# What is happening in this picture? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495 "2011-02-15T20:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/1 "2011-02-15T20:46:29Z")
Recently, some friends and I saw [this picture](http://members.cruzio.com/~momus/sa/thetwomen.jpg). Since then, I’ve searched for it using Tineye, descriptive phrases in Google and Bing, and by emailing the CIA to see what they think. Anyway, no luck. Does anyone here know? ---
**Author:** ![Clark\_Cello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Clark\_Cello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_Cello)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/2 "2011-02-15T21:15:16Z")
I would say air raid or invasion drills in Britain during WWII, but that’s just a guess. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/3 "2011-02-15T21:22:14Z")
Yes, I’d think it’s war related too. Oh my gosh, they’re moles sent to spy on the British. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/4 "2011-02-15T21:25:41Z")
Braaaiiiiinnnnssssss! Brrrraaaaaiiiiiiinnnnnnnnsssssssss! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/5 "2011-02-15T21:30:58Z")
Cheerio, a piece of candy! Cheerio, a piece of candy! Cheerio, a piece of candy! … ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/6 "2011-02-15T21:33:35Z")
Well, there’s no shadow which means spring is almost here! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/7 "2011-02-15T21:50:05Z")
Where did you find the pic? ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/8 "2011-02-15T21:50:37Z")
It’s a device for making people working class. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/9 "2011-02-15T22:30:24Z")
It’s a British storage device for their functional but loony citizens, aka a “twit pit.” ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/10 "2011-02-15T22:35:04Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Where did you find the pic? I have no idea. It’s from a library of thousands of pics I’ve collected over the years. In my younger days, I was remiss in documenting and bookkeeping. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/11 "2011-02-16T01:23:42Z")
_“Liam, I’m rarely wrong about these things… I think I smell a trap!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/12 "2011-02-16T01:37:35Z")
Attempt to explain the Grassy Knoll Theory? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/13 "2011-02-16T02:06:00Z")
“I say, old chap, might you toss me a round of toilet paper?” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/14 "2011-02-16T08:28:04Z")
It’s the original Whac-A-Mole. ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/15 "2011-02-16T08:30:33Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Yes, I’d think it’s war related too. Oh my gosh, they’re moles sent to spy on the British. They’re not merely moles, they’re mole_men_! ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/16 "2011-02-16T08:46:53Z")
The real mystery is that when I when I went to save it I discovered the title. thetwomen.jpeg. what the hell is up with that? Did you title it? If so why that title? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/17 "2011-02-16T09:43:06Z")
> [@fifty-six](#): > > The real mystery is that when I when I went to save it I discovered the title. thetwomen.jpeg. what the hell is up with that? Did you title it? If so why that title? “the two men” (not “the t women”). I’d guess it was from a caption contest. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/18 "2011-02-16T09:56:24Z")
The René Magritte Society are finally ready to take over. Seriously, maybe it’s holes for hunting or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/19 "2011-02-16T10:20:02Z")
I read it as “thet women”. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495/20 "2011-02-16T11:05:19Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Seriously, maybe it’s holes for hunting or something like that? I initially thought the same, but the background suggests that it’s an urban scene, and the setting looks like a park. And further, did British gentlemen go hunting in a bowler, smoking a pipe? (Now the lad in the background, he really looks like a hunter) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-happening-in-this-picture/571495.md?page=2)