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    Posted 8 years ago

    PickerMaine
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    The title of this photo is "A Happy Corpse". The crowd seems to be mostly military men in uniform. What's going on in this photo?

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    1. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 8 years ago
      Is the dead man holding a camera also ?
    2. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Don't believe the guy in the casket is dead-- looks to be something staged. He appears to be holding a bottle of beer in his hand.

      scott
    3. ravage60 ravage60, 8 years ago
      Bachelor party???

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