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Shooting the MGM logo, 1924 (i.imgur.com)

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[–]3210123 82 points83 points ago

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Strange Brew had a very special MGM logo - instead of roaring, 'it' bletches, and the main characters spend a few seconds trying to convince it to roar (including playing with its tail). The lion finally roars a minute in, during their introduction.

The lions they used for these things must've been incredibly well trained, and possibly heavily sedated.

[–]fatherdougal 29 points30 points ago

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I don't know what the fuck I just watched, but I need to see the rest of it!

[–]shatteredmindofbob 31 points32 points ago

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Strange Brew, FTW. My favourite version of Hamlet.

[–]Nick4753 1 point2 points ago

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It is playing instantly on Netflix

[–]ihaveissues 1 point2 points ago

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One of the best comedies of the 80s. It was at the time, anyway. I wonder if it's aged well.

[–]Chromavita 1 point2 points ago

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Watch it, and drink every time they say eh, take off, or hoser. Also drink every time they drink or say beer.

[–]wellsdb 11 points12 points ago

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Ctrl + F "strange brew"

"Stick a pin in his bum, eh?"

[–]elcoremino 2 points3 points ago

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Crank his tail.

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    [–]xcsk 401 points402 points ago

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    Loved the MGM logo as a child, wonder how I never thought about the fact that they actually filmed the lion close up like that. Coolest photoshoot ever?

    [–]modest_radio 82 points83 points ago

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    I couldn't agree more, that is absolutely amazing. The huge mic a foot in a half away is crazy too. The mic kind of looks like one of those 20's era carbon condenser mics but I can't tell for sure.

    [–]rsound 338 points339 points ago

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    It's hard to tell exactly, but I think it is a Western Electric model 387 double button carbon microphone. They were big in radio and telephone equipment at that time. LINK It could also be a 1925 Kellogg Model 501. They had a line of telephone equipment too.

    Condenser microphones existed then, but they looked like miniature radio cabinets because they needed a amplifier and power supply right in the case to work. Double Button Carbon Microphones had good sound for the time, and had VERY high output, which was important during the era where amplifier power was expensive.

    [–]KingJulien 190 points191 points ago

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    i am interested to know how the hell you know so much about 1920s recording equipment

    [–]rsound 347 points348 points ago

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    I make my living in IT, but I was blessed with excellent hearing and a habit of tinkering (and a dad who encouraged it). I built my first microphone at 11 (sounded like crap), my first mixer at 13, and did my first sound-on-sound recording at 15 after hearing a Les Paul record and wondering how it was done. Now I'm chief sound technician at my Church (no pay of course).

    It's AMAZING how much of what you see in the recording studio today was developed in the 1920's, usually by Bell Labs to improve the telephone and later radio. Turns out the problems are very similar. The basic technology for disk recording with microphones was established by 1928. High Fidelity was available by 1935. Hi-Fi stereo recordings were being done in 1939. A list would be too boring for this forum, but standards set in that time are still in use today in every recording studio.

    I'm a voracious reader of the history of technology. Recommended books that are in my library: "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine, "From Tin Foil to Stereo: Evolution of the Phonograph" by Oliver Read, "Elements of Radio Service" by Marcus (1947), "Telephony" by McMeen and Miller (1922)

    [–]Asiriya 53 points54 points ago

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    Love hearing from people like you, with a genuine, impressive interest in something. Makes me wonder why the fuck I haven't ploughed ahead with what I love.

    [–]rsound 60 points61 points ago

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    For the same reason I'm not working in Radio or Recording; Doing what you love isn't enough, you must FIRST make a good living. I'm a Boomer, but was well steeped in the Depression-era work ethic: You worked to put food on the table: what you loved was the hobby you did on Saturday after the yard work was done.

    [–]pinsir935 14 points15 points ago

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    Makes me wonder why the fuck I haven't yet ploughed ahead with what I love.

    FTFY

    Now go out there and get some!

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      [–]Novel_Idea 63 points64 points ago

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      Fantastic. This is the kind of comment that's made me a Reddit addict.

      [–]idiotdidntdoit 24 points25 points ago

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      Reddict.

      [–]malnourish 1 point2 points ago

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      signal:noise isn't always quantity. In cases like this, quality sure shines.

      [–]xplosiv 4 points5 points ago

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      You remind me of Richard Feynman as a young lad. Love the curiosity.

