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keithcandylkeithcandyl 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.
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  • shareshare 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-MENTSCRIBLING 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!
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 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 J4MM3RP34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,328
    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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  • SDHSClassof82SDHSClassof82 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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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean 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.
  • tdubtdub Posts: 226
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Don't know, but that picture is originally from when Yield came out.

    ?????
  • behindtheeyesbehindtheeyes Posts: 158
    Thanks- I needed this thread for a chuckle today.....
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  • gusturtlegusturtle Posts: 442
    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_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    RockMama wrote:
    Everyone in my offfice is wondering why I am laughing so hard.

    same here!

    LMAO!
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  • TiaMijaTiaMija 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.
  • keithcandylkeithcandyl 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".
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  • godpt3godpt3 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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  • lockedlocked Boston Posts: 4,039
    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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  • keithcandylkeithcandyl 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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  • boogiemanboogieman 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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  • eyedclaareyedclaar 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 90sChild 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 mindmanic 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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  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    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?
    There is a similar shot in the movie, but he is not doing this pose. The photo is definitely Ed, just probably taken at the same time they shot the scene.
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    mattcoz wrote:
    There is a similar shot in the movie, but he is not doing this pose. The photo is definitely Ed, just probably taken at the same time they shot the scene.


    Nope.

    The photo is from 1998 and is an outake from the Yeild Promo photos.
  • crazyindigo82crazyindigo82 Posts: 133
    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?
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  • GOSSArDgEEKGOSSArDgEEK Posts: 245
    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.
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  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Nope.

    The photo is from 1998 and is an outake from the Yeild Promo photos.
    Really? You have a link to these outtakes?
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  • gozzo5058gozzo5058 Posts: 611
    share wrote:
    He's making the international pose for pooping in the wild.
    It's recognized by nature poopers all over the world

    You are correct. You'll notice this pose on signs in some of the countries national parks. I t marks locations where you can stoop and poop and leave a minimal carbon (or should I say poop) footprint in our parks.

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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    larmen42 wrote:
    OH come now, you all know that Stone taught Ed this mating dance/pose.
    Yup, it's true. Stone pulled me aside and taught me as well.

    step 2 of the dance is the stoney pony


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  • Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    The photo is from 1998 and is an outake from the Yeild Promo photos.

    Yeah, this photo is from the same sessions -

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  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    this isn't it, but it's close.

    http://members.lycos.nl/pjdiscography/images/yield_press_photo.jpg
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