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January 28, 2008 |
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WallReds
FOUND by Neil Strauss
in Towson, Maryland
This was on one of the desks in our design class. The paint on the wall behind him is what caught my eye. But as to what he's doing; I'd say he was just sucka-punched in the stomach.
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to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
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He's been shot!
... or else he's looking for his contact lens.
He's looking for his girlfriend's contact lens.
it looks like some sort of interpretive dance to me. Gotta love the socks.
I think he's about ready to hurl.
Breakdancing.
it looks like they're painting the wall behind him, and he's avoiding it by ducking.
when I took art in high school we did a project where we put colors onto a piece of paper and then completely covered them in black crayon. You then took a sharp object and scratched a design in which the colors behind would emerge. it looks to me like he is doing the same thing, but with his finger nails- he's cleaning his nails on the carpet before going in for another scratch . . .
One Tequila
Two Tequila
Three Tequila
Floor
speckin'.
he's going to scare the shit out of the next person who walks around the corner....
although the other ideas may be funnier and make much better stories..it really looks like he is just looking for something...but you never know...and some people don't know how to spell wednesday. Luckily, I do.
Looks like a still from a play or Film 101 class. The paint is film "blood" but they made it too pink--maybe for shock factor? A concept video, perhaps?
Heavy cloth backdrop fastened to some sort of shelf or cupboard...looks like an army blanket.
Someone in the doorway behind him to the right...the "shooters"?
"What is the opposite of down?" Euphoric!
Jason's lost his crack in the paint room. I think that's it behind you, Jason; over by the baseboard.
on your mark,
get set,
GO!
I like this photo which looks circa 1971-I could be wrong about that, though.
I like any photo that looks like the person is looking for a lost contact lens on carpeting. Lord knows I've been there many times.
he's an awkward boy, posing strangely.
http://www.myspace.com/neilstrauss
Possibly the dry heaves.
at first glance I thought maybe he was drunk and/or passing out. But after reading the comments I am certain Farmer has it right...he is searching for his crack.
Farmer, you stole mine. I think he's going through the carpet looking for lost crack pieces. My cousin came home and caught her husband doing the same thing. She also found him going through the kitty litter box, she left him then. She said when he starts smoking cat shit it's time to go.
What the heck is up with the fingers on his right hand?
They look wierd to me
I think it's a different Neil Strauss...
Tori, his right hand is in the Leopard Strike position in Kung Fu. He can get someone between the ribs that way.
The wall has got '80s fever!
well... that guy was cool, too. lol
YUP!!!! His stash is all GONE and now he's gonna put the 'mining' hat on, you know, the one with the flashlight stuck to the top???
Crack heads will search forever 'til they find more...it's quite a laughable sight!!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of when my mom decided to "decorate" my little brother's room with "splashes" of paint. She took four primary colors and flung them at the wall just like in the picture.
Uh, looks great, mom, looks just great.
. . . There are only three primary colors.
I think people get mixed up about the primary colours, and think that green is one of them, too. Because when the three primary colours are shown, a lot of times, (like in the google header, today) green is right in there with them.
Parden, me. She flung three primary colors plus green at the wall.
yellow and blue makes green... green is not so much a primary color.
i'm just wondering why someone took a picture of this guy looking for something.
"haha! you lost your _____! i'm going to take a picture to record this moment forever!"
poor man's twister with no colored circles..gotta love it!
"Oh look honey! Remember, this is the day we found little Billy kneeling awkwardly in the hall! We never could figure out just what the heck he was doing, the rascal!"
Sod Mondays...
he is in his dorm and has just suffered the agony of his first loss in the "decorate your hall contest" maybe a little more effort next time?
sittin' in an archaeological park said:
yellow and blue makes green... green is not so much a primary color.
thank you, captain obvious. I think we cleared up this issue already
lol.. love the spam question. "Spam protection: Combine yellow and blue and get _____ " for real, i'm not even joking..
This looks like my first apartment.....garish colored trim (garage sale remnants), pseudo-blacklight paint job, and possibly drunk young men hittin' the floor. Good times, good times.
Now I feel old.
That was a popular backdrop for photos in the early 90's. (Sears, JCPenney's, K-Mart, etc.) I wonder if this is in a fraternity house and this guy is preparing the backdrop for the 'couples' pictures as they prepare for the big Spring Sorority Social. I think this particular picture was taken accidentally.
This looks like the lost freshman we found in my hall last year.
Poor kid.
too much beer and too many women in one place: Overloaded his system.
The spam filter never claimed green was a primary. Just saying.
Looks like he's just been shot with a paintball gun.
i didnt imply that the spam question implied that green was a primary colour, i'm just commenting on the coincidence... or is it a coincidence? hmmmmmmmm
Left foot green, right hand yellow...It's not crack, it's acid, & it's causing him to hallucinate the Twister board.
Giving a good hard sucker punch to a freshman is so much fun.
Pain is the best education.
(No hate postings! I'm just kidding.)
His version of modern art and modern dance combined.
My first thought was church. In church when I was in high school we would have these dance/mime things set to music. Mostly about Jesus dying for your sins. A lot of suffering took place on the floor.