      [–]ODSTSpooky 1 point2 points ago

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      Not trying to brag, and I mean that. But as a relative of Les Paul, it really makes ne happy to hear that a record of his really inspired you into pursuing a venture that he really enjoyed.

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        [–]asianwaste 22 points23 points ago

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        well... his name is rsound.

        [–]boober_noober 41 points42 points ago

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        Oh! He learnt it from his name!

        [–]psylent 19 points20 points ago

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        Arse Sound?

        [–]HeyRememberThatTime 22 points23 points ago

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        Arse Hound?

        FTFY

        [–]einsteinonabike 45 points46 points ago

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        As someone from the internet, this thought entered my mind as well.

        [–]PaxMagnus 23 points24 points ago

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        AMA request.

        [–]sockpuppets 13 points14 points ago

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        He's a timelord.

        [–]psylent 15 points16 points ago

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        People like you are why I love reddit.

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          [–]Gundersen 17 points18 points ago

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          Is "a foot in a half" the new "I could care less if..."?

          /grammar Nazi

          [–]Nuggetry 8 points9 points ago

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          But what if they actually could care less?

          [–]Stevie_Rave_On 21 points22 points ago

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          For all intensive purposes let's assume he made an honest mistake.

          [–]flabbergasted1 6 points7 points ago

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          Yeah, he could of done it on accident.

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            [–]rntksi 1 point2 points ago

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            I thought that was some sort of lens/prism that condensed the face of the lion onto that small round part so that they could edit it later on. Not sure why but I saw the lion's face on that mic-thingy

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              [–]johnggault 45 points46 points ago

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              This was back in the days when Lions were still friendly.

              [–]mbm 18 points19 points ago

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              ... and cowardly.

              [–]kennethcollins47 15 points16 points ago

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              ...and black and white, as everything was back then.

              [–]Dynamite_Noir 4 points5 points ago

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              I don't know... I think I would be more impressed with their TV one with the kitten.

              [–]televised_aphid 1 point2 points ago

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              MTM

              [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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              last photoshoot ever.

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                [–]Vexin 104 points105 points ago

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                I loved the Tom & Jerry episodes that had Tom as the lion.

                [–]R0CKER1220 93 points94 points ago

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                Mrow! Mrow! FFF-FFF

                Jerry slides in nonchalantly

                Mrow! FFF-FFF

                I'm glad they still show Tom and Jerry on Cartoon Network, but I really miss Looney Tunes...

                [–]MooseAMoose 8 points9 points ago

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                Do they still show the blatantly racist ones?

                [–]Nukleon 63 points64 points ago

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                No, they edited them, destroying a piece of history.

                [–]Cheeseball701 12 points13 points ago

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                really? racist Tom and Jerry?

                [–]Nukleon 29 points30 points ago

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                Tom's owner was a very "mammy" like black woman, with a voice to boot. Even though you only ever saw her legs, this was deemed racist, and her voice overdubbed. I'm not sure if they digitally changed the art for her.

                I do know that they have taken out several references to Tobacco, both in Tom & Jerry, Tex Avery and other shorts from that period, digitally replacing them with straws, lollipops and whatnot.

                The story of editing these goes way back though. Since they were originally shown before movies, some of them were a little raunchy, especially stuff like "Little Red Hot Riding Hood" if I remember the title correctly, and thus edited when they were shown on TV. I don't know if the original version even exists anymore, but it's a point to remember that these weren't always aimed at kids either.

                [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                She wasn't the owner, she was the maid.

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                  [–]AQUA2 16 points17 points ago*

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                  Being an innocent child, I never noticed the racism, but now that I look back at it, there were some objectionable episodes...like the one where Tom's stranded on an island inhabited by a bunch of very stereotypical-looking black 'savages', if you will.

                  I don't think the producers were intending for it to be racist. It's just that, when you think about it, most tropical islands are occupied by dark-skinned people, and in the bushes, some tribes might have retained certain traditions which have shaped the stereotypes embodied in that particular episode. We can argue that there is a n unfair depiction of black people, but come on...it's a cartoon...for children. Surely something as benign as a sketch of a cat chasing a mouse isn't going to turn them into white supremacists.

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                    [–]ChiliConChaos 1 point2 points ago

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                    One, two, three strikes you're out! One, two, three strikes you're out! One, two, three strikes you're out!

