Two lads were tired of doing schoolwork or chores for a little while, and they decided to cut and run, doing something that boys (even grown boys) around the world have been doing to get away from it all since time immemorial. They grabbed their poles, a bucket, and some worms, and headed to the dock to try and nab some water creatures to add to their collections.
Note the older brother who has claimed the seat – we hesitate to call it a chair – which is something else that has been going on since time immemorial.
Just Because I Caught the Thing Doesn't Mean I Want to Touch It
So this young man went fishing for what is likely the first time – and if not that, then one of the first times – and he caught a pretty respectable fish. However, we know that he wasn't the kind of guy to spend a lot of time at the water's edge, since he was a little too squeamish to actually touch the fish himself.
A friend's hand is actually holding it, but the guy who caught it is pretending to hold it with a bit of hand-over-hand trickery.
Hoping for Something Good
It doesn't matter what city you're in – there are panhandlers all over, and many of them are trying to do something more than just sit with a pail in front of them. This guy is hoping for some suds, and it looks like he's doing it in the right place, as long as he's okay with getting a drink by handing over a big pocket of change.
This picture comes to us from Midtown Manhattan, and we're pretty sure that you can't legally have open containers of alcohol on the streets of that city, as well as most others.
Getting His Squats in
Fish are usually on the small side – at least compared to humans – but some of them can still get pretty big. This guy was using something natural to help him grow strong legs. We can't say that his form was all that good, but he'll work on that before moving on to higher weights.
We're also told that this is the kind of face you pull right before a big fish slaps you right in the face, and we know that because this very fish slapped this very guy in the face right after the picture was taken.
Off the Top Rope
From the angle and the placement of these two characters, it looks like the fish is delivering a stunning blow that will have the crowd on their feet and the announcers going wild. The kind of thing that will be featured in promos for the next wrestling events, being shown even to people that have no interest in wrestling whatsoever.
Or, maybe this fish is just trying to yank itself out of the hand of the guy that caught it so it can get back into the water, which is likely all around the boat.