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Sarujji t1_ixf30j1 wrote

Where in the world is she?

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sublimelbz t1_ixf3y3g wrote

carmen sandiego

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jamirocky888 t1_ixf5bkn wrote

I always thought it was “Where in the world is Carmen? San Diego

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ptangney t1_ixf8ky0 wrote

First thought that came into my mind, first game I played on pc back in 98 😁

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doa70 t1_ixfay4e wrote

Pfft, we used to go to the library in ‘85 and play on their Apple II. 😉

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KAKDave t1_ixf7d6z wrote

Is that the Urban Sombrero from J. Petterman catalog?

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dat3percent t1_ixezaay wrote

She looks cool asf. Lol 😂

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m__a__s t1_ixfqtw3 wrote

She looks like she is on the trail of Carmen Sandiego.

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IlliterateAuthor t1_ixg5off wrote

Her and Indiana Jones are traversing the ice tundra that is the polar ice caps in search of a long lost ice medallion that is rumored to slow the effects of global warming.

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Painting_Agency t1_ixh24te wrote

> ice medallion that is rumored to slow the effects of global warming

Bronze Age wizard Gigachad thinking ahead of the game there.

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le_fart t1_ixfvngf wrote

And surprisingly young looking for being in her early 90's

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action_lawyer_comics t1_ixf1v0z wrote

She looks like the reporter who shows up 15 minutes before the Men in Black and gives you a head start to keep your memories from getting erased

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diegothengineer t1_ixezu09 wrote

Your mom had some serious class and style in the 90's! Bet she still does too.

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ihatetheheadlines t1_ixf4nif wrote

she looks like the protagonist on a tv show about a really cool & witty detective

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TopangaTiki t1_ixf8k2k wrote

She looks full of style and class and like she doesn’t take crap from anyone. Also a spirit of adventure and probably a world traveler, linguist, probably also a university professor and botanist on the side. The walking epitome of cool.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfhus wrote

She certainly doesn't take crap and yes she is still a classy lady. From a different time I suppose

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TopangaTiki t1_ixi2gzo wrote

Out of curiosity, how true was the rest? Was she a polyglot world traveler science-enthusiast professor?

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixi6e0j wrote

Haha. Not quite. Haitian born escaped dictatorship by fleeing to America, studied architecture in New York at Columbia, married a swiss man and moved to Liberia, ivory coast, England, France, Haïti, and back to Switzerland. In that time she raised 2 kids, did a PhD in sociology, coordinated the national lobby of engineers and architects in Haiti and worked on restoration and reconstruction of national heritage architecture in Haiti. She has now retired and lives in Switzerland and complains about how cold it is.

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TopangaTiki t1_ixi7wom wrote

Oooo I was right about her being international and super intelligent and well-learned though! Surely speaks fluent English and French and probably Swiss German. And engineering is closely related to science. A picture says a lot about a person and I happen to be a very perceptive person. That’s so amazing about her engineering and architectural legacy in Haiti.

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navit47 t1_ixf1qyt wrote

your mom looks young for a 90 year old

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chojinra t1_ixjfroy wrote

Well, she did find the fountain of youth…

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TractorBee t1_ixf9vly wrote

She reminds me of a background character in a John Hughes movie, like Home Alone.

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ScaleneWangPole t1_ixha9x8 wrote

It's the pigeon lady before her family abandoned her in Central Park

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cucumberholster t1_ixfj4et wrote

This is a lovely photo. something about her smile makes her seem quirky and sassy. Great style.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfl1p wrote

Thanks! I'll share all these comments with her

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susieallen t1_ixfjrii wrote

Looks like a scene from a movie. Your mom is pure glamor. Gorgeous.

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stevenriley1 t1_ixftffd wrote

Wow. That is an impressive person.

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tege0005 t1_ixfq75f wrote

I’m getting a Rick Moranis-in-drag vibe

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luminous_beings t1_ixftqrv wrote

As someone who lived through the 90s I protest the classification “old school”. However, your mom is “all that and a bag of chips” as we used to say. She will smile when you say that to her, I promise. Seriously though, she’s got a fantastic look. I bet she’s still stylish af

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Vesper2000 t1_ixfnbat wrote

I tried to do the wool-shawl-over-trench-coat look back then, I’d just started my first professional job. I definitely did not pull it off as well as your mom here.

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BlueHero45 t1_ixfrsn1 wrote

She looks like she stepped out of a novel.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfz0p wrote

Her life story deserves a book or two. I love her very much

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ur2ndcousin t1_ixftpti wrote

Damn, that shawl screaming Angela from Who’s The Boss meets female Frasier.

I miss the 90s superhero shoulder pads.

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Fondren_Richmond t1_ixfwz2k wrote

> Damn, that shawl screaming Angela from Who’s The Boss

There's a hat for shade and coat for weather, scarf for twisting through the wind

Can't tell cuz they're inside her pockets, prob'ly gloves on both her hands

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfqom wrote

I know right? I remember them in a drawer of her bedroom

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HejdaaNils t1_ixfwvqe wrote

I suspect that OPs mom could command the attention of the New York Times simply by phoning them up to point out a spelling error in the crossword.

Anyone else get those vibes? She is so stylish, OP, please give her a hug from me.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfsnn wrote

I Promise I will. Thanks for the positive vibes

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SlackerKey t1_ixg7zip wrote

Beautiful photo of what appears to be a substantial and interesting woman. It makes me want to see the movie about her.

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Reasonable_Box_2998 t1_ixgqatj wrote

Wow! Your mom looks amazing and important. Like she’s in France drinking coffee and accidentally becomes part of a spy mission.

