BB group portrait reader-remixed as Wizard of Oz poster

Link to larger size. P-shopped by a Boing Boing reader who posts as HOLTT, from this thread about an ETEch snap. Our colleague Joel Johnson, not pictured, is of course -- the Wizard. (thanks, Teresa!)

• [yankeeknowhow]

  This particular Boing Boing quartet was already cute as a button, but after being inserted into that Wizard of Oz backdrop, I can safely say that it’s become much more cute and desirable.

  Kudos and tender cheers to the Photoshop artist who put this composition together -outstanding! Makes me so happy to be a regular reader and devoted fan – yum!

• [Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator]

  If things are less fractious tomorrow, I’ll put it back up.

• [Antinous]

  The week started out quiet, but it sure went to hell in the last two days.

• [Takuan]

  wimp. C’mon now, where is that Yamato Damashi?
  When they kick you in the groin, you smile and ask if they have the strength to favour you again. MMM! I LOVE THE TASTE OF LIVER! Sisu and hara!

• [Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator]

  Yes, Padster, you’re being a miserable old killjoy. Next question?

• [Antinous]

  At the moment I’m feeling more sonnō jōi, if you replace ‘tennō’ with ‘BBers” and ‘Christians’ with ‘trolls’.

• [Takuan]

  too superficial. Sisu. Walk 12,000 miles.

• [Antinous]

  I’m more of the sit-in-padmasana for 12,000 hours disposition.

• [Takuan]

  http://www.crystalinks.com/gilhumbaba.jpg
  g’nite

• [Antinous]

  Oyasuminasai.

• [Takuan]

  hey Antinous:
  http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2006/0608/rottentomatoes_big.jpg

• [Antinous]

  Is that us?

• [Takuan]

  one avatar

• [noen]

  “And who would be the Good Witch and the Bad Witch?”

  Teresa? Not saying which one.

  /ducks

• [Antinous]

  Hey, she had style. And a great house full of cool stuff. And live-in help.

• [Takuan]

  I liked it

  http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Life-Times-Witch-West/dp/0060987103

• [Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator]

  Agnot, I think Poesy Emmeline grows up to be Ozma. Glinda is a virtual avatar operated by Ken Snider. I’m the bad witch. The role of the Wizard of Oz is played by Albert Pike, who faked his own death in 1891.

  NotaDoktor, Oz is large and contains many remarkable characters. You can be any of them you want, except for Scraps, the Patchwork Girl of Oz, who is already spoken for.

• [Songe]

  I wish I could put all of you in my pocket.

• [Takuan]

  how do you feel about Tiktok?http://www.waltdisneysreturntooz.com/OOAK_Tiktok.jpg

• [librarygoblin]

  If only Mark had some noive!

• [Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator]

  If Steampunk isn’t cool, how do you account for Tiktok?

• [baden]

  one would think toto would be a unicorn… the only thing missing from a perfect job!

• [Jeff]

  Very Cute. The crew looks great! Now, if the crew will just record a little bit of “We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz…” then that would be very fun.

• [Songe]

  I wish I could put all of you in my pocket.

• [Stefan Jones]

  As an early Boing Boing contributor, I claim Chief Winkie Guard (the one who says “You . . . you killed her!” and “Hooray for Dorothy!” and “OH-EEEH-Oh, Oh-EEEEEH-Oh!”).

• [Antinous]

  You know what that O needs….?

• [holtt]

  Oh God, I log in to see if there were any comments in the old picture thread and I find this! Now I HAVE to put Joel in I see.

  Oh yea and if you can’t think of what this photo could be turned into, you aren’t worthy of a monkey badge! http://www.xeni.net/images/lat-E1.jpg

• [Antinous]

  Oh, please! Oh, please!

• [Takuan]

  that girl has hobbies….

• [holtt]

  Need good Joel picture…

• [A New Challenger]

  Thank you Takuan for bringing up Return To Oz. I only have vague memories of watching it, but somewhere I have the Golden Book stashed away. What I remember was neat.

• [TomDewitt111]

  GG, PK, VMT, RLPH!!! h thy lv s s mch!!! W’r clbrts nw. Lk hw cl w r wth r prtnts glsss nd hr cts. N ths sn’t vrly thght t t ll. n f r fns rntrprtd s, yy ths s s mch fn. Lt’s pst t nd myb w’ll b vn mr drd.

• [Takuan]

  I know! Isn’t it Great!!!

• [Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator]

  Very bad things will happen to anyone who contrives indecent or otherwise offensive images of any of the Boingers.

  Just so you all know.

• [Takuan]

  awwww!

• [Moon]

  Now THAT’s hilarious!

  :D

• [Antinous]

  Oh! That’s the straw man that people are always talking about in their comments.

• [OM]

  “If I only had a Brain!”

  “If I only had a Heart!”

  “If I only had some Balls!”

  “Me? I’ll settle for a pair of Boobs instead of the three I’m walking with!”

• [xopl]

  So many hipster glasses… I thought Joel Johnson was the dog?

• [padster123]

  Hmm. Let’s hope that celebrity culture doesn’t permeate any deeper into Boing Boing. Or am I being a miserable old killjoy?

• [Takuan]

  har! it’s funny cuz it’s cruel!

• [agnot]

  It explains lots but it also raises some questions:

  Does that make John Battelle the Wizard of OZ?
  (His office wouldn’t be in Seattle would it?)
  Which leaves Joel Johnson as Toto.
  And who would be the Good Witch and the Bad Witch?

• [Not a Doktor]

  so are we the flying monkies?

• [whoknew]

  Oh, I’m definitely a flying monkey, right out of Wayne’s butt!

  http://www.moviewavs.com/php/sounds/?id=bst&media=MP3S&type=Movies&movie=Waynes_World&quote=monkeys.txt&file=monkeys.mp3

  teehee

  But when do we get a team poster that ACTUALLY includes Joel?