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Is this the greatest photo ever taken? (i.imgur.com)

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[–]GoodGuyAlex 263 points264 points ago

No. This is just a tribute.

[–]recursive 17 points18 points ago

The funny thing is the greatest and best photo in the world doesn't look anything like this photo!

[–]mastersprinkles 8 points9 points ago

Couldn't remember the greatest photo in the wor-or-orld.

[–]cbreeze81 26 points27 points ago

that comment was way better than the pic

[–]edgesrazor 9 points10 points ago

Still better than any of the prequels.

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[–]edgesrazor 0 points1 point ago

I actually had to go through a detox program for Star Wars. It was called watching the prequels. Now, I want nothing to do with it and tease my friends who are still into it.

[–]MaggotFace -3 points-2 points ago

hehe "play" I get it.

[–]fiercepriestess 35 points36 points ago

i thought he didn't like star wars? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nQiiES9_I

[–]peterhobo1 8 points9 points ago

I didnt click the link, I just knew what was coming

[–]BitterArsenic 0 points1 point ago

Same here

[–]dtwhitecp 6 points7 points ago

It's true. I'm an amateur biographer and I can tell you that Jaws wasn't his scene, either.

[–]Brettersson 3 points4 points ago

yes, and he only liked to ride bikes, also he killed a man

[–]mul4mbo 52 points53 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/m7gBO.jpg

[–]ysplzkthx 15 points16 points ago

Seconded. The back story on how much effort was put into it, including the soaked, angry cats and the time to develop each photo, makes it the greatest photo ever taken, in my opinion.

[–]narcoblix 5 points6 points ago

can you link to that info?

[–]SimilarImage 64 points65 points ago

Age User Title Reddit Cmnt Points
9 months mjomark Freddie Mercury riding on the back of Darth Vader. here 94 724
6 months Salanderson Is there anything this man didn't do? here 92 407
5 months The-shindigs Just when you thought Freddie Mercury couldn't get any more internet friendly. here 51 366

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[–]kitschyk 17 points18 points ago

"Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars"

[–]RubSomeFunkOnIt 5 points6 points ago

"I don't believe in Superman, Frankenstein, or Peter Pan..."

[–]TheZac922 1 point2 points ago

That line played in the song just as I read that. Must be sign.

[–]CosmicEngender 3 points4 points ago

The Voice is strong with this one.

[–]leicanthrope 2 points3 points ago

The handcuff cases that Darth Vader has on his belt are a nice touch.

[–]gunbutter 2 points3 points ago

I can't stop looking at Brian May.

[–]Nismoco 6 points7 points ago

Luke, we are your fathers.

[–]mrmdc 13 points14 points ago

No

[–]GotMyFrogHatOn 9 points10 points ago

Well, if you are a bandwagon-circlejerking-sperglord-redditor, then it probably is.

[–]mrmdc 1 point2 points ago

Yay! Finally, someone else who understands!

[–]theorys 6 points7 points ago

I know I might get downvoted for this, but does anyone on here like Queen?

[–]Missy_Elliott_Smith 13 points14 points ago

Show of hands, how many people here have actually heard the album A Night at the Opera?

[–]bloodwrage 3 points4 points ago

I could say I have, but I'd be talking to the Blind Guardian album that's title was a tribute to the Queen album.

So yes, I have.

[–]Chadsymptom 1 point2 points ago

Raises hand

[–]GymIn26Minutes 0 points1 point ago

I own it =D

(I also have a day at the races, the game, and the innuendo, on top of all the compilation ones as well. I fucking love Queen)

[–]alisonst[S] 0 points1 point ago

I do.

[–]chaynes 0 points1 point ago

Or if you like Queen and Star Wars. Aha!

[–]tsatsawassa 4 points5 points ago

It's real (http://www.thestrut.com/2011/04/07/photo-freddie-mercury-and-darth-vader-1980/) and, yes, it is a great photo.

