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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Those markings are the key to a map that shows the exact location of Thomas Jefferson's secret tomb!

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yo, dawg, we heard you liked to honk...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Graphic designer here, my guess would be a Photoshop job. I'm mostly going by the visual qualities of the edge of the thumb, comparing where it appears over the graphic, versus where it appears over the rest of the hand. There's a slight but discernible difference in the sharpness, that usually indicates masking.

I did a reverse image search with TinEye, and found a "Colgate Whitening Dogs" version of the same original photo, which supports the Photoshop theory (at least in one of the two images): https://i.imgur.com/IB6rn9E.jpeg . That makes me think the original photo was of a pack of hotdogs where the label was blank / white -- That'd let you distort the fake label graphic to roughly match the size and placement of where the real label art would go, and preserve the shadows, highlights and reflections of the packaging using layer styles.

EDIT: Also, here's the Insta account for the originator of both of these images, Adam Padilla / adam.the.creator: https://www.instagram.com/adam.the.creator

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

True, but meat-based hot dogs are typically fully cooked and so only need to be warmed, too... Grilling is just kind of a fun activity for me, and it adds a little snap and smoky flavor that you can't get by boiling them. That said, grilled veggie dogs were a little different, but still pretty good!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They're from "Morning Star Farms," though I was careful to only say that they taste right, haha -- They don't plump up when cooked, and are prone to scorching in spots on the grill. But the flavor is spot on!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

Same here. I tried out blackbean burgers, plant-based hot dogs, tofu and almond milk in my last couple of grocery runs, just to see what's up. Turns out I really like tofu as a substitute for ground beef, and the veggie dogs tasted just like all beef franks to me. And none of these things were any more expensive than meat, so that's also a big plus.