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[–] Yew@lemmy.world 126 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Recently watched The Seven Year Itch (1955) and the man claims to be 37. He looks like a young 50. Cigarettes.

[–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 85 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Nicholson was 38 during filming. I thought he looked 50 too.

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[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago (6 children)
[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

No, he definitely looks well into 45+

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago

I’m just a few months behind that… no he does not.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I’m 38. He does not look 38.

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[–] WappleFF27@feddit.online 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

When I was a kid, restaurants still smelled like tobacco.

Didn't really stop until early 2000's

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[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Recently did a watch of Rear Window (1954), and yeah, there's a scene in the beginning where the main character's nurse calls the main character "young man". Main character (Jimmy Stewart?) was 46 at the film's release.

Wild.

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[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 108 points 1 month ago (2 children)

yes the thing that changed was lead posioning from gas and chain smoking cigs starting at 12

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Also pesticides were even more unregulated than they are now. Remember how they just sprayed DDT everywhere in the 40's till the 70's. Even on directly on people. Shit had multigenerational consequences, even grandchildren of people who had a high exposure to that stuff are being affected.

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[–] danielfm123@lemmy.zip 76 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The one in the left married at 23 and his 4 kids.*fix his=has

[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 14 points 1 month ago

That explains a lot, what with the sleep deprivation and drastic lifestyle changes brought on my most kids.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Lots of very important things, but mostly the smoking.

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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Great example of how stress ages you

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Awful example. The 90s had WAAAAAAAAY less stress than today.

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, It's not only cigarettes, but air pollution too.

[–] Impleader@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (6 children)
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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Liquid Plastic Surgery in a Bottle

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[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes, but the hair loss is real.

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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 24 points 1 month ago

I've heard it attributed to drinking more water.

[–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 month ago (7 children)
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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm 40 and I look like the second picture

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have the body of the left but the clothing of the right.

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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

There was a real missed opportunity to have a picture of Jason Alexander (who was in his 30's during most of Seinfeld's production) instead of James Gandolfini.

Still true tho

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

My wife and I were watching an episode of Frasier and he states that he’s 38 years old at one point. We were both like YEAH FUCKIN RIGHT. I’m 45 and look closer to the person on the right, but I also don’t give a shit about “dress your age” nonsense. I’m not going to willingly age myself up.

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[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago
[–] tipicaldik@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

pfff... they both look like high schoolers from the 1950's.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

Guy on left can afford nice shirt.

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago

true. i saw some people who were 80 and looked like 250. like walking corpses. incredible. probably waaay too many sunburns, etc.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

When I was in my twenties people thought I looked older. Now I'm in my fifties, and people think I look much younger.

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[–] MountainVeil@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago

We quirked too close to the chungus.

[–] Nonprophet@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wasn't Tony in his 40's?

Please say Tony was in his 40's!!!

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago

Tony was 41 per the pilot script but the actor was 38.

AJ is now 41 in 2026.

[–] synae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

George Costanza was in his 30s throughout the run of seinfeld

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[–] moth@anarchist.nexus 11 points 1 month ago

less people smoke and drink. drug use also peaked in the 90s, and has been steadily declining since.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

From what I've heard it's largely from less smoking and more sunscreen

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[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

This is the best news I've gotten all week. I look like a less balding 90s 30. That's great for being 45.

Does anyone else tell themselves all the other dads they meet are actually much younger than you?

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