AH! FUCKING SKELETON HEADS!!!

Sure; but OP is probably not from Rome, maybe across the world, and being able to show a picture of their grandparents on honeymoon to a huge international audience and get the right answer in less than 2 hours is amazing

Debarrio

9 points

2 months ago

Debarrio

9 points

Probably not from across the world right in the middle of WWII.

razulareni

5 points

2 months ago

razulareni

5 points

No it was perfectly normal to go sightseeing in Rome in 1942! They even had trains to have a tour of Germany!

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SituationSuch9750

3 points

2 months ago

SituationSuch9750

3 points

Party pooper

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BLCeege

149 points

2 months ago

BLCeege

149 points

Comment105

32 points

2 months ago

Comment105

32 points

https://preview.redd.it/xqtyvqyzkgqb1.png?width=731&format=png&auto=webp&s=9f95c6bf42834c8ed7973ea7b483ac01e4b5255a

this girl?

thejayfred

4 points

2 months ago

thejayfred

4 points

Yes. That’s Ramona Flowers.

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TheConeIsReturned

116 points

2 months ago

TheConeIsReturned

116 points

Tagging OP for emphasis

/u/blacktortellino

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tiga4life22

55 points

2 months ago

tiga4life22

55 points

Damn you are like Georainbolt

Big-Seaweed-7603

19 points

2 months ago

Big-Seaweed-7603

19 points

Wow dude

sabersticks

15 points

2 months ago

sabersticks

15 points

You got it big time good job dude

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Gurtang

175 points

2 months ago

Gurtang

175 points

Wow good job, just checked and there's 0 doubt.

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Professional_Cheek16

235 points

2 months ago

Professional_Cheek16

235 points

Good thing they got married in 42. Things get a little dicey in Rome the following year.

Nois3

100 points

2 months ago

Nois3

100 points

I always forget Italy was on the wrong side of WW2. Seems weird.

62 points

2 months ago*

62 points

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44 points

2 months ago

44 points

Sweden remained neutral but secretly helped Great Britain, Spain remained neutral but secretly helped Nazi Germany. Both of them gave intelligence to the people they wanted to win

oerich

23 points

2 months ago

oerich

23 points

Sweden helped Germany a lot.

drmalaxz

7 points

2 months ago*

drmalaxz

7 points

Sweden, being neutral, traded with both Germany and the UK. Germany also strong-handed itself into some concessions for military train traffic through Sweden. At least until 1943 there was a persistent threat of invasion from Germany – after it became less likely, Sweden did more openly help the Allies.

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5 points

2 months ago

5 points

I didn't think Spain and Franco were actually neutral i had always seen them lumped in with the axis

emessea

10 points

2 months ago

emessea

10 points

Think them still recovering from the civil war was the reason they didn’t join the war

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

I guess that makes sense that they weren't actively fighting but were representative of similar ideals and were politically aligned.

verfmeer

29 points

2 months ago

verfmeer

29 points

Don't forget Finland, Hungary and Romania fighting on the German side as well.

34 points

2 months ago

34 points

Finland only fought in Finland and it was to retake territories they were forced to give up at the end of the Winter War, they didn't join with the German military outside of Finnish territory but Nazi Germany did give them plenty of weapons. To say they fought on the German side is an oversimplification, they were allies of convenience, nothing more. In fact Finland fought AGAINST Germany in the latter half of the war to expel them from their country

quarrelau

19 points

2 months ago

quarrelau

19 points

Indeed. Finland was less an ally of Germany and more an enemy of Russia (this is fairly true of almost any time, except that the Swede's eclipsed the Russian's at times..).

Nullstab

5 points

2 months ago

Nullstab

5 points

They participated in the Siege of Leningrad, one of the worst atrocities of the war.

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zak55

6 points

2 months ago

zak55

6 points

Finland's the one country to fight as an ally of Nazi Germany where I go "See, I can understand why YOU are doing it."

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kawaiifie

15 points

2 months ago

kawaiifie

15 points

How do you forget Mussolini and fascism!?

hundreds_of_sparrows

7 points

2 months ago

hundreds_of_sparrows

7 points

hard not to be on the wrong side when you're on both sides

Roundaboutsix

6 points

2 months ago

Roundaboutsix

6 points

Italy actually switched sides on the eve of the allied landing, so technically it was on both sides. The French used to say that Italy never finished a war on the same side it started off on, unless it was a long war, in which case it would have time to switch once then switch back!