[–]othello81 8 points9 points ago

your argument is invalid

[–]alisonst[S] 21 points22 points ago

Is there anything Freddie didn't sit on?

[–]Killgraft 64 points65 points ago

A condom

[–]Birdie_Num_Num 10 points11 points ago

I hate you for making me chuckle at this

[–]regmaster 5 points6 points ago

Just so you know, I have never laughed at anything on Reddit as hard as I laughed at this.

[–]H8rade 6 points7 points ago

Holy shit, this might be the most perfect joke of all time.

[–]skiman13579 0 points1 point ago

Thats it, enough internet for the night PEACE OUT!

[–]Phonesringindude 11 points12 points ago

Ba-dum-dum-tssh

[–]joe_cool_42 -2 points-1 points ago

Christ, I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman

[–]2muchreddit 3 points4 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/f8o4r.gif

[–]Shabobo 7 points8 points ago

Is that shopped? Or is it real life?

[–]alisonst[S] 3 points4 points ago

Looks real-life to me. :)

[–]_____________1 23 points24 points ago

Is it just fantasy.

[–]Joke_Getter 1 point2 points ago

If you'd seen this when it was taken, you would flipped your shit, screaming like a girl about how that doesn't even LOOK like Darrh Vader what's that glitter for arrrrrrrfh MOM!!!

[–]PictureofPoritrin 1 point2 points ago

Are you saying they LIED in "Bicycle Race" when Freddie sang "and I don't like Star Wars?"

[–]Yop101 1 point2 points ago

It would be more ''greatest'' if Darth Vader was facing the other way...

[–]Donjuanme 1 point2 points ago

was going to say yes, and upvote

then I thought maybe something could possibly be more awesome, so no-vote

why allow ourselves to be jaded, downvote!

its phrased as a question! EPIC UPVOTE!!!

[–]Miscellaneous_Item 1 point2 points ago

I made the greatest photo even greater

[–]alisonst[S] 0 points1 point ago

Amazeballs!

[–]DasKalk 1 point2 points ago

Objectively, yes.

[–]pwnstar5555 1 point2 points ago

a simple yes will suffice

[–]Iamrj 1 point2 points ago

I really want this to be on a t shirt.

[–]Contrapaul 1 point2 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_Law_of_Headlines

[–]riceb0wl 1 point2 points ago

ABSOLUTELY

[–]deadfishy12 1 point2 points ago

Sacha Baron Cohen sitting on James Earl Jones's shoulders?

[–]FruitDealer171 1 point2 points ago

It's missing boobs and a cat

[–]Pumpkin_Pie 3 points4 points ago

Freddy Mercury looks epic in every picture

[–]Russ91 3 points4 points ago

I thought he never liked star wars.

[–]hokieflea 1 point2 points ago

and i hear that Jaws was never his thing

[–]thepineapplearmy 2 points3 points ago

I don't know but it's my desktop background now

[–]TonyDiGerolamo 0 points1 point ago

It's definitely on the list.

[–]Wayne_Bruce 0 points1 point ago

Didn't Freddy say in "Bicycle Race" that he "don't like Star Wars"?

I think he lied.

[–]radialhope 0 points1 point ago

"and I don't like star wars" -Freddie Mercury

[–]123thatsme 0 points1 point ago

Nothing beats the joker jumping over batman with a skateboard

[–]sn1per4rent 0 points1 point ago

Epic Picture!!!! Best movie series ever

[–]irrelevancy 0 points1 point ago

Did everyone know he was gay all along? Whenever I see photos of this man it seems incredibly obvious that he is gay.

[–]SmilinBob82 0 points1 point ago

To be quite honest, that is a pretty shitty Vader costume, other than the mask.

[–]korirotti 0 points1 point ago

Clearly Jaws was never his scene and he doesn't like Star Wars.

[–]kerbside 0 points1 point ago

Where's Lord Vader's light saber?

[–]EmergencyExit85 0 points1 point ago

Quite possibly.

