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09:00 July 19th, 2008

Mom! You didn’t hafta come to PTA!

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Quick quiz: This photo shows…

fashion-brooke-140.jpga) a popular one-woman Broadway tribute to all six wives of Henry VIII.

b) the television scene where Lucy wants to meet the Sultan of Brunei, so she uses Fred’s old Vaudeville props and….heck, I don’t even have to finish this sentence!

c) a woman who, for no apparent reason, was stopped from going up to the stage at a John McCain rally. 

But here’s the really unusual thing about this photo. Our caption says it can’t be used for advertising campaigns. Seriously. Can anybody please tell me what product is so horrible that you’d use this photo to advertise it?

fashion-brooke-300.jpgA model presents a creation by the label ‘Basso&Brooke’ during the ‘Fashion week Berlin Spring Summer 2009 ‘July 18, 2008. The event runs from July 17 to 20 in the German capital. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

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3 comments so far

Designers fashions are garbage most of the time. Like anyone would ever wear something so ugly!

- Posted by stormyrain

Someone should tell her the red dot is really going to make her stand out in a crowd.

- Posted by Bandage

Hang a big enough price tag on anything and it will be sold!

Call it “art” and away it goes.

P.T. Barnum once said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”

- Posted by Expat47

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