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36. He was murdered! Don't blame the Iceman, he was running for his life.

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Mon Aug 19, 2019, 04:03 PM

Aug 2019

I still grieve for Otzi!

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Any one notice the lack of tattoos in Woodstock crowd photos? [View all] Ernesto Aug 2019 OP

I notice how slim everyone was. cwydro Aug 2019 #1

Indeed. nt SunSeeker Aug 2019 #5

There was a lot more manual labor back then... Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #7

Well, no one in my family smoked. cwydro Aug 2019 #11

The Woodstock generation played HARD when they were kids. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #57

Forgive my ignorance but "Snatch the Bacon" sdfernando Aug 2019 #66

Two teams line up on different sides of a football field. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #71

When we played it in elementary school (WI) TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #178

A fun variant was playing it snorkeling at the pool. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #179

Smoked yes, but The_jackalope Aug 2019 #150

Less junk food then. Much smaller portions. And "screen time" was only TV/movies and highplainsdem Aug 2019 #16

Not just junk-food. Preserved food has way more additives nowadays. DetlefK Aug 2019 #129

Bingo it's SUGAR! Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #145

+1 A lot of processed/restaurant food tastes sickly sweet now. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #190

And the body processes all of it the same Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #199

Sugar and starchy snacks Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #156

Thank god we never ate Doritos The_jackalope Aug 2019 #151

Smaller portions. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #206

In those days my girls' PE class finished up by running a mile Hortensis Aug 2019 #25

Yeah, we had to run too. cwydro Aug 2019 #27

Me too. Sure wasn't then. And what I'd do with all that stamina now! Hortensis Aug 2019 #49

In those awful MuseRider Aug 2019 #61

Ohmygosh. Those ugly blue jumpers. Us too. Hortensis Aug 2019 #81

We had white snap front rompers zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #84

I was remembering those snaps! First time in Hortensis Aug 2019 #88

Sorry to have drudged up old repressed memories zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #126

Lol. Guessing we would have killed for your girls'. Hortensis Aug 2019 #202

We had the snap romper but in light blue. n/t ChazII Aug 2019 #118

Probably just as ugly as the white ones. 😁 zeusdogmom Aug 2019 #125

The boys laughed at us MuseRider Aug 2019 #110

Yes. I couldn't wear royal blue for 2 decades after high school. stuffmatters Aug 2019 #201

Blue? Sounds much better than the eggplant-colored ones beveeheart Aug 2019 #135

Ewwww. MuseRider Aug 2019 #139

The running was fine, but those jumping jacks... dchill Aug 2019 #50

Oh, no kidding. Sorry. I was killer at double-Dutch jump rope Hortensis Aug 2019 #54

I'm sure you're right about mean PE teachers... dchill Aug 2019 #56

:) Remember mine as tanned, athletic drill sergeants Hortensis Aug 2019 #77

Let's not forget the straight legged situps... llmart Aug 2019 #109

My PE class in middle school did a mile run to finish each class. Blue_true Aug 2019 #82

:) Of course no one bothered. Getting sweaty, ruining your hair Hortensis Aug 2019 #85

PE class was a nightmare for me The Genealogist Aug 2019 #130

I believe it was pretty much the same at my high school. Hortensis Aug 2019 #140

I certainly hope so The Genealogist Aug 2019 #141

Junior-high PE class was pretty much a hell on earth. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #158

That sounds like high school PE to me. The Genealogist Aug 2019 #160

I got into running, martial arts, and weightlifting in high school. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #177

how bout the 'president's council on physical fitness' award... consider_this Aug 2019 #207

Fast food / junk food Iwasthere Aug 2019 #32

The Agriculture Lobby is to blame for today's diets (SUGAR) Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #152

Cigarette smoking. Can't see the cancer in the crowd but it's there. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #33

Lol, so if we're not overweight - we have cancer? cwydro Aug 2019 #37

Lol! Cigarettes are good bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #42

I think our parents -- who got tattoos in WWII -- pounded into many of us it wasn't a good idea. Hoyt Aug 2019 #2

A Navy Chief who just advanced to become an Officer, and was my deck boss in '65, Submariner Aug 2019 #68

