I love the original, sardonic idea of this graphic. I like dark wallpapers, so I found one that had decent size and quality.
Using GIMP (free open source software!), I
- expanded the size to 1280 x 800 pixels for my laptop
- straightened the main image (it was crooked!)
- corrected the text to read, “Somewhere, something went terribly wrong…” (it previously read “Something, somewhere went terribly wrong” which rubbed me the wrong way)
- I also added a little bit of a point to the spear and broom bristles (I think it used to be a rake)
just a joke: white man gets black man to do manual labor for him
July 2, 2009here is the video URL: http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/baylis-revolution/4505-6490_7-33357756.html
Below is my letter. Don’t know if I’m over-thinking it, but I am going with my gut on this one…
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