Greatest Picture Ever.

**Frownland** · 08-15-2015, 09:19 PM

He received a lot of flak that could have really gotten to him. I think his preliminary conscience combined with that was what did it.

Mr. Charlie · 08-15-2015, 10:08 PM

Eyewitness, David Halberstam, wrote:

"I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think ... As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him."

I like this one too:

OakEar · 08-17-2015, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

This is my favourite. From Time magazine's The Most Beautiful Suicide article about a woman who jumped from the Empire State Building and landed on a limo.

Thats a really great picture.

08-15-2015, 09:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	He received a lot of flak that could have really gotten to him. I think his preliminary conscience combined with that was what did it. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-15-2015, 10:08 PM	#22 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Eyewitness, David Halberstam, wrote: "I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think ... As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him." I like this one too: