Computers in Public Xport

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Jun 20 19:56:29 2002

I recall seeing a Charles Atlas website somewhere with a complete biography.

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Lawrence Walker wrote:

> He also regularly got sand kicked in his face while "beach-bunnies" looked
> on disdainfully until he developed his physique. And then they clustered
> around him admiringly and bullies slunk away. BB-guns and Ryder bicycles
> were also back-cover features on most comic-books as well.
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> Lawrence
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> > > > Or are you a Charles Atlas lookalike? ( I guess that dates me!)
> > TD sed--
> > > Who?
> >
> > He was a male "superbod" who advertised his 'look like me in just three
> > weeks' (or was it years?) phys ed courses and paraphanalia etc in 'manly'
> > reading material in the fifties- e.g. Popular Mechanics , etc.
> >
> > DaveB
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> lgwalker_at_mts.net
> bigwalk_ca_at_yahoo.com
>

M. K. Peirce

Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island

"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
              
              - Ovid
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