The 70’s
Wardrobe Malfunction
“This is one of my Mom’s school photos. My Grandma was out of town that day and my Mom borrowed this turtleneck and pink polyester suit from her without her knowing. Grandma was angry because the clothing is so hideous and could hardly believe that my grandpa let her leave the house looking like she did.”
(submitted by Emily)
Two Sides of Dad
“This is the photo my Grandmother sent out as her X-mas card in the early 70s. She didn’t like my Dad’s not-smiling face so she cut out one from a different picture, pasted it in place and sent it to the printers. Note the glue on my Dad’s face where Grandma had attempted to affix the smiling face before it shifted during printing. Still one of the funniest things ever sent to more than 200 friends and family.”
(submitted by Karrie)
I Should Have Been On Drugs
“This is probably one of the worst school pictures ever. I must have been laughing when he took the picture. But why would my mom send me out like that with my hair like that, knowing that it was picture day? Everyone who sees it asks me, “Were you on drugs?”, my response was “No!”, but I should have been. I am a fairly good looking guy, I promise.”
(submitted by Marty)
That 70’s Ice Cream Man
“Didn’t realize how creepy our ice cream man was back then.”
(submitted by Kim)
A Boy’s Life
“My mom always insisted on dressing us all alike, and she always dressed me like a boy. (I think she wanted more than one son.) My own children can’t find me in this picture. I’m the one on the left. Yes, I’m a girl.”
(submitted by Robin)
The Gropes Of Wrath
“My parents and their best friends posing in the fields of Malibu. Ironically, both men were surgeons.
(submitted by Stephanie)
Stamp Of Approval
“We grew up on a farm, rather isolated… when we were bored, my little brother would volunteer to be the subject of our … experiments. Here he is covered in the Publisher’s Clearing House stamps.”
(submitted by Kim)
Chernobyl Claus
“This is a photo taken in 1976 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It looks like Santa’s face is a melting pile of vomit.”
(submitted by Rachel)
