Not even a flood can stop this guy from mowing (pic)
images.onset.freedom.com — No man is an island, but his house can be. Kenny Leitner mows what little grass he has that ’s not under water Monday in the 1300 block of West Main Street in Grafton as the Illinois River rises out of its banks.
vick3ii- 3389 diggs
- digg it
- fitqueenb, on 05/05/2008, -4/+139That is one hilarious picture.... Hope someone blows it up and frames it for him.
- AlphaPrime, on 05/05/2008, -1/+29Every man wants his own island, but I'll bet he didn't think he would find it in suburbia.
- Dokument, on 05/05/2008, -7/+9it really gives a whole new meaning to sub-urbia
- carl0ski, on 05/05/2008, -8/+0No man wants his own Island
Theres no women
Every man wants to be an Island
Clearly this is his personal Moat
Did he put it there? or is it like crop circles- Trykt, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6In case you're wondering, you're probably being buried for your ridiculously inexplicable formatting.
- ayeroxor, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4He has to use enter because nobody ever taught him about the period.
- themastersb, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Is that supposed to be a poem?
- Trykt, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6In case you're wondering, you're probably being buried for your ridiculously inexplicable formatting.
- Tryptomine, on 05/05/2008, -3/+8Not only did it make me laugh, but I really like it looking at it from an artistic standpoint as well. Great shot.
- Voide, on 05/05/2008, -15/+6I laughed just because I imagined his house exploding as he finishes mowing....
"Hope somebody blows it up...."- dragonrice, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3......
- Arkz, on 05/05/2008, -12/+51notice how theres no shadow for the lawnmower? ;)
Adobe®- praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -9/+31Indeed. Quite an obvious photoshop. So obvious, in fact, that you've earned the rank of Captain.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -7/+35so heres a thought for you... lets just estimate that man is 6 foot tall.... yet his shadow is very very short... and the house is very tall (say 40-50 feet) yet its shadow is very short too... now we come to the lawn mower which IS ON THE GROUND and only about 1.5 feet tall.... see where Im going with this??? maybe JUST MAYBE there is a shadow there but its cast on the lower part of the mower itself (round circular cover above blade) so you are having trouble seeing it with your obviously super human eyes and YOU DONT KNOW ***** ABOUT ANYTHING....
I bet if a piece of paper were lying flat on the ground at High noon you would still bitch about it being shopped due to no shadow... so PLEASE shut the ***** up already and realize you should leave the thinking to people capable of such a feat....- tientruong, on 05/05/2008, -3/+19did you even look at the pixels?
- Arkz, on 05/05/2008, -11/+5*sigh* with all your intelligence you'd think you'd see the handle coming off the thing.. and NOT casting a shadow...
- crossmr, on 05/05/2008, -6/+2Anyone who actually mowed in that environment would choke the mower. The grass is probably very wet, as the ground is saturated and its not going to dry out easy. Do you see any clumps of wet grass from mowing? The mower is 1.5 feet but the handle is about 3 feet tall. Hell you can see the shadow where his hand is. Do you see anything attached to it? No. The angle of the shadow doesn't magically change from his hand to the mower handle.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -2/+10ok Arks... since your such a bad ass expert at disproving the worlds photoshops can you tell me what happens when you take an image and lower its resolution, from multi mega pixal to VGA (actually 672 * 480) and then compress it in JPEG? and compress it SO MUCH that its now only 86 k? so since your so awesome and know everything why dont you open photoshop right now and make an image that size... even use the photo in question and go to save it without reducing the quality slider... 945 k before compression 215 k afte .... so to drop it to even less you know what would have to happen??? loss of detail... like say a set of 3 centimeter wide metal bars shaddow at a exteme angle (same as the house and mans angle) while also being diffused by blades of grass on the ground sticking up or, so much loss in detail you can barely even see the slots on the window coverings... (did ya notice that super sleuth?)
see that vent on the roof? shouldn't that have a casted shadow by your "bulletproof logic" too? or did someone take the time to photoshop that out for absolutely NO REASON
heres an idea get out of you moms basement go grab a stick the same width as the bars at noon and hold it at that angle in a area with long grass, you will find your photoshop skills dont translate to REAL WORLD (TM)
seriously guys think about it... its real.... thats why the photo was taken in the first place. so get over it already.- Arkz, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1even in low res with compression artefacts you'd still be able to see the shadow, the handle isnt that small, also i the water looks photoshoped in too, could be wrong but look at where it meets the grass, LOOK AT THE PIXELS... goodnight Mr superior intelligence, and congratulations on being like every other American with your "mom's basement" comment... alas over here in England wedont have retarded washed up 40 year old punks who still think their rock band can make it and live in mommy and daddy's basement
- Gigs, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5So the photoshopper said "forget the handle shadow, but let me go ahead and add a slight reflection of the top of the mower in the water"??
