Jul 10 2008Iran Photoshops Pictures To Hide Failure
So apparently Iran Photoshopped a picture of some missiles to make it appear as if they have the capability to launch four missiles instead of three and a dud (unphotoshopped pictures after the jump). A bunch of newspapers printed the photo before new things came to light and revealed it had been shopped. Uhhh...doctoring a picture to have four missiles instead of three? What the hell's the purpose? Why not go for the gusto and have 9 missiles shooting all over the place. That's what I did (picture after the jump). See how much more intimidating that looks? BOOM -- missiles going everywhere. You could learn a thing or two from The Geekologie Writer, Iran. I have a Photoshop portfolio, you know. Including, and pretty much limited to: the missile picture I just did, and my penis with a few inches added that I use for internet personals.
Hit the jump for the original picture, the doctored one, and my own version.
In an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many [thelede]
Thanks Geoff, want to join my group of 1337 photohaxors?
Reader Comments
1. Uncle Eccoli - July 10, 2008 3:44 PM
Ah, the Islamic propaganda machine - ubiquitous, blustery, and generally transparent.
2. Sean D. - July 10, 2008 3:46 PM
Hi-larious! Pew Pew Pew! ROFL
3. rtyd6td - July 10, 2008 3:48 PM
is it somehow confirmed iran did this? it seems more like western propaganda to scare their own citizens.
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4. Sincere Regrets - July 10, 2008 3:50 PM
Damn Geoff... you just gonna jack my email and turn it into a Geekologie post, and give me no props? Just like a Malawian.
5. dan - July 10, 2008 3:53 PM
your picture looks like the end of Terminator 3
6. Zoidberg - July 10, 2008 4:04 PM
PEW PEW PEW! HAHAHA! oh man that one had me rolling for quite awhile!
7. Dave C - July 10, 2008 4:08 PM
It wasn't doctored to make it look scarier. It was doctored, most likely by Iran, to eliminate the failed launch of #4. You can see a missile sitting on a launcher in the undoctored picture.
And, like everyone else, the "Pew! Pew! Pew!" bit still has me laughing.
8. Deena - July 10, 2008 4:09 PM
Now you need to make another version with the kitten firing the machine gun added in and perhaps add the line "i can has missilez".
9. iota1 - July 10, 2008 4:34 PM
Awesome, I just set PEW PEW PEW as my desktop background.
10. Rush - July 10, 2008 4:47 PM
No Kenny! Not PEW PEW PEW, BANG BANG BANG!
11. westy - July 10, 2008 4:51 PM
HAHAAH!! PEW PEW LMAO!!!
12. BlightedArt - July 10, 2008 4:57 PM
The Pew Pew Pew pic really had me laughing for a while. XD
13. Eric - July 10, 2008 5:40 PM
I almost peed myself when I saw your photoshopped version. At work. That would have been aaaaaaaakwarrrrrrd.
14. Tenchi059 - July 10, 2008 6:22 PM
I really wonder how the next US president will motivate the invasion of this insignificant country. Using the second image would be a good start. I'd also scream the "PEW PEW" part in the microphone to make it look more dramatic.
SCARY! LETS SMOKE THEM IMMEDIATELY! IT'S THEY OR US!
15. fsfikke - July 10, 2008 6:23 PM
Omg brilliant man! LMAO :D
16. RandomNigel - July 10, 2008 8:27 PM
ahahaha.
the last one is too amazing.
17. Cheatachu22 - July 10, 2008 9:51 PM
Nice. Now they look intimidating AND are going to blow themselves up.
18. Kat - July 10, 2008 10:30 PM
I like yours the best! xD Pew Pew Pew! I can't believe they shopped a pic... LMFAO
<3
19. lauren - July 10, 2008 11:28 PM
oh brilliant. XD
Now everytime I see pictures of missiles, I'll think of "pew pew."
If I ever see a real one though that's coming at me, I don't think I'll have enough time to think of it.
20. pirhan - July 11, 2008 1:40 AM
#13 - me too.. but I quickly forwarded to everyone else so that I wouldn't be the lone person in wet pants. :)
But seriously, pew pew pew = epic.
21. Gar - July 11, 2008 2:12 AM
Pew pew pew made my day.
22. johnny k - July 11, 2008 6:21 AM
Pew pew pic made me pee pee
23. SlowMonkey - July 11, 2008 6:32 AM
I guess we have to wait for the Danish to have the balls to photoshop Mohammed riding one of those missiles like Slim Pickens.
24. SmokingGirl - July 11, 2008 9:29 AM
Deena (#8) made me laugh with the "I can has missilez" imagery. Thank you.
And don't tell me that a country being ruled by an insane dictator lied, that is just too shocking for words. Persians lie? Surely you jest...
25. pucky - July 11, 2008 12:14 PM
This is the picture they should have sent the newspapers: http://eagled.com/mcg/screenviews/misslecmd.jpg
26. lateralus - July 11, 2008 3:14 PM
probably your finest work
27. wanks - July 11, 2008 3:40 PM
you should seriously get a peabody award for the last pic! i pissed myself literally at work. i was excused from work today. thanks for the half day geek!
28. grihm - July 11, 2008 4:56 PM
Hahahah, now you need to impose it on the newspaper with your headline.
29. bomber - July 11, 2008 10:23 PM
@ smokinggirl: persians lie? why you you have to ruin the joke with your quasi-racist comment? go count your carbs or something, stop trying to be funny.
30. Andrew - July 12, 2008 6:29 PM
i have a question, how much is a good but not too extensive version of photoshop? pew pew pew inspired me to make funny pics of completely different crap
31. J - July 13, 2008 12:00 AM
@ 30
Photoshop is hella expensive, unless you get it through illegal means, in which case it is free (unless by illegal means you thought I meant prostitution, in which case, it'll probably cost you something I don't want to think about.) 30 day trials exist on the Adobe website, but there's all kinds of other free photo-editing software out there - a simple web search would probably find you something.
@post
The picture isn't even photoshopped well. The bottom of the fake missile tail doesn't look anything like the rest.
32. DILDO - July 13, 2008 1:14 AM
PEW PEW PEW !!!!!!!!!! LOLZORDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
33. Jenny, Bloggess - July 14, 2008 8:39 AM
This f***ing rocks. Long live Geekologie.
34. Torb - July 14, 2008 1:07 PM
Hah,
It looks like that old Macintosh game "Missile", PEWPEWPEW
Maybe they used post modern mac art?
8-) (smug gekk smiley)
35. Prof - July 14, 2008 4:14 PM
OMG the last pic of PEW PEW PEW cracked me up!
36. guate6 - July 17, 2008 4:41 PM
The writer's picture rocks.