the chair. And the guy is sitting sideways on the arm-rest it looks like. Maybe he IS headless too! His hat is on the ground? Maybe that's all that's left of him and the chair after the pick-up ran him over--see the tracks left in the ground?

You're right! He is sitting on the arm of one side of a rocking chair. Where's the rest of the chair?

How do you know it's a pickup?

I imagine the thought process went like this:

1. We'll have a guy with his head bowed. But we don't want an identifiable person, so he'll have his back to us.
2. Since a whole rocking chair with it's back to us would cover up much of Mr. Sorrowful, we'll have the chair sideways AND to elminate clutter, we'll only use HALF a chair.
3. I sure hope no one notices the incongruity.
4. We'll put a hat here, too, just so's people think he HAS a head.
5. TGB and Laika are bored, they rip into the cover photo.

Bandit

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

Laika
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Posted 12/30/2003 4:10 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by TGB
I'm sure glad his belt line is up high enough, otherwise it would've looked like some guys I've seen chainging tires on the side of the road. Yuck!

"Plumber's crack" Shock

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

honorman
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Posted 12/30/2003 6:47 AM (GMT -6)

Somebody has a lot of time on his hands Eyebrow

Tom
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Posted 12/30/2003 7:14 AM (GMT -6)

Laika: How do you know it's a pickup?

Tom: The tread marks in the sand. Only Chevy pick-ups used that specific brand tire; AND the estimated distance of the width of the wheel base. Only Chevy designed their pick-ups with a wheel base width of 5' 8.5" during the years '68 to '72.

Tom

Laika
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Posted 12/30/2003 7:44 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by TGB

Laika: How do you know it's a pickup?

Tom: The tread marks in the sand. Only Chevy pick-ups used that specific brand tire; AND the estimated distance of the width of the wheel base. Only Chevy designed their pick-ups with a wheel base width of 5' 8.5" during the years '68 to '72.

Tom

But if it's a Chevy pickup, where's the trail of oil??? Big Smile

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

Tigress
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Posted 12/31/2003 5:37 AM (GMT -6)

Man, you guys really need to get a hobby! Big Smile

Tigress

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