Dropping the sarcasm: The mower has a reflection. - AngelBunny, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1gaw! now i don't know what to think about this picture.
- BobOki, on 05/05/2008, -7/+2I can tell this is fake from the pixels around the water, and having seen quite a few shops' in my time.
Where is that awesome picture when you need it.
Great pic as well ;P - Ockniel, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3I thought you were talking about blowing something up with explosives and framing this guy for the crime.
- AlphaPrime, on 05/05/2008, -1/+29Every man wants his own island, but I'll bet he didn't think he would find it in suburbia.
- knucklebusted, on 05/05/2008, -10/+180Motivational poster material: Don't let anyone tell you it can't be done!
- stilesja, on 05/05/2008, -1/+100Probably just trying to keep the neighborhood association off his ass....
- badassninja, on 05/05/2008, -0/+28That one burnt down, fell over and then sank into the swamp!
- JoshuaH, on 05/05/2008, -0/+16Still won't stop the Mormons on bikes.
- Borgcube636, on 05/05/2008, -2/+33Yardwork: Sometimes, hiring illegals is not an option.
- Somedude2137, on 05/05/2008, -10/+3AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
- Enlightenment, on 05/05/2008, -5/+1Funny...but only lazy people hire illegals to mow their law!!!
- DesertDude, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3Demotivational poster (taken 3 hours later): Whattya know? It can't.
- Hoogs, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1"Don't tell me what I can't do!"
- EricAnderton, on 05/05/2008, -2/+6D E T E R M I N A T I O N
Ignorance knows no bounds. - temporaryescape, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2Kenny for President!
- C4PT41NM4RV3L, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1THE HIGH GROUND
You can't win if they have it.
- DeskFlyer, on 05/05/2008, -9/+506http://i31.tinypic.com/5bqw7t.jpg
- mal5305, on 05/05/2008, -10/+4win.
- snareguy17, on 05/05/2008, -1/+23Well that was quick.
- sab0tage, on 05/05/2008, -2/+18Well played.
- marnaq, on 05/05/2008, -22/+29darn n*ggers
- timusca, on 05/05/2008, -1/+24NAGGERS!
- scribby, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8I'm afraid that people burying this comment didn't see that episode of South Park. Hilarious!
- masterkenobi, on 05/05/2008, -16/+13*ANY* flood won't stop him?
http://i25.tinypic.com/358ywhx.jpg- xxMarka, on 05/05/2008, -8/+3you try too hard
- KevinRWright, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2Halo eats my knob.
- thzae, on 05/05/2008, -2/+6Oh come on, he put some work into that. Put aside your feelings for Halo and digg the gentleman up.
- KevinRWright, on 05/05/2008, -1/+5Look at it...he didn't work THAT hard.
- amanilaenvelope, on 05/05/2008, -6/+50wow look at him, hes still aiming for the best lawn on the block.
- SignificantMind, on 05/05/2008, -1/+28best lawn on the island.*
- AtheismFTW, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12well i guess flooding the rest of the neighborhood is one way to accomplish that.
- ApokalypseNow, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9There are two ways to become better than average.
#1: Strive to succeed.
#2: Lower the average.- BoonTobias, on 05/05/2008, -5/+0?????
PROFIT
- BoonTobias, on 05/05/2008, -5/+0?????
- ApokalypseNow, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9There are two ways to become better than average.
- wastelander, on 05/05/2008, -0/+7Well he has to mow it now.. if he waits any longer it will be under water!
- sarixe, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6only lawn on the block.*
- ichbeineinrcg, on 05/05/2008, -4/+51I think he just sees a really efficient way to get rid of the grass clippings.
- vick3ii, on 05/05/2008, -2/+66Here is the original source of the photo:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/sections/article/galle ...- EwMo, on 05/05/2008, -3/+2The "Back to Article" link simply links to the same page and reloads it...
Hmmm....- zadadka, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2The "Back" command is a simple HTML that sends you back to the previous web-page, whatever it was.
- Quakes, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4Except that page is intended to be a pop-up, and as such, the link just runs window.close().
- zadadka, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2The "Back" command is a simple HTML that sends you back to the previous web-page, whatever it was.
- freshyill, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1I wonder if John Badman is related to Real Badman.
- Punjabdasher, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3The guy who took this picture is named John Badman. I wonder what kind of bad things he does...
- EwMo, on 05/05/2008, -3/+2The "Back to Article" link simply links to the same page and reloads it...
- mejaredme, on 05/05/2008, -22/+3That's um....
- hippykiller, on 05/05/2008, -0/+10Yes, finish your thought.
- rjwusa, on 05/05/2008, -57/+17I wonder if the guy is a conservative? He's making the best of his situation, is taking pride on the appearance of his yard, appears to be self-reliant and prepared. He isn't sitting around doing nothing, waiting for someone to give him a handout or to save his butt. Good man, he is.
