ITW Eddie Pose

keithcandyl
keithcandyl Posts: 82
edited July 2008 in The Porch
What is that pose that Eddie strikes for Into The Wild (and on the Zippo lighter) supposed to mean? What's he doing?

Just wondering.
And if there's something you'd like to do. Oh, just let me continue to blame you.

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  • share
    share Posts: 551
    He's making the international pose for pooping in the wild.
    It's recognized by nature poopers all over the world
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  • SCRIBLING C-MENT
    SCRIBLING C-MENT Posts: 248
    share wrote:
    He's making the international pose for pooping in the wild.
    It's recognized by nature poopers all over the world

    ...actually it a surfin' pose I believe!
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    SCRIBLING C-MENT wrote:
    ...actually it a surfin' pose I believe!

    You guys are both close...

    It's actually the international sign for Nature pooping on your surfboard.
  • P34RL J4MM3R
    P34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    I think you may be a bit off. This is actually the stretching technique used before internationally sanctioned thumb wrestling matches.
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  • SDHSClassof82
    SDHSClassof82 Seattle Posts: 306
    share wrote:
    He's making the international pose for pooping in the wild.
    It's recognized by nature poopers all over the world

    This has my vote for the one post this year Ed really should see.

    Good god, that's funny.
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  • RockMama
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    Everyone in my offfice is wondering why I am laughing so hard.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    keithcandyl wrote:
    What is that pose that Eddie strikes for Into The Wild (and on the Zippo lighter) supposed to mean? What's he doing?

    Just wondering.
    Don't know, but that picture is originally from when Yield came out.
  • tdub
    tdub Posts: 226
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Don't know, but that picture is originally from when Yield came out.

    ?????
  • behindtheeyes
    behindtheeyes Posts: 158
    Thanks- I needed this thread for a chuckle today.....
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  • gusturtle
    gusturtle Posts: 443
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Don't know, but that picture is originally from when Yield came out.

    i agree, i remember seeing this one, as well as several others of the whole band from the same photo session, back when yield was being promoted.
  • NC_Irie
    NC_Irie Posts: 270
    RockMama wrote:
    Everyone in my offfice is wondering why I am laughing so hard.

    same here!

    LMAO!
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  • TiaMija
    TiaMija Posts: 597
    I still adore this picture!
    Something about it really captures the same feeling of embracing nature that I got from Into The Wild-book, music, and movie. I'm glad that he chose it.
  • keithcandyl
    keithcandyl Posts: 82
    All nice replies to my question but really, what's it mean? Is it yoga for surfer's? I thought for sure that I would get the answer when I watched ITW but there were no clues in the movie at all. More than anything it looks like some kind of pose that a male would strike during a mating dance. But I don't know which animal that would be. I wonder if this move works for Jill.

    Maybe I have a better chance of finding out what the real lyrics are to Yellow Ledbetter - which if anyone knows that for sure, please post them here along with the answer to the pose question. Probably the answer to both questions is "only Eddie Vedder knows...". But if he wants me to buy his solo tour t-shirt I've got to be able to answer the inevitable question "what the hell is that guy doing on your shirt?". The answer can't be "oh, he's fixin' to take a pooh".
    And if there's something you'd like to do. Oh, just let me continue to blame you.

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  • godpt3
    godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    frogwater wrote:
    i agree, i remember seeing this one, as well as several others of the whole band from the same photo session, back when yield was being promoted.

    It's from a photo shoot done by Anton Corbin, I think.
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  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    did anyone capture Ed doing that pose on the monitors at Mansfield 2?..

    I beleive it was during GTF..

    very spontaneous...

    with BostonLou's hat atop his head..

    any photos of that moment, please post here?

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  • keithcandyl
    keithcandyl Posts: 82
    Bump
    And if there's something you'd like to do. Oh, just let me continue to blame you.

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  • boogieman
    boogieman Posts: 49
    It is old surfing pose called a is called a "Quasimoto". It was done on longboards back in the day. Even though I'm an old school bodyboarder, I know my roots. And so does our favorite singer/songwriter/musicman ;-)

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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Ed is clearly a teeter-totter representing man and nature and the fact that everything is off balance.

    I mean c'mon people, this is pretty basic stuff here...
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  • Child Of The 90s
    Child Of The 90s Posts: 526
    it's not ed in the picture. it is the main character in the movie. there is a part when he is at the beach (i think in the morning) and he is doing this. perhaps it is some kind of thai che thing?
  • manic mind
    manic mind Posts: 84
    Child Of The 90s wrote:
    it's not ed in the picture. it is the main character in the movie. there is a part when he is at the beach (i think in the morning) and he is doing this. perhaps it is some kind of thai che thing?


    It actually is Ed. If you look inside the album cover it tells you it's him.
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