                    [–]omgukk 11 points12 points ago

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                    Here ya go, found it.

                    [–]Lurking_Grue 2 points3 points ago

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                    Those are the Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry shorts.

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                      [–]hegemon_y 197 points198 points ago

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                      Somehow "TIL" just doesn't cut it.

                      [–]GonzoVeritas 118 points119 points ago

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                      That lion's roar is so epic and has been viewed by literally billions of people. The crew doing that shoot had no idea of the sheer magnitude of the icon they were creating.

                      [–]holysocks 73 points74 points ago

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                      My dad lied to me that the more times the lion roared, the better the movie would be.

                      [–]goodgord 20 points21 points ago

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                      Lol - Troll Dads FTW

                      [–]Sleepy_One 1 point2 points ago

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                      When I was younger I noticed that some of the mgm lions had different length roars. It never occurred to me, that it was different recordings! I always thought that I had a poor memory. That's kind of cool!

                      [–]IZ3820 96 points97 points ago

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                      Actually, he was one of five or six lions used throughout the history of MGM. Slats, the first lion, was only used for 12 years.

                      [–]hlast99 69 points70 points ago

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                      Now I think "TIL" can cut it...

                      TIL...

                      [–]seagramsextradrygin 50 points51 points ago*

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                      Here is a history of the lions video I found on youtube

                      And the wikipedia

                      [–]mista0sparkle 7 points8 points ago

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                      The billions of people who recognize the icon but that have not seen this image have no idea of the sheer magnitude of the pants shitting that must have been done by the crew doing the shoot.

                      [–]CMJS 1 point2 points ago

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                      I'm sure they had an idea of the sheer magnitude of the lion standing in front of them... imagine the balls these guys had

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                        [–]Eliminos 16 points17 points ago

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                        The lion was born in Dublin zoo in Ireland (this fact was mentioned more than once when I was over there)

                        [–]CaptainTardy 8 points9 points ago

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                        I came here to point this out! Sorry we bored you with mostly useless facts :(

                        [–]pdxpoly 2 points3 points ago

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                        Damn! www.sorryweboredyouwithmostlyuselessfacts.com used to be my favorite social news site.

                        Now it's just reddit.

                        [–]Skylarkin 1 point2 points ago

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                        Also came here for this... Upvote for you both!

                        [–]haiku_bitch 1 point2 points ago

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                        sorry? whatever. /captain retard more like it. /fuck you, stupid-head.

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                            [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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                            Try as I may, I can't understand what this "TIL" means and I keep reading it as "un"TIL. Is that correct?

                            [–]Cyc68 19 points20 points ago

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                            Today I Learned

                            And now you have. :)

                            [–]dmauveihde 2 points3 points ago

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                            so nice!

                            [–]migmir 5 points6 points ago

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                            Today I Learned

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                              [–]FluentinLies 23 points24 points ago

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                              Because... really it's pretty obvious that they got a lion (or five) and a camera and filmed it roaring. That's not to say it's not a great and rare behinds the scene shot of an iconic cinematic moment, it's just not a learning experience.

                              [–]bottom 24 points25 points ago

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                              ya think they would have used a longer lens though, so they could stand a lil' further back, right?

                              [–]benpeoples 4 points5 points ago

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                              IIRC, it was the same lion as showed up in some episode of Lassie...

                              [–]ForgettableUsername 79 points80 points ago

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                              TIL Lassie was actually a lion.

                              [–]RichOfTheJungle 41 points42 points ago

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                              "Cows don't look like cows on film. You gotta use horses."

                              "What do you do if you want something that looks like a horse?"

                              "Ehh, usually we just tape a bunch of cats together."

                              [–]ForgettableUsername 16 points17 points ago

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                              Mr. Ed was a Zebra.

                              [–]a_calder 12 points13 points ago

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                              Not sure if you're joking, but Mr. Ed wasn't a zebra.

                              [–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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                              When black-and-white television predominated in the nation's living rooms, football games were too often disrupted when players ran into the referees, whose black-and-white striped uniform tops made them nearly invisible to onlookers.

                              Y'think?

                              [–]ForgettableUsername 2 points3 points ago

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                              I don't know why Snopes redacted the original page, but this article should clear things up.

