A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

“The Boy With Kaleidoscope Eyes”

If BME had a mascot, it should be Pauly! These are his new implants, done about a month and a half ago by Howie (LunaCobra.net).

Comments

208 responses to ““The Boy With Kaleidoscope Eyes””

  1. Megan Avatar

    Did I miss something?
    I thought he had cheek and monroe piercings, and snakebites.
    Am i losing more of my mind?
    when did he retire them?!

  2. Megan Avatar

    Did I miss something?
    I thought he had cheek and monroe piercings, and snakebites.
    Am i losing more of my mind?
    when did he retire them?!

  3. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    fred if your going to talk shit maybe try being a man about it and not do it anonymously

  4. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    fred if your going to talk shit maybe try being a man about it and not do it anonymously

  5. Mona Avatar
    Mona

    @Fred: no, I didn’t mean that, I meant it on the funny side. Also, Mona isn’t a man.

  6. Mona Avatar
    Mona

    @Fred: no, I didn’t mean that, I meant it on the funny side. Also, Mona isn’t a man.

  7. Luxie Avatar
    Luxie

    i’m diggin the purple tunnels.

  8. Luxie Avatar
    Luxie

    i’m diggin the purple tunnels.

  9. CapnCaveman Avatar
    CapnCaveman

    It’s called “freedom of speech”, Evan, and if we didn’t have it, this guy wouldn’t be able to have all these body mods. Also, if someone doesn’t want “shit” talked about them, they shouldn’t post their pictures on the internet in the first place. I’m sure he’s used to it IRL by now and probably likes the attention anyway. At any rate, I actually like the nose tunnels… easy access for picking!

  10. CapnCaveman Avatar
    CapnCaveman

    It’s called “freedom of speech”, Evan, and if we didn’t have it, this guy wouldn’t be able to have all these body mods. Also, if someone doesn’t want “shit” talked about them, they shouldn’t post their pictures on the internet in the first place. I’m sure he’s used to it IRL by now and probably likes the attention anyway. At any rate, I actually like the nose tunnels… easy access for picking!

  11. Sly Avatar
    Sly

    The revival of the circus sideshow is on the horizon,really

  12. Sly Avatar
    Sly

    The revival of the circus sideshow is on the horizon,really

  13. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    CapnCaveman: its called common courtesy which apparently doesn’t exist in this world anymore

    you are wrong in saying just because someone posts there pictures on the internet its ok to talk shit to them, and yes there is shit talk going on in this forum

    like i really care people talk shit about him however, ill do what i do regardless of what anyone thinks, evan is a friend so i am choosing to defend him

    he i guess lives by that little used word what do they call it….oh yeah politeness

    my only beef is people throw out insults left and right but stay anonymous, how honorable

  14. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    CapnCaveman: its called common courtesy which apparently doesn’t exist in this world anymore

    you are wrong in saying just because someone posts there pictures on the internet its ok to talk shit to them, and yes there is shit talk going on in this forum

    like i really care people talk shit about him however, ill do what i do regardless of what anyone thinks, evan is a friend so i am choosing to defend him

    he i guess lives by that little used word what do they call it….oh yeah politeness

    my only beef is people throw out insults left and right but stay anonymous, how honorable

  15. francesca Avatar
    francesca

    amazing to see on other but you would never see it on me!!!!!!!!!! I will put only the kaleidoscope glasses

  16. francesca Avatar
    francesca

    amazing to see on other but you would never see it on me!!!!!!!!!! I will put only the kaleidoscope glasses

  17. melsgam Avatar

    i was really sad to see this photo out-linked by collegehumor titled “Proud Recipient of the I’ve Ruined My Body Award”

    then they linked the photo to another site, bizarro.us

    http://www.bizarro.us/bizarre/The_Boy_With_Kaleidoscope_Eyes.html

    LAME.

    I love Pauly 🙂

  18. melsgam Avatar

    i was really sad to see this photo out-linked by collegehumor titled “Proud Recipient of the I’ve Ruined My Body Award”

    then they linked the photo to another site, bizarro.us

    http://www.bizarro.us/bizarre/The_Boy_With_Kaleidoscope_Eyes.html

    LAME.

