It seemed to be part of the ritual at the P&P.
I was informed that, as the newcomer, I had to post the photo, and that Courtney, our lovely and gracious waitress, would take the picture. I think that she's done this before, because she took my phone, walked to the corner of the room, stood up on a stack of chairs buried 3 deep, and in 15 seconds we had a good picture. Now, I take pictures for a living, so I know what hacks look like, and Courtney knew exactly what she was doing.
The Morley Pipe Club people have it goin' on.