What is she doing to that woman?

[elfs]

Three Sisters Cafe'
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One of my favorite places for lunch is the Three Sisters Cafe' in the alleyway of Pike Place Market. It's a little pricey but the sandwiches are really good. The other day I was there with my camera and I had to take this photograph: I've always wondered, what the hell is that woman doing to her sister? Strangling her? Putting a salad on her head? Is the woman on the far right trying to restrain her from further abuse, either of a sibling or her vegetables? One of those odd store signs where you're not quite what the artist was trying to say when he crafted it, or the merchants when they accepted it.

Comments

[orcaarrow.livejournal.com]

She could be using the leaf to clean her sister's hair.

[hydrolagus.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're women. Under 10 years old is my bet, which allows for all kinds of baffling behaviour and putting things on the heads of siblings. What puzzles me is what kind of fruit/vegetable they're holding--looks like purple lemons to me.

Identifying Uncommon Vegtables..

[clemtaur.livejournal.com]

Eggplant maybe?

I can hear the dialog:
"Hey, it's MY turn to get stuff rubbed in my hair."

[memegarden.livejournal.com]

I second the "girls, not women" comment, and my guess is some sort of root vegetable with the root tips broken off. Turnips?