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[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Reminds me of this famous picture too:

I find it funny that they're either obviously staged or the photographer is standing in an awfully precarious location.

[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It looks just as absurd as the situation was. Here's a picture by Philip Jones Griffiths:

[–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That lawnmower looks like a hoover

[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Beats raking, I guess

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Belfast was an awfully precarious location when this was taken in 1987.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They look staged as fuck

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Their ether? No; the guy has a rifle.

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Swipe text typo fixed it.