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I mean, that's a tough idea. That's literally just a picture of someone pouring detergent, not an actual costume. Would have to say this one is pretty lame...

Just have to ask, how do you know this???

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It's in Japanese school textbooks. I don't remember if it was in art or world history class, but a lot of people have seen it and/or had to be able to fill it in the blanks from multiple choices. It's also a memorable work of art, so it's famous to those Japanese and terminally online. I agree that this can be a bit more obvious, though.

This will be one of those things where if you are very familiar with Vemeer, you’ll understand the reference.

I was watching the new Street Fighter movie and I was wondering who is Joe? But actually a funny reference.

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