- ichbeineinrcg, on 05/05/2008, -15/+67He's focused on superficial appearances that will do nothing to alleviate the real problem, and he's burning gas while he does it. Definitely a GOP member.
- rjwusa, on 05/05/2008, -40/+6You'd rather see him let his lawn grow out like a liberal womyn's legs and armpits? If that man can afford gas, who are you to begrudge him an attractive lawn? That's the problem with you leftist malcontents. You simply cannot mind your own business.
- Yakovzoya, on 05/05/2008, -1/+34I thought the first comment was kind of funny, but now you're just trying too hard.
- rjwusa, on 05/05/2008, -40/+6You'd rather see him let his lawn grow out like a liberal womyn's legs and armpits? If that man can afford gas, who are you to begrudge him an attractive lawn? That's the problem with you leftist malcontents. You simply cannot mind your own business.
- ThrstForKnwldge, on 05/05/2008, -3/+65I don't know how you managed to make a political comment about a picture of a guy mowing his yard but you did, congrats.
- eir574, on 05/05/2008, -3/+25He also managed to use this discussion to make a comment about liberal women's legs and armpits. Clearly, he's skilled.
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 05/05/2008, -1/+9The water's rising and he'll most likely drown if he doesn't pull out of his house but he chose to stay the course. Conservative all the way.
- kenedamick, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2Nah, if he were conservative he'd be concocting a half-assed plan to invade his next-door-island for no apparent reason. He'd be finding new ways to secretly torture his pets. He'd be looking for a bathroom stall somewhere to seduce an undercover police officer for sex.
- tenesmus, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2Don't you know that if you are not lying around basking in ennui over the problems of this world you are not a good person? How dare you actually try to do something even minimally productive for yourself - that's government's job! Digg him down some more!!!!
- ichbeineinrcg, on 05/05/2008, -15/+67He's focused on superficial appearances that will do nothing to alleviate the real problem, and he's burning gas while he does it. Definitely a GOP member.
- louiebaur, on 05/05/2008, -17/+2Damn that guy is getting down with that lawn mower
- TheSuperunknown, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4You're bad at this commenting thing.
- AtheismFTW, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Yeah. I'm almost compelled to check his comment history for *****'n'giggles.
- TheSuperunknown, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4You're bad at this commenting thing.
- sjbdallas, on 05/05/2008, -3/+40I think he just wants his lawn to look nice on tv.
- wavesmachine, on 05/05/2008, -23/+306That's not a flood it's a mote.
- Tolzmaniac, on 05/05/2008, -0/+11With sharks and crocodiles.
- obliviousfool, on 05/05/2008, -6/+268moat.
- Ockniel, on 05/05/2008, -6/+35mought
- carterbaldwin, on 05/05/2008, -3/+38mowte
- bigredsk10, on 05/05/2008, -2/+28mowed
- ryodoan, on 05/05/2008, -3/+24mowned
- idavidtang, on 05/05/2008, -7/+3mowner
- Coolmatt49, on 05/05/2008, -1/+19moaned
- Tachanacha, on 05/05/2008, -6/+1moan.
thats what she said. - Lasereth, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4Meaut
- Tachanacha, on 05/05/2008, -6/+1moan.
- EwMo, on 05/05/2008, -20/+4C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
- fxu1989, on 05/05/2008, -1/+12meow
- Hoogs, on 05/05/2008, -5/+3MOAR
- shakbhaji, on 05/05/2008, -5/+4MILF
- cannonball, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2I see what you did there.
- Soave, on 05/05/2008, -1/+6"C-c-c-c-combo breaker"s never get dugg up. Stop trying, EwMo.
- EwMo, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5Don't assume I'm always trying to get dugg... I knew that wasn't going to happen...
- Soave, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5Fair enough.
- heavymetalpanda, on 05/05/2008, -19/+0Spelling Nazi.
- JDoorjam, on 05/05/2008, -1/+28Mote is also a legitimate word, so he's not a Spelling Nazi; he's a Wrong-Word Stalinist.
- carterbaldwin, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1Technically, a wrong-word bolshevik.
- mithrasinvictus, on 05/05/2008, -2/+4Moran, TX (city, FIPS 49320) Location: 32.54678 N, 99.16560 W
Population (1990): 285 (150 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76464
- JDoorjam, on 05/05/2008, -1/+28Mote is also a legitimate word, so he's not a Spelling Nazi; he's a Wrong-Word Stalinist.
- recruz, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5haha - i love how a simple spelling correction gets 223 diggs.
- obliviousfool, on 05/05/2008, -2/+1It's not a spelling correction. Diggers have a "check spelling" button and any number of plugin dictionaries for their browsers! Those can't, however, identify homophones. A speck of water is a bit different than a large channel of water...
