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𝙈𝙞𝙖 quokk.au Quokka@quokk.au
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Entertainmeonly (she/her) lemmy.blahaj.zone Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-08-17
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MmmYeeeessssssSs

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mysteriousquote lemmy.world mysteriousquote@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-08
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MmmYeeeessssssSs

Flourish the pinky!

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pizza_the_hutt sh.itjust.works pizza_the_hutt@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-06
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Unironically this. I would totally dress like this and dunk on the plebs.

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mindbleach sh.itjust.works mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-27
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And they bitched about macaronis doing it wrong, in exactly the same language as malding podcast bros today.

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Boomer Humor Doomergod lemmy.world Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-15
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Back when men dressed like that they called it the end of masculinity

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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The Great Male Unification is a pretty interesting topic about how men gave up fashion.

Coined by British psychologist John Flügel in 1930, it is considered a major turning point in the history of clothing where the male style stopped being as ornate and detailed.[2] Flügel asserted that men "abandoned their claim to be considered beautiful" and "henceforth aimed at being only useful".[3] The Great Renunciation encouraged the establishment of the suit's monopoly on male dress codes at the beginning of the 19th century.

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-04-27
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Flourish the pinky!

All I can think of when I see that is Don Martin's Mad Magazine cartoons.

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kryptonianCodeMonkey lemmy.world kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
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Fun fact, the heavy white face paint/"makeup", and beauty marks of both men and women of this era in France were to cover up the rashes, pockmarks, scars and sores brought on by rampant outbreaks of Syphilis! The powdered wigs, too, covered the hair loss and lesions caused by the disease. They also wore stong perfumes to cover up the stench of open untreated syphilitic sores and skin decay! 🙃Horrifying!

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TomMasz lemmy.world TomMasz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Not shown: Their high heels.

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zarathustrad lemmy.world zarathustrad@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-04
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Not shown: Their high heels.

I believe the period term is "Cunty Little Shoes".

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TIEPilot lemmy.world TIEPilot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-15
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He totally besmirched me today, and I demand satisfaction.

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∟⊔⊤∦∣≶ lemmy.nz luthis@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Great episode

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chuckleslord lemmy.world chuckleslord@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
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The Great Male Unification is a pretty interesting topic about how men gave up fashion. Coined by British psychologist John Flügel in 1930, it is considered a major turning point in the history of clothing where the male style stopped being as ornate and detailed.[2] Flügel asserted that men "abandoned their claim to be considered beautiful" and "henceforth aimed at being only useful".[3] The G...

Turns out, rich men didn't like it being easy to identify them in an age of guillotines

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minorkeys sh.itjust.works minorkeys@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-04-22
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If the only men are rich nobles, sure.

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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2024-08-08
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If the only men are rich nobles, sure.

We don't speak of the dirty ones! Also we don't bathe!

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TheReturnOfPEB reddthat.com TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
Joined: 2024-05-01
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I thought that something like 40% of all cosmetics are bought by South Korean men.

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somethingsnappy lemmy.world somethingsnappy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
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Fun fact, the heavy white face paint/"makeup", and beauty marks of both men and women of this era in France were to cover up the rashes, pockmarks, scars and sores brought on by rampant outbreaks of Syphilis! The powdered wigs, too, covered the hair loss and lesions caused by the disease. They also wore stong perfumes to cover up the stench of open untreated syphilitic sores and skin decay! 🙃Ho...

Would orange face paint work? Just curious.

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NoWay lemmy.world aviationeast@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
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So looking like clowns just like today?

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apex32 lemmy.world apex32@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Great episode

For anyone curious, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S04E11 "The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell"

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diabetic_porcupine lemmy.world diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-16
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Flourish the pinky!

Couple of puffs out for a stroll!

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nonius lemmy.zip nonius@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-09
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MmmYeeeessssssSs

I thought the teeth were a shmashing shuck-shess!

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ikidd lemmy.dbzer0.com ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-23
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Would orange face paint work? Just curious.

Certainly. Just don't put it around your eyes or lips, for that natural look!

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