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Populist_Prole

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10. Wow, I thought I was the only one. My thoughts exactly

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 12:26 AM

May 2012

Looking at my parent's yearbooks ( they both graduated in the late 50's ) and seeing how the guys looked like dorks and the girls looked like prudish matrons I often wondered how they ever got together and bore my generation.

All kidding aside though, I believe the the staid conservatism of the day accounts for their "older" look.

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Ever look at a high school yearbook from the 1950's or so, and it seems like the students [View all] raccoon May 2012 OP

dorian gray? ret5hd May 2012 #1

I always think the same thing. Metatron May 2012 #2

Smoking (them or their parents) no sunscreen, air pollution... hunter May 2012 #3

their style seems conservative dana_b May 2012 #4

By george, I think you've got it! nt raccoon May 2012 #6

It is just you. I was in high school during the '50s RebelOne May 2012 #5

I just looked at some '1950s yearbook pages' by googling marzipanni May 2012 #7

Silly, its because they're really all actors in their twenties. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #8

I don't know I see high school kids today and the girls sure seem doc03 May 2012 #9

Wow, I thought I was the only one. My thoughts exactly Populist_Prole May 2012 #10

About to dust off my '62 yearbook; will let you know. elleng May 2012 #11

The big thing was "maturity" Art_from_Ark May 2012 #12

Oh, my dad's yearbook is proof positive of this. HughBeaumont May 2012 #13

Some real good responses to this thread. Thanks a lot. nt raccoon May 2012 #14

More incidences of malnutrition back then. CBGLuthier May 2012 #15

Posed photos conforming to strict guidelines. Then there was this. retread May 2012 #16

Nah, I don't think it's pipi_k May 2012 #17

That was pre cult of youth. nt rrneck May 2012 #18

Hairstyle, B&W instead of color bigwillq May 2012 #19