    I love Pauly 🙂

  19. melsgam Avatar

    Oh yeah and one more thing,

    CapnCaveman, I do agree with you except for one thing- I don’t think he has this stuff for attention. I know all my mods are for me, as are most people that I know. We do what makes us happy, if it attracts attention or not, could matter less to us (or at least for myself, sorry if I’m putting words in anyones mouth :-/ )

  20. melsgam Avatar

    Oh yeah and one more thing,

    CapnCaveman, I do agree with you except for one thing- I don’t think he has this stuff for attention. I know all my mods are for me, as are most people that I know. We do what makes us happy, if it attracts attention or not, could matter less to us (or at least for myself, sorry if I’m putting words in anyones mouth :-/ )

  21. michael Avatar
    michael

    i have read alot of post and for the most part people are saying if you don’t like the way he looks keep it to yourself. no one has called him dumb or made distasteful comments about him. they have stated their opinions and said thats not their thing. that was not talking shit. this place would be really boring if everyone had the same exact comment and no one had an opinion of their own. i had 4 of my teeth sharpened into points and i hear people tell me all the time they think its cheesy. they don’t like them. but it doesn’t bother me, because they don’t say god you suck, your stupid. all they say is they don’t like them

  22. michael Avatar
    michael

    i have read alot of post and for the most part people are saying if you don’t like the way he looks keep it to yourself. no one has called him dumb or made distasteful comments about him. they have stated their opinions and said thats not their thing. that was not talking shit. this place would be really boring if everyone had the same exact comment and no one had an opinion of their own. i had 4 of my teeth sharpened into points and i hear people tell me all the time they think its cheesy. they don’t like them. but it doesn’t bother me, because they don’t say god you suck, your stupid. all they say is they don’t like them

  23. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Personal opinion here, but I think it is sad to see someone do this to him/herself. What do you honestly think it is going to look like in 30 years? Do you think this will ever be widely accepted by society? If you are doing hair and makeup, if I walked into a place that employed you or someone with extreme mods like you have, I would leave. But again, this is my opinion only. We all have a right to this, and I feel positive that there are others out there that find my opinion unpopular. God Bless.

  24. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Personal opinion here, but I think it is sad to see someone do this to him/herself. What do you honestly think it is going to look like in 30 years? Do you think this will ever be widely accepted by society? If you are doing hair and makeup, if I walked into a place that employed you or someone with extreme mods like you have, I would leave. But again, this is my opinion only. We all have a right to this, and I feel positive that there are others out there that find my opinion unpopular. God Bless.

  25. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Yes, #86 is right. #2 and others need to understand it is called freedom of speech. And, you do not have the right to never be offended. If you do not like someone’s comment, too bad. It is still a (sort of) free country. Some people like the modifications, some people don’t. So what? This is not important, and the guy’s mods have no meaning other that to himself. Move on….

  26. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    Yes, #86 is right. #2 and others need to understand it is called freedom of speech. And, you do not have the right to never be offended. If you do not like someone’s comment, too bad. It is still a (sort of) free country. Some people like the modifications, some people don’t. So what? This is not important, and the guy’s mods have no meaning other that to himself. Move on….

  27. esoterica Avatar
    esoterica

    I’m old enough to be Pauly’s mum and I think he’s adorable! I’m a bit worried about what the holes will look like when he is my age but I guess he will cross that bridge when he comes to it. In the meantime he is a very nice guy and doesn’t deserve to get so much crap from people just because he chooses to look a bit different from everyone else. I think he has the right to do that and it isn’t anyone’s business but his. We can look at obese people who show their butt cracks or bellys to us and don’t make near the stink we do about what Pauly is doing. Go figure….. Doesn’t make sense to me!

  28. esoterica Avatar
    esoterica

    I’m old enough to be Pauly’s mum and I think he’s adorable! I’m a bit worried about what the holes will look like when he is my age but I guess he will cross that bridge when he comes to it. In the meantime he is a very nice guy and doesn’t deserve to get so much crap from people just because he chooses to look a bit different from everyone else. I think he has the right to do that and it isn’t anyone’s business but his. We can look at obese people who show their butt cracks or bellys to us and don’t make near the stink we do about what Pauly is doing. Go figure….. Doesn’t make sense to me!

