[Zakeet]

Anyone know what the base has written on it?

A little better picture to work off of.

[Dryman]

Thanks for the better pic. I had seen it.

I am just wondering if on the other side are some of his missing records.

[tlb]

Had to give it a few moments trying to think what the picture reminded me of. Then it hit me that it brings to mind the finale of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, when the spaceship opens and the aliens walk out.

Showed the pic to somebody else. They suggest it looks like one of those racist lawn ornaments of a little slave boy.

Either way, geez.

[ctdonath2]

I'm making out:

A young boy named Barry played with his mother Ann in ? area. He grew up to be the 44th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Barack Obama.

Upper part seems the same (uses identical arrangement of names), but in the local language. Left side of picture is "Supported by:" and lists donors "..., Norman Chen, ..., ?Channel (Television), ... .

[cricket]

Good grief. . .a ‘man-child’. . .