Andrew Sinclair
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The Same People Everywhere

+ July 12, 2003

I added some pictures to the entry page of law school discussion about a month ago. I think pictures are a great way to make a website feel more human (if there are actual humans behind it). Those pictures are actual law students who have posted on the board – so the pictures are legit.

You may have noticed, however, that the same people seem to pop up on the web, in magazines, and even in subway ads. I keep seeing the same people everywhere. Often they’re standing in a perfectly white room with nothing more than a shadow and some huge text, and they’re usually looking up (because hey – things are looking up) with giant torsos and tiny feet. It was pretty hard to dig up examples because I couldn’t remember where I’d seen these people, but I found a couple:

This guy advocates building without barriers (oh - so that's what I've been doing wrong) at hypermart.net. Meanwhile, his twin brother is looking for something to fit his top-heavy body, and nothing fits better than a Kaplan shirt!

Kaplan was a big help to this guy... but he already had an in - he works for the Law School Admissions Council... He deserves to go to a good school though. Since birth he has had a rare condition that causes giant molecules to come out of his hands!

How does one get to be one of these people? I want to be that guy on the Kaplan subway ad that’s making a “boo-yah” motion (presumably in celebration of his great LSAT score). Imagine – every time the train stops, there you are… “Oh Yeeeaah!” acing the test, and teaching English as a foreign language. I want to build without borders, and I want to open a free-checking account that is convenient to my busy schedule. Boo-Yah!

To advance my clip-art modeling career, I have created the following image to advertise your project.

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