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                                [–]likepeterose[S] 7 points8 points ago

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                                one of the greatest Simpsons lines

                                [–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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                                TIL Lassie was lying about Timmy in the well, she ate Timmy

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                                    [–]3HourLineForSanta 42 points43 points ago

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                                    An old professor I had at film school, a guy who's been in the business for decades, had once told me this shot was a complete set up for promotional purposes and he pointed out why. I tried googling to remember but couldn't find anything. Did anyone else hear this?

                                    [–]MozTS 30 points31 points ago

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                                    The obvious one is the lion is way to close to the camera, and would look distorted if the were using such a wide lens.

                                    also, why would the crew be lit?

                                    [–]zakool21 2 points3 points ago

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                                    Why would it be distorted? If in the center of the frame, distortion is minimized with w/a lenses.

                                    [–]unfortunatejordan 4 points5 points ago

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                                    In the original logo, the lion looks 'flatter', as if it were filmed from a distance. I can't really prove it, that's just the way it seemed to me too.

                                    At the close distance depicted here, the lion's face should look more 'bulbous', for lack of a better word. More difference in size of features at different distances. Consider this image of a dog taken from (very) close range.

                                    But I dunno. Just a hunch.

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                                        [–]NeddieSeagoon 2 points3 points ago

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                                        The background curtain is not in the movie camera's line of sight?

                                        [–]poesiedelaneige 33 points34 points ago

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                                        Here's a video of the MGM lions, 1921-2008. Their names are in the uploader's comments.

                                        [–]fingerflinger 11 points12 points ago

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                                        Tanner is THE most badass.

                                        [–]geenaleigh 6 points7 points ago

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                                        Someone mentioned the lion pictured is Slats, but it must actually be Jackie because the picture includes a microphone. Who knows.

                                        [–]kinematografi 23 points24 points ago

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                                        My grandfather was that lions liontamer. There are pictures of him with the lion in my grandmothers house. I'll try and see if I can post them.

                                        [–]redmongrel 115 points116 points ago

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                                        Shooting the MGM logo, 2011: http://imgur.com/1T2yk

                                        [–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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                                        I think we need to tone down all this rhetoric about "shooting."

                                        [–]omnipotant 23 points24 points ago

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                                        What you did there. I see it.

                                        [–]knellotron 4 points5 points ago

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                                        Wrong. Try this, shot on the RED Epic.

                                        [–]arorke123 1 point2 points ago

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                                        :( boo technology booo

                                        [–]sublimefan 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I didn't know they shot it on the set of Star Wars Episode III

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                                          [–]planetidiot 15 points16 points ago

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                                          Crank his tail, eh?

                                          [–]maliron 9 points10 points ago*

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                                          Oh now that hoser growls. TAKE OFF YOU KNOB!

                                          Edit: I am going to watch this tonight, it's been a LONG time, thanks!

                                          [–]makemeking706 25 points26 points ago

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                                          I wonder what they said to the lion to let him know they were filming because I don't think he would understand "action".

                                          [–]rott3nappl3s 24 points25 points ago

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                                          the lion was probably a circus animal or some equivalent, i.e. used to performing and trained to act on command.

                                          [–]bearsa113609 42 points43 points ago

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                                          Actually Lions and Dolphins are the only two animals that are born fluent in their native language, proper English, Arabic, and Latin.

                                          [–]Churn 18 points19 points ago

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                                          I believe you are mistaken about Latin, everyone knows this is a dead language. It's dead because animals are no longer born knowing Latin.

                                          [–]chrxs 8 points9 points ago

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                                          It's dead because animals are no longer born knowing Latin.

                                          Just use a zombie lion.

                                          [–]chronographer 4 points5 points ago

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                                          I can't see any lion around.

                                          [–]cyclura 5 points6 points ago

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                                          None of them re-mane.

                                          [–]hradon 3 points4 points ago*

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                                          Yeah, they were trained to act. The first two lions that were used for the logo were actually raised in the city I live in. There used to be a lion farm there. There are no remains of it now, although they did put up a monument marking it's location

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                                            [–]rogue780 10 points11 points ago

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                                            My dad was a projectionist when he was in college. One time, he forgot to load the sound reel. He realized it almost too late, and as he was loading it up and syncing it with the video, the MGM lion came up and so he improvised and he roared from the projection booth.

                                            [–]djpk19 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Hmm, unless this is right when sound was first put to film, there is no sound reel. Sorry to break it to you.

