The story
May have originated from a section in the children’s magazine Highlights, in which a drawing of a seemingly ordinary situation is shown, along with various outlandish and nonsensical gags.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
what’s wrong with this picture?
Today it means: Pointing out that a current situation, plan, or set of circumstances does not make sense, or contains an obvious flaw. Full definition →