How would you react if you saw people like THIS??? lol.

Gothopotamus! - You gotta hand it to them for their individuality I guess, but seriously???
@James72 (26790)
Australia
December 16, 2008 4:17am CST
Each to their own and all that, so don't get me wrong here! But seriously..... If I were to see two people walk past like the ones in the photo I provided, I honestly don't think I could contain myself! I obviously wouldn't say anything to them or be rude like that, but I would probably be laughing so hard I'd cry! Maybe the one on the right would excite the panda 'cos she sorta looks like one herself in a bizarre sense! Imagine being the parents of one of these two? We may just have ourselves a human representation of "panda spanking"! A pretty shocking example I know, but hey, they are certainly thinking outside the box in their own freaky way here! So how would you react if you saw the same? Would you be able to keep your composure or would you lose it like I would?
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• Australia
16 Dec 08
I bet that's not one of the exotic sights one could expect to see in the streets of Cairo. To be honest, if they're fair dinkum I would suspect that they have a hidden but very sharp sense of humour. Like monkeys laughing at the zoo visitors. I must admit I enjoy the lead. Lash
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
Sarcastic, very, very cynical; and a fondness for disturbing poetry I reckon! lol. I remember seeing groups of people dressed like this in Brisbane City many years ago, but these two are certainly champions of their cause compared to the people I saw! Thanks for triggering the home state flashback Lash!
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
Oh I love the lead. I have worn a lead a couple of times and they are fun. They are an aggressive looking pair of people. It seems to me that they are saying "you got a problem buster?" Well have you James? Laugh? Why because she is so big and tall, because of her decorations, the lead? I think they look defensive like they are expecting trouble. Maybe someone was making fun of them. If I saw them I would think nice lead. Interesting hair but not my idea of makeup. Each to the own desires.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
So out of all the unique and expressive things that could be focused in on from these two in the picture, it's the lead that catches your eye too then sharra? lol. They do look defensive and I'm an exponent of the each to the own desire philosophy myself; but I sure as heck wouldn't wish to be holding that leash if she decided to get a bit frisky and wanted to escape! Thanks for yet another disturbing visual and I am happy in parallel that your own idea of make-up is different! "Interesting" was a very nice way to describe the hair too by the way.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Cerby squints - The other family member taking over the bed.
Of course. The lead is unique. The two girls look like goths and while I am not into goths I do not see anything particularly strange about them. Oh James really. As if she was going to escape. It is interesting hair. Not to my taste but I find things that are different very interesting. Now as for the lead. Well the first time I tried one the dog got jealous and jumped up putting his paws and most of his 40k's of weight on it and nearly choked me. He said it was his lead and no one was allowed to use it even though he did not want it. I mean just look at the size of the big galoot.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Very funny, they looked about 16 so I thought they were too old to be going to a little girls birthday part and they were travelling on the trams in melbourne. You just see all kinds of alternative wear these days. I would not wear it where no one could see me let alone in public but some people just want to look different.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
16 Dec 08
Are we being invaded ? I have seen some whacky ones , but i must say that one like this would take the cake James. As rude as it may seem, i would not mind having a dig at them , walk up and give them a blank look and then burst out laughing . Only hope my insurance covers health hazards caused due to "freaky accidents or incidents".
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
I do think that a "mirth from afar" approach would be the best bet here alok! That is one big and scary lookin' woman! I have seen many unique dressers in my time, but have to admit that this is one extra-ordinary example for me to see also! I honestly have no issues with individuality extremes but at least try to look a little appealing when you do it! lol. Thanks for the response and go check your insurance policy fine print. I wouldn't be looking for "freaky accident" clauses either and would seek "accidents caused by freaks" references instead.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
16 Dec 08
They both seem to be glaring at me, but i still cant stop laughing . Insured or not James, this one i have to have a go at. Get them a Panda, they need one by thside. WE have fans like this for our Panda Band, I tell you we are going to rock.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
Maybe we could use these two as security at the Panda Band concerts? I don't think there would be many people prepared to play up if they had those two standing there!
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@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
16 Dec 08
I would probably laugh after they passed me. I understand wanting to be different but can't they do it in a positive way?
