Its something to do with bandwidth. This has been asked a couple times before. and the answer is always the same. Bandwidth. FSM has to pay to use this space on the net. the more freedom they give us. the more they pay. or something like that. so its just more economical to let image hosting sites like photobucket etc to pick up the big bandwidth usage and FSM just gives a window to the pics...or something like that
"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"
Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming 
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