  29. Meredith Avatar

    His mods alone probably wouldn’t freak me out, but those glasses just make me think “eeeeee!” Maybe I have a bug phobia.

  30. Meredith Avatar

    His mods alone probably wouldn’t freak me out, but those glasses just make me think “eeeeee!” Maybe I have a bug phobia.

  31. skippy Avatar
    skippy

    i really like pauly’s mods, but i don’t understand how someone could deal with all the attention one would get from it! i don’t like to be oogled on the street… anyways, like the implants a ton.

  32. skippy Avatar
    skippy

    i really like pauly’s mods, but i don’t understand how someone could deal with all the attention one would get from it! i don’t like to be oogled on the street… anyways, like the implants a ton.

  33. Mike Avatar

    Him i have seen a dozen times to, hes a celebrity, isnt he;)

    Mike

  34. Mike Avatar

    Him i have seen a dozen times to, hes a celebrity, isnt he;)

    Mike

  35. boudicea Avatar
    boudicea

    This guy just seems like an attention addict. I’ve had piercings in various places, no tattoos as yet although I think I’ve found one that means enough for me to live with forever. To me, and i know it’s just my opinion, he’s desperate to be something special and is doing in in the most superficial way possible. When you actually talk to Some of the extreme body modifiers they’re pretty boring. They spend waaay too much time thinking about appearances. I lost all my hair at a young age so I feel like au natural freak. I wear a wig because I want people to pay attention to ME and not my appearance because, from long experience, appearances don’t really mean anything. Extreme body modifiers feel differently I think. I think he’s scared for people to see HIM.

  36. boudicea Avatar
    boudicea

    This guy just seems like an attention addict. I’ve had piercings in various places, no tattoos as yet although I think I’ve found one that means enough for me to live with forever. To me, and i know it’s just my opinion, he’s desperate to be something special and is doing in in the most superficial way possible. When you actually talk to Some of the extreme body modifiers they’re pretty boring. They spend waaay too much time thinking about appearances. I lost all my hair at a young age so I feel like au natural freak. I wear a wig because I want people to pay attention to ME and not my appearance because, from long experience, appearances don’t really mean anything. Extreme body modifiers feel differently I think. I think he’s scared for people to see HIM.

  37. Anthony Avatar

    turtles are awesome

  38. Anthony Avatar

    turtles are awesome

  39. oj_da Avatar
    oj_da

    That is non-sence,demonic

  40. oj_da Avatar
    oj_da

    That is non-sence,demonic

  41. jjh Avatar
    jjh

    His Ugliness. Guys, you are all mad. Get some help.

  42. jjh Avatar
    jjh

    His Ugliness. Guys, you are all mad. Get some help.

  43. Darkl Duckman Avatar
    Darkl Duckman

    Why do people love this sort of stuff – the guy looks like a right prat.

    I wonder what’ll happen to his ears if he catches one of those ear tunnels on a branch or something.

    God only knows what happens when he sneezes – I wouldn’t want to be standing anywhere within 8 feet of him when he does!

    Disturbing is putting it mildly – I may be liberal, but this is just plain stupid!

  44. Darkl Duckman Avatar
    Darkl Duckman

    Why do people love this sort of stuff – the guy looks like a right prat.

    I wonder what’ll happen to his ears if he catches one of those ear tunnels on a branch or something.

    God only knows what happens when he sneezes – I wouldn’t want to be standing anywhere within 8 feet of him when he does!

    Disturbing is putting it mildly – I may be liberal, but this is just plain stupid!

  45. Evi Avatar
    Evi

    I agree. This guy looks like he’s spent too much time on this site.

    Talk about trying to keep up with the Jones, or the Shannon’s as this case happens to be.

    How silly and how sad.

  46. Evi Avatar
    Evi

    I agree. This guy looks like he’s spent too much time on this site.

    Talk about trying to keep up with the Jones, or the Shannon’s as this case happens to be.

    How silly and how sad.

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