when artists go bad ;)

**ffrr** · 4th July 2003

.... anyone remember the old topps trading card story about the pissed off trading card editor?

well according to urban legend he got the sack for some reason or another and upon leaving he "slighty" edited one last card ;) a large amount were printed and distributed!

take a look LOL

here's the original

here's the edit ;)

**Gavin M** · 4th July 2003

lol is it true they were put out ?

**ffrr** · 4th July 2003

yes, they really were issued :) I saw the pic a few years ago with the story but since then lost it and decided to find it again. LOL took me nearly 20 mins to find that link (try searching for it bet you can't find it straight away!) Unfortunetly I cannot find ANY links to stories about how it was produced ;/ .......

**PowerCow** · 6th July 2003

Hows this :

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/c3po.htm

**ffrr** · 7th July 2003

Originally posted by PowerCow
Hows this :

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/c3po.htm

good find mate! ....

quote

It appears that the extra appendage is not the work of an artist, but rather a trick of timing and light. The untouched archive photo shows the image just as it appears on the card. The current theory is that at the exact instant the photo was snapped, a piece fell off the Threepio costume, and just happened to line up in such a way as to suggest a bawdy image.

mmmmm ok LOL I prefer the disgruntled artist theory myself ;)