Batman and the Non Stop Beautiful Ladies
January 19, 2014 4:43 PM Subscribe
French photographer Rémi Noël travelled through Texas with only his son's Batman figurine for company and took some amazing photographs. The photos are part of the This Is Not A Map series, with Noël's work representing "the least precise map of Texas in the history of Texas".
That toilet paper is not hiding him as well as he anticipated.
posted by xingcat at 5:09 PM on January 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by xingcat at 5:09 PM on January 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
Where are the beautiful ladies i was promised beautiful ladies.
posted by Joe in Australia at 5:13 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by Joe in Australia at 5:13 PM on January 19, 2014
If you look at the Press section of the This Is Not A Map site, scroll down and you'll see another one of Batman hiding behind a Coke bottle which is great, and possibly my favourite.
Joe in Australia, I think the back of Batman's head has a disappointed air as well.
posted by Athanassiel at 5:19 PM on January 19, 2014
Joe in Australia, I think the back of Batman's head has a disappointed air as well.
posted by Athanassiel at 5:19 PM on January 19, 2014
I LOLed. Especially at the laundromat one. Imagine putting your black cape in with the whites! Batman seems underwhelmed by Texas. I hope he does some more traveling.
And yes the Dark Knight Coke bottle is a good'un.
posted by BlueHorse at 5:46 PM on January 19, 2014
And yes the Dark Knight Coke bottle is a good'un.
posted by BlueHorse at 5:46 PM on January 19, 2014
The grime of the sign contrasts so crisply with Batman's Helmut
posted by JamesMytton at 5:49 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by JamesMytton at 5:49 PM on January 19, 2014
Well executed. The one on the railing with the bird is my favorite.
posted by stp123 at 5:54 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by stp123 at 5:54 PM on January 19, 2014
Batman is not amused.
posted by blue_beetle at 6:03 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by blue_beetle at 6:03 PM on January 19, 2014
Are there any bean themed villains? Because the can of beans has Adam West deathtrap written all over it.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 6:11 PM on January 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 6:11 PM on January 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
Amuse-bruce!
posted by turbid dahlia at 8:03 PM on January 19, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by turbid dahlia at 8:03 PM on January 19, 2014 [7 favorites]
Worth the price of entry just for that first picture.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 8:13 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 8:13 PM on January 19, 2014
This is wonderful. (And I think my parents had the Canadian version of that microwave cookbook for our microwave / convection oven. Whoa.)
posted by maudlin at 8:47 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by maudlin at 8:47 PM on January 19, 2014
I enjoyed these photos so much. Creativity comes in so many surprising forms. Bravo!
posted by cccorlew at 8:56 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by cccorlew at 8:56 PM on January 19, 2014
Where are the beautiful ladies i was promised beautiful ladies.
you're using the internet, go nuts
posted by Mario Speedwagon at 9:01 PM on January 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
you're using the internet, go nuts
posted by Mario Speedwagon at 9:01 PM on January 19, 2014 [2 favorites]
That's awesome, and I also love the Coke bottle photo.
posted by immlass at 9:48 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by immlass at 9:48 PM on January 19, 2014
Much better than that goddamn lawn gnome.
posted by happyroach at 10:53 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by happyroach at 10:53 PM on January 19, 2014
Where are the beautiful ladies i was promised beautiful ladies.
I believe that particular sign can be found along Interstate 10 somewhere southeast of El Paso. Might be as far as Van Horn but I don't think so.
(Edit: after streetviewing for a bit)
14401 Gateway Blvd W
El Paso, TX 79928
HTH
posted by tss at 10:55 PM on January 19, 2014
I believe that particular sign can be found along Interstate 10 somewhere southeast of El Paso. Might be as far as Van Horn but I don't think so.
(Edit: after streetviewing for a bit)
14401 Gateway Blvd W
El Paso, TX 79928
HTH
posted by tss at 10:55 PM on January 19, 2014
Anyone else having trouble with the first link? I get the logo, plain text and links, and a lot of broken images. No proper layout, even though it loads quickly. The second link works fine. (Chrome on Windows 7)
posted by whatzit at 11:59 PM on January 19, 2014
posted by whatzit at 11:59 PM on January 19, 2014
Careful in that sink, Batman.
Several years ago, in my last apartment, I noticed my sink was draining slowly. As the landlords could not be relied upon to investigate such matters quickly, I set about constructing myself an exploratory plumbing tool and plunged it in to the murky winding depths to see what I could see. After retrieving the usual viscous and smelly wad of hair and fetid toothpaste, I found that my implement was catching on something.
It was a tiny man. A tiny man made out of metal, still dapper in his hat and his suit. It seemed he had been caught in my drain for many years, as he had a substantial patina. He was clearly very late for work.
THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BATMAN.
posted by louche mustachio at 2:51 AM on January 20, 2014 [4 favorites]
Several years ago, in my last apartment, I noticed my sink was draining slowly. As the landlords could not be relied upon to investigate such matters quickly, I set about constructing myself an exploratory plumbing tool and plunged it in to the murky winding depths to see what I could see. After retrieving the usual viscous and smelly wad of hair and fetid toothpaste, I found that my implement was catching on something.
It was a tiny man. A tiny man made out of metal, still dapper in his hat and his suit. It seemed he had been caught in my drain for many years, as he had a substantial patina. He was clearly very late for work.
THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BATMAN.
posted by louche mustachio at 2:51 AM on January 20, 2014 [4 favorites]
Evocative of my own travels through northwestern Indiana accompanied by Barbie
and Eeyore. The authorities bade me destroy the negatives, though.
posted by Chitownfats at 3:31 AM on January 20, 2014
and Eeyore. The authorities bade me destroy the negatives, though.
posted by Chitownfats at 3:31 AM on January 20, 2014
Metafilter: Beautiful Ladies are located at 14401 Gateway Blvd W, but watch out for Batman.
posted by blue_beetle at 7:40 AM on January 20, 2014
posted by blue_beetle at 7:40 AM on January 20, 2014
He needs to team up with 1/8 GatesMcFadden.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:25 AM on January 20, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:25 AM on January 20, 2014 [1 favorite]
This was so much better than I imagined it could be. Both wistful and hilarious.
posted by Miko at 8:15 PM on January 20, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Miko at 8:15 PM on January 20, 2014 [1 favorite]
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