Classic Diane Arbus photo of a future freeper...

[edbermac]

An artist years ahead of her time...

"Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1962"

[Railroader]

1. I would have been ten in 1962

About the same age as the boy in the picture. I could not even possibly consider that I would go out of the house in those shorts. What little fashion sense I had, still would have told me that they were not fit to be seen in.

[punpirate]

2. Hey, those shorts...

... even have suspenders! :P

Now, if the plaid shirt had come with a bow tie, the picture would have been complete.... :)

[Bunny]

3. Hee hee! It would have been Little Tucker Carlson!

:D

[Spinzonner]

4. I wouldn't have gone out of the house with that chin

[Speck Tater]

5. You should have seen ME at 10.

I had the grenades, plus a toy rifle AND a helmet. Not to mention thousands of little plastic toy soldiers and a little Howitzer that shot real wooden shells. War was my favorite game at that age.

[Worst Username Ever]

7. Me too.

Even had army-surplus type equipment (army issue helmet, drilled-out grenade on my belt, etc).

I set up MASSIVE green toy soldier battles.

Played a lot of paintball as a teenager.

Even today I prefer military-like video games.

War is fun when you get to hide in your living room and not get hurt, and you are not hurting other people. I feel sorry for those who don't realize there is a difference, though.

[Railroader]

9. Yep, I had all of that too...

But I still would NOT have worn those shorts.

[realisticphish]

10. hey now

little army men are the SHIT! :D

[Arkana]

6. It's sad what years of inbreeding will do, isn't it?

[Stop_the_War]

8. that is one creepy little kid

[progmom]

11. We're making fun of children now?

I'm not cool with that.