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Blog Guy, my sister went to Washington DC this summer and got her picture taken with President Obama at some event. Is that worth anything?
It all depends on the quality of the cutout. You know, did they use good cardboard, nice glossy finish, great big grin, almost real, that kind of thing.
I don’t get you. It WAS real. He was there, and she stood next to him. So that’s the best, right?
Unfortunately, no. Obama seldom looks as good in person as he does in cardboard, so the very best cutouts are the gold standard. Here, look here at these cutout samples. See how life-like he appears?
Blog Guy, according to your actual captions below, the one on the lower left, with the microphone, really IS Obama, not a cutout.
Yes, that’s true, and experts would compliment him there for looking almost cutout-quality.
That’s crazy! You’re saying it’s BETTER to have your picture taken with a cutout?
Of course. The real guy will probably be around for years to pose with people, but the best cutouts only last a few weeks, what with wear and tear. You do the math.
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Top left: Students reach out to kiss a cutout of U.S. President-elect Senator Barack Obama in New Delhi, November 5, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Top right: A U.S. fan poses with a cutout of Obama in Rustenburg, South Africa, June 26, 2010. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Bottom left: Obama hosts a town hall forum in the East Room of the White House, August 3, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Bottom right: A cardboard cutout of Obama at the ‘We Are One’: Opening Inaugural Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, January 18, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Right: Obama supporters hold up a cardboard cutout at a campaign event at the Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, Florida, October 21, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young
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Can we start electing cut-outs to congress? They might be just as effective. Oh, wait, I think we already are.
Blog Guy, you are a cut above the rest.
How do the cutouts compare to the wax figures? The wax is 3D; but they don’t do well in the heat…
Why does he always look like he’s in a cheesy toothpaste commercial?
Hmm, cheesy toothpaste. I wonder if I can get that with bacon flavoring?
Darn these early starts with no breakfast.
Cut outs of political figures/actors back home could reach dizzying heights… these are at least bearable…
He does that ‘if I stare at you long enough like this, your head will explode’ look very well.
If a politician ever smiled at me like that, I would probably go hide under my bed for a while – maybe until after the next election.
Just a thing – are you sure the top left photo isn’t actually Tito Jackson?
MMMmmmmmm bacon!!
You’re right, Unca. Eating bacon when you’re raised Muslim wouldn’t be kosher.
And I say that with all sincerity as a devout Lutheran/Unitarian.
What’s w/all the kissing of cutouts. That’s just not hygenic.
Hmmmmmm. Interesting, Doc. I grew up as a Unitarian, so I’m aware you can’t eat raccoon. Unless you’re part of that breakaway sect, the Coonitarians.
I don’t think they’re kissing the cut-outs, they’re just licking the bacon flavouring off.
In New Delhi? Highly unlikely!
its the eyes ….. they never stop following you aaaaaah!
@Unca… yes, your statement is true. However zeitgeist mentioned bacon so hence MMMmmmm bacon! Bacon makes EVERYTHING better!!
Except Pez. Bacon flavored Pez would not be good.
I think we just can’t eat raccoon on Fridays.
Bacon ice cream, anyone?
How does Pez taste? Are they like hard candy? Or chewy candy? Can I get them in lemon flavour? I love lemon flavoured candy… I love lemon cake too!!!!!
As to the consistency of Pez I refer you back to the chalk comparison. Yes, you can get lemon flavor but do not expect it to compare to lemon cake. Only disappointment awaits you if you do.
Speaking as a pig farmer, surely bacon flavoured anything is good?!
did you vote for obama? be honest
Have you ever tried Baconaise CrowGirl?
Free Anti Virus? Really?
Not really, Shra. Don’t believe everything you read.
Ifly, No! I’ve never heard of it. Is it, as the name suggests, bacon flavoured mayonnaise?
Yes CrowGirl it is exactly that. And it is unfortunately an example of how not everything that is bacon flavored is good.
I mean flavoured.