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The wretched plight of the good looking man. It's rumored that when Ernest Borgnine went out on the town at night, he'd wear a pickle barrel over his head so at not to encourage the lustful thoughts of nearby females.

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Today's defenseless men can thank god for smart phones because now nobody shows interest, undue or otherwise, in anything but their little screen.

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Our indifference to humans is our super power

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Thanks for brightening up a really gloomy day.

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Sorry about the gloom, but glad you found something shiny in the post. It's such a strange story.

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I guess some days, when confronted by evil, ridiculous posturing just looks innocent, and stupid. Unfortunately there are few innocents strutting around these days.

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This was great thanks for making me smile! What an idiot - I wonder if the article caused an uptick in deep sea suit production 😆

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He seems to be an proto-incel

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Yes - the blueprint incel

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This is journalistic gold. Thanks so much for the interesting take on protecting men. As one person commented, nowadays mo one knows how to carry on a conversation with another because they are too engaged with their stupid cell phones. Notice we call them “cell” phones because we are the ones in our cells; literally and figuratively.

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It reads like a parody. And the artist had fun illustrating it

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Love these crazy posts thank you for the weird time trip.

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You're welcome. It was kind of wordy - so I summarized a lot of it. What a strange story. So many echos of modern life. Including that it sounds totally made up

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That's an incredible poster!

People often wondered why I liked reading magazines from the distant past. This is why.

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To clarify, that’s the cover page of sheet music. If you click on the link below - it takes you the music and lyrics. So you can sing along at home! Grin.

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Looking at the rest of the ‘articles’ on the page, I’m guessing this was satire even then! Funny stuff though 😁

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I agree - I think it’s a satire. I did a lot of research looking for reprints of this piece in other newspapers. Or even articles that mention the incident or the principals’ names. I did find one old book that mentioned this grew out of a letter to Emily Post. But never found evidence that Post published it.

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