I was gonna say indoor Paintball game until I read this:
It is not allowed to wear short or t-shirt during the game. All players are required to wear long-sleeve shirts and full-length pants. Arms and legs must be fully covered during play.
...on a Web site about Paintball. But maybe that is why they shot him. But then...where is his paintball gun? So many questions. Now I'm confused. I need a drink.
Ooooo Tess you're just asking for it. Don't make me come over there. Thanks, Jason just joking Jeeze....
He has beautiful shiny hair
Could be an old Brady Bunch cast pary photo.
The kids hair reminds me of Peter.
I agree, that's good hair.
I have to agree with Meow. it looks like he's breakdancing.
I thought he was breakdancing too, but he's too close to the wall.
he's still new to breakdancing..maybe he needs the wall for a boost to get his feet in the air. this looks so much like the teen center where i worked once, and this is not unlike what our kids did a lot.
Drunk as a skunk and looking for shoes!
I think the guy is just doubled over in hysterical laughter.
I know I am after reading some of your comments lol.
Clearly he's ducking so he doesn't get hit in the paintball war. DUH!
Why isn't he wearing shoes?
Googlin' the finder again...
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseactio
Sock football in the hallway. Obviously. Used to do it all the time after school was let out.
My guess is orthostatic hypotension...he stood up too fast and the world went all fuzzy...maybe he's dehydrated.
look at the right side of the pic it looks like a person is in the other room.
That does not look like paintball splatters. I know, I have them on my house.
Perhaps interpretive dance. That could also account for the background...
or he's a spy sneaking around the corner and got caught on camera.
tisk tisk. what a bad spy.
Catching his very small pet grey mouse which is perfectly camouflaged against the floor covering.
that is EXactly what it looks like he is doing. capturing a mouse or a lizard. or maybe his pet spider. maybe the class pet escaped and he's trying to get it back. when i was in highschool, the leopard frog in biology escaped the jar and hopped all over the room, with the teacher and half of the class in hot pursuit. it was pretty funny. i felt sorry for the frog.
spam question: spell the word "palindrome" backwards? good thing i'm not dyslexic.
He was sock skating and lost his balance. haha
Try saying this quickly several times out loud:
"Unisex Shag Fleece Zip Hoody"
I'm coming to like American Apparel a lot. I encourage everyone to stay abreast of their latest offerings. I think it's good to get things off your chest, and it's good to get to the bottom of things as well. They seem to do both.
No, Dudley doesn't work for American Apparel. Dudley just loves Found and its sponsors.
Head Rush!
(Is that what Staph meant?)
dude be trippin'. dropped some acid and thinks he's playing twister.
This would be a demonstration of the proper position for an ass kicking.
Or perhaps instead of looking for crack he's showing some. (Is that too crass? Apologies but it was a long rough weekend with a lot of rowdy folks.)
Cheers, friends, it's miller time.
It's Monday Kat. You lush.
Safe at home and staying put. Thanks for your concern.
Cheers!
I think it's just a guy being silly in the art room in school....
dunno, makes me feel nostalgic...
Fuçk yeah! These comments have been so entertaining to read.
Oh, and unfortunately I'm not the same Neil Strauss who's written classics such as "Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists." Though I have been told I have his eyes...
So if you have his eyes, Neil, what else did you manage to pick up? You really should give them back, you know...he might need them.
"Brain the size of a planet, and they ask me what the number before 965 is. Apathetic bloody planet, I just don't know..."
I think he's in the middle of the Napoleon Dynamite dance.
Gosh!
wow! when i was 10 my mom asked me what color i wanted to paint my walls. "black with hot pink splashes all over it," i said. she sent me to camp and painted my room a horrible yellow. =/
this picture looks exactly like what i wanted to do to my room! and here i thought i was so original. =)
Certainly looks like he's looking for something he's lost. Perhaps his dignity? Happens to me all the time. But it's hardly ever on the floor. It's usually in the bathroom. Someone tell that poor lad to go look in the bathroom.
@Dudley: Why does "Unisex Shag Fleece Hoodie" make me think of that line from "Cold Comfort Farm"? "I saw something nasty in the woodshed!" Is it a hoodie to shag in? We won't even go into unisex fleece...
@sick in tired: I'm right there with you. At the moment, I'm struggling not to think of the "Mary had a little lamb" nursery rhyme. Please! Hello Kitty! Hilary Clinton! Anything!
he's about to burst into a breakdance. be excited. be be excited.
It's annoying when people put @ in front of someone's name. Like we wouldn't have known that was directed at sick in tired if you had not put the @ sign?
I thought this was funny.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term
I learn something new every day.
@feel in a little bitchy said:
It's annoying when people put @ in front of someone's name.
I'm sorry. It's something I picked up here, like the clap. I had never seen it before, but I noticed Jason and James at FOUND headquarters use it when they leave comments, so I conformed. I'm such a loser.
I think he totally got punched in the gut. I know that stance! Poor guy!
I don't see a problem with putting @ in front of someone's name when a comment is directed at someone specific.
It seems like every school has the same tarazo flooring.
Looks like he lost his balance whilst doing one bad ass riff on his air guitar. And the photographer caught his fall.
I know the guy, location, and sorta-circumstance... but I don't know if I want to crush your fantastic ideas & stories.
Crouching Idiot. Hidden Moron.