The Soft Eclipse of an Encroaching Thumb
Posted by E. G. Gauger
This is perhaps the saddest moment in all of human history.
When the entire weight of all the world’s tragedy lit, for long enough to matter, on the shoulders of one small boy. A boy who, thanks to his mask, was safe to twist his face into the unfathomable rictus of ultimate suffering: an expression we can only imagine, and only by imagining it, can we understand its true poignancy. A literal photograph would fail us.
Categories: Nerds, Rail, Tragedy
Posted at 8:38 am on November 3, 2008
18 Comments -
i find your lack of chicken nuggets disturbing.
Comment by traci — November 3, 2008 @ 9:47 am
Source: http://www.alexbrownphotography.com/
If anyone was wondering~
Comment by Soulnoise — November 3, 2008 @ 10:55 am
Young Anakin knew who threw the eraser at the Jedi Master’s head as he stood facing the chalkboard, but his code of honor wouldn’t let him turn in the
guilty party, and his own pleas of innocence went unheeded.
At the moment that he presented himself for his undeserved detention, Anakin vowed that he would devote himself to becoming master of a Death Star, and destroyer of worlds…
Comment by jneil — November 3, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Ive seen this before…
Comment by ITHIDET — November 3, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
Darth Vader contemplates ketchup. He may be using it to perfect his force choke.
Comment by CJ — November 3, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
Can you imagine what a chore it’d be to get that surly kid out of the booth and back home?
Comment by scott — November 3, 2008 @ 9:47 pm
Darth Vader contemplates his life; he realizes, perhaps it is time to move from chicken nuggets to the Penne A’la Arrabiata.
Comment by vinnchan — November 3, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
GBA SP ftw
Comment by Kingfisher — November 3, 2008 @ 10:30 pm
There are some pictures that beg for an explanation, and the mind conjures one up if necessary.
Why is this small child dressed as Vader? Perhaps it is Halloween. Why is he sitting at a table with a Game Boy and a small cup of ketchup? Chance, mayhap. Why was it important enough to photograph? We don’t know.
Comment by Agent Irons — November 4, 2008 @ 12:38 am
I made a bunch of captioned versions of this pic last winter. Here are a couple of the better ones:
Comment by John — November 4, 2008 @ 2:59 am
Okay, I guess HTML doesn’t work. Here are links:
http://www.neovenator.com/special/lilvader/lilvader13.jpg
http://www.neovenator.com/special/lilvader/lilvader09.jpg
Comment by John — November 4, 2008 @ 2:59 am
this made me misty eyed. just a little. i was that boy once. we all were.
Comment by Yeti Detective — November 4, 2008 @ 12:51 pm
tear this place apart, i want that cheeseburger and large fries found!
Comment by groonk — November 5, 2008 @ 5:05 am
Penne A’la Arrabiata PMSL.
Comment by cha0tic — November 7, 2008 @ 9:13 am
Luke. I and my father are one.
Comment by Bill Ectric — November 13, 2008 @ 9:10 am
This kid needs a hug. Like now.
Comment by AfraiD — November 13, 2008 @ 10:28 pm
My non-god, can you imagine what it was like getting that through your birth canal?
Comment by Warren — November 14, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
poor kid-vader
Comment by Joe Blo — November 18, 2008 @ 1:23 am