- Suprfire, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1meat.
- DrummerAndrew, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1beat.
- Ockniel, on 05/05/2008, -6/+35mought
- Rodalli, on 05/05/2008, -4/+12Aww, I was going to farm motes of water. Looks like this guy with the mower is already camping this spot. :(
- Whaines, on 05/05/2008, -2/+2I hate getting motes of water....damn being a frost mage.
- Tyrghast, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2I farm motes of fire often, you get like 2 out of every fel iron deposit! and then i prospect the fel iron, make brilliant glass and get blue gems! ROCK ON!
- snareguy17, on 05/05/2008, -2/+2You're not special.
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -1/+22That's no moat, it's a space station!
Wait...- ktxxx, on 05/05/2008, -4/+4What?
- pyrotix, on 05/05/2008, -0/+17There was an obscure independent film named "Star Wars" released in 1977 by indy filmmaker George Lucas. The comment is a reference to the film.
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -6/+2indy my ass, that kahuna was originally released and marketed on 20th century fox
or perhaps my sarcasm meter needs a new battery - lintmonkey, on 05/05/2008, -1/+11or a firmware upgrade
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -6/+2indy my ass, that kahuna was originally released and marketed on 20th century fox
- pyrotix, on 05/05/2008, -0/+17There was an obscure independent film named "Star Wars" released in 1977 by indy filmmaker George Lucas. The comment is a reference to the film.
- RandomNetUser, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Yes... this is Space Lab...
*BEEP* *BOOP* *BOOP* - Suprfire, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1I see what you did there.
wait.....
- ktxxx, on 05/05/2008, -4/+4What?
- blackmoth, on 05/05/2008, -9/+5I'z fite the mote monster wif my lahn moer.
- isaactwito, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2shut up
- ludar, on 05/05/2008, -1/+5I wonder how well it keeps the black knight at bey
- Ryanr14, on 05/05/2008, -4/+1Family Guy anyone?
- JimboLimbo, on 05/05/2008, -11/+0solitary confinement, much?
- neuens07, on 05/05/2008, -8/+332He's mowing to look productive. If he didn't he would get voted off the island.
- drake77, on 05/05/2008, -3/+45I want this guy as my neighbor...well, minus the whole flood thing of course.
- jfowler27, on 05/05/2008, -8/+3If you were and merman you could already be his neighbor.
- 7come11, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I'm not sure why but this comment was mildly amusing.
- Alphateam, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Ya so I can have my dog go crap on his lawn and watch his head explode.
- jfowler27, on 05/05/2008, -8/+3If you were and merman you could already be his neighbor.
- Neworab, on 05/05/2008, -6/+4Whatever you have to do to keep yourself from dieing of boredom
- FriedTurkey, on 05/05/2008, -12/+11Here is the article:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/feet_13535___arti ...- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I dont know why people are modding you down... thats *****... the OP didnt link it right and now theres a bunch of morons calling photoshop... you just proved them wrong so I guess they feel dumb. gave you one point back mate!
- Grub, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1look about 10 posts up, where it was originally posted ...
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4I dont know why people are modding you down... thats *****... the OP didnt link it right and now theres a bunch of morons calling photoshop... you just proved them wrong so I guess they feel dumb. gave you one point back mate!
- Ockniel, on 05/05/2008, -5/+130Look at how realistic that water is!!! Puts crysis to shame!!
- Arkz, on 05/05/2008, -1/+20Could'nt agree more! and look how smooth the edges are! thats 16x anti aliasing for ya!
- HotBaconSauce, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2Watch your' apostrophes.
- Garlik, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1Good idea
- HotBaconSauce, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2Watch your' apostrophes.
- casual7y, on 05/05/2008, -1/+14ohmygod check out the HDR
- DubiousDrewski, on 05/05/2008, -3/+0???
- Dystisis, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2Meh, I don't know. Looks pretty crap compared to Crysis.
- dudefaceguyman, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8Agreed Crysis's CryEngine 2 looks much better then the Reality Engine.
- Arkz, on 05/05/2008, -1/+20Could'nt agree more! and look how smooth the edges are! thats 16x anti aliasing for ya!
- vatd112, on 05/05/2008, -13/+6just hand me an xbox and GTA IV and i would be fine living there for a month
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 05/05/2008, -11/+17You can't play GTA IV on an Xbox.
- fonetap, on 05/05/2008, -0/+7you nit picking ***** douchebag. Way to trip on the rug's flowers.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2incase you forgot or just cant read in the first place there's an XBOX that comes before the 360 part R-Tard...
- IllBeBack, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3So you are saying that if I have an Xbox 360 that I in fact do not have an Xbox? I would have to disagree.
