Oppo, What Does This Picture Represent? [It's Over!]

"KirkyV" (KirkyV)
03/17/2015 at 22:05 • Filed to: None

If anyone guesses it, they'll receive a largely worthless reward!

EDIT:

And we have a winner!

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! successfully identified the stick figure as Stalin, and subsequently determined that the event depicted by the extremely wobbly rectangles and squares was, in fact, the collectivisation of farming within the Soviet Union!

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is the runner up, and was in fact the first to guess that it had anything to do with communism!

DISCUSSION (89)

qbeezy > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:07

Scantron?

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:09

Kinja'd!!!

KirkyV > qbeezy
03/17/2015 at 22:10

Nope, but I can see where you're coming from.

JGrabowMSt > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:11

The difference between how men and women think.

KirkyV > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2015 at 22:11

I mean, that's what THEY say...

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:11

Kinja'd!!!

KirkyV > JGrabowMSt
03/17/2015 at 22:11

No, but I'm curious as to which you think is which!

jkm7680 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:12

Hitler doesn't like having windows as much as Judge Judy likes the periodic table?

Funktheduck > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:12

Modern architecture?

KirkyV > jkm7680
03/17/2015 at 22:13

Okay, I wish that was it, but no. World War II-era leaders with moustaches is a good shout, though.

jkm7680 > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2015 at 22:13

Shot her and turned her into a Cheeseburger?

For Sweden > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:14

Sebastian Vettel's trophy case vs. David Coulthard's trophy case.

jkm7680 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:14

Oh damn.

JGrabowMSt > jkm7680
03/17/2015 at 22:14

I regret to inform you I have but one star.

KirkyV > Funktheduck
03/17/2015 at 22:15

Nope, though the smaller squares do represent buildings, after a fashion.

djmt1 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:15

Houses are better than flats?

KirkyV > jkm7680
03/17/2015 at 22:16

You're allowed as many guesses as you like, by the way!

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:16

Calendar 2 weeks, sick days don't need to be scheduled, unlike the vacation you have, but will lose

Funktheduck > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:17

Is it before and after gentrification?

jkm7680 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:17

Oh fun!

Ron Swanson only sends his letters to North Korea with three stamps.

Hillary Clinton hates filing cabinets without affixed labels.

KirkyV > For Sweden
03/17/2015 at 22:17

Kinja'd!!!

No, but a wonderful burn on Coulthard nonetheless.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:18

A city block.

KirkyV > djmt1
03/17/2015 at 22:19

Nope, but if you consider the individual on the left as embodying the exact opposite of that mentality, you may grow closer to the answer.

For Sweden > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2015 at 22:20

Diesel Fuel Can't Melt Aluminum Sunbeams

Kinja'd!!!

KirkyV > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/17/2015 at 22:20

Nope, sorry. The smaller squares are buildings, though.

For Sweden > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:20

Don't lie to me that's David's jawline.

djmt1 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:20

Living alone is better than living with others?

KirkyV > jkm7680
03/17/2015 at 22:21

Your suggestions are such that, if I had more than one reward to give, you'd win one for sheer style.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:21

Same property, a house & 2 garages is preferred than selling out and making a subdivision.

Spaceball-Two > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:21

Hooch is crazy.

jkm7680 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:22

Yay!

KirkyV > Funktheduck
03/17/2015 at 22:22

No; it could actually be considered the reverse, though in a fairly specific sense.

Funktheduck > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:23

Is that dude hurler and this is really inappropriate?

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > jkm7680
03/17/2015 at 22:23

No, I Pierced her buns and squirted my sauce

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:23

No, sorry! I actually hadn't picked up on the fact that there's exactly a fortnight's worth of squares on that first one.

KirkyV > Spaceball-Two
03/17/2015 at 22:24

Hooch IS crazy.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > For Sweden
03/17/2015 at 22:24

U-238 can't melt...

Oh Nagasaki I forgot about fission.

jkm7680 > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2015 at 22:25

So you made a sandwich with her?

KirkyV > Funktheduck
03/17/2015 at 22:26

As I'm not entirely sure what you mean specifically by 'hurler', I'd say not! I wouldn't call it inappropriate, either, thought it does represent what a lot of people would consider a historic injustice.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:27

Socialism vs capitalism.

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:27

No, but you're on the right track with property. They're not houses, exactly, though people do live in them.

Funktheduck > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:27

It's like suburbs vs city for population density

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:28

Cleaning up the Facebook friends list?

KirkyV > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/17/2015 at 22:28

You're pretty much there, though it does represent a specific example of socialism versus capitalism. You're still getting credit for getting that close, though.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:28

More people fit in high rises that take up less space

KirkyV > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
03/17/2015 at 22:29

Nope, though I really ought to get around to that.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:29

The bottom one is communism.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:29

It is better to have equal length arms.

KirkyV > Funktheduck
03/17/2015 at 22:30

It's more rural, but you're on the right track with population density.

KirkyV > djmt1
03/17/2015 at 22:31

Nope, think larger scale. The smaller boxes represent buildings.

KirkyV > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/17/2015 at 22:33

Yup. Any idea which communism versus capitalism scenario the two represent? (If no one else gets the specific meaning, you've already won.)

FromCanadaWithLove > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:34

Less is more?

