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6. Men used to go swimming nude at the YMCA, too.

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 10:36 AM

Aug 2013

It was considered normal at the time.

In a way, it seems like our society has become more uptight, not less.

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Old school WWII towel ads... O.o [View all] TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 OP

Canon made a good towel. Those textile mills are long gone now. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #1

those were the days olddots Aug 2013 #2

Wow. There's absolutely no homoerotic undertones in these ads at all... TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 #3

Exactly what I was thinking! LeftofObama Aug 2013 #4

Are you implying that there is something wrong with that? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #5

No. texanwitch Aug 2013 #10

Men used to go swimming nude at the YMCA, too. kwassa Aug 2013 #6

Okay... Chan790 Aug 2013 #8

I need to study these ads. texanwitch Aug 2013 #9

Loved those big strong towels. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #12

How did these ads get into print to begin with. texanwitch Aug 2013 #13

I enjoyed seeing them today. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #14

It was a more innocent time. texanwitch Aug 2013 #15

I'd love to hear her reaction. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #16

I will see her today or tomorrow. texanwitch Aug 2013 #17

That must be the "Gay old time" they were talking about in the Flintstones. Liberal Veteran Aug 2013 #18

OMG, that last one -- madamesilverspurs Aug 2013 #19