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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

ANGELA MERKEL DOES SOUND OF MUSIC ACT FOR OBAMA - Or so it seems thanks to photoshopped images of the German Chancellor in the Bavarian Alps that go viral

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Image of German Chancellor chatting with a relaxed-looking U.S. president has entertained internet pranksters.  They manipulated the photograph to make it look as if Merkel was a character in 1965 film The Sound of Music 

The hills are alive: The photograph of the German Chancellor  with her arms outstretched has inspired dozens of memes, such as this one comparing her pose to one seen in the film The Sound of Music

Internet users have have gone to town with the image, even making it look like a scene from Tom Hanks' hit 1994 film Forrest Gump
Merkel with Obama and Forrest Gump

Chilled out: This photograph was manipulated to make it look as if Merkel and Obama were sharing a hot tub stamped with the famous Seal of the President of the United States. Former American leader George W Bush is also seen in the image


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Cuddles: There were another set of shots that were more straightforward, suggesting that Merkel was trying to hug the U.S. president


Chaos: This photograph was manipulated to make it look as if Barack Obama was being berated by Merkel for destroying the planet
DESTROYING THE PLANET

This lighthearted meme pokes fun at Americans for not following football - a sport Merkel regularly watches and is known to enjoy


The picture that inspired a thousand memes: This is the original photograph of Merkel and Obama talking in the Bavarian countryside

THE ORIGINAL PICTURE OF MERKEL AND OBAMA IN THE BAVARIAN COUNTRYSIDE

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3116506/The-Sound-Munich-meets-Forrest-Gump-Photograph-Angela-Merkel-speaking-Barack-Obama-stunning-Alpine-backdrop-goes-viral-inspires-dozens-hilarious-memes.html

 
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German chancellor Angela Merkel is in Israel visiting prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. This photo, apparently taken by photographer Marc Israel Sellem of the Jerusalem Post, is making waves.

Source
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2014/02/one-of-those-things-angela-merkels.html


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