I'm supposed to be writing, you know.

[apocalypsos]

EDIT: So apparently it is a woman, according to Snopes. Although it sure as hell looks like a lamp to me, too. *shrugs*

Comments

[sabotabby]

I used to have that exact same snatch lamp.

[janissa11.livejournal.com]

I...sure didn't see a lamp.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Heh. Neither did I. :)

[janissa11.livejournal.com]

In fact I can only SEE a lamp if I say, sternly, "SELF: THAT THERE IS A LAMP. IT IS NOT WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE."

Did you watch the boys last night? I think Matt needs an intervention. Or -- possibly methadone, I'm not entirely sure.

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

I...thought it was a lamp. (How sad.)

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

You are not alone :P

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Whew!

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I had to work really hard to see anything other than a lamp!

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not alone! (You perv.)

[drewbeartx.livejournal.com]

Actually... I did see a lamp. Until sabotabby said what else it could look like, I didn't get it.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

I just saw a lamp. Possibly because I have three of that exact lamp in my room.

-blue, who just threw her hands up and bought everything at IKEA

[manynames.livejournal.com]

Me too. I'm starting to wonder if the gap between "sees a lamp" and "sees a woman" is just people who have way too much Ikea furniture!

[trinity_clare]

It's even better when your internet is running as slowly as mine is right now so the picture loads in pieces and you don't see the punchline until the end. *facepalm*

[namey.livejournal.com]

Actually, turns out it is the, uh, dirty thing if I recall (the plantlife's a tattoo). I'll have to hunt down the bigger picture.

EDIT:

[cacahuate.livejournal.com]

Shopped.

[viggorlijah.livejournal.com]

hey there was a snopes or something that tracked down the original photo for this and it IS a woman in a bikini.

So no, you are not a smutty bad girl (unless you'd like to be, ahem ahem) but CLEAR MINDED

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

In that case, I'm totally lj-cutting this now.

[trinity_clare]

Wait, what? No. It's a lamp. *incredulous*

[viggorlijah.livejournal.com]

http://calloftheday.net/?p=201 is where I read about it.

[viggorlijah.livejournal.com]

wait! it's a photoshop or a photosohop! or something. And now IKEA is involved.

I will never look at my lamp with the same innocence again.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is starting to become the most confusing "is it or isn't it?" thing EVER.

[trinity_clare]

Nope, still don't believe it, simply because why would anyone turn a picture of a bikini into a lamp? I kind of think the fullsize picture might be photoshopped from the lamp picture, though.

[moonpupy.livejournal.com]

If I'da had just taken a drink of milk, it woulda just been snorted outta my nose.

Just sayin'.

And Snopes if full of shit. Note the change from the "pole" to the lamp base. Last time I looked wimmins didn't do that.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

If it is a woman, her legs curve funny on the inside of her thigh. Like, that is some seriously awkward bowing going on.

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

Gyah, I googled it. I was sure it was a lamp. But...no.

http://calloftheday.net/?p=201 (It's a girl.)

[squee1123.livejournal.com]

hah! thanks for that. seriously. it was driving me nuts how it could POSSIBLY be a woman.

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

I did NOT see a lamp. And I think that's an indication of a healthy mental outlook.

[poisontaster]

Wow. I had to stare at this for a LONG TIME before I could see anything BUT a lamp. Does this mean I'm not dirty enough for fandom? That's disappointing.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I've alternated on and off between seeing a lamp and seeing a woman. So maybe I'm only sometimes dirty enough for fandom? :)

[poisontaster]

Clearly we will have to work harder on our dirtiness. :D

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

That is an admirable goal, m'lady.

\o/

(I need to write smut with the gay German boys. Clearly this is a sign. *nods solemnly*)

[illian.livejournal.com]

You're just versatile!

[cacahuate.livejournal.com]

I can't find anything about this on Snopes. Pretty sure it's a lamp. And that's not plant life in the corner—it looks to me like a santa hat and a hat with a tassle thingy. Which isn't the most likely tattoo.

[budclare.livejournal.com]

It's a teddy bear wearing a santa hat, which I suppose that some people might get tattooed on their ass, I guess...but certainly not upside-down.

[squee1123.livejournal.com]

...i see just a lamp. i mean...i get how it could KINDA be a woman...but...no. i mainly see LAMP.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Lamp. Street lamp.

[scary-being-me.livejournal.com]

When it opened, I saw a woman. Then I blinked as I read the caption and saw a lamp.

Now, I can't see it as anything other than a lamp.

I feel so cheated.