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:35

Nope, sorry! Think more rural.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:35

Communism as viewed by the lower class person who sees shared wealth and not shared poverty?

djmt1 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:35

City sucks

Countryside rules

Guy 1: Man, my dickhead neighbours are too fucking loud.

Guy 2: I have so much space I can hear the echoes of my mind.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:36

Not sure if the subtle differences in hair style or facial structure are supposed to mean anything...

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:36

Likely true, but the arm size inconsistency is more to do with the ineptitude of the 'artist' than his intended meaning, I'm afraid.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:37

Trailer park

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:37

Stalin vs some Western leader on Communism against Capitalism?

FromCanadaWithLove > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:37

Kinja'd!!!

Colonial town vs. Le Corbusier's City of Tomorrow?

KirkyV > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/17/2015 at 22:39

They're supposed to mean I suck at drawing, I'm afraid. The fellow on the left was pretty much at the top of the pile, so far as communism goes - which ought to be an oxymoron, but there you are - so it isn't that. The concept being represented is more... Specific.

KirkyV > djmt1
03/17/2015 at 22:41

I really hope the dude who the moustachioed fellow on the left represents actually thought that at some point.

XSeriesWalkingDead > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:42

Previously you lived in the suburbs, now more rural, perhaps even on a farm.

KirkyV > FromCanadaWithLove
03/17/2015 at 22:43

Nope, but the historical figure represented by the incredibly poorly drawn stick figure did likely think that, at least so far as ownership is concerned.

scoob > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:43

James May on top and Hammond on the bottom counting up all the shit Clarkson did.

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:44

It's more of a philosophical thing, though it does represent something that actually happened.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:44

I just don't understand why you would include the pen in the photo which you didn't use for the illustration. Also square face is ok with current situation while round face is thinking about an ex.

XJDano > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:48

Some of the other comments were better, although I would never guess it correctly. It was fun to play this game. I am sure you got a lot to think about how others view your sketch and how far our interpretations were from your original concept.

KirkyV > FromCanadaWithLove
03/17/2015 at 22:49

No, but Le Corbusier did once submit a design proposal for a palace in the country the event depicted by the picture took place in.

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:50

Yeah, I never thought I'd get this many responses! I'm amazed by the sheer variety.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:51

Top is a woman; bottom is a man.

The boxes represent how many things they look for in a respective mate.

KirkyV > XJDano
03/17/2015 at 22:52

Yeah, I probably should've cropped out the pen. I actually took this picture about three years ago, and I suspect the only reason it's there is that the board marker probably wouldn't have done a very good job of writing in my notebook. Round face and square face are actually supposed to be the same individual; square face is a response to the inadequacies of round face.

deekster_caddy > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:53

When there are just 3 people you don't get a private box each, so murder your neighbors? That way you can all share a big-ass studio apartment and live in sin.

KirkyV > scoob
03/17/2015 at 22:54

I could actually see that.

KirkyV > XSeriesWalkingDead
03/17/2015 at 22:55

You're bang on with the farm connection, though the event depicted did actually coincide with a lot of people doing exactly the reverse of that.

KirkyV > deekster_caddy
03/17/2015 at 22:56

The private box thing is surprisingly on-point.

deekster_caddy > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 22:57

Well I did read some of your input on the other comments before my guess. The murder your neighbors bit was just for comic relief though.

Something to do with living quarters, apartment vs barracks or something...

KirkyV > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
03/17/2015 at 22:58

The two stick figures are supposed to be the same person - I'm utterly terrible at drawing - so no, but I think you just gave me the answer to a question I asked of another responder.

Blondude > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you
03/17/2015 at 22:58

Kinja'd!!!

KirkyV > deekster_caddy
03/17/2015 at 22:58

It worked.

KirkyV > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
03/17/2015 at 23:01

You're the closest yet. Both stick figures are Stalin, and the picture as a whole represents something he actually did.

KirkyV > deekster_caddy
03/17/2015 at 23:02

Also, the buildings in the second picture would be akin to barracks.

XSeriesWalkingDead > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 23:07

The three buildings are house, barn and loo (outhouse here). Upon the discovery of the adjacent loo (pit with a seat over it), you moved back to the city.

KirkyV > XSeriesWalkingDead
03/17/2015 at 23:09

Larger scale, and it didn't involve me specifically, but that was a bloody fantastic answer.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 23:14

Does it have to do with collective farming? Like the top one is saying no to many individualized farms and the bottom is essentially saying yes to one group of a few farms?

KirkyV > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
03/17/2015 at 23:17

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebi…

VICTORY! The picture was actually drawn as part of the starting activity of a history class I took three to four years ago, the focus of which was collective farming under Stalin in the Soviet Union!

KirkyV > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
03/17/2015 at 23:20

And now, your reward...

Kinja'd!!!

It's a previously-unavailable-on-the-Internet picture of a Volvo P1800ES, that I took at around the same time as that history class!

It carries some amount of personal significance to me, as it was my quest to ascertain the identity of this car - it didn't have any badging on the back - that lead me to Jalopnik, and subsequently Oppo, in the first place!

(I said it'd be mostly worthless, okay?)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KirkyV
03/17/2015 at 23:20

YES! It's pretty interesting some of the stuff that occurred during the time period.

KirkyV > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
03/17/2015 at 23:29

Indeed! My 'favourite' bit was probably the Terror/Purge, and all the attendant police state paranoia.