                                            [–]Wannamaker 41 points42 points ago

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                                            The one they are shooting here is Slats the Lion. This one is silent though. I guess they didn't have him roar till 1932.

                                            [–]ForgettableUsername 37 points38 points ago

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                                            There appears to be a microphone in the picture.

                                            [–]The-Beer-Baron 20 points21 points ago

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                                            Plus, it looks like a different lion. (To me, anyway.)

                                            [–]ForgettableUsername 59 points60 points ago

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                                            All lions look the same to me.

                                            [–]dcramps 79 points80 points ago

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                                            Racist

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                                            [–]RaiseYourGlass 1 point2 points ago

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                                            vocabularist

                                            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                                            I'm not speciest, I hate all other life forms equally.

                                            [–]NeedlesslyOffended 10 points11 points ago

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                                            Wow, that's fucked up man. You can't just lump them all together! They're individuals, all of them; strong and proud. Next time you decide to be so crass and insensitive, do it amongst your other lion-haters!

                                            [–]ForgettableUsername 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Woah, man, take it easy. No need to get all offended or anyth.... oh, I see what's going on here!

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                                              [–]TPDC130 4 points5 points ago

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                                              Racist. or lionist, whatever is appropriate

                                              [–]ForgettableUsername 4 points5 points ago

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                                              Is that at all like a violinist?

                                              [–]xelprep 1 point2 points ago

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                                              That's short for violent lionist. Look out!

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                                                  [–]rsound 8 points9 points ago

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                                                  According to Wikipedia "Originally silent, the sound of Leo the Lion's roar was added to films for the first time in August 1928".

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                                                    [–]vendaval 8 points9 points ago

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                                                    Alfred Hitchcock did that shot too, in 1958.

                                                    [–]MediumPace 26 points27 points ago*

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                                                    Even though this big lion may look all calm and domesticated it's still quite dangerous. Fucking animals
                                                    are completely unpredictable. One day they'll act all nice and the next they're mad at you for coming
                                                    into their cage for feeding time. Lions are crazy strong too. Which makes them more difficult to jerk off
                                                    of a pedestal, like the one in the picture, if they don't want to move. Shoving your fist in their whole
                                                    mouth is the best way of defending yourself if attacked. You'll end up subduing them while you get off
                                                    with only a few scratches. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

                                                    [–]puggydug 12 points13 points ago

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                                                    BRB, off to find angry lion.

                                                    [–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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                                                    One day they'll act all nice and the next they're mad at you for coming into their cage for feeding time.

                                                    So, it's not much different from your standard house cat. It's just big enough that when you piss it off, it could easily kill you.

                                                    [–]DirtyBinLV 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    Even though this lion may look all calm and domesticated it's still quite dangerous. Fucking animals are completely unpredictable.

                                                    Roy Horn (of Siegfried and Roy) found that out the hard way.

                                                    [–]simtel20 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    They worked with tigers didn't they?

                                                    [–]ForgettableUsername 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    This is true. It was a tiger and not a lion.

                                                    [–]DirtyBinLV 7 points8 points ago*

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                                                    Which seem to be equally predictable on the "is it going to chew on my jugular" front.

                                                    [–]KaylaS 7 points8 points ago

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                                                    I am seeing you all over lately.

                                                    Well done.

                                                    [–]vidsid 20 points21 points ago

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                                                    "Which makes them more difficult to jerk off"

                                                    I'll bet!

                                                    [–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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                                                    I wouldn't know how to jerk off a barbed penis.

                                                    [–]KaylaS 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    TIL cats are into S&M.

                                                    [–]matthias00 10 points11 points ago

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                                                    http://i.imgur.com/uXAT8.jpg

                                                    [–]remaxx 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    I love you right now.

                                                    [–]billiamo 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    you can jerk off anything with a penis....

                                                    [–]Raz4life 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    I have a penis, Greg. Could you jerk off me?

                                                    [–]Amonaroso 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    I think you're supposed to put a beehive in its mouth.

                                                    [–]ForgettableUsername 9 points10 points ago

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                                                    Your line-spacing intrigues and confuses me.

                                                    [–]poetrysquared 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    It is very strange

                                                    [–]ComicDebris 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Fucking animals is completely unpredictable.

                                                    FTFY Sorry to be a grammar nazi.

