Yes, in fact, Peter Arno did know how to draw fully-clothed women…
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If I’m understanding this correctly, it’s a pretty lame joke. Of course she would know that man, as he’s the only one dressed smartly! She’s a snob from the Upper-East Side, so why would she know who those other riff-raff are? Har-har.
Maybe not. I look forward to other interpretations.
Hunh. I posted that here before looking back at the other thread. I can’t disagree that it’s a set up, meant to have her identify the one well-dressed guy. But that’s not inconsistent with noting their faces aee all the same. Actually that could even sharpen the point – only the clothes can distinguish them, but indeed that is enough.
A good lineup will have everyone look about the same…they should all match the witness’s initial description. That way, the witness is narrowing it down further.
@dvandom, yes, but “good” from whose point-of-view? you are right from the viewpoint of actual justice or fairness. But less-than-perfectly-scrupulous police or prosecutors have treated the goodness of an identity parade as a matter of giving the desired result.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, it’s a pretty lame joke. Of course she would know that man, as he’s the only one dressed smartly! She’s a snob from the Upper-East Side, so why would she know who those other riff-raff are? Har-har.
Maybe not. I look forward to other interpretations.
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I thought this looked familiar:
https://godaddyandthesquirrelmustbothdie.wordpress.com/2018/09/04/its-him/
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The most amazing part of this is that I didn’t use the exact same subject line.
I like my 2018 subject line better.
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Ahhh…thanks for the link. I’ll check out other interpretations there. (I hope I haven’t commented, then I’ll feel really stupid.)
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Are all the men meant to look alike, or is that just an accident of the style? If intentional, could that be the joke?
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Hunh. I posted that here before looking back at the other thread. I can’t disagree that it’s a set up, meant to have her identify the one well-dressed guy. But that’s not inconsistent with noting their faces aee all the same. Actually that could even sharpen the point – only the clothes can distinguish them, but indeed that is enough.
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I think she’s hunting for a husband.
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A good lineup will have everyone look about the same…they should all match the witness’s initial description. That way, the witness is narrowing it down further.
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@dvandom, yes, but “good” from whose point-of-view? you are right from the viewpoint of actual justice or fairness. But less-than-perfectly-scrupulous police or prosecutors have treated the goodness of an identity parade as a matter of giving the desired result.
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Here is a related panel …
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” But less-than-perfectly-scrupulous police or prosecutors have treated the goodness of an identity parade as a matter of giving the desired result.”
Getting it tossed as inadmissible doesn’t forward that goal, however.
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