In 1969 I feel like everybody that I knew or saw that had a tattoo TeamPooka Aug 2019 #72

yep. that's how it was. spanone Aug 2019 #75

I was thinking wasn't that when bikers or greasers had the tattoos ? I forgot about military service lunasun Aug 2019 #80

Yes HockeyMom Aug 2019 #134

Or in the Joint ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #102

Many bikers were vets. Buzz cook Aug 2019 #113

My grandfather worked as a welder in the shipyards during World War II. hunter Aug 2019 #172

Hardly anybody had them then, partly because The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #3

That's funny because my mother thought everyone who had a tattoo blueinredohio Aug 2019 #99

In that era lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #4

Exactly. Back then tattoos were associated with bikers, criminals, or military personnel who'd highplainsdem Aug 2019 #23

hepatitis was a big one. that ink looked different when your skin turned yellow. mopinko Aug 2019 #52

No. But I notice the prevalence marybourg Aug 2019 #6

People weren't all trying to be cool all the time either. cwydro Aug 2019 #8

I'm playing the long game... lame54 Aug 2019 #14

Lol, my faves are some of the memes showing oldsters with their tats. cwydro Aug 2019 #30

Oh come on. In the 60's, plenty of people were trying to be cool. tinrobot Aug 2019 #101

And we have a winner misanthrope Aug 2019 #215

Some folks just can't pass up an opportunity Mariana Aug 2019 #216

People have always tried to be "cool". Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #105

Everyone grew their hair out because of a massive shortage of barbers, I guess. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #210

"Nice people" nocoincidences Aug 2019 #9

We were more into face painting, y'know? no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #10

Yes. hlthe2b Aug 2019 #12

One thing about multiple tats, that many may not consider is littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #13

Interesting - have a link? I know the Red Cross won't accept blood donations if diva77 Aug 2019 #22

I don't have a link. littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #74

I don't know. Were you smarter? nt. Mariana Aug 2019 #15

Tattoos for women began in the 80's in my neck of the woods wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #17

that is called a "tramp stamp" rampartc Aug 2019 #131

There is nothing "stupid" about getting tats obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #18

FDR and Churchill both had tattoos (not in places where they'd be visible though) Spider Jerusalem Aug 2019 #20

Churchill had a tat? cwydro Aug 2019 #39

Here: Spider Jerusalem Aug 2019 #59

I don't know. When I see Daffy Duck on a bare leg I kind of think stupid. Vinca Aug 2019 #51

Roger Stone has a tattoo of Nixon on his back, which is really stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #100

Don't forget the guy who got a Mitt Romney logo tattoo on his face. Not a rocket scientist. LOL. Vinca Aug 2019 #123

Otzi, the 5,300 year old iceman, had 61 tattoos. bluedigger Aug 2019 #19

He died of an arrow wound lunatica Aug 2019 #34

Getting shot on a glacier doesn't make you smart. bluedigger Aug 2019 #91

He was murdered! Don't blame the Iceman, he was running for his life. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #36

Too soon. bluedigger Aug 2019 #90

Lol! Don't get me started on the dinosaurs! bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #92

Wasn't the location and design of tats a tribal thing then? Blue_true Aug 2019 #86

And, all you kids: get off my lawn! Fritz Walter Aug 2019 #21

There were a lot more mustaches then. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #24

I wore a mustache and beard during the early eighties. Blue_true Aug 2019 #87

No... they were just different in their own way, in their own era. demmiblue Aug 2019 #26

+10000 Celerity Aug 2019 #117

It was illegal in many places. virgogal Aug 2019 #28

tattoos.... quickesst Aug 2019 #29

This! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #31

heh.... quickesst Aug 2019 #47

Well, I'm insulted! True Dough Aug 2019 #35

My oldest brother has a chest tattoo. Blue_true Aug 2019 #89

They probably had the brains to keep their tattoos if any not as apparent. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #38

i worked with a psychiatrist at a government agency soryang Aug 2019 #40

Yeah, just because you're a psychiatrist doesn't mean you're not a fool. nolabear Aug 2019 #46

it was a thing back then to deny claims for PTSD as well. soryang Aug 2019 #94

Also notice the lack of cell phones? mikeysnot Aug 2019 #41

Back then you got a tattoo if you wanted to find out what hepatitis was really like jmowreader Aug 2019 #43

