In today’s paper, on the front page of the business section was this picture of a party at GSD&M. Now, I happened to be at this very party and I noticed something about the picture that doesn’t exactly match what really occurred. This is no amateurish hack job like that Reuters clone stamp guy, no this is brilliant work.
Those of you who were there know immediately what I’m talking about, but for the rest of you, take a close look at the sign. Notice that the text is a bit off-center. Also notice the text makes no sense, really. I mean, aside from the made-up word, it’s a grammatical sentence; but what does it mean? Seems like a very debatable statement. But if there were more to the sign it might give the sign’s message meaning, and maybe even balance the graphics. I submit to you that these people are capable of putting a catchy meaning into a single sentence and producing a visually compelling print.
The brilliant part of this deception is that the artist didn’t take the easy way out and merely blank out the sign, but he actually removed it and replaced it with a very believable background. I submit to you that the paper has no reason to employ anyone with the means to pull off photoshoppery of this sort and really has no reason to want to do it.
This leaves us with the easy mystery of who might want to cover up this evidence and have the mad skills to pull it off.

It also could be that the water pipe portion of the sign is rolled up in this picture.