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
I have to admit that I would do the same as you tammy. There would be a double take on my part and then I couldn't help but laugh mu butt off once they were gone! Yes, they are certainly expressing themselves freely, but they look so ridiculous while doing it! lol. Thanks for the response.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
16 Dec 08
Maybe I'm going to the wrong places but I dont think they're particularly weird. If I was the mother, I'd encourage a bit of weight loss for the sake of their health but, if they weren't ashamed to walk down the street with me, I'd have no problem.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
Good for you Wizzywig. You surely must have visited some interesting places though!As I said in the discussion wording, each to their own, but this was certainly one of the more bizarre examples I have ever seen. If I was their parent, yes, I would be concerned with their weight too, but I would probably be quite concerned with their desire to look this way as well and would try to find a happier medium. Thanks for your comments.
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• United States
16 Dec 08
Hmmmm, where I live, this is not really an unusual thing to see. I don't think I would think one way or the other about it.*L* Honestly, I am kind of like Lash and Sharra, the first thing I noticed was the lead. Like I said, it's not that unusual a thing for me to see. I once saw a young man on a lead, on all fours, walking down the sidewalk in town. The young lady holding the lead was really quite a lovely young lady. I guess it is all a matter what you are used to seeing, or how you perceive what you see.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
I am sure that if I were in my home city I would probably see things like this, but it is just not a sight you will witness in places like Cairo and Mumbai! lol. I don't think I could even describe how people might react if they saw people like that here! Seeing a man being led by a lady on a leash down the street though is definitely not something I have ever witnessed anywhere before. So how DO you perceive something like that then? Thanks for the comments Bo and for also outlining for the first time that the town you live in is actually part of a sperate dimension or something!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
16 Dec 08
Fair enough. It certainly doesn't hurt anybody else and I have no arguments with that. It is just a tad unusual is all! This is normally a sub-cultural thing and to witness something like that in a main street would probably be a first for many who saw it. I am happy to go wherever the conversations may go too by the way. I'm sure I will be able to keep up.
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• United States
16 Dec 08
*LOL* Ok, both your conversations this morning are going places I don't think you want to go, James. People can be weird, sometimes. But, if you think about it, we are all weird to somebody, right? So what if someone wants to walk down the sidewalk on all fours while being on a lead? At least these people are not out shooting things up, hurting or killing people. All they are doing is causing a scene, where more conservative types are concerned. But, really what harm are they doing other people?
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
21 Dec 08
Shame on you, James! These guys look so much like me and I don't see anything remotely funny in that. Since this is the way you think about me, I'd rather not meet you and be laughed at! 'Imagine' being the parents of those two???? I AM a parent of two such specimens! I'm upset and making sure I'm never around you
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
21 Dec 08
How mean!!!You are going to make money out of a friend visiting? I've changed my mind...I'm not coming....I'm going to put up a new picture of me on Facebook...just to scare you away from visiting India again!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
I always KNEW you were hiding something Sandhya! You must be quite a sight then walking down the street with your two kids looking like this. And in India of all places! You must be the most uniquely dressed triop in the entire country! lol. Thanks for finally coming clean about your true existence and I promise that if I do ever see you in person, I will laugh very quietly and cover my mouth while doing it.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
Hahahaha. Between you and another conscientious member Sandhya I will be hounded with news of my typing errors for eternity! For sure I will spot you very easily if you reach Egypt and I am actually likely to see you as the plane is approaching the runway if you are THAT prominently dressed! lol. If you do plan to come to Egypt dressed like the people in the picture, please let me know well in advance so I can rent a hall and charge admission for locals to see you!