I am not into the tatoos everywhere generation. redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #44

well I was only 5 or 6 then OriginalGeek Aug 2019 #45

Nothing dumb about tattoos. They're just body art. nolabear Aug 2019 #48

Less tattoos, more cigarettes. johnp3907 Aug 2019 #53

Just more aware of Impermanence delisen Aug 2019 #55

Smarter? Y'all voted for Reagan. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #58

Um. No we didn't. jkirch Aug 2019 #62

Boomer-age voters broke for Reagan in both 1980 and 1984. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #70

Boomer is not synonymous with Hippie. Our circle of 5 kids and appalachiablue Aug 2019 #83

The sixties generation powered Reagan to victory. Blue_true Aug 2019 #93

Some astounding claims appalachiablue Aug 2019 #96

and also avoiding Nam pstokely Aug 2019 #224

I'm a boomer and agree. Back in the day, we all hoped the revolution would come, but PatrickforO Aug 2019 #230

"Boomer is not synonymous with Hippie." WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #97

'Reagan Dems':"mostly white, socially conservative blue-collar"-None in my circle appalachiablue Aug 2019 #103

All sorts of people voted for Reagan! WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #104

54 percent of the voters aged 27 to 38 favor Mr. Reagan, while 37 percent back Walter F. Mondale. progressoid Aug 2019 #163

Not in my group as noted in #83, #103. In DC in 1980 I witnessed appalachiablue Aug 2019 #188

I've wondered, were many white boomers always racist or were the radicalized by 30 years pstokely Aug 2019 #225

All of the above. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #233

Boom Docreed2003 Aug 2019 #136

Well, more self-congratulatory at any rate. Codeine Aug 2019 #60

In my forties I got the tattoos I wanted to get in my 20's. Croney Aug 2019 #63

Three little birds... nice choice! demmiblue Aug 2019 #65

Yep! I sang it every morning for many years, rocking one grandkid after another. Croney Aug 2019 #67

A fitting tribute/remembrance. demmiblue Aug 2019 #69

So sweet. Never would have considered why three birds. PufPuf23 Aug 2019 #122

"Were we smarter back in those days?" Judgmental much? n/t elocs Aug 2019 #64

Tattoos seem to skip generations. fescuerescue Aug 2019 #73

Possible . Anecdotal but my dad was born in 1930. had a tattoo on each shoulder. me, none. Kurt V. Aug 2019 #76

those tattoos get stretched out pstokely Aug 2019 #226

I definitely don't like Tats. They just come off wrong to me. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #78

Tattoos are ugly. stopbush Aug 2019 #79

Especially as people age. They look even sadder then. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #95

A lot of people around here have tattoos. I always imagine what they'll look like stopbush Aug 2019 #106

Fortunately for them, the technology of tattoo removal has advanced considerably. Blue_true Aug 2019 #111

My grandfather had some Retrograde Aug 2019 #112

They can get them touched up as they age, most don't. Blue_true Aug 2019 #114

Some are ugly. Some are astonishingly beautiful. Codeine Aug 2019 #115

I knew a guy in Key West. Middle aged guy, so proud of his back tat he took his shirt off to show me cwydro Aug 2019 #143

Jeeeeeebus. Codeine Aug 2019 #147

Oh god. You know i think there WAS a plane in the tat. cwydro Aug 2019 #155

So are polo shirts, golf shorts, and moustaches. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #142

Yes, but one can take those off. stopbush Aug 2019 #144

And yet everyone at country club seems ill-disposed to that idea. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #146

I wouldn't know. I think golf is a stupid endeavor and I don't hang out at stopbush Aug 2019 #154

Uh-huh. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #159

Judgmental much? meadowlander Aug 2019 #191

I have never really understood the tattoo phenomenon. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #98

That picture you use as your avatar. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #198

I'm a "live and let live" guy. I don't care what people do with themselves. Dave Starsky Aug 2019 #205

My tats are little notes to myself like 'Remember Sammy Jankis' mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #107

Do you have amnesia? xmas74 Aug 2019 #169

I guess I told you already about my condition ... BTW, do you know where to find John G? nt mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #171

I can't believe no one else picked this up. xmas74 Aug 2019 #174

Definitely in my all-time top 10 ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #176

