Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Disarming Character

Too Many Bench Presses For Homer

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


It's not the full bench of the Supreme Court, but it is certainly an opportunity to have your photograph taken with the five most famous residents of Springfield. Village Cinemas here in Australia have placed these life-size figures of the Simpson family on a bench outside each of their cinemas while `The Simpsons' movie is blitzing the box office.

But someone's obviously been a little too zealous in trying to get cosy with Homer at this cinema. Take a close look and you'll see that the family patriarch has lost his right arm. I want to know what's going to happen to the bench-and-figure sets after the movie finishes up in cinemas. Surely the promoters don't want all of them back. Surely ....

FOOTNOTE: Shakespeare he ain't, but is he the Bart of Avon?

Click here: Pentax K100D, F1/3, F4.5, ISO speed 200.

7 comments:

none said...

We have the same thing in our theatre but the first thing to go was the remote that was glued into homers hand.

Cuckoo said...

Yeah, it can happen anywhere. And surely they don't want to keep all of them.
So, what are YOUR plans then?

Alex L said...

what a souveneir, might have to pop along to the cinema myself and grab something.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Hammer,

There was a remote? Remote chance of that staying intact!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Cuckoo,

I'm clearing a spot in the rumpus room, just in case the cinema auctions them!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Your Eminence,

Let me know how you go ....

Keep smiling

David

Bart said...

Same thing happened at our local theater.