cnn wrote:
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (AP) -- Who is that mysterious, elegant man? And why is he sitting on a dead horse?
Such are the questions sparked by a black-and-white photograph taken in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, between 1876 and 1884 that has led to nationwide curiosity, speculation and jokes.
It's a picture of a mustachioed man in a suit and top hat who sits rakishly on the side of an expired horse in the middle of a dusty, deserted street.
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Some of the ideas about what the picture depicts include the thoughtful -- it was staged for a political campaign perhaps related to sanitation issues -- to the bizarre -- the horse is being helped to relieve "excess flatulence."
Such are the questions sparked by a black-and-white photograph taken in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, between 1876 and 1884 that has led to nationwide curiosity, speculation and jokes.
It's a picture of a mustachioed man in a suit and top hat who sits rakishly on the side of an expired horse in the middle of a dusty, deserted street.
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Some of the ideas about what the picture depicts include the thoughtful -- it was staged for a political campaign perhaps related to sanitation issues -- to the bizarre -- the horse is being helped to relieve "excess flatulence."
heh...