Behind The Awkwardness: Brotherly Love
June 28th, 2011
“This is a photo of me and my brother taken in 1979 when I was 4 and my brother is 7. it was taken at Olan Mills and there were other photos from this shoot, but none quite as magical this one. This photo is a running joke in our household and hopefully it will be in everyone else’s too.”
(submitted by Rick)
OMG, I know this guy. Hi Rick.
wow… why would someone ever make their children do that lol haahhahahahahahahahaahah
Saw this snapshot on ellen show. Never ever will forget this one!! Still laughing!!!!
LOL. LOL. Hahahaha…this photo had me rolling on the floor. It perfectly epitomizes what AFP is all about. Hehe… oh my gawd. Love it. My favorite. LOL.
Who’s idea was this??? LMFAO!!
Just stroke the furry carpet… Stroke the furry carpet…
I love this hahaha
Oh my word! I swear our horrible family photos were taken by Olan Mills as well. My parents spent a ton of money but we never hung them up they were so ridiculous!
Hysterical!! Although it looks more like ‘hey, don’t take my wallet!’
Mad for Plaid, and LOVE the 70′s back ground!
“What do you mean,’your trouser zips are caught together?’…..just get in the damn photo!!!”
“Brothers don’t shake hands, Brothers gotta HUG” – Chris Farley(Tommy Boy)
Ah, you beat me to it. That was the first thing I thought of. I say that to my Brother in law every time I see him. I think deep down inside, he finds it as funny as I do.
Thats awesome!
And if we are granted the gift of a re-creation, please let at least one of these wholesome brothers have grown up to be a big scary biker dude with long greasy hair and tattoos!
Hey Ricky, I saw you and your brother on Ellen with this photo. You have always cracked me up!!!
When were they on Ellen?
This is hilarious! Yes, you HAVE to do a “Then And Now” re-shoot….
this would make an amazing Now / Then photo.
take your brother to olan mills for a redo.
my guess is they were supposed to hug, but Rick was reluctant. I can see his brother’s hand on his back, and it seems his brother is trying to get Rick to put his arm around him.
Oh yeah. This is a Hall of Fame-er! Only thing that would make this photo any more awkward would be an eye peeking out from that plaid union.
My siblings and I had a portrait taken with that same backdrop at Olan Mills in the late 70′s. Thank HEAVEN we weren’t asked to assume THAT position! LOL!!!
erm… This one makes me uncomfortable. Was the photographer some kind of perv or something?
my thoughts exactly.
Thank you!!!
WOW. Pretty sure that pose has since been outlawed in all states except Alabama and West Virginia. Priceless. Absolute money.
It could be worse …could be your sister
It could be worse… it could be front to back!
I love the plaid pants!!!
Hello photo! You’ve come to the right place! Now this is awkward. I hope this makes the cover of the next AFP book!
Hahaha…just wow! Takes a lot of guts to submit this one…although it’s not your fault for the extreme awkwardness. There should be an extensive class action lawsuit against Olan Mills for making kids pose for pics like this! (of course…they’ve unintentionally made this site so great…so there’s that).
You know what they say, plaid attracts plaid.
Ewwwwwe… on multiple levels.
I hope the separation surgery was successful. First time I’ve ever seen conjoined twins with a 3 year age difference…
ha!
Good one!
I believe it’s actually a case of conjoined plaids, but I could be wrong…..
WOW! this takes awkward to a whole new level. I am speechless. (your parents obviously liked it or you wouldn’t have this fine purchase all these years later)
Oh my Rick. Thanks for sharing!! What were your parents thinking? Wow. I think this is the epitome of what AFP stands for, and on the furry rug too! Kudos!!
Oh, that’s just wrong!!!!
YIKES!!!
Oh my!
No Way!!!!! That is awkward-tastic(patent pending)!
Patent – Approved!
Love the back story at the use of the word “magical”. Thanks for sharing Rick, awkward at it’s best!
Ha, that’s cute!
And kinda akward.
I saw this and immediately had flashbacks to the lady at Olan Mills in Gainesville, FL. My mom was a sucker for their photo club. My brother and I could do spot on impressions of the lady saying “Hey turkey!” with a Southern Alabama accent. We had a lovely back to back rapper pose that required me to stand on about 6 wooden boxes.
Plaid golf pants and bowl haircuts – stylin’ !
Oh…..Oh….Goodness….I had to enlarge this photo for a closer look….oh my…glad it was just the awkward poor choice of plaid….
OH how truly horrid. Yet, still funny. What the hell were they thinking asking you to pose like this?? (Love the plaid pants and haircuts too!) Glad the family has a sense of humor!
What was it about the 70′s that screamed “bowl” haircuts and shag carpet? Love the pants!
I don’t know where to look, this is just too awkward….
The plaid, the outdoors look next to the shag carpet, the bowl cuts…the fact that one looks so eager and the other one a little afraid- Yes, for all these reasons, I have a new AFP favorite.
You are a very brave man but thanks for the laugh at your expense.
Can you please recreate now and send it in???
Oh, I believe I’d pay to see that one!
YES! Please, Rick?
OMG, I would LOVE to see a recreated “where are they now” photo! PLEEEAAASSEEE, Rick??!!
the hair!? the pants!? the pose!? very awkward.
thanks for sharing!
Ummm…
Yeah.
Were you Siamese brothers?
Oh MY!!!! Who the heck thought up this?!