HarryLime [any] to main • 4 years agoin 1954 five Minnesotans were asked for their take on the H-bombimagemessage-square63 fedilinkarrow-up1124
arrow-up1124imagein 1954 five Minnesotans were asked for their take on the H-bombHarryLime [any] to main • 4 years agomessage-square63 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareaxont [she/her, comrade/them]hexbear67·edit-24 years agoIt's fucking wild to me that in 1954 you could print a person's face, name, full address and their stance on nuclear armageddon in the newspaper and get away with it link
minus-squareanthropicprincipal [any]hexbear39·4 years agoPeople back then would actually expect replies to be sent to their home address when their opinions were published in the newspapers. It is a feature not a bug. link
minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear26·4 years agoImagine how cool it would be getting into a forum argument over mail though. It'd be like having a pen pal! link
minus-squaretrains [he/him,comrade/them]hexbear20·4 years ago...Dear Mrs. Pool, Attached is an illustration of my erect penis. Yours Truly, T. Rain link
minus-squaresonartaxlaw [undecided,he/him]hexbear15·4 years agoHang on I'm sending a letter to Eugene's grand-kids that just says "wot" link
It's fucking wild to me that in 1954 you could print a person's face, name, full address and their stance on nuclear armageddon in the newspaper and get away with it
People back then would actually expect replies to be sent to their home address when their opinions were published in the newspapers.
It is a feature not a bug.
oh dear god 1954 reply guys
Imagine how cool it would be getting into a forum argument over mail though. It'd be like having a pen pal!
...Dear Mrs. Pool,
Attached is an illustration of my erect penis.
Yours Truly,
T. Rain
Hang on I'm sending a letter to Eugene's grand-kids that just says "wot"