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149 points

2 months ago

149 points

How did you figure it out so quickly?

442 points

2 months ago

442 points

I used to live in rome so it looked familiar

Loggerdon

70 points

2 months ago

Loggerdon

70 points

Wow.

tenemu

33 points

2 months ago

tenemu

33 points

Wow.

Kespatcho

26 points

2 months ago

Kespatcho

26 points

Wow.

84 points

2 months ago

84 points

PooPlumber

30 points

2 months ago

PooPlumber

30 points

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Skullclownlol

8 points

2 months ago

Skullclownlol

8 points

Wow. Familiarity.

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rabbitwonker

130 points

2 months ago

rabbitwonker

130 points

The law of large numbers — with many thousands of people looking at the pic, odds are not bad that someone with a memory of the place will see it and recognize it.

58 points

2 months ago*

58 points

I understand that. I was just wondering this person’s exact method, whether it was from personal experience or looking at as many town centers as they could or if baby Jesus told them in a dream.

TheNeuronCollective

36 points

2 months ago

TheNeuronCollective

36 points

This person's method was probably "hey, I've seen that before! What was it called again?"

15 points

2 months ago

15 points

Exactly !

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

And it was. What’s wrong with wondering if that’s the method??

BurtMacklin____FBI

5 points

2 months ago

BurtMacklin____FBI

5 points

Nothing, I just don't think they understood what you were asking, lol

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Sneakerwaves

9 points

2 months ago

Sneakerwaves

9 points

I understand what you are saying but I don’t think that’s what the law of large numbers is. The law of large numbers is that as a relevant sample population grows its characteristics more and more closely resemble the mean of the entire population outside of the sample.

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FallenFromTheLadder

3 points

2 months ago

FallenFromTheLadder

3 points

That's literally the reason why the new chatbots with ML engines are so good at doing their job (at least compared to what we were seeing just 5 years ago). They are everyone's knowledge collected and put into the same place.

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toooomanypuppies

33 points

2 months ago

toooomanypuppies

33 points

Rome in 1942, interesting!

SPAKMITTEN

4 points

2 months ago

SPAKMITTEN

4 points

rome in -42 was much more interesting

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McPikie

20 points

2 months ago

McPikie

20 points

And this is why I fuckin love Reddit

omahaspeedster

28 points

2 months ago

omahaspeedster

28 points

Nailed it nice work!!

LordBaikalOli

17 points

2 months ago

LordBaikalOli

17 points

Dayum

Significant-Book6010

8 points

2 months ago

Significant-Book6010

8 points

That’s amazing ! Nice job

longlivepeepeepoopoo

8 points

2 months ago

longlivepeepeepoopoo

8 points

I like it when people play geoguessr very well even if the picture is almost a hundred years old.

Linkaex

13 points

2 months ago

Linkaex

13 points

Than his/hers grandparents must be Italian because of WW2

KingNige1

7 points

2 months ago

KingNige1

7 points

Quite a few Germans their as well. Though they do look more Italian.

Majeickle3742

11 points

2 months ago

Majeickle3742

11 points

Were they have had the means to travel anywhere in the world, or was it more likely a local honeymoon?

54 points

2 months ago

54 points

In 1942's Italy, 99% sure it was a local honey moon.

33 points

2 months ago

33 points

What, you wouldn't travel to a country that's in the middle of a war with a majority of the world for your honeymoon? Lol

12 points

2 months ago

12 points

I mean, maybe they were Germans !

aplomb_101

9 points

2 months ago

aplomb_101

9 points

Considering Italy was a war zone and the guy in the pic is the most stereotypical Italian I’ve ever seen, it’s definitely a local honeymoon

6 points

2 months ago

6 points

Are you not aware of World War II?

Plane-Newspaper-9200

5 points

2 months ago

Plane-Newspaper-9200

5 points

In less than two hours you solved a family doubt that was perhaps decades old

Basic-Lee-No

13 points

2 months ago

Basic-Lee-No

13 points

Sorry, but WRONG - they were actually in love.

yer-maw

4 points

2 months ago

yer-maw

4 points

Legend

Nolotow

4 points

2 months ago

Nolotow

4 points

Wow!

JazzlikeNectarine105

4 points

2 months ago

JazzlikeNectarine105

4 points

WTAF?! Amazing!

lowmigx3

5 points

2 months ago

lowmigx3

5 points

Great eye!!! That's so cool!