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 05/05/2008, -11/+17You can't play GTA IV on an Xbox.
- idavidtang, on 05/05/2008, -11/+3There was no flood, that's his moat.
- datagod, on 05/05/2008, -17/+53I think it is a fake. How come the lawnmower has no shadow?
- idavidtang, on 05/05/2008, -5/+159He has one of those shadowless lawnmowers.
- charm803, on 05/05/2008, -1/+17Where can I get one of those?
- Chebsi, on 05/05/2008, -0/+20Internet.
- KingGorilla, on 05/05/2008, -1/+43In the Beyond section of Bed, Bath and Beyond
- kingvik, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1It's not worth it.
- Genetico, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9Just as I thought, It's a yardking!
- Skod, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5That is one fine barrow!
- impur1ty, on 05/05/2008, -1/+0That is a QUALITY barrow!
- charm803, on 05/05/2008, -1/+17Where can I get one of those?
- smashingmonkey, on 05/05/2008, -12/+4The shadows on the right side of the house is not directionally consistent with the man's shadow either. Plus it looks like sand under the water, right up to the grass.
- smashingmonkey, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3Thanks for burying my comment - you're inept if you think this picture is real. The man's shadow would be more to the right if it were consistent with the shadow of the house. The grass seems to end where the water starts - there would be a color change there. And not to mention: there's a perfect tree line at the other side of this LAKE! Oh, and the sky is completely overcast but the grass seems to be lit by direct sunlight. And then there's the sand under the water... ***** diggtards.
- Harabeck, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Its perfectly consistent, hes leaning.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/feet_13535___arti ...
thanks to friedturkey above for the link... ITS REAL GET OVER IT
now whos the diggtard you rotten aborted monkey fetus....
- smashingmonkey, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3Thanks for burying my comment - you're inept if you think this picture is real. The man's shadow would be more to the right if it were consistent with the shadow of the house. The grass seems to end where the water starts - there would be a color change there. And not to mention: there's a perfect tree line at the other side of this LAKE! Oh, and the sky is completely overcast but the grass seems to be lit by direct sunlight. And then there's the sand under the water... ***** diggtards.
- SpeedSteamBoat, on 05/05/2008, -3/+20What? The house has a very small shadow. It's close to mid-day, and the mower is a very low profile item. How would it show up in the picture?
Also, that probably is quite a bit of sand under the water. That's what happens in a flood.- datagod, on 05/05/2008, -7/+4Maybe....but given the fact that only a complete idiot would mow his lawn in a flood, I still think it is a fake. By the way, does he keep his lawnmower in his house?
- Aslander, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9Ever heard of a garage? Maybe he keeps it there?
- crossmr, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2Look at his shadow though. You can see his hand behind..but there doesn't appear to be anything attached to it.
- Harabeck, on 05/05/2008, -3/+1Its hidden by grass sticking up, look at how the shadow from his body has rough edges.
- datagod, on 05/05/2008, -7/+4Maybe....but given the fact that only a complete idiot would mow his lawn in a flood, I still think it is a fake. By the way, does he keep his lawnmower in his house?
- Rusched, on 05/05/2008, -5/+5Oh yeah, because unless something has a 4 foot long shadow, it's probably photoshopped. I know you're only kidding (right?), but still I'm sure there are people on here agreeing with you wholeheartedly sans the sarcasm.
- wutimatang, on 05/05/2008, -3/+4It seems like the sky is pretty overcast and during overcast days there is a lack of any sort of directional sun light which can contribute to the lack of any sort of prominent shadows.
- Harabeck, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Why do you say its overcast? The color of the sky is just washed out.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -14/+7so heres a thought for you... lets just estimate that man is 6 foot tall.... yet his shadow is very very short... and the house is very tall (say 40-50 feet) yet its shadow is very short too... now we come to the lawn mower which IS ON THE GROUND and only about 1.5 feet tall.... see where Im going with this??? maybe JUST MAYBE there is a shadow there but its cast on the lower part of the mower itself (round circular cover above blade) so you are having trouble seeing it with your obviously super human eyes and YOU DONT KNOW ***** ABOUT ANYTHING....
I bet if a piece of paper were lying flat on the ground at High noon you would still bitch about it being shopped due to no shadow... so PLEASE shut the ***** up already and realize you should leave the thinking to people capable of such a feat....- drummy41, on 05/05/2008, -0/+6haha wow, eeeeeasy there bud.
- DomoDigital, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2yaaaa.....someone takes the comments thread a liiiitle personally..
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -3/+1no Im just tired of people calling shopped all the ***** time like their some kind of expert on ANYTHING let alone photo forensics
seriously its a 68k 640 x480 jpeg made to sit as part of a story... you cant call shopped because pixels zoom in and the bars them self are nothing but jaggies so what can you expect with shadows?
