tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post3381556238324433256..comments2024-03-28T10:41:00.739-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: Ward RoomVintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-45858005756281503882022-11-25T11:58:06.768-10:002022-11-25T11:58:06.768-10:00While I certainly believe you when you say the pol...While I certainly believe you when you say the police would jump on these, it utterly amazes me that they had so little else of value to keep them busy.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-11438644335189209792022-11-25T10:27:52.920-10:002022-11-25T10:27:52.920-10:00It’s sexy, surely no other explanation is needed. ...It’s sexy, surely no other explanation is needed. This was an era of loose fitting clothes, the arrival of skin-tight Levi’s on men caused widespread horror and revulsion. These images may look legal to us but they were regularly seized by the Police for offending public decency.Mitchell of mitchmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-39347598501457988202022-09-12T06:49:22.775-10:002022-09-12T06:49:22.775-10:00The tight clothing is a Royale/Hussar trademark of...The tight clothing is a Royale/Hussar trademark of sorts, and the general consensus is that the purpose was to more literally show the contours (and various bits) of the bodies without going fully nude. I have to say it sometimes got ridiculous to the point the viewers all knew no one would or could wear them that way.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-63996226285378289862022-09-12T03:34:00.577-10:002022-09-12T03:34:00.577-10:00A wardroom in British English denotes a commission...A wardroom in British English denotes a commissioned officer's mess (above the rank of midshipman) on a war ship. It is exclusively used in the Royal Navy. Given the imagery, it would not be properly used in this context. "Gash" is general British English slang and means rubbish (garbage) - anything surplus to requirements. Thus a gash bag or can is for discarded rubbish. In modern gay slang both sides of the Atlantic, the term "dump" is its modern equivalent. "Gash" however does have another meaning and is a very pejorative and offensive term for the vagina. Given the imagery, it seems that both meanings are being conflated. <br /><br />On a sartorial note, please note the indecently tight uniforms. This was a regular Hussar trick. They did indeed use genuine uniforms - and from the haircuts, often genuine soldiers and sailors - but usually at least two sizes too small. I've often wondered why. Any clue? Calormannoreply@blogger.com