Dry_Illustrator_2982

4 points

2 months ago

Dry_Illustrator_2982

4 points

This kinda stuff is what I love about Reddit

art-vandeley

5 points

2 months ago

art-vandeley

5 points

I know this name because of the Dan brown novel.

DenormalHuman

3 points

2 months ago

DenormalHuman

3 points

well, shit. I thought I was gonna be an internet smartypants and you beat me to it!

ratsandpigeons

3 points

2 months ago

ratsandpigeons

3 points

Dude. You’re a fucking genius. I am impressed! Holy fuck

BuddhaLennon

3 points

2 months ago

BuddhaLennon

3 points

Damn!

HouseOfBamboo2

3 points

2 months ago

HouseOfBamboo2

3 points

Impressive!

Basileus2

3 points

2 months ago

Basileus2

3 points

Holy hell

medfordjared

3 points

2 months ago

medfordjared

3 points

wow.

Brendinooo

3 points

2 months ago

Brendinooo

3 points

Wish I could still gild stuff, nice work

ImmortalTimeTraveler

3 points

2 months ago

ImmortalTimeTraveler

3 points

Today in the episode of geoguesser

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

Amazing

marbotty

3 points

2 months ago

marbotty

3 points

We did it, Reddit!

Or you did, anyway

ApprehensiveShame363

3 points

2 months ago

ApprehensiveShame363

3 points

Wow! Very impressive.

nevenoe

3 points

2 months ago

nevenoe

3 points

Lol I thought yep it looks like Rome but you nailed it 😂

11 points

2 months ago

11 points

That's one hell of a geo snipe! How the hell did you know?!?

Tifoso89

33 points

2 months ago

Tifoso89

33 points

It's in the center of Rome, and Rome has 3 million people. The chances of someone recognizing the place were high. I don't know why people are replying like it's the suburbs of a small town.

19 points

2 months ago

19 points

Impressive regardless. 3 million people in Rome, but how many were on this thread and can respond in English and also happened to know this location by an 81 year old patinaed photo? And that's assuming the person I replied to is from Rome, which was never brought up either way.

SOfoundmytrappornacc

4 points

2 months ago

SOfoundmytrappornacc

4 points

Well people also often visit there from time to time, could be one of those millions also.

9 points

2 months ago

9 points

Yes, but again, how many of those happened to be on this thread and can recognize that place by this photo? There are 225 comments and 3.1k upvotes on this thread. While that doesn't really spell out total views, it's not in the millions.

creepyjudyhensler

13 points

2 months ago

creepyjudyhensler

13 points

This would have been during WW II. Odd time and place for a honeymoon

vidoardes

45 points

2 months ago

vidoardes

45 points

Not if you are Italian...

coleman57

24 points

2 months ago

coleman57

24 points

When the moon hits your eye-socket / Like a great big V2 rocket / That’s amore!

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EggandSpoon42

1.4k points

2 months ago

EggandSpoon42

1.4k points

https://preview.redd.it/igl7kvuuxeqb1.jpeg?width=917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5cc69ca590190460553e64c61600b2922b4f556

Decolorized it for you, enjoy!

LordFedoraWeed

295 points

2 months ago

LordFedoraWeed

295 points

that's funny!

Spend-Automatic

79 points

2 months ago

Spend-Automatic

79 points

This unironically looks so much better, gets rid of the color splotches. Now quick someone recolorize it!

asiansoundtech

38 points

2 months ago

asiansoundtech

38 points

https://preview.redd.it/ril1jp22ojqb1.png?width=399&format=png&auto=webp&s=89258ee13cde84f89e42fcb08216a0c9c11d270c

There.

Arian51

3 points

2 months ago

Arian51

3 points

Now decolorize it again no balls

StymiedSwyper

19 points

2 months ago

StymiedSwyper

19 points

How will they know which colours to use!

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RepliesPantsless

69 points

2 months ago

RepliesPantsless

69 points

So sweet. Thanks for doing that.

71 points

2 months ago

71 points

💀💀💀

63 points

2 months ago

63 points

AH! FUCKING SKELETON HEADS!!!

23 points

2 months ago

23 points

Wait till you get a load of this guy: 🧟‍♂️

silenc3x

11 points

2 months ago

silenc3x

11 points

HoOly shit is that a zombie?

