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What is up with it, Vanilla Face?

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


I only have one Christmas wish. It’s an easy one. You ready? Please don’t ever change, BME. That’s all I ask. Think you can do that? I thought so. You’re the best, BME.

(Photo is by Johan Reinders of MissDuveaux and Lennaert of Frostbyte Tattoos in Alkmaar, Netherlands.)

Comments

37 responses to “What is up with it, Vanilla Face?”

  1. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    THIS IS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY INGENIUS!

  2. Chelsea Avatar
    Chelsea

    YES!

  3. anon Avatar
    anon

    at 1st i thought the guy was ted nugent

    ah ahaha

  4. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    Great- now im mentally scarred for life 🙂

  5. MissDuveaux Avatar
    MissDuveaux

    @ lauren: I’m happy to… every-one should have at least 1 traumatic experience in their live..
    i’m happy to be the one that caused it 😀

  6. Myke Avatar
    Myke

    Lauren, isn’t that partly what BME is about?
    😀

  7. sharkbait Avatar
    sharkbait

    love it!!

  8. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    That’s funny. That guy looks like he may be packing and or stuffing.
    >.< lol

  9. Anna iam:Lil Miss Strange Avatar
    Anna iam:Lil Miss Strange

    awwww how could you not love the dutchies 😉

  10. MissDuveaux Avatar
    MissDuveaux

    @ sara : whahahahahahahahaa…. can’t wait to tell him you/some-one said that 😀 thnx!

  11. Ruth Avatar
    Ruth

    Totally un-related, but Miss Duveaux, the link on your name, post thingy leads back to the home page.. you’ve missed out the iam bit in the url..

    And of course the picture is highly amusing.

  12. orangeorange Avatar
    orangeorange

    LOVEEE THIS!!!!!

  13. bob Avatar
    bob

    no naked click through of the girl?

  14. MissDuveaux Avatar
    MissDuveaux

    @ ruth = that always happens!

  15. valy Avatar
    valy

    their faces…priceless xD

  16. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    This picture made me giggle so hard.

  17. SaraBeth Avatar
    SaraBeth

    banana hammock.

    heehee.

  18. jazzybean Avatar
    jazzybean

    ^^ i noticed that too. these new tags are ingenious

  19. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    ps, Miss Duveaux:
    You’re absolutely STUNNING!

  20. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    Ahhh! Creepy stance for MissDuveaux…not to say she’s not gorgeous. Haha.
    Banana hammocks are the besssssst.

  21. Rhonda Avatar
    Rhonda

    I’m a fan of the Walmart Photo Studio look of this one.

  22. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    We have a winner! These made my day, beyond made it lol

  23. lon Avatar
    lon

    i think this picture is genius! I LOVE IT
    AHAHAHHA

  24. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    HAHAHAHAHA the look on the dude’s face is absolutely terrifying! AWESOME

  25. Random. Avatar
    Random.

    But…how can one modify without changing?

  26. xochi Avatar
    xochi

    I came.

  27. choice Avatar
    choice

    where the hell can you buy those? my uh, friend wants to know. :p

  28. Cunningham Avatar
    Cunningham

    jajajajaja ‘ta chido, ‘ta chido

  29. Dimruthien Avatar
    Dimruthien

    #26: you would, hahahah!

  30. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    i want miss duveaux

  31. MissDuveaux Avatar
    MissDuveaux

    @ choice: I didn’t buy mine…. I stole it from a drunk chicken in a bar one night

  32. Frostbyte Avatar
    Frostbyte

    i got mine as a present, honestly!

    😛

  33. Joo Avatar
    Joo

    AAaaaaahh,, lennaert, hier ook al 😛 hahahah

  34. Frostbyte Avatar
    Frostbyte

    yep, net

    heheh

  35. Briggden Avatar
    Briggden

    that girl is sooo yummy!!!

  36. Josh Avatar
    Josh

    She has a huge mouth. Which only leads my mind to wander down a less than chaste path.

  37. erikjan Avatar
    erikjan

    yo lennaert waar is de chocomelk? hahah
    groeten van erikjan oet grunn

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