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/feet_13535___arti ... - IllBeBack, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2I am fully capable of thinking for myself, and to me, the angle of the shadow of the man is at a right angle to where he is standing. How could the shadow of the handles of the lawn mower, which reach to the height of the man's left hand, the shadow of which can clearly be seen, end up unseen? The handle shadow would certainly not fall back on the body of the lawn mower itself; it would also be at a right angle.
You can take your high and mighty insults and shove them up your ass. - recruz, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0where's the shadow of the bars and handle of the lawnmower? there's a shadow of the man's arms, but it just dies off from there
- itsripitsrip, on 05/05/2008, -1/+6um, they could have shopped a house on a hill into a lake.
all of you act like the only way to shop it is to add a lawnmower.
between this, the stupid ass cat shadow, and the woman with the supposedly mis-spelled sign, digg is making me want to shoot myself.- teekay87, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3umm actually i dont think anyone was implying that the lawnmower was the item that was photoshopped... if they did, then they are dumb as *****! because in all seriousness adding a lawnmower to that situation really doesnt make it that much funnier...
- BTraina, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3the reflection of the house in the water looks accurate to me.
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -2/+1actually TONS of people are saying that....
- mojoface, on 05/07/2008, -0/+1the Apocalypse is near! Ron Paul 08!
- teekay87, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3umm actually i dont think anyone was implying that the lawnmower was the item that was photoshopped... if they did, then they are dumb as *****! because in all seriousness adding a lawnmower to that situation really doesnt make it that much funnier...
- TheCoreh, on 05/05/2008, -3/+1the reflections are all wrong
- Nickdotnet, on 05/05/2008, -3/+1He's probably right, since adding a shadow in photoshop is impossible...
- ThreeDee912, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Camera exposure is off. And if someone says that you could just edit it in Photoshop or something, that's the whole point.
- yellowfish04, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1I have a lot of experiance with photoshops I can tell by the pixles this is a phtoshop
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- idavidtang, on 05/05/2008, -5/+159He has one of those shadowless lawnmowers.
- desuexmachina, on 05/05/2008, -4/+41That is a remarkably ugly house. Although, I do like how he colour co-ordinated the siding with the flood water.
- Frostek, on 05/05/2008, -5/+1Two thirds of the ground floor is a garage as well... Talk about getting your priorities wrong. Might as well just build one huge garage and live in the corner.
- mousky, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4Is he getting his priorities wrong? Oh, I don't know, but my gut tells me that the house is located in a flood plain, so it would make sense to have as much living space on the second floor.
- MattDell, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3As a car nut, he definitely got his priorities straight!
- scott182, on 05/05/2008, -2/+0Illinois is not really known for its beauty.
- Frostek, on 05/05/2008, -5/+1Two thirds of the ground floor is a garage as well... Talk about getting your priorities wrong. Might as well just build one huge garage and live in the corner.
- mark076h, on 05/05/2008, -4/+4thats a very strange looking house
- chrissku, on 05/05/2008, -10/+5This shot was staged.
- blackmoth, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1Yeah, by a vengeful god.
- bigboyman2, on 05/05/2008, -11/+66Reminds me of a story I heard on the radio. There was a flood in a fairly small town while Jeff was visiting. He had to climb a roof to get away from the flood, which happened to be occupied by the homeowners wife. The two just sat there and made small talk while they watched the debris float by. There was a hat floating by that was that had a peculiar rhythm to it. It would go from all the way left of where the yard was supposed to end, and then go all the way to the right. Jeff brought it up to the Wife's attention, and she replied, "Oh, that's just Mike. He had been putting off mowing the lawn for a good coupla' weeks. He finally said yesterday, 'Come hell or high water, I'm mowing that lawn!'."
- 7come11, on 05/05/2008, -5/+24How did you get +27 diggs?? Is this readers digest? Am i 70??
- fonetap, on 05/05/2008, -10/+1dugg you up, dugg him down, now at +28.... keep plugging at it ppl
- GrammarNazi3000, on 05/05/2008, -0/+8I so thought there was a sex joke in there.
- isaactwito, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1I'm glad some people on digg make jokes that aren't just _bad_ puns or references to nerdy *****.
- 7come11, on 05/05/2008, -5/+24How did you get +27 diggs?? Is this readers digest? Am i 70??
- Punjabdasher, on 05/05/2008, -17/+3I'm not even some 1337 photoshop god like some of you guys out there, but even I can tell that this is shopp3d.
- MetalCharms, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1lies
- wickensworth, on 05/05/2008, -6/+58Are we sure he's actually mowing? Maybe he's just retrieving the mower from where he accidentally left it during the flooding.
- Beevo, on 05/05/2008, -2/+15That was my first thought too. He's dragging it not really pushing it as you would if he were mowing.
