Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:36 AM
AntiBank (1,339 posts)
A Photo That Mike Pence Posted To Twitter Is Really Freaking People Out
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/optical-illusion-mike-pence-picture_us_578b58efe4b0867123e1970a
It’s only been a day since Donald Trump announced that the Indiana governor would be his running mate. But he already has us scratching our heads, after posting this optical illusion-style photograph to Twitter. ![]() At first glance, it appears Pence is simply enjoying a meal with his wife, Karen, and one of their daughters. In fact, he captioned the image as such. “Busy weekend in NY!” he wrote. “Enjoying a quick dinner with the family at @Chilis. Looking forward to getting back to Indiana.” But on closer inspection, it appears that his daughter doesn’t have a reflection in the mirror that the trio is sitting beside. Take a look for yourself. Pence’s reflection? Check. His wife’s? Check. But his daughter’s? Hmmm, nope. It’s sparked debate on Twitter, with some people questioning whether it had been Photoshopped or was the result of a bizarre optical effect. snip
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AntiBank | Jul 2016 | OP |
Laura PourMeADrink | Jul 2016 | #1 | |
melman | Jul 2016 | #3 | |
Logical | Jul 2016 | #5 | |
AntiBank | Jul 2016 | #12 | |
Shrek | Jul 2016 | #13 | |
AntiBank | Jul 2016 | #14 | |
madinmaryland | Jul 2016 | #38 | |
brucefan | Jul 2016 | #2 | |
In_The_Wind | Jul 2016 | #11 | |
DUgosh | Jul 2016 | #20 | |
anneboleyn | Jul 2016 | #33 | |
Jarqui | Jul 2016 | #4 | |
MyNameGoesHere | Jul 2016 | #6 | |
dlwickham | Jul 2016 | #7 | |
roamer65 | Jul 2016 | #26 | |
DinahMoeHum | Jul 2016 | #8 | |
independentpiney | Jul 2016 | #36 | |
boston bean | Jul 2016 | #9 | |
1StrongBlackMan | Jul 2016 | #10 | |
yardwork | Jul 2016 | #15 | |
1StrongBlackMan | Jul 2016 | #16 | |
grossproffit | Jul 2016 | #18 | |
anneboleyn | Jul 2016 | #31 | |
anneboleyn | Jul 2016 | #32 | |
grossproffit | Jul 2016 | #17 | |
Javaman | Jul 2016 | #19 | |
pangaia | Jul 2016 | #21 | |
Jarqui | Jul 2016 | #22 | |
IggleDoer | Jul 2016 | #23 | |
Jarqui | Jul 2016 | #24 | |
msanthrope | Jul 2016 | #25 | |
NuclearDem | Jul 2016 | #28 | |
msanthrope | Jul 2016 | #29 | |
asiliveandbreathe | Jul 2016 | #27 | |
Motley13 | Jul 2016 | #30 | |
MFM008 | Jul 2016 | #34 | |
anneboleyn | Jul 2016 | #35 | |
unblock | Jul 2016 | #37 | |
renate | Jul 2016 | #39 |
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:41 AM
Laura PourMeADrink (40,769 posts)
1. worry more about what people have said is the enormous lack of
judgement eating at Chili's when you are in a city with thousands of fabulous places to eat
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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:13 AM
melman (7,681 posts)
3. That's deliberate
It plays well with the the people they want to appeal to.
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Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:18 AM
Logical (22,457 posts)
5. Oh FFS, OLIVE GARDEN syndrome again?
Response to Logical (Reply #5)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:51 AM
AntiBank (1,339 posts)
12. what is Olive Garden Syndrome?
Response to AntiBank (Reply #12)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:53 AM
Shrek (3,749 posts)
13. I posted about it in the Lounge
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018882323
But nobody really seemed to get the joke. Surprising, really, because I thought the whole Olive Garden thing was an iconic part of DU history. |
Response to Shrek (Reply #13)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:58 AM
AntiBank (1,339 posts)
14. thanks
I would never eat at either place. Bleeeech. But I really do not care either were anyone eats, lot's of people have bad taste (if they didn't, Mcdonald's would be FUCKED), and it isn't my problem, lolol.
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Response to Logical (Reply #5)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 01:32 PM
madinmaryland (64,143 posts)
38. Not that, unless like me, you saw the woman in the mirror breastfeeding her baby while letting
all of her kids run around in the restaurant screaming.
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:05 AM
brucefan (1,549 posts)
2. I'm not seeing it
Wouldn't Pence's reflection be blocking hers?