[–]princeyassine 0 points1 point ago

I dunno, Reddit's obsession with assigning itself various mascots can be tiresome after awhile...

[–]keeerazay 1 point2 points ago

yes.

[–]Bananavice -3 points-2 points ago

Nope

[–]penguinHP 2 points3 points ago

Any evidence to support this claim?

[–]Bananavice 9 points10 points ago

Well "greatest" is a rather subjective term, so evidence might be hard to come by. But with billions of photos in the world, the chances are extremely low that this is the greatest one. Low enough for me to feel confident in my "Nope".

[–]penguinHP 1 point2 points ago

That's a good enough answer for me.

[–]Jonesty 0 points1 point ago

plus, there's no boobs

[–]Shorkan -2 points-1 points ago

I was gonna say "no" for the very same reason, but then I saw the picture. I don't know anymore.

[–]gp0 0 points1 point ago

Maybe.

[–]AbsoluterockHome 0 points1 point ago

no

[–]pandorasaurus -1 points0 points ago

Quite possibly, yes.

[–]ptownyup 0 points1 point ago

top 5 easily

[–]JakJakAttacks 0 points1 point ago

Best photo on Mercury. That's for sure.

[–]dreamerkid001 0 points1 point ago

Just when I thought I couldn't love Freddie Mercury anymore, I do now.

[–]ilestledisko 0 points1 point ago

I love me some Freddie Mercury. I'm friends with his old personal assistant. Seriously the nicest guy ever.

[–]moreofthatjazz 2 points3 points ago

Wait... Peter Freestone?!

[–]ilestledisko 1 point2 points ago

Yes, I know the guy! He's pretty awesome. I made fun of him for a full 15 minutes before he actually introduced himself. I was absolutely petrified after that...but he just laughed it off. He's a great guy. I met him at the North America Breakthru Queen convention last summer.

[–]moreofthatjazz 0 points1 point ago

Whoa, that's kind of a huge deal to me! You said you're 'friends' with him; do you still keep in contact with him?

[–]ilestledisko 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, we're friends on Facebook! If you want, you can keep in touch with me and I'm sure I can get something signed by him this summer when I go to the Queen convention again. Actually, you could totally go, too! PM me if you want information.

[–]meridiem 0 points1 point ago

The composition is so beautiful! force choked Vader: "It's a little on the DARKSIDE."

[–]F0R_SC1ENCE 0 points1 point ago

"WE RIDE!"

[–]leet_hacksaw -1 points0 points ago

Almost...

[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points ago

i believe it is the most REPOSTED photo ever REPOSTED.

[–]alisonst[S] -1 points0 points ago

Oops. I've never seen it before.

[–]dlsspy -1 points0 points ago

Darth Upvote

[–]squarewaters -1 points0 points ago

Technically, yes.

[–]Exquemelin -1 points0 points ago

Yes.

[–]joebillybob -1 points0 points ago

yes

[–]techmaster242 -2 points-1 points ago

Hello, my name a Borat, please to meet you.

[–]eldgeNroffles -1 points0 points ago

I was going to say he has a striking resemblance to Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat...

[–]buttbutts -1 points0 points ago

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH

[–]MindNoise -1 points0 points ago

They have the same mustashe, but vader is the power bottom.

[–]ElderBass -1 points0 points ago

Will I get force-choked if I say no?

[–]bvessels -1 points0 points ago

aaannnnnnnnn

[–]CatButterer -1 points0 points ago

Nope, just the most reposted.

[–]strangef8 -2 points-1 points ago

All it's missing is the Batman.

[–]msneill -2 points-1 points ago

again!

[–]runwild -3 points-2 points ago

add a cat to this and it would be Reddits I am sure.

[–]rbourbon -3 points-2 points ago

How the hell should I know?

[–]FishStix157 -3 points-2 points ago

Is that Borat?

[–]BoatLiker1488 -4 points-3 points ago

haha, epic WIN DUDE! I LOVE THOSE pop culture references LOL!

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