17.Sep.2009 Is that Lando Calrissian? No, but I’ll have a Colt 45 anyway, thanks.
It’s funny when you find predictions to what the future will be like in old magazines and newspapers. Popular Science is a good example. The thought that human-like robots and flying cars would be an everyday occurrence by the year 2000 was a popular assumption. But things happen that change the path of the future, and predictions don’t always become true. Sometimes predictions are so far from the truth that it’s comical.
We found this hilarious article from the August 1985 issue of Ebony magazine. Apparently, Ebony commissioned an artist to produce images of what famous African-American stars would look like in the year 2000. However, the absolute best was what Ebony believed Michael Jackson would look like at the age of forty. Click on the image for a bigger picture, and read the caption provided. That’s the real kicker.
For all those diehard MJ fans who say that it is too soon after his death, just ask yourself if you would laugh at this if he was still alive. We think you would.
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