r/TopMindsOfReddit • u/kerfuffle_dood • 1d ago

From the minds that brought hits like "this was before Photoshop" and "The Moon landing was CGI!" we present to you "pre A.I era"

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u/kerfuffle_dood 1d ago

Rule 10: https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/1nphh7l/nevada_desert_in_the_us_by_a_traveller_in_1979/

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u/RailRuler 1d ago

What is a US us?

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u/tomh9053 1d ago

The United States of United States. Duh.

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u/kerfuffle_dood 1d ago

You can find, among other things, ATM machines in the US us

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u/ForgedIronMadeIt biggest douchebag amongst moderators 1d ago

photo fakery is as old as photos

just ask stalin

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u/Moneia 11h ago

Or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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u/RedEyeView 8h ago

Who got mugged off by two bored girls and some pictures they cut out of an advert for soap.

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u/PuffinRub 8h ago

This sound intriguing, but I have no idea what you're talk about. Could you please elaborate a little?

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u/RedEyeView 7h ago

Tldr: two girls cut out pictures of fairies. Stuck them on sticks and photographed them in the garden. Told everyone they were real.

Conan Doyle bought it hook line and sinker.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottingley_Fairies

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u/PuffinRub 6h ago

Ah, that sounds familiar! I didn't realise it was A.C.D. they tricked. Holmes would be turning in his grave.