@riyasam (16556)
• India
17 Dec 08
loli do not like laughing at anyone but this is too much.maybe their halloween comes later.actually,sometimes i do feel like dressing up bizzaredly (especially after a fight with my hubby or my mom)but i do not think i could compete with your gothapotamus(hope the spelling is right)
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Hahahaha. Yes, for them it is maybe Halloween 365 days of the year? I am trying to remember a time when I felt like dressing up in a strange way and can't recall one. I would have no issues dressing like they are if it were for a fancy dress party or something, but as everyday wear??? Very odd indeed. Thanks for the comments riya and you ALMOST spelled it right. It's Gothopotamus with an O after the H instead of an A.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 Dec 08
Hello, James! Seems you already found the new specie of Panda out there. Nah, I'm just bad at joking. I wouldn't laugh at them. I would do nothing. I would just be scared, because that big girl could beat me without any trouble. I'd try to keep a safe distance from her, enough for me to run before she can have grabbed me. But laughing? No... Just shaking. Shaking is ok. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Hi munhozmib. If this is a new species of panda then I may just have to abort my belief in evolution and embrace Creationism I think! I think you would have your hands full if this girl decided to beat you for sure! You could easily outrun her though, so get your sneakers on! lol. Thanks for the response.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Dec 08
lol Do you know what? I just realized that I have a cousin pretty similar to that girl. I don't see her often, though, so I suppose she is even bigger than before. That's not a panda, it is a bear!
• United States
15 Apr 09
I see people like that everyday.... they are usually asking me if I want fries with my burger. thank God it's on a leash! lol!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
"Special" fries? The leash being there would definitely make me feel better about it all too I think. I wonder if she kicks her legs when you scratch her tummy? Thanks Stormy and yes, I will have fries. Oh and a burger too!
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
There's a guy AND a girl! The original write-up on that pic explained it as one of each. Scary ain't it! lol. And get your own damn burger..... (And grab me one while you're at it)
• United States
15 Apr 09
Good! now go get us a burger and fries! I will wait on ya! hahaha! that SHE is a HE.. that's a guy in the pic! lol!
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• United States
17 Dec 08
OMG!! Please tell us that you did not tell us everything. That you are a reporter covering some kind of LSD freak show or something. Yes that must be it because nobody would possibly leave their home looking like that. But your not, and I too have seen this kind of "New Era" fashion in San Francisco. I have not thus far lost control in laughter but I have to admit that I would not do so well keeping control if I walked by those two.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
"New Era" fashion? God help us all then! lol. I did not tell everything, no. But a picture does speak a thousand words yes? I wish I did know more though and would love the chance to have a conversation with these two, just so I could find out what their motivations in life are etc. I would probably need a few minutes to get the laughter out of my system first though. Thanks for the response general1star and if you do end up seeing people like this in your home town, ask them what's up on my behalf!
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@rkrish (3003)
• India
17 Dec 08
I try to make atleast a gesture like how they are doing in photo and well for sure i cant dress up very handsome like them...its all about the world moving on fashion...
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
It's certainly one heck of a fashion statement though isn't it! And they are very handsome indeed in their own special way..... Thanks for the response rkrish and nice to see you active again.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Sorry to hear of this news rkrish. Welcome back though and I hope we can all contribute towards lifting your spirits!
@rkrish (3003)
• India
17 Dec 08
I have been lost due to family condelence of my grand father james..I believe to make a start again ...
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@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Woah James, you have grown! I thought you weren't really into posting personal pictures here on myLot.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
Hahahahaha. Yeah, I moonlight on the weekends SaintAnne and now have immortalized my antics in print! It is a very popular look in Egypt, did you not realize this? Thanks for revealing my secrets like this. I had managed to completely fly under the radar until you came along.....
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@yanwei (58)
• China
17 Dec 08
I have not seen anyone walking along the street like this,but I am sure I can't help luaghing at the first sight I see them. I think it is normal to do what you want to do.Maybe they just want to be different from others.It is really a good way to attract peoples eye.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
There is no question it would attract a person's eye yanwei and it would attract a person's laughter soon after as well! I can't help but laugh either because they just look so odd. Each to their own though, but it is hard NOT to find something like that amusing. Thanks for the response and welcome to mylot too.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
15 Apr 09
I have seen worse then those two boys dressed up..I think he is a boy atleast even with the pony tails he appears to have a beard. I wouldn't really do anything. I see alot of this when I go to town kids trying to be goth. I would guess that maybe that it was a Halloween Photo since it was close to Halloween maybe??? I would be thinking to myself though Why would they wanna look like that..I have several nieces who recently went through the goth stage now I have a 17 year old nephew doing the same. I ask them why..and they just because they want to...Kids...
