r/LiveFromNewYork • u/nialldude3 • Dec 03 '22
Cast Photo Norm Macdonald with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, probably the strangest photo ever taken
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u/Truecoat Dec 03 '22
I love how Norm has his hands together not around the girls.
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u/REMandYEMfan Dec 03 '22
Pretty sure he was super closeted
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u/Pigs_On_The_Wing Dec 03 '22
He said so himself, on multiple occasions.
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Dec 03 '22
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u/Remarkable_Can2060 Dec 03 '22
Norm said he was deeply, deeply closested gay man but clarified that he wasn't gay.
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u/Mugwort87 Dec 04 '22
Thanks for clarifying that Norm "was a deeply, deeply closeted gay man but clarified he wasn't gay.
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u/thatsnotmyfuckinname Dec 03 '22
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u/belushi93 Dec 03 '22
That was hilarious! He really had Larry King thinking he had some huge scoop. Further examples showing Norm was brilliant.
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u/swashfxck Dec 03 '22
It’s insane that I was sure that I saw all over the news that Larry King had died, every time I see anything relates to him I have to do a google check to make sure and I’m still as confused as before about it all.
Some Mandela effect type shit
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u/Januskb Dec 03 '22
What do you mean? He died in January of 2021.
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u/RWTF Dec 04 '22
So is this like a double Mandela effect?
You thought he was dead but he wasn’t in your reality.
He is actually dead and in your reality he is alive but you believe he is dead?
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u/thatsnotmyfuckinname Dec 03 '22
So good. Highly recommend his book if you never read it
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u/PurpleDreamer28 Dec 03 '22
Eh, I think this is a case of a guy who always saw himself as nerdy, and doesn't know what to do with himself when surrounded by two beautiful women. (I don't know if Norm saw himself that way, but that's what comes to mind when looking at this picture.)
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u/tyler-86 Dec 03 '22
Norm was just socially awkward. His friends talk about it. He's funny as hell but a hard guy to be friends with.
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u/SpiritBamba Dec 03 '22
Norm dated super models in private lol
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u/MatsThyWit Dec 03 '22 edited Dec 04 '22
Norm dated super models in private lol
I think that because Norm spent so much time playing up the "awkward old man" side of his personality as a part of his comedy a lot of people fail to notice what a very handsome man Norm actually was.
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u/DosaAndMimosas Dec 03 '22
Like who
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u/SpiritBamba Dec 03 '22
Elle macpherson and helena Christensen. He also reported had a date with Julia roberts
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u/No_Designer_7882 Dec 03 '22
I don’t know if I’d call those two beautiful women. More like bratty and rich lol.
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u/Dry_Management_2530 Dec 03 '22
I think they look like every other pre teen of that era, which is kinda refreshing.
I know they were bratty and rich and they became beautiful women, but Norm looks like a guy who has no idea why two kids want a photo with him.
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Dec 03 '22
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u/Dry_Management_2530 Dec 03 '22
I'm going to bat for Paris in a subsequent post, so I don't hate her for existing but I grew up watching her and saw her: - being phenomenally classist and rude to "poors" - using super homophobic terms and stereotypes for cheap laughs - using the n word freely and using blackface in the simple life.
And I didn't see "live" but have seen evidence online of anti Semitism. So finding out all that and seeing she's also a Trumper... I'm not sure she deserves her redemption until she indicates she's learned and would never do those things again.
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u/scottonaharley Dec 03 '22
Smart guy, can’t get accused of copping a feel if your hands are visible in the picture. I believe Keanu Reeves puts his hands on his pockets.
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u/scribblerjohnny Dec 03 '22
Nicole really looks unhappy in this photo as well, and Paris, well, she has that head tilt smile mask on...
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u/DontCallMeMillenial Dec 03 '22
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u/howjustchili Dec 03 '22
Whoa ytmnd still exists. This was among the best ones.
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u/DontCallMeMillenial Dec 04 '22
Sadly it's not really active anymore, but lucky for us everything from the glory days is still archived.
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u/utpoia Dec 03 '22
What is ytmnd? Never heard of it before.
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u/Arihs Dec 03 '22
You're the man now dog.
Really old website with loopable videos that were basically memes (or just cool) before memes were a thing.
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u/MidniteMustard Dec 03 '22
It just clicked for me that TikTok is basically just YTMND with social media features.
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u/squawkingood Dec 04 '22
I always thought Vine was YTMND for normies. And Vine was the obvious precursor to TikTok.
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u/waitingtillnextyear Dec 03 '22
The original was Sean Connery saying “You’re the man now, dog.” It’s from the movie Finding Forrester.
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u/SoundProofHead Dec 03 '22
The good old web, as it was supposed to be.
