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FReepers track down Bob McCown, creator of B-52 image: "Terrorists have won the toss..."
Bob McCown/Zoftware by Design ^
| 09/30/2001
| Bob McCowan
Posted on 09/30/2001 6:02:48 PM PDT by RonDog
Hi there
You're apparently here because youre interested in the above image. Well, here's the history of it. On the 21st of this month, I ran across a message somewhere on usenet that said something along the lines of "Well, looks like the terrorists lost the toss". This sat in my head for a bit, and I morphed it into the "The terrorists have won the toss, and have elected to receive". Now all I needed was a good photo of a 52 or something. Originally, I had intended to find an image I had seen before of a 52 doing a carpet bombing mission from about 300 feet. I couldnt find that one, but found the one below. A bit of cut/paste/etc in photoshop, and I had the image.
I mailed it out to a dozen or so of my friends, and posted it on one website, the Dead Goat Saloon. How it spread from there is anybody's guess. Ive recieved dozens of emails about it.
Free Republic has a long thread about searching for me. :)
Original Image
Webbed by Bob McCown/Zoftware by Design 9/30/01
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: b52; usaf
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
Perhaps the effect might be more imposing and reflection-inducing when coupled with a sombre title : 'the sword and shield of freedom', or similar? THE BIG STICK !
We have spoke soft.
To: PrairieDawg; Solson; Johnny Gage; Billthedrill; socal_parrot; LeeMcCoy
BUMP!!!!
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posted on
10/01/2001 12:10:28 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: Snow Bunny
;)
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posted on
10/01/2001 12:14:01 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: RonDog
Wow! Beautiful! Thanks Bob, and thanks for the ping, RonDog!
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posted on
10/01/2001 4:41:19 AM PDT
by
LeeMcCoy
To: RonDog
Great, great photo! Thanks for the bump.
To: LBGA;; rmccown
Fo the record, someone ought to "view partial source" and cut out a big chunk of HTML to post here from
Dead Goat Saloon (9/21/2001) "I love photoshop 'PIC'", showing their timestamp, to document Bob's first public posting of this image.
I cannot do it until later today. (135 views, pre-FR)
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posted on
10/01/2001 5:07:47 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: Corporate Law
It would be nice to find contact information for someone in marketing/PR with PhotoShop, and direct them to THIS THREAD.
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posted on
10/01/2001 5:14:36 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: LeeMcCoy
Sending a link to THIS THREAD to Drudge, NewsMax, etc. would be nice, too!
I already contacted the time-shifting Hugh Hewitt. (New PRIME TIME hours, starting TODAY!!!)
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posted on
10/01/2001 5:22:10 AM PDT
by
RonDog
bump
To: RonDog
Cool. Let's Roll...
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posted on
10/01/2001 6:35:48 AM PDT
by
eureka!
To: GalFromTheBay
I understand. More later. See post 38 on THIS thread.
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posted on
10/01/2001 7:20:26 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: RonDog
Great post, RonDog!
In the now infamous words of Todd Beamer, who sacrificed his life with several others aboard United Airlines flight #93 on that fateful day of 11 September:
LET'S ROLL ! ! !
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posted on
10/01/2001 8:13:49 AM PDT
by
PatiPie
To: RonDog
Love your picture, Julie!
I've got it archived in my photo album. Hope you don't mind.
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posted on
10/01/2001 8:17:07 AM PDT
by
PatiPie
To: RonDog; rmccown
For the record, someone ought to "view partial source" and cut out a big chunk of HTML to post here from Dead Goat Saloon (9/21/2001) "I love photoshop 'PIC'", showing their timestamp, to document Bob's first public posting of this image.
(135 views, pre-FR)
GREAT IDEA, RonDog! I think I will. ;)
From the Narrow Gauge Dead Goat Saloon , here is Bob's FIRST on-line posting of this now world-famous image, recorded on FR for posterity - with a datestamp to establish his priority!
Narrow Gauge Dead Goat Saloon
I love photoshop *PIC*
Posted By: Sideshow bob (64.8.222.36)
Date: Friday, 21 September 2001, at 9:26 p.m.
A little something I whipped up today...
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- I love photoshop *PIC* (views: 148)
Sideshow bob (64.8.222.36) -- Friday, 21 September 2001, at 9:26 p.m.
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posted on
10/01/2001 10:12:32 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: rmccown
Welcome!
To: RonDog
Thanks for including me again. I am in Hugh Hewitt withdrawl because they took him off of Phoenix mornings!! What patriots the freepers are. Thanks again. Great Tshirt idea. Love all you guys.
BTTT
To: hkdragon2
It would be nice to find contact information for someone in marketing/PR with PhotoShop,
and direct them to THIS THREAD.
I know JUST the FReeper to do this!
Hey, HK - you're not a "newbie" anymore - you're a regular now!
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posted on
10/01/2001 11:02:40 AM PDT
by
RonDog
To: rmccown
To tell you the truth, I hadnt intended this thing to get out of hand.
LOL! Reminds me of the retiring Charles Darwin's nervous reaction that people
were actually paying attention to his work-product!
Great graphic...and welcome to www.freerepublic.com, the closest thing to the
concept of "Hyde Park" on the Internet, albeit with a fully disclosed conservative
agenda.
Stick around...things may be wild here on occassion, but it's worth the ride.
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posted on
10/01/2001 11:16:49 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: RonDog
Here is my meager attempt to create something similar to the great B-52 quip. Great picture, Bob.
And our boy wonder, Gary Condiddoit, with forgivness requested from Slim Pickens for use of his photo.
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