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
15 Apr 09
Are you sure...if so that dudette..forgot to shave that morning since the big one has a beard on her/his chin.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
Yes, I THINK he might be a boy too! lol. The other ones a girl apparently..... The interesting thing is that I don't think it was dressing up for Halloween at all! This is one situation where I'd love the chance to actually speak to them both and gain an understanding of what makes them tick. Goths were all around me when I was growing up in the 80's, but I never came across any quite like these 2! Freedom of expression and all that, but these guys are definitely a tad weirder than normal! Thanks for the response mtdewgurl.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
Nah, the little one's a dude and the big 'uns a dudette! lol.
@balasri (26537)
• India
21 Dec 08
They would hasten my steps the opposite way fast for sure.I would be scared to s-- to show any reaction James.Well even I am the bravest of them all I sincerely don't know how to react to these people.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
lol. I would not frightened as such bala, but I would definitely have a mixture of intrigue and amusement both at the same time! I probably wouldn't be able to stop looking at them either. I am all for self expression and things like that, but these two really do look very funny! Thanks for the response and thankfully the odds of you seeing these two over your way are pretty slim you would think!
@balasri (26537)
• India
21 Dec 08
The words are really comforting James.Thanks for being an angel.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
The halo's pretty rusty bala and hasn't actually glowed for decades, but I do my best!
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
20 Dec 08
Looking through a few of the replies: am I the only one that can't find anything funny in the picture? I know Goths that dress way more extreme, I can't even find it in my heart to call them goths as they only have black make up on and nothing else that resembles being gothic apart from a few very common accessoiries. I like gothic outfits myself, more of the cyber part that combines it with lots of flashy colours aswell. But still, I wouldn't call this gothic. Otherwise any person with eyeliner on and a depressed look would be considered a gothic and 98% of all the goths I ever met weren't depressed at all. The 'goths' that are depressed, cutting in themselves are most of the time wannabees that don't even know where the subculture originally came from. But hey, there I'm going prejudging myself! I shouldn't do that; you see, it's so easy to go there...
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
21 Dec 08
That's ok, luckily we are all different and I know you are an open person in discussions. We don't have to agree all the time, we can learn from eachothers different points of view. That's what I like in you as a discussionpartner: the fact you can stick to your opinion but also respect the view of other people and know how to put arguments in your reply. Thanks! .
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
"Goth" was the closest description I could come up with cyberfluf, but I do have to admit that they are not in the same category overall as many of the Goth's I went to school with and have seen in my home city. I don't think you are alone in not finding it amusing either as several others have said the same. I personally do find it amusing though because it is such an unusual pairing of two people for one; and the way they have decided to present themselves is just funny to me. As I have always said though, each to their own! I still would love to actually talk to them both and find out what's what. Thanks for the response.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Dec 08
It wouldn't be much fun if we agreed ALL the time cyberfluf! Anyways, getting all defensive pretty much shuts down any discussion and I certainly don't wish for that to happen. It does seem though that I have been away from home for too long because many people have said that people like these two are not an uncommon sight at all! You just don't witness things like this in Egypt and there is no chance of me seeing this in India before either. I may just be in for a bit of a shock when I get back to Australia! lol.
