Thought-provoking pictures

[Smokin Joe]

 

[tony111]

Tyne Cot cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium.
We were visiting the cemetery as part of a tour when we saw this small wedding party appear. Our tour guide told us that the bride was a local girl, and although she had no relatives in the cemetery she wanted to leave her bouquet to honour those that had fallen in The Great War.

 

[FishFright]

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I was watching that live on TV thinking I was looking at a tragic accident, then I saw the 2nd plane ... the day world changed.

 

[Beebo]

Doesn't need much explaining I hope.
The power of compassion and forgiveness.

 

[Cuchilo]

I was watching that live on TV thinking I was looking at a tragic accident, then I saw the 2nd plane ... the day world changed.

I had been doing a lot of work in the city around the time of the London bombings with a mate . He called me when it was kicking off and said planes are going mad so get home . I live near Heathrow bloody airport !

 

[Spinney]

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I was the helmsman at the time this was taken

I learned to sail dinghys in Grand Harbour!

 

[Tin Pot]

Shame the thread has disgusting photos rather than thought provoking - I’m out.

 

[FishFright]

Shame the thread has disgusting photos rather than thought provoking - I’m out.

You're not liking the thoughts it's provoked ? Best stay away from the internet then.

 

[Colin_P]

Everyone who has ever lived and all those living, did and do so on this small blue dot.

 

[Tim Hall]

Everyone who has ever lived and all those living, did and do so on this small blue dot.
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Hey man, is that a piece of fairy cake? My stomach's just completely out to lunch.

 

[Nigeyy]

I think disturbing photos usually are thought provoking (assuming that is what you are referring to). However, I'd also personally prefer thought provoking over shocking/disturbing, and this seems to be where this thread is going. I don't think a photo has to be brutal to be thought provoking. I love this one:

Shame the thread has disgusting photos rather than thought provoking - I’m out.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

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In the BBC today - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42864421

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

"This photo was taken by photographer Jack Bradley and depicts the exact moment this boy, Harold Whittles, hears for the very first time ever. The doctor treating him has just placed an earpiece in his left ear." (Date unknown)

 

[Colin_P]

Hey man, is that a piece of fairy cake? My stomach's just completely out to lunch.

I don't know who makes your cakes but I'd suggest they are doing it wrong. Maybe a bit too much cocoa powder possibly?

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Yes, having fired an SMLE as a schoolboy I can vouch for that!

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