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| | Saigon Execution This AP photograph of a Vietcong being executed on a Saigon street is frequently used for quick and dirty head-swaps. |
| | Sam The Dog What can I say about Sam? He was ugly? That goes without saying. He was a blind Chinese Crested hairless dog, and three time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California. Sam went on to that big kennel in the sky in November 2005. |
| Saturday Night Fever - See Travolta, John | |
| | Eye of Sauron In Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies (based on J. R. R. Tolkein's series of books), the character Sauron is portrayed as a spirit-like being who cannot take bodily form, whose only physical presence is a giant, floating, flaming, yellowish-red eye. A number of Fark photoshoppers must be Tolkein fans, because the image appears rather frequently. |
| | The Scream This classic painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munsch is often used when somebody in the original is in the act of screaming. Thanks to Procedural Texture for the suggestion. |
| | Sgt. Pepper's Album So many people, so many head swaps. Sometimes called into play when somebody in a funky uniform is the subject of a contest. |
| | William Shatner Years before he commanded the Starship Enterprise, Bill Shatner starred in a couple of Twilight Zone episodes. This classic still is from "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" where he plays Bob Wilson, a man who sees a creature destroying the engine of a plane while it is still in flight. Of course he's the only one that sees it and everyone else on the flight believes he's nutty as a fruitcake. Usual approach for this cliché is to replace the monster in the window with something from the 'O'. Thanks to Chaositect for the suggestion. |
| | Shining This scene of a demented Jack Nicholson breaking down a door with an axe is from the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror movie "Shining" staring Jack and Shelley Duvall. There's an excellent synopsis of the plot on Wikipedia. Photo is sometimes accompanied by the words "Here's Johnny!" See also Twin Girls |
| | Son of Man This 1964 surreal painting by Rene Magritte appears occasionally in photoshop contests, usually when the "O" contains a person wearing a bowler. A discussion of Magritte and the significance of this painting can be found on Wikipedia. |
| | Special Olympics Runner I think this photo was used by the Special Olympics a few years back in some of their ads. I could be wrong about that, but in any case somebody grabbed it and used it to make a comment about the stupidity of arguing on the internet (see the 'O'). It appears occasionally in Fark contests, often enough to qualify as a cliché anyway. |
| | Phil Spector This picture of Phil Spector in an enormous blonde afro wig was taken during his murder trial. Best known for his work as a record producer, Spector originated the famous "Wall of Sound" production technique. The photo often appears when the original contains tumbleweeds, shredded wheat, or similar fuzzy objects. |
| | Nutsack Squirrel This Cape Ground Squirrel is the nearest thing to an "official mascot" for FARK. The original FARK.COM site was just a link to this picture. Drew threw the image up as a place holder after registering Fark.com. After people complained because he used to e-mail links in mass e-mails, he started putting them on Fark. The rest is history. The photo was taken by Kevin Schafer in Etosha National Park, Namibia around 1993 and can be found as part of the stock photo offerings on the Corbis website. The photo has not been altered...the squirrel's privates really are that huge. Thanks to Yammering_Splat_Vector and GaidinBDJ for the background info. |
| | Starbucks Coffee The aggressive franchising of the Starbucks coffee chain has made it's twin-tailed siren logo a common sight in most urban areas. Whenever there is a vacant building or open lot in a photoshop 'O, a sign advertising a soon-to-open Starbucks is likely to appear. There is an interesting history of their siren logo (with pics) on Deadprogrammer's Cafe. Thanks for Broadcast Dave for the suggestion. |
| | Cup of STFU Poster This happy WWII G.I. is Thomas Murray who was selected by the U.S. Office of War Information to pose for a poster to encourage war rationing. The original text read "Do with less so they'll have enough!" Murray passed away in 2002 before the modified version of the poster gained popularity on the Internet. His family isn't happy with the new version, but the image is public domain so there's not much they've been able to do about it except complain. |
| | Allison Stokke This hottie is a pole vaulting sensation from Newport Beach, California. She has been the focus of much attention since this photo of her was posted on a sports blog in May of 2007. She has been popping up in Fark photoshop contests fairly frequently since. She is typically plopped onto the 'O' without much else being done, the submitter depending upon sex appeal to garner votes...which it usually does. Here is a link to a Washington Post article about her rise to fame. |
| | Donald Sutherland This image is from the 1978 remake of Invasion of The Body Snatchers, a cult classic about aliens that are gradually replacing the residents of San Francisco. Aliens identify humans that have not been replaced by pointing at them. |