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                                                    I actually had a friend who lived near a farm which cared for show animals,like lions. I don't know
                                                    he slept at night, because there would be roaring and other noises. I told him , "How you do it,
                                                    I'll never know", but he just said he got used to it and didn't think much of it. I find it difficult
                                                    to believe, as they could break out at any time and you would never know, but maybe that's just me.

                                                    [–]parabology 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    wow, subtle

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                                                      [–]cyclura 6 points7 points ago

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                                                      Little Known Fact: The lion was later blacklisted for being a communist and never worked in Hollywood again.

                                                      [–]DanielTeague 4 points5 points ago

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                                                      Did they tickle him or something to get him to roar, or is training a lion to roar on command not as difficult as I think it would be?

                                                      [–]Vestan_Pance 5 points6 points ago

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                                                      There's another guy just out of shot with a wet towel and a determined look on his face.

                                                      [–]gonorrhea_nodule 5 points6 points ago

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                                                      Lion fluffer?

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                                                        [–]Jazzbandrew 11 points12 points ago

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                                                        Is it just me or does it look like the microphone is directly in between the camera and the lion? What am I missing?

                                                        [–]scottydg 44 points45 points ago

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                                                        Depth perception.

                                                        [–]Jazzbandrew 10 points11 points ago*

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                                                        Touché.

                                                        [–]MorningHaze 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        "So what's stopping that lion from tearing us apart at the drop of a hat?"

                                                        "Well the thing about that is..."

                                                        "..."

                                                        [–]superpony123 4 points5 points ago*

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                                                        That lion is buried in a sorta nearby town (Long Hill, NJ). Fun fact.

                                                        [–]slowmoon 4 points5 points ago

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                                                        Isn't it a little absurd that many films begin with a large cat yelling into our faces. It's a complete non-sequitur that we just take for granted because we've seen it so long. Imagine walking into a bank or something and there's just a screen with a bear that yells into your face as you walk in the front door. And the bank people would just be like "Yeah, that's our logo."

                                                        [–]djpk19 1 point2 points ago

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                                                        I imagine it is similar to the Dolby THX sound advertisement before movies now. That idea of announcing that yes, this picture has sound, thank you for your time.

                                                        [–]apple_cake 4 points5 points ago

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                                                        Hey Mike, Joe here. You might wanna wear your brown trousers in to work today.

                                                        [–]HarryCarnce 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        what a regal beast

                                                        [–]lazyboy0172 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        which is real? http://i.imgur.com/w4n2M.jpg (original post)

                                                        http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xa1q4E3ALH8/SwHXr6zhzrI/AAAAAAAAADQ/XPHzYN003pw/s1600/mgm_lion_2.jpg (google image result from mgm lion)

                                                        http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DhNMHcRSNdo/0.jpg (for reference)

                                                        [–]impressive 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        They must have had exceptionally fun trying to get it to roar, but without eating them.

                                                        [–]deeboe 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        Anyone else hear the roar in their head? Iconic sound!

                                                        [–]licorice_straw 22 points23 points ago

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                                                        That would be so scary, I ain't lion.

                                                        [–]ChrisPWill 8 points9 points ago

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                                                        The mane guy behind the camera must have found it hard to stay behind it when the the lion roared.

                                                        [–]Mavlis 14 points15 points ago

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                                                        He must have a lot of pride concerning his iconic shot, though.

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                                                          [–]GilChesterton 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          It's probably Slats, the first lion. This was not, however, the footage used in the first version. Alas, no photo exists of that shoot.

                                                          [–]StonerBob 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          MGM lion attacking one of its care takers!

                                                          [–]MozTS 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          the lions wife seems to be trying to break up the fight.

                                                          also fuck whoever is talking over that video, christ.

                                                          [–]Thenadamgoes 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          Holy crap that guy talking is annoying.

                                                          [–]Scrooge_McDuck90 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          I'm 90% sure that is not an MGM lion but more a lion kept at the MGM studios, ie. it was not used for any MGM logo.

                                                          [–]GonZonian 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          Fucking brilliant. Ever time I see the lion, I visualize him being encouraged by his trainer to roar. You can see him looking at a particular direction several times, probably to a familiar face. This picture is a keeper, thanks for posting!

                                                          [–]Zyberst 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          And that's two very focused men.

