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[–]RICH_LITTLE 157 points158 points ago

So he turns into Lando Calrissian?

[–]Xephyron 5 points6 points ago

Maybe... It all makes sense now!

[–]sweep99 4 points5 points ago

I heard he was a big fan of the Han Solo.

[–]mak10z 2 points3 points ago

that's exactly what i was thinking, Looks a lot like Billy D Williams :) and that pose.. its like he was already selling Colt 45

"Works every time"

[–]DrunkNFunky 0 points1 point ago

one word... "Alien"

[–]AlphaWings 0 points1 point ago

Every time I have something awesome, I'm late by an enormous amount of time....

[–]zomgrei 1 point2 points ago

Oh, I'm SO happy you said this. I immediately thought of this: http://i.imgur.com/7gjrw.jpg

[–]EffAUsername 16 points17 points ago

OMG, I am 99% sure that I saw this actual article when it came out instantly realizing how old I am

[–]tbonemendez[S] 6 points7 points ago

What's it from? I want to see the rest of them.

[–]diarrh3a69 11 points12 points ago

Judging from the image itself, it's from the August 1985 issue of Ebony.

[–]EffAUsername 0 points1 point ago

Oops, I should have posted that link after diarrh3a69's comment.

[–]gildedheart 2 points3 points ago

Here's a link to the full issue. Like diarrh3a69 said, it's from the August 1985 issue of Ebony. The relevant article starts on page 163. Some of the other articles are worth looking over too, since the whole issue is about "Blacks and the Future."

[–]ComebackShane 5 points6 points ago

Should have called it 'Black to the Future'!

[–]asterixpro 0 points1 point ago

looks like a hair salon magazine. The only ads are hair and cigarettes.

[–]Lettertjes 0 points1 point ago

There's also alcohol, make-up and medicine!

[–]Waguchi 8 points9 points ago

"At 40, he will have aged gracefully, and will have a handsome, more mature look."

I love it, hahaha.

[–]DHK83 6 points7 points ago

Michael Jackson ageing 'gracefully'

[–]crinos666 27 points28 points ago

What they may look like in 2012:

Michael Jackson

http://i.imgur.com/mxfJg.jpg

[–]DixieFlatline86 4 points5 points ago

Michael Jacksons' final form.

[–]donnieT 10 points11 points ago

Everyone's, really.

[–]HecticHeretic 14 points15 points ago

Fairly sure this will be mine.

[–]epicitous1 2 points3 points ago

why did they throw Michael Jackson's corpse in a pine coffin in the corner of some cheap suburban home?

[–]DrTRollingston 9 points10 points ago

Apparently that's the reason he got plastic surgery. He didn't want to look like his father, after the abuse he suffered as a child star. I have no sauce for this aside from hearing it on an E! type introspection years ago.

[–]bambisaurs 6 points7 points ago

What type of sauce do you want, honey mustard, ranch, BBQ, sweet n' sour, or honey chipolata?

[–]beanielove 5 points6 points ago

What in the name of holy socks is 'honey chipolata'?

[–]bambisaurs 0 points1 point ago

Idk I was using the voice feature on my phone (IOS6) and didn't notice it till now I meant honey chipotle.

[–]redvelvetdreams 0 points1 point ago

I remember reading a lot about that too. This is kind of an eerily accurate look at what he would be like, because that photo looks a lot like his dad.

[–]fatfook 3 points4 points ago

Michael Jackson:

Best selling black artist of 1983

Best selling white artist of 1993

[–]darkside17 1 point2 points ago

YOU WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING??

[–]realhermit 2 points3 points ago

Ah... the smell of an old newspaper...

[–]kuningata 2 points3 points ago

His fans grew much higher than tenfold.

[–]Zoomerlawns 1 point2 points ago

Gerry Curls went out mid nineties. How wrong this picture is!

[–]ddmotp 0 points1 point ago

Too soon?

[–]ptcptc 0 points1 point ago

Well, to be fair to the newspaper, it would be rather hard to predict that...

[–]Spekingur 1 point2 points ago

I see a bit of Justin Timberlake in there.

[–]vanailwood 0 points1 point ago

Swing and a miss.

[–]prboi 1 point2 points ago

Would have been awesome if MJ became a soul artist.

[–]Genion123 0 points1 point ago

ahahahah, i bet they got a big surprise!

[–]TheDarkestRobot 0 points1 point ago

"This picture's getting worse all the time"

[–]ndchristie 0 points1 point ago

welp, at least they got the narrow ties right.

[–]LC0728 1 point2 points ago

Well.

He could've been one handsome mother fucker...

[–]johnnyfappleseed28 1 point2 points ago

Why does this picture still get upvotes. It's been posted 100 times.

[–]dennismgordon 0 points1 point ago

looks like a X of michael jackson and billy dee williams

[–]billypilgrim91 0 points1 point ago

He just looks like what if michael jackson was a little older in the 80s

[–]wiseguy327 0 points1 point ago

He actually looks more like this

[–]mal9000 0 points1 point ago

That looks like my Uncle Don...

[–]jsimon8 0 points1 point ago

id love to see some more of these

[–]Nicombobula 0 points1 point ago

everyday michael jackson wished he could be billy-dee williams when he grew up..

[–]NoOneSeesTheWizard 0 points1 point ago

no matter what angle you look at this pic from he is always looking at you. Fuck.

[–]loxton_Ha -2 points-1 points ago

[–]mister_h 5 points6 points ago

I'm pretty sure that's a skeleton of a boiled woman.

[–]loxton_Ha 0 points1 point ago

perhaps that was intentional

[–]mister_h 0 points1 point ago

The boiling?

[–]JakeCameraAction 1 point2 points ago

Highly doubtful given the embalming procedure.

[–]lukeallyn 0 points1 point ago

i thought of deadmau5 when i saw this title... maybe because im fucking piss drunk

[–]Portinski -4 points-3 points ago

Dude was given a skin disease by the elite for not putting satanic shit in his songs. He got the plastic surgury to not look like a black guy that isnt black.

[–]FOX_News_enthusiast 2 points3 points ago

This explains almost everything.