January 2012 Cover! Genuine photo or the worlds worst photoshop

xine111

I'll forgive them anything this month, thanks to the 50% off Sweatshop @ Harrods just as I need to replace my trainers. I know what I'll be doing on 10th Dec

Lee the Pea

That is just so funny. It looks as thought they've asked someone like me to photoshop ot, and not having ever used it before, i do a piss poor job. I think they might have cut a head from a magazine, blue-tacked it on and photocopied the picture, it looks so bad. He has smoother legs than me, hahaha

[Deleted User]

Silly question - anyone know when it'll be in the shops? I've looked through my copy of the December issue and can't find a "next issue out on XXXXX"... probably missed it somewhere, tho

[Deleted User]

What were they thinking?! It's very funny though, had to look twice at it last night just to be sure!! What was wrong with just putting an ordinary male runner on the front of the magazine!

Johnny Blaze

Have you seen most "ordinary male runners".

Think "undernourished Russian cannibal" for the general picture.

Mr Puffy

Go on JB, get it out for the newbies!!

seren nos

This isn't genuine is it.its a spoof..a wind up....didn't someone do their own a few years ago

Ultra Saffy

It's genuine, Seren. My copy arrived through the post a couple of days ago

seren nos

:0

[Deleted User]

That's quite funny.

Beware Of The Fish

I don't recall there being a genuine picture on the cover since the last time Paula Radcliffe was on it.

Fit-Running-Cat

Lol... I'm worried now.

Do I need to shave my legs?

Johnny Blaze

Well.... I haven't posted it for ages now.

Fit-Running-Cat

Hmmm your legs are looking a bit girly Johnny ? Did you photoshop them?

Johnny Blaze

No, my body has always been completely hairless.

seren nos

I thought it was you JB that had one

Flying Ant

We rarely check out the cover pic but this was so alarmingly bad it took our attention, for the amount they charge for the magazine you'd have thought they would do a better job, even my 10 yr old can do better than that.

Should rename the magazine Tranny's World, after seeing that she-man with those shaved feminine legs ! He even looked as camp as a row of tents !

Joolska

I hadn't really looked at the cover but am now quite transfixed by the legs. I think they have given 'it' male hands.

Soup Dragon

Well the headline does say "Get lean fast".  Perhaps they are starting with the legs.

I agree about male hands.  Its all very odd but hilarious.  I love it!

[Deleted User]

First thing my kids noticed coming home from school was the Frankenrunner on the front of the magazine.  My 12yr old said she could do a better photoshop job herself.  I believe her.  Why do they feel the need to photoshop the pics at all?!

Johnny Blaze wrote (see)

Well.... I haven't posted it for ages now.

Love it!!

Mr Puffy

The Irony is that the above was in fact photoshopped...here is the original:

Johnny Blaze

haha!

Little Ninja

Is there anywhere in the magazine that shows the name of the model?

Johnny Blaze

Indeterminate. I suspect he is a triathlete's world reject.

Johnny Blaze

I say "he"...

Johnny Blaze

To be honest though - how low an opinion of the IQ and the motivations of the average reader do they have to put this shite on the cover.

Actually, don't answer that.

Ultra Saffy

Mr P