Some things never really change.

September 26, 2013 6:56 AM

Re-creating ridiculous family pictures. Guess what we'll be doing at the next family gathering.
posted by kinnakeet (22 comments total)

I laughed.

What's funny is that it's very easy to see the face of the child in the face of the adults.

Still weird and funny, but interesting, I guess.
posted by Thistledown at 7:04 AM on September 26, 2013

The dad feeding the "bottle" of beer to the son is the best.
posted by resurrexit at 7:06 AM on September 26, 2013 [7 favorites]

Ahhh, I love those.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 7:14 AM on September 26, 2013

See also: Ze Frank
posted by phunniemee at 7:24 AM on September 26, 2013 [3 favorites]

These are great. The next time our family is together I need to recreate the infamous time I came home from college to go to Easter Sunday church with the family. With a mohawk.

Unfortunately I probably won't actually do that. But if I do it will definitely go on the internets.
posted by TedW at 7:36 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

Goes to show that there's never a wrong time/age for using a kitchen colander as a neat helmet!
posted by Iosephus at 7:37 AM on September 26, 2013

The best part is the excellent reproduction of the facial expressions in each one. I think my favourite is the dad holding the son at arm's length.
posted by elizardbits at 7:41 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

yeah I think some of these have been nicked from the Ze Frank site
posted by memebake at 8:27 AM on September 26, 2013

The Ze Frank "young me/now me" series is a black hole of endless entertainment.
posted by flyingsquirrel at 8:38 AM on September 26, 2013

The is HILARIOUS.

Goddam it I love the internet!
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 8:42 AM on September 26, 2013

I think the best thing about these is that you can imagine how the people were laughing their asses off and having fun with their friends/family as they recreated these. So awesome.
posted by flyingsquirrel at 8:47 AM on September 26, 2013 [2 favorites]

Jessamyn and her sister did a series of these. For example:

Then
Now

Then
Now
posted by not_on_display at 9:02 AM on September 26, 2013 [2 favorites]

Requires a family to have pictures with, I guess.
posted by Old'n'Busted at 9:15 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

Requires a family to have pictures with, I guess.

Someone needs a hug.
posted by grubi at 9:35 AM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

I don't get it. All of the old pictures seemed sweet and nice in their own ways and all of the re-creations seemed over the top and mocking. None of them seemed funny to me at all. I'm not sure what I am missing here but it's an odd thing to me. Why is this funny or great or whatever you see in it?
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 12:14 PM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

The height differentials are nice, younger sister now being taller than her older sister, mum looking up at her son instead of down etc. These are cute.
posted by jamesonandwater at 2:00 PM on September 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

Baby wearing boots before/after is the best.
posted by oceanjesse at 3:58 PM on September 26, 2013

these are so great
posted by freakazoid at 6:31 PM on September 26, 2013

I'm not sure which is more horrific--'baby' laying across mommy's lap or 'baby' in dad's work boots.

Not everything should be posted on the intarwebs.

(but I LOLed anyway)
posted by BlueHorse at 8:40 PM on September 26, 2013

Men just have a different relationship with their nude bodies, don't they?
posted by amanda at 6:10 AM on September 27, 2013

I don't get it. All of the old pictures seemed sweet and nice in their own ways and all of the re-creations seemed over the top and mocking.

For reals? Getting together with your family and affectionately remembering being kids together and having silly-assed fun with it is a bad thing?
posted by George_Spiggott at 11:27 AM on September 27, 2013 [1 favorite]

all of the re-creations seemed over the top and mocking.

Basically all of the interactions I have with my family are over the top and mocking.
posted by phunniemee at 11:40 AM on September 27, 2013 [2 favorites]