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Really interesting pictures, although I hope people realize that this was meant to capture interesting things and not really represent the average dinner time in the US. My two favorites are:

   "Tuesday: Alex, Sophia, Kathy, David, Claudia, Eva & Ana." [0]

   "Wednesday: Nathaniel." [1]

That is a huge table that family has, I mean that's really, really wide. And Nathaniel looks like he likes to party, which I respect.

[0] http://huckcdn.lwlies.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1...

[1] http://huckcdn.lwlies.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1...

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> I hope people realize that this was meant to capture interesting things and not really represent the average dinner time in the US

I'm not sure this is true. They may have not been meant to capture the typical American but I know many Americans represented in this group and I don't think it is atypical either.

Also, kudos to Nathaniel for using his dining table rather than giving into the temptation to plop down in-front of a TV since he is eating alone.

Although, all of these photos look staged. At the very least their postures were dictated by knowing they are being photographed.

If you go to the blog there are more photos http://www.loisbielefeld.com/weeknight-dinners/

Edit: looking at the other photos on the photographer's site, I think they were told not to smile. And I think the combination of lack of smiles + dark lighting contributes to the kind of depressing feel. Even for the other not-dinner-related photos on the site.

Edit 2: OMG the second photo on http://www.loisbielefeld.com/conceal-carry/ is terrifying. Never ever point a gun in the direction of another person you don't plan to shoot, people!

I can't help but see this [0] guy and just pretend he has no idea how to hold a gun. Makes me laugh

[0] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57b7caeed482e9b69b7b9...

> Never ever point a gun in the direction of another person you don't plan to shoot, people!

With their fingers on/near the trigger, no less. Ugh.

An excellent point. I take some comfort in knowing more people on that page have their finger off of the trigger than on.

The people with their finger on the trigger probably should have never been granted a license... although I am well aware that in many states you don't need to know how to use it to buy it.

Edit: please don't turn that last sentence into a debate about what the license requirements for guns should be. While I think is actually a worth while debate I already feel bad about taking this off topic.

I probably don't know what I'm talking about, but maybe they are unloaded?

I know someone who thought one was unloaded. Lucky for him his wife took it away from him.

Finger only goes near trigger when you are ready to shoot and have a target with nothing in the background. As an example, shooting at a bull while traffic is driving behind the bull is not a safety first response.

I'm sure they probably are, but the first rule of gun safety is to always treat all guns like they're loaded and there's a bullet in the chamber. Proper trigger discipline is to have your trigger finger extended like you see in a number of the pictures.

This. Unless the barrel is stuck in the open position and you can see daylight through the other side, always assume the gun is loaded.

Even if you are 100% sure it is not loaded , we are creatures of habit. If you make a habit of putting your finger on the trigger of unloaded guns eventually you are going to do the same thing with a loaded one by accident.

If I'm handing someone a hand gun I always remove the magazine and pull back the barrel. Because even with the magazine out, there could be a chambered round.

The point is it could be. You only have to be wrong once

You always assume a gun is loaded. It just makes for good habit, you want safe behavior to happen naturally.

Not a single handgun chambered in 10mm auto (with the possible exception of the Glock you can't get a good look at).

People must be more afraid of recoil than they are of bears. ;)

Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong, but these are some of the most depressing pictures I've seen, in an ordinary sense! Reminds me of Stranger Things.

Agree with your take on Nathaniel, perhaps he's having a gag with his bowl of lettuce.

Yeah, the way they're shot and the expressionless faces on the people make them quite depressing.

They actually kind of remind me of photos in Dwell (as captured by http://unhappyhipsters.com/ ), except with worse lighting and mostly in a different income bracket.

> And Nathaniel looks like he likes to party, which I respect.

He's rocking Windows Media Player!

Ya david and kathy are loaded. both currency and offsprings

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