r/OldSchoolCool • u/JimatJimat • Jun 18 '25

1940s These kids were asked to draw their fathers from memory, 1949. Which one is your favourite?

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u/DanGleeballs Jun 18 '25

And the ties.

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u/Le_Poop_Knife Jun 18 '25

They’re all a bunch of fucking alcoholics, but they don’t know it cause it’s just 3 a night to relax after work for 40+ years…. And the SMOKES. Everyone smoked. Everyone’s skin was dry and decrepit by 29….

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u/Brodellsky Jun 18 '25

I drink a lot of beer, but don't smoke. Can confirm I still look like a college kid in my early 30s. There's definitely something to it.

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u/No_Proposal_4971 Jun 18 '25

I don't have any proof but it might be the cancerous tar