You might be thinking, “Why in the hell am I looking at a bunch of shirtless men crowded around a table?” Or maybe, “Why are they wearing sunglasses? Aren’t they inside?”

Either way, we’re sure you’re as confused as we are.

Last Sunday, two White House staffers—speechwriter Jon Favreau and Assistant Press Secretary Tommy Vietor—were spotted at Old Glory on M St. in the midst of what looked like a heated drinking game. So heated, in fact, that shirts had to be removed.

While the photo first appeared on Famous DC yesterday afternoon, it quickly spread to just about every corner of the Internet.

But, we’ve got sad news for any Georgetown students out there hoping to challenge Favreau or Vietor to an impromptu game of beer pong this summer—The Hill‘s Christina Wilkie debunked the drinking game rumors earlier today.

“According to an eyewitness, they were just standing around a table … not playing drinking games,” Wilkie wrote.

And if you’re curious as to why somebody would take off his shirt inside Old Glory, The Hill‘s got that answer too. Apparently, Favreau and Vietor’s gang got caught in a thunderstorm. When they got inside the barbecue restaurant, “a few of the boys decided to hang their shirts over the balcony to dry them.”

As of this evening, no bro icings have been reported.

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