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<\/p>\nI\u2019ve posted several vintage watermelon photos in the past, but my search for pictures has revealed a common trend: People in the old days really liked posing for \u201chappy watermelon eating\u201d shots. That is, photos in which the subjects are seemingly overjoyed to be eating watermelon (or pretending to be overjoyed).<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure why people don\u2019t take happy watermelon photos anymore, but they definitely should. Have we taken watermelon for granted in the 21st century? The lack of photos indicates that we might have. Or maybe watermelon was a rarer treat 80 years ago, and therefore something that made people happier when they ate it. That might explain it, but I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason for all the old school joy, it\u2019s given me a lot of imagery to work with. Below, I\u2019ve assembled five of the best \u201chappy watermelon eating\u201d scenes I\u2019ve come across. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: The formula for a \u201chappy watermelon eaters\u201d photo is simple: 1) Eat your watermelon down to the rind, 2) Hold your rind in front of your mouth like a smile. The girls in this photo have the eating part down. The boys could use a little help, though.<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: These happy watermelon eaters are even happier because they\u2019re sharing their watermelon with each other. I\u2019m glad it works for them. If I had to share a wedge of watermelon with someone, that would probably make me mad.<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: The note scrawled on this photo indicates that this was some sort of birthday party. Apparently, no girls of any kind were invited.<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: There\u2019s always one person in the \u201chappy watermelon eating\u201d photo that refuses to play along. In this case, it\u2019s Mr. Bow Tie with the creepy blank stare.<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: They look so happy, don\u2019t they? And they\u2019re not at all worried about getting watermelon juice on those beautiful white dresses. Good for you, ladies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019ve posted several vintage watermelon photos in the past, but my search for pictures has revealed a common trend: People in the old days really liked posing for \u201chappy watermelon eating\u201d shots. That is, photos in which the subjects are seemingly overjoyed to be eating watermelon (or pretending to be overjoyed). I\u2019m not sure why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1212","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n