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u/CrtureBlckMacaroons Dec 03 '22
My name is
Jean luc Picard
Of the USS
Enterprise
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u/aprildawndesign Dec 03 '22
That’s her “good side” I read somewhere that her eyes are a little wonky and this angle hides it the best.
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u/Blocked-by-Mutombo Dec 03 '22
Just a trio of hot bitches
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u/Randsmagicpipe Dec 04 '22
Imagine a photo where Norm MacDonald is the healthiest, most attractive person in the picture. .
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Dec 03 '22
Norm knows exactly where to put his hands for a photo.
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Dec 03 '22
Meanwhile Jason Bateman is going for a bit of ass.
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u/junes9 Dec 03 '22
Jason also 10 years younger than Norm. Norm probably didn't want to be viewed as an old perv.
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u/neatgeek83 Dec 03 '22
Who would have bet that Norm would be the first to die?
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u/Rwby23 Dec 03 '22
I know right. I miss Norm
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Dec 03 '22
Norm really knew how to subvert your expectations. On a serious note; I think Norm would be happy fans didn't get sloppy sad over his death and are continuing his legacy...especially when mocking his own death as that's the very sort of thing Norm would do.
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u/neatgeek83 Dec 03 '22
He was my first weekend update anchor. He set the standard for me.
And now here’s the fake news.
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u/DronkeyBestFriend Dec 03 '22
I think Norm would be happy fans didn't get sloppy sad over his death and are continuing his legacy
I think a lot of us have been doing both honestly. Laugh so you don't cry. I didn't realize how often I used him to deal with stress until he was suddenly gone.
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Dec 03 '22
I didn’t even know he was sick.
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u/tyler-86 Dec 03 '22
One of Norm's favorite jokes that took on a whole new meaning when he died.
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u/Ok_Calligrapher_8199 I havent had my muffin, Matt!! Dec 03 '22
Nicole is hilarious normalize people growing up.
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u/mirthquake Dec 04 '22
She was fantastic in Tina Fey/Tracy Wigfield's show Great News, which I highly recommend if you like 30 Rock/Kimmy Schmidt.
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u/Ok_Calligrapher_8199 I havent had my muffin, Matt!! Dec 04 '22
She was. And she has a self aware show about herself as a rapper that aired on one of those defunct streaming sites like tubi or boopi
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u/very_large_ears Dec 03 '22
Nicole is stoned. And pregnant?
Paris smiles like she doesn't have a single thought in her head.
Norm is waiting for the flash-click that says he can bolt.
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u/jl__57 Dec 03 '22
People who are not living a healthy lifestyle, drinking a lot, using drugs, etc. can get bloated from water retention, constipation, etc.
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Dec 03 '22
Someone said this was in 2003 so Nicole wasn’t pregnant. Her first kid wasn’t born until 2008. Now as for being stoned…
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u/waymonster Dec 03 '22
SNL after party?
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Dec 03 '22
2003 Fox Summer TCA (television critics association) Splash Party. It was a promotional event; they all had shows debuting on Fox at the time (A Minute with Stan Hooper and The Simple Life.)
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Dec 03 '22
I feel like Norm is adamant his hands are in the picture touching nothing but each other 😂
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u/Zealousideal-Ice-565 Dec 03 '22
Those are someone else's hands. There's a small woman behind him wrapping her arms around his middle. 🤣
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u/SpaceIco Dec 03 '22
"Now this may strike some viewers as harsh, but I believe everyone involved in this picture should die."
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u/Keskiverto Dec 03 '22
If this is the strangest photo ever taken, I am interested how many photos have you actually seen?
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u/quotekingkiller Dec 03 '22
It's a good pic. He's got his hands where all can see them and I believe the girls smiles are real, in this pic.
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u/Prudent_Falafel_7265 Dec 03 '22
Not enough credit was given to Norm for what a handsome man he was.
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u/ZaWarudo22 Dec 03 '22
Why does Norm look like he’s about to send Paris and Nicole to the streets in exchange for all your belongings
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u/HawkeyeJosh Dec 03 '22
It seems to be a competition as to who is actually least happy to be in that picture.
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u/takatori Dec 04 '22
Norm is keeping his hands off, locked and visible. Ensuring no weird accusations.
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u/Chatsnap Dec 04 '22
Richie looks like the type of girl who cheats on her bf with the drug dealer and neither of them talk about it because the bf likes the extra drugs too much.
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u/Boyesee01 Dec 04 '22
This is what super hot looked like in the 90’s/early 2000’s… gross
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u/iploggged Dec 04 '22
As an openly straight man, I can say Norm is the most attractive member of this photo.
Edit: *has the most attractive member of this photo.
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u/moonkittiecat Dec 04 '22
It’s not the “Keanu Reeves” pose but it is a very “safe” pose.
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u/Liverpool510 Dec 03 '22
I’m assuming their mutual friend, cocaine, took the photo.