As well as a big compliment to Hasbro's designers and sculpters.

A few days ago, a friend of mine came over to unstupid my computer. This is my desktop picture.
When she booted up the computer and the picture came up, she remarked, "Marine much?"

I asked her what she meant.

She asked, "That's you isn't it? From when you were in the Marines?"

I wish.

I told her it was a picture of a four inch tall action figure. She didn't believe me until I showed her the figure, as well as the Steel Crusher, which is actually sitting on a shelf right next to my computer desk. Even with it in her hand, she had a hard time believing the picture was of an action figure.

She is a proffesional photographer and told me how great the picture is, and appreciates good pictures. I showed her the JoeDios site and she was pretty impressed with most of the pictures folks had posted.

Unfortunately she doesn't believe in PhotoShop (I tell her all the time that it actually exists, but she is a Pagan and she doesn't believe in some of the same things I do), meaning her philosophy is if you have to doctor the picture, it's not really a good picture. I agree in some respects, but then again, how bad would some of our pictures look with strings and wire hangers holding our aircraft in place?

So...I took the kudos to me, but I felt it was a real compliment to Hasbro for creating such detail and realism in their figures.

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Some people, when trying to avoid thinking about those things that cause them pain, turn to drink, or perhaps food, or drugs... I turn not to any of those... I collect action figures, turning my mind to the hunt, so that I might find a mote of peace... Over the years, I've found that alcoholism is much more socially acceptable by far.