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Imagine if you could go back in time and meet your younger, wilder self? What words of advice would you have? Dutch artist Ard Gelinck hasn't invented the time machine just yet, but his brilliantly photoshopped images of iconic people and their younger versions might just be the next best thing.

The seemingly posed photographs depict celebrities such as Freddy Mercury, Tom Hanks and Madonna side by side in before-and-after versions of themselves, looking for all the world like best buddies hanging out and having a great time together. We here at Bored Panda have selected our favorite of Ard's works, which you can see below. Which are your favorites? Let us know in the comments!

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Harrison Ford

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Michelle Obama

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Aria Whitaker
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhhh, a time when we had a first lady who didn't have nude pictures splayed all over the internet for all to behold! What a time to be alive.....God, how I miss them!!

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Freddie Mercury

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome. I'm such a big fan of Queen, I have a cat named after Freddie Mercury. Would give infinity upvotes if I could.

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Michael Jackson

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Amy Winehouse

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Carmen Elena
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love this. Makes me sad at the same time.It feels like she has a second chance in the pic.

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Lady Gaga

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Luis Milian
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that she is very expressive. after all she been through, she is very strong!

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Phil Collins

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Bruce Springsteen

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Britney Spears

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Agnes Jekyll
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

she's probably have some warnings for her younger self--but wouldn't we all?

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kathryn stretton
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish her only good things. She has had personal struggles. Good luck lady.

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Wynand
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My l̶o̶n̶e̶l̶i̶n̶e̶s̶s̶ lower back is killing me

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Tess
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, I do think this is just a really bad photo of her

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Mark Kelly
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That left one barely looks like her. If I just saw the picture I wouldn't know who it was.

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AzKahleesi
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy c**p she is NOT aging gracefully at all. She looks completely different. Sad.

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Von
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Compton cheer? Foh. She wouldn't know anything about Compton or its squad when that pic was taken. Smh

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Brie Sansotta
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every one of them have had a ton of plastic surgery - and teeth fixing - to look that good, still!

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Claire Armstrong
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, tell me older Britney does not look a bit like Pamela Anderson?? Actually, so does younger Britney come to think of it! Plastic surgery much?

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ispeak catanese
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mental illness takes a toll. Poor thing, having to go through it all in public.

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Frankenfrog
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So she WAS able to smile normally once. I cringe so hard everytime I see her smile today, it looks soo weird

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what a train wreck... I used to think she was so hot in my early teens.

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Mick Jagger

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Dorothy Parker
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's earned that face. I saw him in a store in NYC in the early 1980s. Before I recognized him, the fact that he was incredibly sexy registered right away. Whew.

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Robbie Williams

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diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to work with his uncle - looked just the same as the older pic.

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David Hasselhoff

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Coreen Kerr
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of us go thru stages of life where we are complete buttheads but David came out of it alright. He is a kind man with a great sense of humour. So as they say don't knock it till you've walked a mile in their shoes. Take care Coreen

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Carice Van Houten

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Linda Janssen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

she plays the Red woman in Game of thrones, the artist of these manipulations is Dutch, so it's not weird that she has done this manipulation for one of the biggest Dutch stars.

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Madonna

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Flávia Guimarães
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love Madonna but she lost the botox battle. She seems more Donatela Versace then Donatela herself.

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