The Most Memorable Picture of the 20th Century - Page 2

wellard · 12-20-2005, 08:13 AM

Johny's is a classic but does it beat this?

wellard · 12-20-2005, 08:17 AM

More info for those to young to know....

The photo of Kim Phuc Phan Thi, as a burned child escaping
from her Vietnamese village which has been bombed with napalm
(8 June 1972) has travelled across the world and has earned
the photographer, Nick Ut of the Associated Press a Pulitzer
Prize. The photograph showed Kim - "the girl in the picture"
- a nine year old running down the road in the village if
Trang Bang. It was UT who took her to hospital. Kim's skin
was so badly burned by napalm that she was not expected to
survive, but after 14 month in a Saigon hospital, she returned
to her village to begin rebuilding her life

[ 12-20-2005, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

wellard · 12-20-2005, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Davros:
I was thinking the chinese guy in front of the tank at Tianamen Square

wellard · 12-20-2005, 08:53 AM

from 'TIME'

A small, unexceptional figure in slacks and white shirt, carrying what looks to be his shopping, posts himself before an approaching tank, with a line of 17 more tanks behind it. The tank swerves right; he, to block it, moves left. The tank swerves left; he moves right. Then this anonymous bystander clambers up onto the vehicle of war and says something to its driver, which comes down to us as: "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you." One lone Everyman standing up to machinery, to force, to all the massed weight of the People's Republic — the largest nation in the world, comprising more than 1 billion people

A great moment in history, very moving and to me THE symbol of the last century's greatist year (1989) but as a stand alone picture? it is after all a frame from a video (I think) many others beat it IMO Davros [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Intrepid · 12-20-2005, 10:54 AM

honestly?

goatse.cx

no, I am not going to provide a link.

EDIT: well that's the most memorable as it has scared my eyes, but apart from that perhaps the burning monk.

[ 12-20-2005, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: Intrepid ]

Timber Loftis · 12-20-2005, 11:23 AM

If goatse is the picture of the century, then what's next? Bathing in each other's blood blood?

Sir Degrader · 12-20-2005, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
[QB] If goatse is the picture of the century, then what's next? /QB]

I'd really rather not know lol.

^ Certainly the most memorable sports picture.

[ 12-20-2005, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Sir Degrader ]

Vaskez · 12-20-2005, 11:46 AM

hmm cool thread idea, I'll return with a pic if I can think of one

Intrepid · 12-20-2005, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
If goatse is the picture of the century, then what's next? Bathing in each other's blood blood?

The topic being most memorable picture.
And realistically you can't deny that it is memorable.
I said nothing about it being good, it is just memorable, for negative reasons, but still memorable.

Luvian · 12-20-2005, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wellard:
from 'TIME'

A small, unexceptional figure in slacks and white shirt, carrying what looks to be his shopping, posts himself before an approaching tank, with a line of 17 more tanks behind it. The tank swerves right; he, to block it, moves left. The tank swerves left; he moves right. Then this anonymous bystander clambers up onto the vehicle of war and says something to its driver, which comes down to us as: "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you." One lone Everyman standing up to machinery, to force, to all the massed weight of the People's Republic — the largest nation in the world, comprising more than 1 billion people

A great moment in history, very moving and to me THE symbol of the last century's greatist year (1989) but as a stand alone picture? it is after all a frame from a video (I think) many others beat it IMO Davros [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Really? I thought he got run over... Oh well, we learn something new every day.

12-20-2005, 08:13 AM	#11
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Johny's is a classic but does it beat this? __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

12-20-2005, 08:17 AM	#12
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	More info for those to young to know.... The photo of Kim Phuc Phan Thi, as a burned child escaping from her Vietnamese village which has been bombed with napalm (8 June 1972) has travelled across the world and has earned the photographer, Nick Ut of the Associated Press a Pulitzer Prize. The photograph showed Kim - "the girl in the picture" - a nine year old running down the road in the village if Trang Bang. It was UT who took her to hospital. Kim's skin was so badly burned by napalm that she was not expected to survive, but after 14 month in a Saigon hospital, she returned to her village to begin rebuilding her life [ 12-20-2005, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: wellard ] __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

12-20-2005, 08:53 AM	#14
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	from 'TIME' A small, unexceptional figure in slacks and white shirt, carrying what looks to be his shopping, posts himself before an approaching tank, with a line of 17 more tanks behind it. The tank swerves right; he, to block it, moves left. The tank swerves left; he moves right. Then this anonymous bystander clambers up onto the vehicle of war and says something to its driver, which comes down to us as: "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you." One lone Everyman standing up to machinery, to force, to all the massed weight of the People's Republic — the largest nation in the world, comprising more than 1 billion people A great moment in history, very moving and to me THE symbol of the last century's greatist year (1989) but as a stand alone picture? it is after all a frame from a video (I think) many others beat it IMO Davros [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

12-20-2005, 11:23 AM	#16
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	If goatse is the picture of the century, then what's next? Bathing in each other's blood blood? __________________

12-20-2005, 11:46 AM	#18
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	hmm cool thread idea, I'll return with a pic if I can think of one __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

12-20-2005, 10:54 AM	#15
Intrepid Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 28, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 37 Posts: 1,124	honestly? goatse.cx no, I am not going to provide a link. EDIT: well that's the most memorable as it has scared my eyes, but apart from that perhaps the burning monk. [ 12-20-2005, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: Intrepid ]

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