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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Apr 15, 2009 19:46:05 GMT -5
I was reading an Apter mag for 1981 and I noticed a two page ad for "Wrestling Pin Pals".
Basically it had pictures of girls and boys as young as 8 and as old as 19 on there. Underneath each picture stated who their favorite wrestler is and if they like good or bad guys and if they are looking for male or female pen pals.
And get this, they even have their address listed!
Seriously pictures of 8-19 year old kids along with their addresses in a wrestling magazine.
Has any ever seen those ads while looking in old wrestling magazines?
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Post by CJ Denton is Egon on Apr 15, 2009 19:47:14 GMT -5
Thats... Insane.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Apr 15, 2009 20:33:08 GMT -5
It's funny because Rey Mysterio appeared in one of these when he was a young lad. If you look you can find a picture of it floating around somewhere, I'm just too lazy to look for it at the moment. Oh shit that's where that childhood picture of Tazz came from didn't it? |
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Post by jaywatts on Apr 15, 2009 20:35:39 GMT -5
Damn, that might have been Taz after all. Didn't even think about it. For some reason I always thought it was Rey. It's funny because Rey Mysterio appeared in one of these when he was a young lad. If you look you can find a picture of it floating around somewhere, I'm just too lazy to look for it at the moment. Oh excretory matter that's where that childhood picture of Tazz came from didn't it? |
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Post by jaywatts on Apr 15, 2009 20:39:52 GMT -5
The question I want answered is do you think him and his pen pal still corresponds?
I bet those letters would be gold.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Apr 15, 2009 20:49:00 GMT -5
The question I want answered is do you think him and his pen pal still corresponds? I bet those letters would be gold. Girl: Did you see Sgt. Slaughter's Cobra Clutch Challenge last night?!?! It was awesome! Tazz: I could break it...then CHOKE HIS ASS OUT! Girl: Hehehe you're cute! Tazz: Shut the f*** up! I'll choke your ass out too! |
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Apr 15, 2009 22:29:26 GMT -5
If they had something like that available today, the sexual predator issue would be much more of a problem than it already is.
I find the fact they had that in the '80's a questionable practice as it is.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Apr 16, 2009 0:31:16 GMT -5
It lasted well into the early 90s, the pen pal stuff.
I always wanted to do it as a kid, but never found anyone with similar favorites as I had.
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Post by Cap'n Crud on Apr 16, 2009 0:36:47 GMT -5
If they had something like that available today, the sexual predator issue would be much more of a problem than it already is. I find the fact they had that in the '80's a questionable practice as it is. Actually some non-wrestling magazines were doing it as late as 1999. Still I would be pretty wary of letting a kid give out their address and pictures in a magazine. |
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Apr 16, 2009 2:21:41 GMT -5
If they had something like that available today, the sexual predator issue would be much more of a problem than it already is. I find the fact they had that in the '80's a questionable practice as it is. Actually some non-wrestling magazines were doing it as late as 1999. Still I would be pretty wary of letting a kid give out their address and pictures in a magazine. Thank goodness for email. Atleast when your kid gets sexually harrassed it's just from some guy sending pictures of his junk. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 16, 2009 5:52:26 GMT -5
The Apter mag pen-pals were funny in a disturbing way - it'd be this block of about 3-4 (or 6-10 when they devoted more space) kids, a couple of "geeky" type teens, maybe a regular looking lady, maybe a couple more and then in the middle of them would always be some biker/ex-con-looking 37 year old guy. Case in point:  Click to see full-size: i158.photobucket.com/albums/t104/cbenee/pen0001.jpg |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 16, 2009 5:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 16, 2009 5:55:47 GMT -5
It's funny because Rey Mysterio appeared in one of these when he was a young lad. If you look you can find a picture of it floating around somewhere, I'm just too lazy to look for it at the moment. Oh excretory matter that's where that childhood picture of Tazz came from didn't it?  |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Apr 16, 2009 6:05:19 GMT -5
Second row looks like David Byrne is searching for a pen pal |
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Apr 16, 2009 6:29:43 GMT -5
Jeez that's beyond creepy Madison!
I wonder if they had any romantic success?
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Post by Baixo Astral on Apr 16, 2009 6:42:14 GMT -5
The character of Johnny Appleseed was based on Emilio Holvino... except for the part about planting apple trees... and not raping men
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Apr 16, 2009 6:48:07 GMT -5
The character of Johnny Appleseed was based on Emilio Holvino... except for the part about planting apple trees... and not raping men Everett Stone-Kenneth Williams. Seperated at birth. |
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Post by The Karaoke King on Apr 16, 2009 7:22:49 GMT -5
What the smurf is up with that guy in the bottom corner? |
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 16, 2009 7:52:08 GMT -5
Look at all the Mil Mascaras fans!
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Post by romafan87 on Apr 16, 2009 9:18:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure what I enjoy more. The Everett Stowe guy or some of the more obscure favorites:
Ricky Romero
Ron Wright
Pampero Firpo
Ted Oates
I guess that doesn't make me too weird for my childhood favorites Jim Powers and Paul Roma.
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