Monday, May 05, 2008

SOUTHERN LIT MEETS JAPANESE COFFEE

Commenter Tbird takes a look at the Boss Coffee logo in yesterday’s post and notes that the gaijin dude on the Boss coffee can bears a striking resemblance to William Faulkner.

Why, Tbird, I think you’re on to something.

Lessee:

Here’s a pic of Faulkner (expropriated from here)...




Let’s flip it...




Now let’s rotate it a bit, move the pipe, jack up the contrast, throw in a circular vignette, and tinker with the colors...



Say, all we have to do is shine a bright light in his eyes and shoot the photo from a slightly lower angle, and we might get this:



Yep - Tbird, you’re definitely on to something! But Faulkner? Might make more sense if there was something stronger than coffee in them cans...

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