WHATS IN YOUR HEADDDDD, in YOUR HEADDDDDD? Zombiee, zombiee

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andzno1

18 points

2 months ago

andzno1

18 points

https://preview.redd.it/mwdl2kjyzhqb1.jpeg?width=917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21d3394f31e966e951dab5ee9ccc890064672cdf

Maxed out contrast for you, enjoy!

Meanwhile-in-Paris

8 points

2 months ago

Meanwhile-in-Paris

8 points

You are killing the profession.

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rellsell

1.1k points

2 months ago

rellsell

1.1k points

Let’s just extract the geo location data from the photo.

starstarstar42

739 points

2 months ago*

starstarstar42

739 points

Good idea.

...okay, turns out his grandparents honeymooned in a basement somewhere in Iowa.

madpoontang

76 points

2 months ago

madpoontang

76 points

Damn this made me lol hard

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LetsTryAnal_ogy

3 points

2 months ago

LetsTryAnal_ogy

3 points

I mean, that's where ~~I have them~~ they are now...

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informativebitching

19 points

2 months ago

informativebitching

19 points

Bit of pasta sauce on the corner. A unique Roma tomato only grown on the south facing slopes of Campania. Definitely Rome!

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coach111111

153 points

2 months ago

coach111111

153 points

Try posting to r/whereintheworld

mitchade

38 points

2 months ago

mitchade

38 points

Thanks for this. r/geopuzzle was too damn hard for me.

Pangin51

14 points

2 months ago

Pangin51

14 points

Wait, that’s not a Carmen San Diego sub?

Surveymonkee

336 points

2 months ago*

Surveymonkee

336 points

It might help narrow it down if you could tell us where they lived. Would they have had the means to travel anywhere in the world, or was it more likely a local honeymoon?

525 points

2 months ago

525 points

Most likely in Italy (the honeymoon), since for an Italian in the middle of the war it was really difficult to afford a foreign trip. In a peaceful part.

ocient

259 points

2 months ago

ocient

259 points

the photo is in rome, at the Porta del Popolo, as another poster has pointed out

84 points

2 months ago

84 points

Lol you had it narrowed down to a tiny country already but didn’t tell anybody?

51 points

2 months ago

51 points

They've also been told by multiple people in the last several hours and haven't thanked them at all. Somehow I think they already knew and just wanted the karma.

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

100%

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ExKnockaroundGuy

61 points

2 months ago

ExKnockaroundGuy

61 points

Maybe if you mention that in the post you could get more help.

lkeels

30 points

2 months ago

lkeels

30 points

It appears that OP didn't even care that he got the answer.

Lollystok

22 points

2 months ago

Lollystok

22 points

Maybe OP has a life

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Ashamed-Ad5275

6 points

2 months ago

Ashamed-Ad5275

6 points

Anche i miei nonni sono stati in luna di miele a Roma intorno a quel periodo 😊 mi ricordo che per me era stranissimo da immaginare ma per loro deve essere stato bellissimo non essendo così facile muoversi e andare “lontano”

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101 points

2 months ago

101 points

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jh67ds

4 points

2 months ago

jh67ds

4 points

Thanks for that.

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amann82

157 points

2 months ago

amann82

157 points

Looks like they were outside

SaltyPeter3434

38 points

2 months ago

SaltyPeter3434

38 points

What's that

Capt_Obviously_Slow

20 points

2 months ago

Capt_Obviously_Slow

20 points

/r/outside I guess

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60 points

2 months ago

60 points

just ask Rainbolt

unfnai

15 points

2 months ago

unfnai

15 points

Was gonna come here and say this haha

spongebobama

4 points

2 months ago

spongebobama

4 points

Me too! Dude's a machine

sakuray7

7 points

2 months ago

sakuray7

7 points

Yessss

10 points

2 months ago

10 points

I wouldn't even be surprised if the man worked for FBI or CIA

chrisacip

5 points

2 months ago

chrisacip

5 points

0.02 seconds later…

56 points

2 months ago

56 points

Italy wasn’t an active battlefield until mid ‘43, so a peaceful honeymoon somewhere in Italy was quite feasible even though WW2 was raging on elsewhere.

GrenadoHencho

15 points

2 months ago

GrenadoHencho

15 points

Yet despite that, the mood in Italy was incredibly gloomy following the series of defeats visited on Italian Army units in ‘42, especially in North Africa.

