We aren’t sure whether to applaud, laugh or cry.
A man by the name of Jay Branscomb has become an internet sensation after posting this image on Facebook with the caption: “Disgraceful photo of recreational hunter happily posing next to a Triceratops he just slaughtered. Please share so the world can name and shame this despicable man.”
The image – of Steven Spielberg on the set of Jurassic Park – was obviously a send-up of the recent furore surrounding teenage hunter, Kendall Jones.
However, some people didn’t get the joke. Exhibit A:
If you are reading that on too tiny a screen, here’s a brief synopsis: after a commenter said that the man in the photo was Steven Spielberg, another commenter remarked: “I don’t care who he is, he should not have shot that dinosaur.”
Okay…
And they weren’t the only one. Plenty of people started to comment on the photo with remarks like “Steven Spielberg I’m so disappointed in you, I’ll never watch any of your movies again” and “no wonder dinosaurs became extinct”.
Now – there are many questions to ask:
1. Were the people commenting just taking the piss?
2. If these people were not taking the piss, do they know something about the space-time continuum that we do not?
3. Is Steven Spielberg the richest man ever to be photographed while wearing jeans and joggers?
Despite not having the answers to any of these questions, Jay did come back for one last hurrah.
He posted this image with the caption: “Folks, we need your help identifying the vicious shark-killer shown posing with his illegal prey. Sharks are essential to the eco-system and their waters are protected off the coast of California. If you have any knowledge of this fiend’s identity or whereabouts, please contact authorities immediately.”
What. A. Legend.
Thoughts?
Top Comments
Ah, the internet.
Just waiting for someone to post a plea to help the girl who was poisoned by her step-mum and is in a coma right now being looked after 7 hardworking midgets/little people in a remote mining town. All she needs is the right guy to have a chat to her while on life support and maybe a special kiss will get her out of that coma.
Only princes need apply, no scrubs.
Well of course they do. There are some out there who believe everything that they see in a movie, everything that they read in the daily paper of their choice, everything that they hear on the radio and everything that their favourite media celebrity spouts as being the truth and nothing but the truth. The gullible are out there in their millions and they are being catered for most generously by those with their own axes to grind and a desire to reap financial reward via what they stick on the plates.