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The Age's Photo Editors Have Not Forgotten What A Boom Year 1988 Was For Hilarious Buddy Comedies
Posted by Clem Bastow at 1:57 PM on June 19, 2008
Having seemingly recovered from their brief foray into LOL[insert theme here] front page items, it appears TheAge.com.au are now concerning themselves with reviving the laff-worthy back catalogue of director Ivan Reitman, particularly when the story involves patently un-LOL-worthy second-comes-right-after-first Premier of Victoria, John Brumby.
Here's the latest evidence:
Hilarious, right? Because they don't look anything like each other, much like the humorous set-up involving Danny De Vito and Arnold Schwarzenegger playing twin brothers!
And look! They also managed to make witty reference to another Schwarzenegger movie, Total Recall, in a rib-tickling bit of sub-editorial nous! Please, TheAge.com.au, stop the laughs, I need to catch my breath!
(And so on. In any case, the story behind this piece of Photoshop genius is here.)
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