Whats the point of this? Furthermore, why is this linking to 4chan, given the dynamic and fickle nature of the board, no picture is permanent there.

Yeah, according to Firefox, it reports that it's redirecting in a loop. I suspect that it's because of what kraker2k said

Kraker2k said:
...given the dynamic and fickle nature of the board, no picture is permanent there.

It's odd that it wasn't removed by the system, normally 4chan uploads are automatically sourced with "imageboard".

Gives new meaning to the team "The bird is the word."