July 28th, 2009

One finds the oddest things on Wiki Commons. I was searching for public domain photos in order to update a bunch of old Suite articles when I came across this:

hashish_compared_to_popcorn

The title is “Hashish Compared to Popcorn”. I’m frankly nonplussed as to the message, though. “Say No to Drugs, Popcorn’s Bigger”? “Drugs Are For Squares”? “The Bogon Food Pyramid”? “Two Ways to Improve the Viewing Experience of Armageddon“? Rather delightfully, the copyright holder explains the image by declaring “I took this image at one time in my life” - a tactful phrase that creates a certain distance, albeit nostalgic, from the hashish-and-popcorn-snapping amateur of the past, doubtless for legal reasons. One also gets the impression that “shortly prior to my homeless period” was left out of the descriptor.

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