- Intamin, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3While that's true, I've pulled my mower a thousand times, and if it isn't an auto-drive type, it's a viable way of getting the job done if you're tired of pushing.
- tandy400, on 05/05/2008, -1/+17And the Buzz Killington award goes to...
- TheArabian, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2thinking the same thing
- hitdrumhard, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2Wrong direction, and no bag for clippings on the mower... poor guy gonna look like the earth's worst enemy for trying to keep his mower from getting rusted.
- Beevo, on 05/05/2008, -2/+15That was my first thought too. He's dragging it not really pushing it as you would if he were mowing.
- charm803, on 05/05/2008, -17/+1The photoshop on this is terrible. The angles on the lawnmower and the lack of shadow are wrong, but good try! Funny nonetheless...
- DigitAl56K, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3Not everything out of the ordinary is 'shopped.
Some people must believe that everyone in the world leads thoroughly uneventful lives because the moment someone posts a bizarre photo they rush to cry "PHOTOSHOP!".- alittleroy101, on 05/05/2008, -3/+3Sorry buddy, but this one is shopped.
- Coolmatt49, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1I'm not your buddy, guy.
- Skod, on 05/05/2008, -0/+5I'm not your guy, friend!
- godseyeview, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2I'm not your friend, man
- charm803, on 05/05/2008, -3/+2As the queen of photoshopp, you can just tell. Only gullible people not familiar with photoshop would think this is real. BTW-Santa says what's up...
- alittleroy101, on 05/05/2008, -3/+3Sorry buddy, but this one is shopped.
- Killtacular, on 05/05/2008, -2/+2For the love of god, this is not a photoshop. I've seen this with empirical evidence from my 5 senses that this is real. I live right next to this town. This happens nearly every year.
- charm803, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1No one is saying that the TOWN & FLOOD were photoshopped. Just the lawnmower.
- TheSuperunknown, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3What is it with the internet superheroes who think they can spot photoshops but almost always wind up pinning un-doctored material?
- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -3/+3Im putting this as a reply to all the comments its shopped....
so heres a thought for you... lets just estimate that man is 6 foot tall.... yet his shadow is very very short... and the house is very tall (say 40-50 feet) yet its shadow is very short too... now we come to the lawn mower which IS ON THE GROUND and only about 1.5 feet tall.... see where Im going with this??? maybe JUST MAYBE there is a shadow there but its cast on the lower part of the mower itself (round circular cover above blade) so you are having trouble seeing it with your obviously super human eyes and YOU DONT KNOW ***** ABOUT ANYTHING....
I bet if a piece of paper were lying flat on the ground at High noon you would still bitch about it being shopped due to no shadow... so PLEASE shut the ***** up already and realize you should leave the thinking to people capable of such a feat....- Gherald, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1> and the house is very tall (say 40-50 feet)
Can I have a four story house too?- SolitarySoviet, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1have you ever done any house painting? I would wager NO since you dont seem to see how high it is from the TIP of the roofs highest point to the ground... just try and paint that with a 8 foot ladder bud.... I know your trying to be funny but ....FAIL
- IllBeBack, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Maybe you could post the exact same comment 3 or 4 more times.
- Gherald, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1> and the house is very tall (say 40-50 feet)
- DigitAl56K, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3Not everything out of the ordinary is 'shopped.
- Crossmenjeff, on 05/05/2008, -3/+52Who left the sprinkler on?
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9Probably Professor Chaos... he already tried this with a hose.
You... you didn't hear about that? - stuffblock, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1Damn Cialis
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -0/+9Probably Professor Chaos... he already tried this with a hose.
- R75700, on 05/05/2008, -1/+13oh hes not mowing the grass. Hes just chopping up the fish that make their way onto the grass. He's got to eat something since he can't make it to the store
- SillyRabbits, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3I'll guess he's without power, so he probably doesn't have much else to do...
- acroyear2, on 05/05/2008, -4/+3He likes to mow.
- EpicSelekta, on 05/05/2008, -3/+4What will suck is when the floodwaters recede and all the waterlogged grass dies.
- Moose_Head, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2See, proof that water kills plants, it's electrolytes they crave!
- SwedishNinja, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1You can't feed plants with toilet water! Idiot!
- Moose_Head, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2See, proof that water kills plants, it's electrolytes they crave!
- Erkie, on 05/05/2008, -8/+0Now thats one lucky, lucky, lucky bastard.
- coolmanmax2000, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2Not if he has a basement
- superkendall, on 05/05/2008, -4/+1All that water just makes the hated grass grow faster, thus the need for mowing more...
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2Standing water tends to drown grass, just FYI.
- KingGorilla, on 05/05/2008, -7/+2If he's mowing his lawn then he's doing to wrong
- DrummerAndrew, on 05/06/2008, -1/+1I.. uh... nevermind.