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Response to brucefan (Reply #2)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:45 AM
In_The_Wind (72,300 posts)
11. It looks like that's what happened.
Response to brucefan (Reply #2)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:30 AM
DUgosh (2,985 posts)
20. Then where is her food?
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Response to brucefan (Reply #2)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:32 AM
anneboleyn (5,611 posts)
33. Not entirely -- it wouldn't line up exactly like that or explain other discrepancies
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:17 AM
Jarqui (8,954 posts)
4. Birthers and GOP deadheads are going to do a lot of hand wringing ...
worrying his daughter is a vampire ... but they'll get over it and find some wacky way to justify their vote for them
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:26 AM
MyNameGoesHere (7,638 posts)
6. VAMPIRE!
Response to MyNameGoesHere (Reply #6)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:31 AM
dlwickham (3,316 posts)
7. My first thought as well
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Response to MyNameGoesHere (Reply #6)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:18 AM
roamer65 (33,440 posts)
26. Well, we already know most Rethugs are blood suckers.
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:39 AM
DinahMoeHum (21,059 posts)
8. Another thing: there is no Chili's in New York City. . .
(unless you count Queens or Staten Island)
Far more likely, Pence and family were in New Jersey, near Teterboro Airport. http://www.chilis.com/EN/Pages/locationresults.aspx |
Response to DinahMoeHum (Reply #8)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:58 AM
independentpiney (1,510 posts)
36. yes, they were flying out of Teterboro
Doesn't change the fact his daughter is a vampire though.
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:42 AM
boston bean (35,223 posts)
9. I was more concerned the guy was already turning orange.
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:43 AM
1StrongBlackMan (31,849 posts)
10. My vote is she was photoshopped in ...
notice Pence and wife have plates in front of them; whereas, the daughter doesn't. Though it is possible that her plate was already cleared away.
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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #10)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:04 AM
yardwork (55,683 posts)
15. The table is set for two. Two mugs, and two replacement mugs.
This is weird. It really looks like she was photoshopped in - why do that????
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Response to yardwork (Reply #15)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:12 AM
1StrongBlackMan (31,849 posts)
16. Lazy Or, a lack of authentic "hanging with the family" pictures?
Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #16)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:22 AM
grossproffit (5,591 posts)
18. Oh dear. I just read your post as "banging" with the family.
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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #10)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:28 AM
anneboleyn (5,611 posts)
31. Where is the kid that is at the end of the table in reflection but not in picture?
Weird, and he is not taking the picture as one can tell from the angle. There also appears to be someone beside the wife in the reflection but not in the picture. As everyone is saying the daughter has no drink of her own or plate of her own. There is no way that Pence is blocking her entire reflection either --plus other details are changed. This seems like a cheap photoshop to pump up the "Pence Family Man" motif that was so desperately peddled at the convention.
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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #10)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:31 AM
anneboleyn (5,611 posts)
32. She doesn't have her own drink either whereas mom and Dad have drinks plus refills. The kid?
He is in reflection but not in photo (and he is not tall enough to be taking this photo)
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:21 AM
grossproffit (5,591 posts)
17. Holy chit! She's a vampire.
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:27 AM
Javaman (60,726 posts)
19. more of the right wing psychopaths unsmiling eyes. nt
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:33 AM
pangaia (24,324 posts)
21. Hmm.. well Pense does cast a shadow on her
the table casts a shadow on her leg, her head casts a shadow on her blouse and she casts a shadow on the booth.
But my smart phone is smarter than I am so.... |
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:42 AM
Jarqui (8,954 posts)
22. This photoshop works for me ...
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Response to Jarqui (Reply #22)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 08:44 AM
IggleDoer (1,186 posts)
23. Trump and his little Penice?
n/t
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Response to IggleDoer (Reply #23)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:02 AM
Jarqui (8,954 posts)
24. Look how small Donny's hands are
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:15 AM
msanthrope (37,549 posts)
25. Chili's in NYC?? Philistines. nt
Response to msanthrope (Reply #25)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:25 AM
NuclearDem (16,184 posts)
28. Why, it's like going to the Olive Garden on Times Square...
Response to NuclearDem (Reply #28)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:26 AM
msanthrope (37,549 posts)
29. While chainsmoking and breastfeeding my pitbull. nt
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:22 AM
asiliveandbreathe (7,580 posts)
27. Wow! - missing image???? HUH???
I wonder, if it was the drumpf sitting where pence is??? Would his image disappear??? - Maybe we can get a photoshop of it...just WOW!!!
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:27 AM
Motley13 (3,867 posts)
30. Wow, NY has the worlds best pizza
no knife & fork though
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:48 AM
MFM008 (19,694 posts)
34. Optical
Enlarge it. You see her chin under his and her hair.
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Response to MFM008 (Reply #34)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 11:56 AM
anneboleyn (5,611 posts)
35. Not her chin unless her chin has 90 degree angle
That is something else, not her chin. Nor do I see her hair or any other sign of her (plus that doesn't explain her lack of food of beverages which all belong to mom and dad) in photo. And yes I have enlarged the photo.
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Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 01:19 PM
unblock (51,214 posts)
37. if you look closely at the reflection of pence's shoulder
you can see just a bit of his daughter's outfit.
otherwise he is completely blocking her. |
Response to AntiBank (Original post)
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 01:57 PM
renate (13,762 posts)
39. you can see the edge of the table where she'd be, and the glass with the lemon floating in it
To me, it would seem impossible that he'd block her entire body given the angles of reflection that the visible edge of the table where she should be, as well as the glass (the one on the left at the edge of the table), would indicate.
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