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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:13 PM Original message |
Superman and standards of male fitness |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. That was considered good shape. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The new guy |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. That was the ideal male figure in the 50's |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I disagree. I grew up in the 50's and thought this guy looked like a |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. aha |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Eh, Reeves was an actor. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 01:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
44. If I were a little boy today |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. I changed the subject line |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Standards of beauty are ALWAYS in flux, always changing - men and women |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, boxers and gymnasts in the fifties were still ripped |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hollywood is an effin' joke |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. True today, but |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I HATE how most men look today |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I LIKE how most men look today! |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. let me add this: |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:17 PM Original message |
hmm... |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. it really is all about the person |
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Spaceman Spiff (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I don't hate my body |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. In the 50's, guys like Steve Reeves were pretty big. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I guess shitty Italian Hercules movies had a higher standard. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
42. Mr. America competitions do |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. True. Venice's muscle beach, Joe Atlas, Joe Wieder were big then. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Right. But could they act? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Yup. And before him we had "musclehead" Ronny. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. You know what's funny/sad? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. It's pathetic that Paris Hilton is now idolized and papparazied. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Buck Rogers was big back then too. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm guessing that was before steroids became widely available |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. True |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Actually, the 50's were the dawn of the 'roid era. |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. I prefer that Superman to Dean Cain, for sure |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. lol awesome |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. tee hee hee |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. ummm... |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Austin ROCKS |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Last week I was in an Illinois bar and the band played a great version of |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. . |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. What, no trash talk? |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. It's not necessary. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. hey I like your myspace page |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. George Reeves wore padding - plus, the show was geared at young boys... |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'd call that chap 'strapping' |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. It was less about the body type and more about the facial profile |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Ahem, Mature, |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-20-06 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
40. Superman doesn't need to be "buffed" |
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