
At no point in the process of creating this image did I realize what it would be in the end. All I knew when I started was that I felt like doing some Photoshopping. Struggling to come up with an idea, I was staring at some of the objects on my desk and two caught my eye, a [gemstone globe](/2009/01/14/geology-cartography-gemstone-globe/) and a [miniature ceramic chipmunk](/2007/12/14/dramatic-lighting-starring-mini-munk/). I'd already done the "creature standing on the globe" trick with the [BITWRATHPLOOB blog header](http://www.bitwrathploob.com/), but nothing else was coming to me. So I held the globe out at arm's length, focused on the chipmunk, and snapped a picture. Once imported into Photoshop, I cut out background and removed some of the background reflection from the globe's surface. At this point, it was clear that I needed a star field, so I found [a Photoshop tutorial to generate one](http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_star_field.html). As soon as I put the globe and chipmunk in the foreground, the text that was needed popped into my head, and I knew my creation was complete. <a href="https://d1js6qm6cshi0v.cloudfront.net/oldblog/2009-01-15-youve-been-munked-an-internet-meme-is-born/3197257093_4d30fe2724_o_d.jpg" target="_blank" class="flickr-image" title="You've Been Munked!">
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I don't know what this means exactly, but it sure seems like posting a link to this image will win any internet argument.

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