- andreeee, on 05/05/2008, -2/+9It would appear as if his lawn needs to be mowed regardless of the body of water surrounding his house.
- Killtacular, on 05/05/2008, -3/+2I was thinking that looked like a house in Grafton. I was thinking that was going to happen the last time I drove through Grafton. I live in Golden Eagle which is in a neighboring county to Jersey county. That is so hilarious. I didn't bother to read the captions until I looked at the picture. That cracks me up. Never would I though such a small town of 600 people near my home town would be on Digg. Oh and to SillyRabbits, he still has power. His house is right off the coast of the Illinois river.
- Zenham, on 05/05/2008, -3/+42Let's hope he doesn't overmow as bad as he overwatered.
- Hangly, on 05/05/2008, -5/+3You can't overwet, same as you can't overdry. Once it's wet, it's wet.
- dajernts, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4You can't overwet but you can overwater.
- MrMacMan, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3Um, how about you test that theory on some of your own plants.
- UnixSkunk, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Well known fact. Overwatering will kill plants...probably quicker than NO water.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/Dic ...
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/troubleshooting.htm ...
...etc.
- UnixSkunk, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Well known fact. Overwatering will kill plants...probably quicker than NO water.
- rspeed, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Enjoy your root rot!
- Hangly, on 05/05/2008, -5/+3You can't overwet, same as you can't overdry. Once it's wet, it's wet.
- devilsagain, on 05/05/2008, -1/+9Looks like he is just pulling it in from being outside. kinda obvious eh? Have another cookie and go get back in bed.
- Hangly, on 05/05/2008, -0/+4Agreed. No one mows one handed and backwards.
- tandy400, on 05/05/2008, -1/+1It's really unfortunate you were born with such a lack of imagination and sense of humor.
- TheCheckist, on 05/05/2008, -4/+10Why is everyone assuming he's mowing the grass? What an idiotic idea. He's simply moving the mower away from the water.
- damnitdaniel, on 05/05/2008, -2/+8Jesus. It's a joke. I'm sure we're all aware that the last thing on this guys mind is mowing the grass.
- homeagain1, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2No, it's not. He is in fact mowing the grass:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/sections/article/galle ... - recruz, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0Meekus: Uh, earth to Brint, I was making a joke.
Brint: Uh, Earth to Meekus, duh, okay I knew that!
Meekus: Uh earth to Brint, I'm not so sure you did cuz you were all 'well I'm sure he's heard of styling gel' like you *didn’t* know it was a joke!
Brint: I knew it was a joke Meekus, I just didn't get it right away!
Meekus: Earth to Brint...
Derek Zoolander: Would you guys stop it already?!
- homeagain1, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2No, it's not. He is in fact mowing the grass:
- insanecee, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3uh... he is mowing jerk.... the headline says so.... jeez. Everything you read here on digg is true.
- damnitdaniel, on 05/05/2008, -2/+8Jesus. It's a joke. I'm sure we're all aware that the last thing on this guys mind is mowing the grass.
- Borgcube636, on 05/05/2008, -7/+5Motivational Poster
Yardwork: Sometimes, hiring illegals is not an option.- Cruelapollo, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1It's almost as if that was said before.
- tkcom, on 05/05/2008, -14/+6I wish my Photoshop skill is that good. ;)
- Tachanacha, on 05/05/2008, -2/+5It is photoshop. That is not a mexican.
- ricoboy24, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3urban gilligan's island
- MyDiggIsBig, on 05/05/2008, -2/+3isn't "he" a she?
- fullstop102, on 05/05/2008, -3/+2I bet his wife sent him to do it. He said "but darling I cant get to work." And she said "Well get out from under my feet and mow the lawn or something." You know it makes sense now!
- egeo2000, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2heh I was thinking along the same lines. This is probably the quickest mowing job he's ever done and he can still get credit for it.
- IllBeBack, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Who the ***** uses the word "darling?" Ever?
- Velnich, on 05/05/2008, -4/+2I hope the water doesn't rise much more on him. He's incredibly lucky so far.
- Jus7in, on 05/05/2008, -1/+2Why?
- DeadElephant, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3Why not?
- Synapse84, on 05/06/2008, -0/+1But why?
- DeadElephant, on 05/05/2008, -1/+3Why not?
- raptormn, on 05/05/2008, -2/+1digg for being local. i think i went by this place about a week ago on my way up the river road.
- Echomote, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2Pics or it didn't happen.
- IznastY, on 05/05/2008, -2/+8Lake front property anyone?
- fate3, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3lake front my ass that ***** is lake ON
RIP mitch
- fate3, on 05/05/2008, -0/+3lake front my ass that ***** is lake ON
- takua108, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Shopped. You can't see the grass underwater.
Dumb.- topace3000, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1http://www.thetelegraph.com/sections/article/galle ...
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