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This was from the General Electric factory in Bloomfield, New Jersey in the 1940's. View full size.
Exactly what are they doing and why?
[It's a bean and straw contest. -tterrace]
Is it actually possible that these women are sucking up beans at the end of their straws and transferring them from one plate to another? If so, can we please declare the middle contestant the winner and call it a day? Or might she begin to fade, allowing one of her tablemates to surpass her? Oh, who needs the Super Bowl with athletic tension like this?
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