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She's dead. Wrapped in plastic.


Henry has graciously agreed to offer up one of his photographs as fodder for an experiment in digital manipulation.

This one has all of the hallmarks of great photojournalism. A body has been found, foul play suspected, yet no motive nor suspect to speak of. The police are at wits' end, and a keen amateur sleuth is called up to investigate, with little more than a magnifying glass, a stick and a keen sense of justice.
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Reyjr said…
cute kid. cool photo!
15 March 2009 at 12:59
Anonymous said…
Who is Laura Palmer?

Do I win??!
15 March 2009 at 16:10
KL said…
What is it with these 2 year olds and sticks? I spend the weekend with a 2year old and all she wanted to do is go out of the house, play in the snow, swim in frozen rivers and move around with big branches and sticks!!! In house, she could not get the sticks, so what she will do? Take a big umbrella and pretend that it is a big stick and move around!!
17 March 2009 at 09:26
Kris McCracken said…
Reyjr, he is tops.
17 March 2009 at 12:05
Kris McCracken said…
Tania, even Jen got that pop culture reference...
17 March 2009 at 12:05
Kris McCracken said…
KL, a stick can be anything you like, with a bit of imagination.
17 March 2009 at 12:05
Anonymous said…
Even Jen?
Pfft
17 March 2009 at 15:26
Kris McCracken said…
Tania, I will concede that I always thought that it went "She's dead Harry, wrapped in plastic". My memory must have been deceiving me.

You should test Jen one time on pop culture references. I put it down to her parents being ABC Nazis.
17 March 2009 at 15:35
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