The Sad But True Pictures Thread

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Picture of Afghan women in a library from the 1950s: (source)

 

[Jomibe]

Picture of Afghan women in a library from the 1950s

Hopefully reading a cook book.

 

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[BigBoxaJunk]

Picture of Afghan women in a library from the 1950s: (source)

Why is that sign in the lower right written in English?

 

[pudly]

Don't know the full story, but per this article at NPR, Afghans of the time liked music by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Tom Jones.

Afghanistan of the 1950s-1960s was a comparatively modern place. If you look at other pictures from the period, you will see other signs in English as well, women working outside the home, not wearing burkas, and interacting with men socially and at work.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Dang, Pud. I say we just stay home.

 

[JetGirl]

Independence day, indeed.

 

[CathyInBlue]

At least it doesn't say "No Firearms".

 

[spirit390]

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

You'd have to be a Tennessee Volunteers fan to recognize the guy in this photo. The photo came across my Facebook feed yesterday and it depicts Coach Neyland in front of a gate to UT's (now) Neyland Stadium holding a gun. I suspect then as now, it was a publicity photo of a "protect this house" meme. Even though Coach Neyland was responsible for putting UT on the college football map, if he were to do this now, he'd likely be summarily fired. Times have indeed changed...

 

[david890]

Please point out to me where in the Constitution you find the words "seperation of church and state".

Please point out where one would find "net neutrality", "too big to jail", "affluenza", "palimony", or any of a thousand other concepts.

/"Separation".

 

[HoughMade]

Please point out where one would find "net neutrality", "too big to jail", "affluenza", "palimony", or any of a thousand other concepts.

/"Separation".

I now have something to add to this definition.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=define non sequitur

 

[snorko]

Not sure if funny, sad, political or all three. Students in Colorado protesting

 

[CathyInBlue]

The sign on the [STRIKE]right[/STRIKE] left physicly makes my brain hurt.

But, maybe it's just the migraine I've had since this morning.

No. It's that sign.

 

[pudly]

The only thing I'm surprised about is that they didn't call it a Glock.

 

[1911ly]

Hahahaha, that's down right funny!

 

[BogWalker]

The sign on the [STRIKE]right[/STRIKE] left physicly makes my brain hurt.

But, maybe it's just the migraine I've had since this morning.

No. It's that sign.

Intentional or just a humorous accident?

 

[1911ly]

You can bet it was an uninformed decision!

 

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Scenes from the 2014 Beijing marathon: