Posted on 10/06/2010 12:35:17 AM PDT by kik5150
A photographer for the Daily Mail got an amazing picture at the Ryder Cup of Tiger Woods flubbing a shot headed directly at the camera. He didn't duck and Tiger's golf ball actually hit the lens — but not before the image was captured midflight. The photo has been seen around the world.
But that's not what's captivating the Web. It's the amazingly unique look of the fan standing just to the right of Tiger's shoulder, chomping on a cigar, wearing a turban-like brown hat, and sporting a thick, Groucho Marx–style mustache. The spectator just steals the show.
And just like that, the "Cigar Guy" Internet star was born. The mystery man has been inserted in pictures and shared around the Web. Yahoo! searches for the mustachioed golf fan twirled up 675% in just one day. Searches were also popular on "Cigar Guy," "cigar guy ryder cup," and "cigar guy tiger woods."
It's the shot that launched a photo-editing frenzy: One image is of the now famous Tiger Woods photo, except everyone, including Tiger, has been turned into the Cigar Guy. Check it out here. There's the Cigar Guy on a Beatles album cover. And the Cigar Guy taking out Sonny Liston.
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GOt a feeling cigar guy would be flying the plane.
Obviously that WASN’T Monica Bill groped.
Good Ubu. Sit!
But you forgot “Jumping-thru-flaming-hoops-guy!”
Granted, you might not be able to see the caterpillar under his nose, but it’s there!
We have to get the Looter Guy in there too!
I have no idea what you’re talking about!
He’s there.
It’s a great picture to be sure but I want to know why was the photographer standing in front of Tiger when he’s trying to make a shot ???
In the real photgraph, you can see the photographers to the left. They basically made a corridor for the greenside shot and Tiger mishit it. Whether it was due to the lie of the ball or poor execution (probably both), the bad shot makes it look like the cameraman is right in front of him.
Can somebody photoshop the face of Cigar Guy on the body of Vacation Girl?
All the 7-11’s in Wales must have been closed!
U.S. Marine Nick Popaditch
also Republican Congressional Candidate, California 51st District
Have you guys see Cigar Guy? I want to see a picture of him and Tourist Guy and Lootie all together.
Close. But no cigar.
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This photograph has Norman Rockwell written all over it...
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