LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
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Apr 10, 2018 4:39 AM
LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
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firebreatheralpha
* or now
TheStealthHippopotamus
It’s a Russia/Iron Curtain country thing. No one smiles because that makes the secret police wonder what you have to smile about.
spaga
They do look happy :)
AgentTempest
Yeah, well saying "сыр" doesn't help either
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LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Yes.
Fl0zilla
stumblingaroundinthedark
Are you the bundle of joy @OP?
LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Yeah
stumblingaroundinthedark
They have you done up like a gift - even with a bow! How cute. And your Mum and Dad are very good looking! Great eyes on both of them.
EverybodyknowsNoonecares
Neither do any of the Slavs.
Mayyybe
Ора!
Hickabickaboo
The hands look disproportionately large
Mayyybe
Whoa... thanks for pointing that out, it’s like a bunch of bananas
LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Wth, i cant unsee that now?
lloyd2287
Americans didn’t smile for photos until the 1920’s. They were worried people would think they would look crazy.
DangrRangr
They also had to hold their poses for long periods of time to get the exposure onto the film
puddin151
less so in the 20's early early photos yes
WisconsinHome
Why?
lloyd2287
https://petapixel.com/2013/09/23/didnt-people-smile-old-photos/
WisconsinHome
That’s really interesting thanks