50 Unexplainable Black & White Photos

[Henrik Larsson]

A collection of the most confusing/unexplainable photos from my Tumblr blog

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[Neutron66]

Well, the first one is easily explained. They're obviously members of the Temperance Union warning us about the evils of *******.

Bitches.

 

[LukeEl]

Man that's a lot of Marilyn Manson album covers or people sure drank a shitload of absinthe and smoked a lot of opium back then.

 

[gunslingingbird]

I can explain #2, as it's as custom still practiced in some places today. On the morning after her wedding night, a new bride's mattress or bedsheets are displayed outside her house. Since, according to Catholic law, she's supposed to be a virgin when she gets married, the sheets are expected to be soaked in ***** to show that she was deflowered the night before. Basically, it's a very sick and voyeuristic way of making sure that the girl didn't ***** around before she was married.

 

[maildude]

I can explain #2, as it's as custom still practiced in some places today. On the morning after her wedding night, a new bride's mattress or bedsheets are displayed outside her house. Since, according to Catholic law, she's supposed to be a virgin when she gets married, the sheets are expected to be soaked in ***** to show that she was deflowered the night before. Basically, it's a very sick and voyeuristic way of making sure that the girl didn't ***** around before she was married.

Maybe. But too much ***** for that IMO.

Some are explainable. Some are disturbing...probably by design. Some are just stupid. Here are the interesting ones:
#5) From Guinness BOWW: Heaviest man and Tiniest woman. A promo shot.
#7) This was a political ad. Can't remember the details.
#19) Probably a play on the chemical ****** hysteria during early wartime c. 1914.
#28/#18) Probably artistic in nature.
#30) ...see #5...
...Jesus...after looking at all of these, I'm afraid some crazy, evil ghost girl is gonna crawl out of my monitor and **** me...

 

[Automate]

This all just goes to show that people have always been goofy, strange and disturbing and have a natural tendency to cause WTFs, even a loooong time before the internet (ever since the beginning of the human race, I would assume).

 

[Red Spyder]

I can explain #2, as it's as custom still practiced in some places today. On the morning after her wedding night, a new bride's mattress or bedsheets are displayed outside her house. Since, according to Catholic law, she's supposed to be a virgin when she gets married, the sheets are expected to be soaked in ***** to show that she was deflowered the night before. Basically, it's a very sick and voyeuristic way of making sure that the girl didn't ***** around before she was married.

That's it. I'm not marrying a virgin (mattresses are too expensive), though that picture it seemed like someone combined Nyquil and Ex-lax.

And #12.... is that the original glory hole?
and #15, were boxing gloves regularly used by housewives? I thought they preferred a rolling pin.
#38 "oh, ****, she's going to poke my eyes out with those things!!"

But with the rest of those pictures, I'm never going to look at grandma and grandpa the same. :eek:

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

#10 is parents doing a shitty job of dressing up as Krampus.
#25 is a squire to one of the knights who say "Ni."
#35 needs no explanation. America, FUCK YEAH!