I'll bet their names would be a lot different, too. kskiska Aug 2019 #108

oh please Celerity Aug 2019 #116

Sandra Bullock, Caroline Kennedy, Helen Mirren and Dolly Parton all have tattoos Niagara Aug 2019 #119

This is a whole new level of dumb. flvegan Aug 2019 #120

Do tattoos sag with the skin as a person ages? That would look pretty weird if you were tripping. jalan48 Aug 2019 #121

Welllllll.......... madamesilverspurs Aug 2019 #208

LOL, I know how the sagging goes. I'm glad I didn't get one. jalan48 Aug 2019 #222

Tattoos are a recent phenomenon... kentuck Aug 2019 #124

I think it runs in cycles maxrandb Aug 2019 #127

yeah they werent big then..started happening when I was in college in the mid 70s samnsara Aug 2019 #128

No, it was just that there were simpler ways to look unconventional back then JHB Aug 2019 #132

Interesting... kentuck Aug 2019 #133

I think that's the wrong take JHB Aug 2019 #157

The punk rockers were certainly different from the rednecks... kentuck Aug 2019 #186

You don't put a bumper sticker on a Bentley Cartoonist Aug 2019 #137

More of a shopping cart dent on a Codeine Aug 2019 #149

Mine is more like spinning rims on a garbage truck. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #195

"We were smarter back in those days?" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #138

I like it now Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2019 #148

Fuck yeah. Codeine Aug 2019 #153

No, I Notice RobinA Aug 2019 #161

People don't get hepatitis from tattoos anymore. Codeine Aug 2019 #165

Fun facts: Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #194

Glad To Hear RobinA Aug 2019 #219

You would urge others to not get transfusions or hemodialysis at medical facilities? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #221

I'm thinking tattoos are an expression of emotion rather than a measure of intelligence. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #162

My kids and their friends have tattoos. They are STELLAR human beings. nolabear Aug 2019 #164

I have 2. xmas74 Aug 2019 #170

I've thought about it for years. nolabear Aug 2019 #180

Start small but meaningful xmas74 Aug 2019 #181

Actually there's an artist-Walter Inglis Anderson nolabear Aug 2019 #183

Talk to the artist. xmas74 Aug 2019 #184

My best advice Niagara Aug 2019 #211

Thank you! That's excellent advice. nolabear Aug 2019 #213

You're welcome, Nolabear Niagara Aug 2019 #223

but where? pstokely Aug 2019 #227

The placement? xmas74 Aug 2019 #234

I am pleased that... Tracer Aug 2019 #166

I am pleased that... Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #218

For real. a la izquierda Aug 2019 #232

... progressoid Aug 2019 #167

I've never been called dumb xmas74 Aug 2019 #168

Well, now you have. Mariana Aug 2019 #185

I used to be in the National Honors Society. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #196

Same xmas74 Aug 2019 #214

What a dickish thing to say Beaverhausen Aug 2019 #173

Also, in some circumstance, racist. meadowlander Aug 2019 #192

No, but I noticed the lack of grooming Polybius Aug 2019 #175

So, I'm stupid for owning my skin and displaying what I choose to, where I choose to? AtheistCrusader Aug 2019 #182

Not a single person under 30 noticed the tattoos, but they're still wondering Snake Plissken Aug 2019 #187

Hardy-fuckin-har Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #193

Yes we were. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #189

"Kids with tattoos are dumb" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #197

+1 obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #204

When i was growing up tatoos were for the armed forces, bikers, people in jail and polynesians applegrove Aug 2019 #200

Long hair n beads were identifiers randr Aug 2019 #203

I honestly don't understand tattoos. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #209

"I do try hard not to be judgmental ..." Mariana Aug 2019 #217

Never thought about it, back in the day. madamesilverspurs Aug 2019 #212

It just wasn't the trend then. You could be 'radical' just by having long hair. bloom Aug 2019 #220

Back then only sailors got tattoos that I can recall. Liberty Belle Aug 2019 #228

They didn't need them. The long hair was enough to sufficiently upset their parents. :p NCLefty Aug 2019 #229

They were pretty hideous then. alphafemale Aug 2019 #231

Tattoos were for the guys in the service lillypaddle Aug 2019 #235

A Different Time Democat13 Aug 2019 #236

I have No Regerts about getting my tattoo. n/t zackymilly Aug 2019 #237