                                                          [–]m__ 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          "No, I'm not feeling it, we need more energy"

                                                          [–]Hibno 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          It's something I see almost every day, but I never thought about them actually filming it.

                                                          I like how the mic is set up right in front of the lion's face, like the lion is about to read a news report over the radio or something.

                                                          And I think this every time I see a picture form the 1920s, but damn, people dressed up back then. Dress shirts and newsboy hats just to film a lion. People are going to look at pictures of the present day and think we were all a bunch of slobs.

                                                          [–]molslaan 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Next scene: no lion and a head next to the tripod.

                                                          [–]danfanclub 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck that!!!! Those dudes better have been paid well~

                                                          [–]pigpong 1 point2 points ago*

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                                                          I totally thought the thumbnail was a guy with his elbow down on a desk. Lion's head = face w/ beard; Lion's rear legs = man's right arm

                                                          [–]die_innere_orange 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Ars Gratia Artis

                                                          [–]craftyshrew 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          They have this pic up in the hallways at MGM Grand in Vegas...Loved it there. Love it here.

                                                          [–]maltman1856 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          That photo is in most of the rooms at the MGM on the strip.

                                                          [–]linlorienelen 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Gay's Lion Farm- El Monte, CA http://www.image-archeology.com/Gay's_Lion_Farm_CA.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay's_Lion_Farm

                                                          "Gay's Lion Farm was a public selective breeding facility and tourist attraction located at the south-east junction of Peck Road and Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California. It operated from 1925 through 1942, when it was closed temporarily due to wartime meat shortages. It was never reopened."

                                                          [–]huntwhale 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          When I stayed at the MGM last year, this photo was in my room. I took a crude iPhone picture to remember it. Thanks for a better one.

                                                          [–]rteague2566 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Don't you mean the shooting of the shooting of the MGM logo?

                                                          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          That lion feels overqualified.

                                                          [–]goldgecko4 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          That camera man deserves his own entry in the encyclopedia under "Steel, Balls of"

                                                          [–]vullerton 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          That lion is from the El Monte Lion zoo. Gays Lion Farm. http://www.image-archeology.com/Gay's_Lion_Farm_CA.htm Pretty crazy to bad it closed down.

                                                          [–]bijibijmak 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Who else sang the Tom & Jerry theme after they saw this?

                                                          [–]Torg0 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Shitting the pants, 1924.

                                                          [–]twocatkitten 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          What an amazing picture! I have always loved the log and it is so great to be able to see how it was filmed! A great little piece of history! Thanks for sharing!

                                                          [–]LadyCheeba 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          i read somewhere that this lion later ended up killing its trainer and two assistants. anyone wanna verify this?

                                                          [–]manikfox 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Clearly those guys were non-union...

                                                          [–]jtp8736 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Third roar! Drop the needle!

                                                          Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon

                                                          [–]ferdelcarpio 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          This is amazing. I love old marketing, it makes me realize how important is to keep it simple. Nowadays everything is over-think and created with a purpose... This logo is probable one of the most famous around the world...

                                                          [–]unfriendlyfire 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          The origin of putting pussy on a pedestal?

                                                          [–]Pookah 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          I always wondered about that!

                                                          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          If you like that photo, this story will blow your mind:

                                                          MGM Lion Crashes in Arizona

                                                          tl;dr: They flew one of the MGM Lions around the country on a small plane in 1927 as a publicity stunt, plane crashes, lion survives and is rescued by cowboys using a sled.

                                                          [–]Dakillakan 1 point2 points ago*

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                                                          Legend has it that one of the Leo the Lions is buried in my hometown. Gillette, NJ if any internet detectives are out there. I can not confirm this but have always wondered.

                                                          Edit: BAM!

                                                          [–]ManHash 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Just a quick MGM fact: The logo around the lion says "ARS GRATIA ARTIS" which is Latin for "art for the sake of art"

                                                          [–]mazdarx2001 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Believe it or not, I have the skeleton to that lion in my classroom! My high school was built on the sight of Gay's lion farm where that lion lived. I wonder if MGM knows!???

                                                          [–]ih4tecaptcha 1 point2 points ago*

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                                                          Shooting the MGM logo, 2011

                                                          [–]greenspikefrog 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Third roar, cue Pink Floyd.

                                                          [–]MisterCurtis 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          My world just collapsed... I thought THIS was how they filmed it.

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