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Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
There was some photochopping going on in Madonna's picture, no doubt. I know she's rail thin, but when I enlarged this picture, things became more obvious.

You can see that her mouth has totally been messed up, probably using a "blend" brush.



And in her arms, there is a big black space...while it appears to be a "shadow" in the normal size picture, it clearly is NOT when blown up.




Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 7:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think those are big veins shown off by very harsh lighting. You see that a lot in body builders.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I suppose it's possible, Jimmer...but there are waaay too many "smeared" areas in that photo when you blow it up. I've Googled "Madonna's arms" and don't see any that are nearly as hideous looking as this one!

Either way, she's way too skinny! I would like a small blood transfusion from her.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I certainly agree that whatever they did with it, it's not a flattering picture.

Holly
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
I dunno. Guy Ritchie said it was like sleeping beside a big piece of gristle. She certainly looks gristley.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I was going to say it looked Photoshopped, but I wouldn't doubt she's obsessed with weight training. She needs to be careful, though. She's not as young and things don't look the same as when she was younger.

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
You all are making me feel really crapy right now about my self...Cause I have the same kind of arms as she does and Im not a body builder, all though I have worked very hard labor jobs...Im 53 and My viens are just like that.... I already hate them enough with out reading all of these comments......

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 3:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Huk, seems you are right... or at least have Madonna herself on your side: Madonna says photos fake

A representative for Madonna has hit out at new pumped-up pictures of the pop star, insisting the snaps must have been doctored.

The muscly Madonna shots emerged online earlier this week, prompting gossips to suggest the singer had been overdoing her gym work-outs.

But a spokesperson for the 50 year old insists the photographs can't be real - because the singer "does not look like that in real life."

The rep tells GossipCop.com, "Madonna's arms in the most recent photos have absolutely been altered by Photoshop or some other means."

And the singer's personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, has also condemned the snaps, insisting the Queen of Pop's physique is perfectly healthy.

She adds, "She's strong, healthy, and gorgeous. She looks like she's 18."


I don't know about looking 18 though. Might have to roll an eye at that one. :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Hey Chew. Don't feel bad. I have old lady crapey, saggy arms. I just wear sleeves and it remains my secret. What can't be changed must be endured. And it's a lot easier to endure getting older with a sense of humor.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
As a matter of fact, I look in the full-length mirror ever day while naked and remind myself this is the best it's ever going to be.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Me, too OG. I don't think I look 18..LOL Only talking about Madonna.. She isn't as young, and those "guns' she seems to like don't look the same as she gets older..even with those photoshopped images.
There's nothing wrong with being in shape, but she seems to go overboard.
Chewy, I'm sure you're beautiful.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
It's been a year or two, but the last time I saw her on TV, she was beautifully fit. She does yoga (among other things) and has that lean, long look. Didn't see a baggy arm anywhere, darn her! LOL

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Please don't think that anyone here would say something on purpose to make another person "feel crappy about themselves". There are blind, deaf, amputee, burn victims, handicapped individuals...well all sorts of people out in the world who feel good about themselves simply because it's one of those internal barometers of self-esteem.

Now if someone said, "omg, I would puke if I saw someone in real life that had arms that looked like Madonna's", or, "people who have arms that look like Madonna's are sick!" type of comments, they would pretty much be an obvious insult, meant to cut to the core. But we're human. We don't have to like everything about every person. LOL, just go to the Jon & Kate Plus Eight thread...they're ripping Kate apart about her hairstyle!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(((((Chewy)))))
You are a beautiful lady inside and out.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
AW, Chewpito.. I'd rather have those arms that are strong and have worked hard than my relatively floppy ones.

And for the floppy armed.. I just remember how delighted I was as a kid to make my grandma's floppy arms flop.. and to her credit, she would just laugh and laugh and enjoy our joy.. which looking back was really very cool. Of course women weren't so into fitness in those days so she probably didn't have a complex about it.

(but both grandmothers wore corsets! Oy! Even on a road trip vacation.. I think it must have been such a relief to get out of those things when they got ready for bed!)

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
It's not quite the same thing but one of my favorite song lyrics goes:

These lines upon my face, I'd be a fool to erase cause they show my place in this world.

I think more people and especially celebrities could benefit from thinking that way, being proud of how they look because they realize that those looks reflect their experience and what they have done in their life.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I love that Jimmer!!

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
Survivor & Amazing Race's Rob and Amber Become Parents

They survived two seasons apiece on both CBS's Survivor and The Amazing Race and even their own FOX reality show, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds. Now Amber and Rob Mariano are taking on their most daunting challenge yet – parenthood.

Amber, 30, gave birth to daughter Lucia Rose on the Fourth of July at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., Rob, 33, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

people.com

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 9:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I didn't even know she was pregnant! I'm happy for them. For people who are always criticised for courting the press they kept that pretty quiet.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 10:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Oh that's nice news! I'm very happy for them.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Oh, how wonderful. Congratulation to them both.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Wow! Great news! I'm so happy for both of them. They haven't been in the limelight much lately and this could explain why.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Congrats to them!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I read about it in Twitter and that article even pointed out that they didn't announce the pregnancy and even the birth right away, so not seeking media attention.

I can just imagine Rob with a little daughter and him being TOTALLY crazy about her.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
This is a really nice article about the new baby:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32264266/ns/entertainment-celebrities/