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		For some reason, the response to an auction of a giant portrait of Michael Jackson "wearing a red velvet jacket and holding a journal" has been underwhelming (abcnews.go.com)		46
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ac982000		2010-05-06 11:22:52 AM

Just paint in a couple little boys and it'll sell.

MaxxLarge		2010-05-06 11:50:56 AM

Maybe it's just that now that he's dead, all of the people who claimed to have been his "fans" can stop pretending to enjoy the work of a disfigured, self-obsessed pedophile who peaked in 1984.

EighthundredmillionthFarker		2010-05-06 01:05:18 PM

Wait until they find the picture of Jesus hiding within the picture... oh, wait...

Nevermind, that's just Jesus Juice.

dbrunker		2010-05-06 01:06:15 PM

I couldn't get the picture to load.

macdaddy357		2010-05-06 01:08:07 PM

Wacko Jacko? How about a painting of Pedo Bear?

LeroyBourne		2010-05-06 01:12:30 PM

(not sure if I'm doing this right)
He's a disgusting, ugly, poor man, but I cannot look away.

Devo Cornholiosky		2010-05-06 01:13:21 PM

Similarly not selling...

EighthundredmillionthFarker		2010-05-06 01:17:02 PM

In other news, there are a quadbillion additional pieces of crap that aren't selling on eBay.

Shadi		2010-05-06 01:18:44 PM

How much did he have to pay AP/ABC News to get his auction advertised like this?

Iamwrong		2010-05-06 01:18:51 PM

Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

schattenteufel		2010-05-06 01:19:56 PM

MaxxLarge: Maybe it's just that now that he's dead, all of the people who claimed to have been his "fans" can stop pretending to enjoy the work of a disfigured, self-obsessed pedophile who peaked in 1984.

Placing his mental problems aside, you cannot deny the fact that he was a talented entertainer.
It's sad that people obsess on the negative, when he did create so much quality music.
I'm not a huge fan, but I'm not so shortsighted as to deny that he was a master artist.

EighthundredmillionthFarker		2010-05-06 01:22:07 PM

Iamwrong: Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

Tx for the link. I'd pay a dollar for it so I could kick a hole in it and burn it. Anyone wanna go halfsies??

leftyblonde		2010-05-06 01:23:58 PM

if you say so.

Magorn		2010-05-06 01:25:11 PM

Devo Cornholiosky: Similarly not selling...

And actually looks like it was painted by the same guy

Iamwrong		2010-05-06 01:25:40 PM

EighthundredmillionthFarker: Iamwrong: Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

Tx for the link. I'd pay a dollar for it so I could kick a hole in it and burn it. Anyone wanna go halfsies??

I should have warned you, it's pretty ugly. All that's missing is a unicorn.

Braindeath		2010-05-06 01:25:43 PM

ac982000: Just paint in a couple little boys and it'll sell.

To the Vatican.

I vote they paint him over as a little white girl.

EighthundredmillionthFarker: Iamwrong: Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

Tx for the link. I'd pay a dollar for it so I could kick a hole in it and burn it. Anyone wanna go halfsies??

Sure. 50 cents to burn that fugly thing is money well spent.

E5bie		2010-05-06 01:29:20 PM

Iamwrong: Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

Dang. That's actually pretty darn cool.

/doesn't match my furniture though, too bad.

Francis Walsingham		2010-05-06 01:36:47 PM

WeenerGord		2010-05-06 01:37:45 PM

Braindeath: I vote they paint him over as a little white girl.

Just like in real life.

WeenerGord		2010-05-06 01:39:16 PM

Looks like Wesley put on some tangerine lipstick. Now he can answer the door.

rumpelstiltskin		2010-05-06 01:41:19 PM

The picture's kind of noisy. It's too bad Jackson was black, or I'm sure they could have found someone to buy it for his double-wide.

hugheric		2010-05-06 01:48:18 PM

Haven't heard much about him lately. What's he up to these days?

Harry Freakstorm		2010-05-06 01:55:29 PM

It would look pretty cool on the side of a van.

A van that had "Free Candy" written on it?

I didn't want to go there and yet, here we are.

OMGH4X		2010-05-06 02:07:00 PM

I wouldn't piss on it to put out a fire.

memebot_of_doom		2010-05-06 02:09:44 PM

That's a crap painting, it does look like something on the side of a van.