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Hot-Field-7613 t1_ixgv7kj wrote

I'll get you gadget, if it's the last thing I ever do muwahahaha

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ejsell t1_ixf29tf wrote

Accidental secret spy from an 80/90s movie?

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Kahzgul t1_ixfal7u wrote

Your mom is giving me Inspector Lowbeer vibes from The Peripheral. Which, if you haven't seen it - she's awesome!

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rmiguel66 t1_ixfby54 wrote

She looks like Bianca Jagger a lot.

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choochooape t1_ixfj08n wrote

Am I about to be arrested by some kind of Canadian detective?

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walluper t1_ixfjpiy wrote

She looks much younger.

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dangerouspingu t1_ixfn4co wrote

Oh my gosh! My mom has those exact same glasses! Popular style I guess haha

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toxicity187 t1_ixfnkrt wrote

She looks pretty good for her 90s

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pcincan t1_ixfp13e wrote

Inspector Gadget

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intecknicolour t1_ixft103 wrote

everyone's mom/dad/grandparents had that ugly brown trenchcoat in the 70s-90s

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blueheartsadness t1_ixftvij wrote

She looks like she is incredibly intelligent and takes no B.S.

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tchrbrian t1_ixfv72f wrote

Judy Bernly vibes…

( Lily Tomlin in the movie 9 to 5 )

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Fondren_Richmond t1_ixfvy8q wrote

I guess I'll ask the concierge if she changed her money to kronur or wanted to see the Great Wall, then hit up interpol for a warrant.

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mazow t1_ixfw7h6 wrote

Lookin like Jamie Earline Jones

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rattlestaway t1_ixfz8ln wrote

kind of like inspector Mirabelle. lol

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adamhanson t1_ixg0ckl wrote

Traveling the world closing Eldrich portals

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DerpSherpa t1_ixg1m6t wrote

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

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Redrizzy t1_ixg20wo wrote

It’s a vibe

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shovelhead200 t1_ixg2s4s wrote

90’s is old school?! Oh dear lord…

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Content-Key-9469 t1_ixg4n7k wrote

Whoopi/Ms Honey/the nice old lady from Home Alone 2 vibes

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[deleted] t1_ixg76lh wrote

You sure this isn’t 1914 and in the middle of World War One

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TonPereEstIci t1_ixg7hex wrote

She reminds me a bit to moss from IT crowd. She can try to turn me off and on again fs

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JakkSplatt t1_ixg86tp wrote

I thought this was my mom at first but she had rose colored glasses 🤣

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BouncingRedBalloon t1_ixgbv51 wrote

Your mom looks like Teddy Roosevelts cool rebellious daughter.

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ruuster13 t1_ixge4dj wrote

This could be a movie poster.

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ShoganAye t1_ixgrs7g wrote

But where in the world was she?

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Piratartz t1_ixgvdwd wrote

That is such a great look.

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-roboticRebel t1_ixh0dk4 wrote

I love your mums 90’s style. In the rain as well, I feel like she would be meeting someone on the platform of a train to give them a secret spy mission before they board…! I would read/watch the hell out of that 😄 Thanks for sharing OP!

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Docweaver t1_ixh7axx wrote

Clearly an explorer

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veksone t1_ixhfx96 wrote

Let me guess, her dad is a doctor her mom is a lawyer and they live in a brownstone in Brooklyn?

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhxta1 wrote

Dad a lawyer, mom a Taylor. Lived all over the place, but she studied architecture in NY

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No-Armadillo7693 t1_ixhha8j wrote

You sure that’s not on the frontier in the 1890s

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t4r0n t1_ixhrm1f wrote

She looks like the mother in home alone (from her clothes).

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pedro_hrc t1_ixhsl1t wrote

Looks like she just got back from a trip with Jules Verne

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MissionarysDownfall t1_ixhwd49 wrote

This woman goes around giving thrilling quest clues to tweens who recently became orphans. Possibly also a witch.

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atomwol t1_ixi7ezb wrote

Great shoot! The outfit are one from the „forever live” it was good in 70s,80s,90s, good for now and in future is the coat that has few mln versions and is always must have , but the best are glasses and the bag in a „postman” style raw finish -class! and hat is makes the right job,in the style from highlanders from my country.But without your Mom those are just things that I beet she is just decorate any clothes she wear.

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injn8r t1_ixgx72i wrote

The where in the world comments are flooring me, hilarious. She certainly cuts an interesting figure in that get-up. Definitely like she stepped right out of a movie.

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MRHBK t1_ixgy56r wrote

She should have been in an Indiana Jones movie , great outfit

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Heiro78 t1_ixh4xqo wrote

Is you're last name Sandiego? 😁

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Beefsupremeh t1_ixhc73b wrote

Is your mom Carmen San Diego?

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iohannesc t1_ixhceyg wrote

Real life Carmen San Diego

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im-buster t1_ixhcf3n wrote

looks like she married Rocky Balboa.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhxx4o wrote

If my dad was rock I'd be somewhere boxing in Philadelphia. But I'd have some true grit

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DoctorIchigaki t1_ixi3z2e wrote

No offense, but from the thumbnail, I thought it was Rita Repulsa from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

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kstinfo t1_ixifaik wrote

Just something I threw on for this snapshot.

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CatMomma612 t1_ixil4j2 wrote

The camera person knows beauty when he sees it

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GeorgiaPossum t1_ixiqi4i wrote

Your mom kind of gives me 'Young Professor Sprout' vibes.

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FitteKatt t1_ixirhvc wrote

Definition of aestethics

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chojinra t1_ixjfkhq wrote

She looks like she runs an organization that investigates the paranormal. And I friggen love it.

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