I think we can do better (What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made On Drugs?): Ptitle1fqxgbbvavmd

The current picture for What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made on Drugs? is strange, sure, but nothing about it really screams "drug trip", or conversely, that there WEREN'T drugs involved.

Well, that, and I really want to change it to this. But even if we don't use that one, I think we can do better.

^ That doesn't illustrate the trope at all. It's not even related to the trope.

The OP confuses me.

The one on the page isn't that great, but the OP suggestion is terrible.

The OP picture isn't this trope. At all. The current picture is fine.

Here's something...got for the lulz. Fantasia pretty much IS this trope! (is listed an example)

Though I'm not sure about the caption...what do you guys think?

edited 29th Mar '11 12:03:45 AM by marheavenangel89

I want to use a Mario pic just so we can make a mushroom joke. Any good trippy/surreal levels that we could peruse for screenshots?

If you want to go down that route, perhaps something simple, with a snarky caption...like an image like this◊ or maybe a cropped image of this◊

Chuck in some Dali.

What a helpful post. Surely people, due to your excellent wording and great suggestions, know exactly what you're talking about and why it's such a great suggestion.

Assuming you were referring to Salvador Dali:

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Was that necessary?

Anyway, I'm working on it at the moment. Thinking more of his elephants, but now puzzled over how to crop it.

EDIT: Can't find any of the elephants in a sufficiently drug-trip-ish atmosphere. There's this one◊, but I don't think it works. Some other weirder ones have nudity, even if it's high art, I'd rather avoid it.

edited 29th Mar '11 2:57:02 AM by Catalogue

No, it wasn't necessary. Hardly anything I do is.

Splendid. At least we can agree on one thing, then.

Back to topic, open for wiki size.

edited 29th Mar '11 3:22:57 AM by Catalogue

I support the Dali images, and the one in the above post. Also, The◊ Neverhood◊ Chronicles◊.

Dali pics are definitely better than the current one. As to which one is the best, I don't know

Any of the Dalis will work, but I lean toward The Persistence of Time.

If we go with the Dali (an idea I like), the caption ought to be "This painting was made on Camembert cheese. Nothing more, and nothing less." Or something to that effect.

bump

My vote goes to Dali as well.

Dali works best.

Looks like we've got enough of a consensus to replace the pic with one of Dali's works, now we just need to choose one. I'm still in favor of The Persistence of Time.

I am not sure about Dalis attitude towards drugs, are your sure that he didn't use them?

"I don't do drugs. I am drugs."

I'd guess that it would defeat the introspective nature of painting one's subconscious if you were on drugs. As I remember it, he would fall asleep holding his keys over a plate, and when he dropped his keys, he'd paint what he saw.

Persistence of Time is fine.

If you want to avoid potential confusion about Dali's possible or alleged drug use, there's a wide variety of Frank Zappa album covers that would probably get the idea across. There's no question that Frank was fiercely anti-drug, despite appearances to the contrary.

• Exhibit A: Freak Out◊
• Exhibit B: Burnt Weeny Sandwich◊
• Exhibit C: The Man from Utopia◊
• Exhibit D: Thing-Fish◊

The third link's not working for me...the others are pretty good options.