I can't believe someone paid $2 million for it.

verydrab		2010-05-06 02:15:56 PM

silent tom		2010-05-06 02:16:09 PM

schattenteufel: MaxxLarge: Maybe it's just that now that he's dead, all of the people who claimed to have been his "fans" can stop pretending to enjoy the work of a disfigured, self-obsessed pedophile who peaked in 1984.

Placing his mental problems aside, you cannot deny the fact that he was a talented entertainer.
It's sad that people obsess on the negative, when he did create so much quality music.
I'm not a huge fan, but I'm not so shortsighted as to deny that he was a master artist.

the negative that people obsess over is well worth negatively obsessing over.

Craptastic		2010-05-06 02:17:52 PM

Sorry, but nothing beats this one:
powerlinead.files.wordpress.com

Ouisch		2010-05-06 02:18:05 PM

Two million?! I looks like it was purchased at one of those "art fairs" they hold in gas station parking lots on Sunday afternoons.

Ral		2010-05-06 02:24:20 PM

It's technically very skillful, but there's no life in it (much like Boris Vallejo's work). Also much to busy with no central points of emphasis.

Brick-House		2010-05-06 02:30:46 PM

Harry Freakstorm: It would look pretty cool on the side of a van.

A van that had "Free Candy" written on it?

I didn't want to go there and yet, here we are.

commondatastorage.googleapis.com

There, now it's complete.

KrispyKritter		2010-05-06 02:33:17 PM

Sue Dunham		2010-05-06 02:35:05 PM

Ok Lady		2010-05-06 02:48:57 PM

maybe because its ugly as hell and the only people tasteless enough to want it cant afford it.

sweater_pups		2010-05-06 03:04:00 PM

MaxxLarge:Maybe it's just that now that he's dead, all of the people who claimed to have been his "fans" can stop pretending to enjoy the work of a disfigured, self-obsessed pedophile who ~~peaked~~ peeked in 1984.

/sorry
/pet peeve

evilmousse		2010-05-06 03:10:01 PM

would it kill that website to get some cached image hosting for primary content?

5 minutes, 3 refreshes, and no loady, but those ads sure were up in the first half-second. =p

MaxxLarge		2010-05-06 03:40:02 PM

sweater_pups: /sorry
/pet peeve

O_o

I hope you were kidding.

WeenerGord		2010-05-06 03:59:51 PM

Craptastic: Sorry, but nothing beats this one:

Holy shiat that's perfect. Michael Jackson has killed the token negro cherub just like he killed any vestige of negro in his own self. Uncle Ruckus would be proud.

cdn.static.ovimg.com

Airfoilsguy		2010-05-06 04:19:18 PM

Archfeld		2010-05-06 04:27:11 PM

schattenteufel: Placing his mental problems aside, you cannot deny the fact that he was a talented entertainer.
It's sad that people obsess on the negative, when he did create so much quality music.
I'm not a huge fan, but I'm not so shortsighted as to deny that he was a master artist.

Yeah, his 2 or 3 decent songs, and similar number of dance moves far outweighs the social and emotional damage the psycho pedophile caused. The best thing for his career, the general population, his labels' bottom line, and children specifically was his death.

Prank Call of Cthulhu		2010-05-06 04:43:56 PM

Archfeld: Yeah, his 2 or 3 decent songs, and similar number of dance moves

I can only think of two of his dance moves: the moonwalk, and the combo crotch crab plus jazz hand. But I can't think of any decent songs, but that's probably just because I don't like stuff that sucks.

silent tom		2010-05-06 04:46:53 PM

farkers response to this thread is refreshingly underwhelming.

memebot_of_doom		2010-05-06 07:19:20 PM

WeenerGord: Michael Jackson has killed the token negro cherub just like he killed any vestige of negro in his own self.

That's a good interpretation .... the significance still stands even if he's just sleeping.

mecaenas		2010-05-07 06:49:58 AM

Francis Walsingham, why is Wil Wheaton holding a painting of Tiger Woods in a Star Trek uniform?

FrigginAmazing		2010-05-07 03:57:05 PM

Iamwrong: EighthundredmillionthFarker: Iamwrong: Another article with the pic:
Link (new window)

Tx for the link. I'd pay a dollar for it so I could kick a hole in it and burn it. Anyone wanna go halfsies??

I should have warned you, it's pretty ugly. All that's missing is a unicorn.

I never thought I'd say this, but no amount of unicorns could make that thing better.

/alllllways i wanna beeeee with you...
//and make belieeeve with you
///and live in harmony, harmony OH LOVE