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@GhostCat (313)
• United States
17 Dec 08
When I first saw this discussion I almost passed it by, and maybe I should have. My second response was "where have you been hiding yourself, in the middle of the boon docks (also not do be judgmental)?" The I checked your profile and noticed that you are in Egypt and while I would not necessarily consider that as the 'middle of the boon docks' (unless you are out in a very rural part of the country with no connection to the city or media), I can see that you probably would not be seeing many people dressing like this anywhere in the country. Not that I have ever been to Egypt but my understanding of the country is that this kind of dressing on the streets or in any public venue would not be tolerated (let me know if I am wrong, this is how I learn). Here in my part of the USA (Denver metro Colorado) while this kind of behavior is not necessarily the norm, it is not uncommon, and you will see it from time to time, especially on days/nights when young people 'dress up' and go out (that would usually be Friday and Saturday nights). While many of us may see it as hilarious and bizarre, it is not a lot different than I behaved when I wss a young person. Other than their both being massively over weight which is not an uncommon health problem in the western world they are just expressing their own individuality and may actually go on do be productive members of society. It is one the rather genius of western society as I see it. I rather like our "to each their own," it has given rise to a lot of innovation. Now if we could just stop trying to impose it on others. Sorry-- didn't mean to take this off to a serious discussion. Just really wanted you to know that these young people are really rather mildly outfitted. We are enjoying a Midwinter holiday season here. Hope you have a happy new year Georgian calendar. Cheers
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
17 Dec 08
I am in Egypt yes, but I am an Australian and also British, so I too have had my fair share of sights like these two! (Well maybe not quite as unique as the way they have managed to set the standard in that photo, but close! lol.) There is no way you would see something like that in Cairo though. I am sure it is not uncommon in many other places, but there is just something very amusing about these two in particular that I can't help laughing at. I am all for individuality and creative expression myself, but people should at least try to be a tad stylish about it! I have seen many a Goth and grew up as a teenager in the 80's when the Gothic look was very popular. The styles were certainly bizarre but they at least had a semblance of style about them. My own fashion sense was odd at times too, I must admit. Thankfully though, I never went down the path of trying to look like someone's big goth pet on a leash! lol. I have expressed my wish earlier in the discussion to be able to have the chance to actually meet the two people in the picture because I would love to know what they are like and what they are all about. It would be interesting to know. Thanks for the new perspective GhostCat, it may have been a serious one but interesting nonetheless.
@GhostCat (313)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Yeah, well, James, there was something about your writing that did not strike me as being very Egyptian. Despite the fact that I have never left the confines of the continental United States, I have known a number of Egyptians. And there is something about the pair in the picture that strikes me as being more British than American. But as for being, or rather not being very stylish, I rather empathize with that. No matter how hard I have tried throughout my life, and not matter how many very talented people have gone to work on me I have never managed to be very stylish. I finally gave up on it. I am a female, and I think not unattractive, but never have been beautiful, but I have had many people in the theatre and fashion industry try and make me stylish and I always look like some sort os a want a be, so I may have a be of a prejudice here, but I really am thankful that I live in a country where for the most part we supposed live by a get along go along motto. Not all of us are able to be stylish. It may be in our genes. Or perhaps we are just contrarians (my spelling dictionary doesn't contain this word, but I am sure it is proper). Whatever, my brother has basically disowned me. Cheers, Happy Holidays.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Apr 09
to each his own but... Keep straight face now, laugh later...
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
Yes.....must.....laugh.....later..... How can we NOT find that look amusing??? All hail the Gothopotamus!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
A rooster! Hahahahahahaha. Poor guy though. I'd never go that far myself and a hidden snicker would be the extent of it.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Apr 09
Gothopatumus hahahaha Reminds me of the punk guy in Italy with the mohawk. The locals pretty much chased the poor guy out of town. Near as Richard could understand (he speaks Spanish) they were calling the guy a rooster...
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@roboid (205)
• Romania
15 Apr 09
Aww well they have the freedom of choice. But for god's sake thay had done some bad choices. If I were to se those guys I think I would contain myself and cry for them.lol. Here we can se how powereful are the trends. They wanted to be in trend with others but they failed as they are people's joking subject now. Poor guys.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
15 Apr 09
Well if we take "pro" choice, and then take the word PRO, add another O (As in O my God what ARE those 2 wearing!) we get the word POOR. So if we use this completely ridiculous word morphing path I've just made up, we go from pro-choice to poor-choice! If this was one of the powerful trends, then I shudder to think what the weaker ones must look like! And for the record, it's a guy and a girl.....
• United States
15 Apr 09
and if we take the O from FUNNY then change the W to a C in BELIEVE then you come up with the word JAMES! just sayin'!
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@roboid (205)
• Romania
15 Apr 09
lol. it seem that they are both male. I don't want to offend them but if the one from the left would be a girl, that would be horrible. She/He doesn't look like a girl andthe hair looks kinda' artificial.
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