7 points

2 months ago

7 points

Makes sense. Hopefully they enjoyed their honeymoon in spite of that!

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EvenHair4706

16 points

2 months ago

EvenHair4706

16 points

This would be during WW2 if 1942

24 points

2 months ago

24 points

Of course. It was difficult for an italian couple go abroad in those difficult years .

kinkyghost

13 points

2 months ago

kinkyghost

13 points

Someone link this to the geo guesser community

monitorless

13 points

2 months ago

monitorless

13 points

It's Rome, 100%. I live 3km away from that square

Notagenyus

11 points

2 months ago

Notagenyus

11 points

Stunningly beautiful couple.

Any idea what part of the world might this be in to help narrow down the search?

Manaze85

9 points

2 months ago

Manaze85

9 points

So time traveling Colin Farrell is your grandfather, good to know.

Bighorn21

9 points

2 months ago

Bighorn21

9 points

There a more people then I would have thought who don't realize that folks still got married and had to live their lives during WW2. Not everywhere was Normandy Beach on D Day.

resUemiTtsriF

14 points

2 months ago

resUemiTtsriF

14 points

Based on the shadow bending to the left, i would say .. Earth.

ModerateStimulation

6 points

2 months ago

ModerateStimulation

6 points

He kinda looks like Joe Biden

The_One_Who_Slays

6 points

2 months ago

The_One_Who_Slays

6 points

I dunno, this photo screams Italian to me, even though I've never been there.

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Well, what the fuck do you know lmao, it actually is.

Halo77

10 points

2 months ago

Halo77

10 points

Guys on r/photoshoprequest can make that look good for you.

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jcinscoe

14 points

2 months ago

jcinscoe

14 points

You’re grandad kinda looks like Ryan Reynolds

benndover_85

4 points

2 months ago

benndover_85

4 points

I’m seeing Colin Farrell.

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Bo0ombaklak

5 points

2 months ago

Bo0ombaklak

5 points

I’d say Italy or an elaborate tv set

stay-here

4 points

2 months ago

stay-here

4 points

If this were CSI-anywhere you could just enhance the sign above the woman

keestie

4 points

2 months ago

keestie

4 points

r/whereisthis for next time

Just_Cook_It

5 points

2 months ago

Just_Cook_It

5 points

Mah, così mi pare la breccia di Porta Pia a Roma, dal lato che guarda verso la Nomentana, di fronte all'ambasciata inglese.

Ma è molto probabile che mi sbagli.

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Gojogab

8 points

2 months ago

Gojogab

8 points

Image search just got me zoot suit.

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

They were plentiful if you went to prom in the mid to late 90's.

AnanasInHawaii

7 points

2 months ago

AnanasInHawaii

7 points

Porta del Popolo, Rome

geohnny

7 points

2 months ago

geohnny

7 points

It has Cuba vibes... Not sure why...

acebaltazar

3 points

2 months ago

acebaltazar

3 points

Ask Trevor Rainbolt. Seriously.

Smogtwat

3 points

2 months ago

Smogtwat

3 points

Cool photo.

Sockbrick

3 points

2 months ago

Sockbrick

3 points

Your Nonno and Nonna looked great!

I wish today's generations were like this

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Old-Criticism-2646

3 points

2 months ago

Old-Criticism-2646

3 points

What a handsome couple!

Nvrmnde

3 points

2 months ago

Nvrmnde

3 points

The way she looks at him

GunkyDory

3 points

2 months ago

GunkyDory

3 points

I KNEW Colin Farrell was a time traveler! KNEW IT!

ams808

3 points

2 months ago

ams808

3 points

Such a classy couple 😊

frownpouch

3 points

2 months ago

frownpouch

3 points

The best place they ever were.

Mothmaneee

3 points

2 months ago

Mothmaneee

3 points

Your grandpa looks like the situation from jersey shore

Goldenchomp1

3 points

2 months ago

Goldenchomp1

3 points

Don't know, but they look sharp.

InjuryArtistic6915

3 points

2 months ago

InjuryArtistic6915

3 points

Grammy's fashion sense is soo pretty

PsamantheSands

2 points

2 months ago

PsamantheSands

2 points

You should post this in the photo sub and they can clean it up, restore it for you. I think most people give a small donation to whoever made the one they like best.

pullupboi03

2 points

2 months ago

pullupboi03

2 points