Does this image of Japan's emperor look a bit strange?

chrisinhouston · 03-16-2011, 12:14 PM

From today's NY Times on the Japanese earthquake.

This is weird, his head looks abnormally large for his body. Well, maybe emperors possess larger then normal brains for all of those things they have to do.

Pete Zicato · 03-16-2011, 12:18 PM

Wow. That's an amateurishly bad photoshop effort.

glatt · 03-16-2011, 12:19 PM

Hey, how was your tiger cruise?

glatt · 03-16-2011, 12:24 PM

They can't all be photoshops.

glatt · 03-16-2011, 12:27 PM

"Look at the size of that boy's head. It's like an orange on a toothpick."

"No kidding. His head's like Sputnik. Spherical, but quite pointy in parts."

"Oooh, that was offsides, wasn't it? Tonight he'll cry himself to sleep... on his huge pillow!"

"..hauling that gargantuan cranium about!"

Spexxvet · 03-16-2011, 12:29 PM

That's a picture of the new Emperor Pez dispenser.

Pete Zicato · 03-16-2011, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

They can't all be photoshops.

No. He definitely has a pumpkin head. But the op picture looks a little too sharply defined around the head. Maybe it's the field of focus (right term?) but his face looks sharply in focus, his suit doesn't.

Shawnee123 · 03-16-2011, 12:19 PM

He's anime.

(I'm sorry. I'm SORRY. I SAID I WAS SORRY!)

Shawnee123 · 03-16-2011, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

They can't all be photoshops.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

He's anime.

Shawnee123 · 03-16-2011, 12:44 PM

Youse guys are funny.

He's really a cute looking man, but yeah, why is his head so big?

footfootfoot · 03-16-2011, 04:28 PM

"Does this tiny torso make my head look fat?"

Griff · 03-16-2011, 04:47 PM

I'm betting he's got some super-powers.

Clodfobble · 03-16-2011, 04:51 PM

Maybe, like all good imperial families, they engage in the fine art of inbreeding.

infinite monkey · 03-17-2011, 08:36 AM

He's really made some headway, though.

"What's a headway?"

"In this case, about 40 pounds."

Ba dum dum

jimhelm · 03-17-2011, 09:34 AM

small bodies, large heads seems to be rather common among celebrities.

Check out Billy Idol or Tim Curry or Eddie Izzard.

the host of AFV is like that too:

03-16-2011, 12:14 PM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Does this image of Japan's emperor look a bit strange? From today's NY Times on the Japanese earthquake. This is weird, his head looks abnormally large for his body. Well, maybe emperors possess larger then normal brains for all of those things they have to do. Attached Images

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Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Wow. That's an amateurishly bad photoshop effort. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

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03-16-2011, 12:19 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He's anime. (I'm sorry. I'm SORRY. I SAID I WAS SORRY!) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-16-2011, 12:27 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	"Look at the size of that boy's head. It's like an orange on a toothpick." "No kidding. His head's like Sputnik. Spherical, but quite pointy in parts." "Oooh, that was offsides, wasn't it? Tonight he'll cry himself to sleep... on his huge pillow!" "..hauling that gargantuan cranium about!"

03-16-2011, 12:44 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Youse guys are funny. He's really a cute looking man, but yeah, why is his head so big? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	"Does this tiny torso make my head look fat?" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	He's really made some headway, though. "What's a headway?" "In this case, about 40 pounds." Ba dum dum

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jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	small bodies, large heads seems to be rather common among celebrities. Check out Billy Idol or Tim Curry or Eddie Izzard. the host of AFV is like that too: __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

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