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August 22, 2007 |
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Fifteen Years Ago
FOUND by Jordan Eldredge
in San Francisco, California
I found this really cute baby picture a few blocks from my house. "September 1981" is printed on the back the picture.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
Woah, it looks like she (he) has a cartoon sticky note coming out of her (his) head. also that is one very fuzzy outfit.
Why is this labeled "Fifteen Years Ago"? 1981 was 26 years ago. I know. That's when I was born. :)
Cute! Maybe one of the found commenters will recognise herself or himself.
Maybe the photo was found 15 years ago.
...and i still have that hat to this day!
It must have been a cold, cold September back in 1981.
my thoughts exactly Ashley, i'm an 81 baby. for a minute there i thought i was 15 again!
What an adorable picture! Nothing beats those Happy Baby smiles!
For some reason, the hat made me think of paperdolls. The little white thingies are like the tabs to keep the hat on...
He (or she) must be 27 today. I wonder where is he, and how is he doing...
I see no possible way that today's comment stream can denigrate to lewdness and grammarian pot-shots.
BORING!
It's degenerate, you moron.
i hope my parents never put me in a rediculous hat like that
Now that's totally creepy!
That's the tallest fucking baby I have ever seen. Freak.
It's going to kill me! It's going to KILL ME!!! Get it away! AWAY FROM ME!!!
AAAAUUGGHH!!
It's like something out of an Ionesco play.
Thank you, bored grammarian, for a good guffaw. And thank you, missing in action, if you intentionally included that mistake in your post. Hilarious.
Also, is that confetti on the baby's hat?
*sigh* My parents DID put me in that hat...and there is still photographic evidence around to prove it.
I wish there were a second photo to get a better look at that hat... it might be Elmo from Sesame Street... or considering the age of the photo, some other nameless red muppet with an orange nose. But the baby's chubby cheeks are what made my day!
Dumbshit.
If I had a baby, I would purposely make it wear ugly hats, just for fun!
HAH. YEAH, WHAT THE HELL, TURBO?
Cute kid and a good find.
Maybe Turbo was sexually molested as a child and now hates all happy kids.
ugliest freaking baby i have ever seen. and i've seen some ugly babies. cool hat, though.
Simonne, I would never have noticed that. I was too entranced by the cute baby smile goodness. I don't know how popular Elmo was in 81, I would think Cookie Monster or Big Bird were still more popular at that point. The annoying little red thing didn't begin his reign of terror until the mid 90's. It's possible though, I suppose, or, that could be Ernie and part of his sweater.
You must be the REAL ugly one, loser.
awww, I think it's a fairly cute kid!
Also, like Jan, I immediately wondered about the 'September' part- isn't that kind of early to be wearing a fuzzy outfit and big snow hat thing?
I am also quite puzzled by the 'Fifteen Years Ago' title- very puzzling.
And thank you Tina, for calling this find creepy! It's been days, maybe even a week. Woohoo!! :)
Oh what an adorable child! Tres jolie.
There is nothing more pure & right that the light in the eyes of a child.
This is the perfect find for today.
Oh man! My Mother put me in stupid hats like that all the time. I feel sorry for this child. He/She has no idea how much that mother of his is going to piss him off later.
Cute kid. Stupid hat. Damn, 1981 seems like a long time ago.
Ah, but this baby's cuteness is only to be expected...after all he is levitating, which can only mean he is a young Jedi knight. Be wary of the dark side, little one.
Aw, what a cutie pie. It looks like a boy to me - about 18 mos or 2 yrs old. Oh I could just pinch those cute, chubby little cheeks. I miss that age.
Cute kid. Looks cute here in 1981. Wonder what kind of trouble he grew up to be?
Hyacinths - LOL !
I don't really have to tell Bob....he didn't want kids anyway.
At first I didn't think the hat was all that ugly, then I noticed that the top part is orange. I bet some grandma made it for the child...even though it is an ungly hat, the child's smile makes it all worth it!
I was joking. Get it? Tall baby? Guess not. Maybe next time.......
Yep, and tall babies like this one tend to cast pretty ominous shadows. Check out the shadow on this kid.
That creeps me out.
this is just an ugly hat. Elmo wasn't truely elmo until 1984, before that he was just a red puppet.
It must be really cold in that house for that baby to be so bundled up.
Turbo is right - (good on ya, Turbo)
Look at where the door frame is behind baby's head. No wonder there's an ominous shadow... if he moved any closer to the camera, he'd hit his head on the chandelier! ... maybe that's why he's wearing a tuque in September.
Don't worry, my mouth is big enough to put my entire foot in it.
It doesn't portend well for the rest of the day that Turbo is already having to explain his joke, which, I might add, did *not* involve a blender this time.
From what I can see of the kid's stance, it really does look like he's about to pounce on my leg, possibly proceeding to gnaw it off at the knee.
Never underestimate the vicious tendencies of certain small children. They draw you in with the disarming "cute" bit, then savagely maul you, quickly turning your sweet cooing to screams of agony and horror. Next thing you know, your entire existence is reduced to just another item in News of the Weird.
On the other hand, it could be just a cute kid looking to score some candy or cartoon-watching time.
The baby does look cartoonish; maybe because of the hat or because someone is holding him up overhead. I don't know. I'm in a funky mood. For some reason this find doesn't really speak to me.
Flargy, you can avoid being in News of the Weird buy purchasing a blender.
I meant "by". But "buy purchasing" means the same thing.
Flargy - LOL - your comment made me choke on tuna salad. It's true you know....it's all true.
I do think this cute kid is using his cuteness so score a cookie. Or gnaw off your leg. Either one. It's all good.
If you stare into the face of this baby, you might get lost. I just did. I got lost in wondering where this person is today; wondering what roads s/he has traveled; wondering if that cute smile still rises to his/her lips. Are his/her eyes still filled with expectation and excitement? I wish I knew.
Thats me!!
Lovers in a dangerous time: that's one of my favorite BNL songs. Squealed with delight when I read your nom de plume.
The dark smudge in the background reminds of the movie The Frighteners. Is it coming for the baby? NO! NO! NO! Oh, wait no fear - the fuzzy knit will protect the wee one.......
not a bored grammarian is not in her element and is degenerate in her grammar. i suggest she go to dictionary.com and look up denigrate and degenerate before she denigrates missing in action any further. degenerate moron yourself.
Barenaked Ladies - "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" was written and performed by Bruce Cockburn years before BNL. (I like BNL - but Bruce Cockburn's version is fantastic.)
I think it was released right around the time this photo was taken, as a matter of fact.
I don't know that song, but it sounds like this Bruce guy had better get himself down to the clinic ASAP.
Cockburn.....I guess that was "Lovers in a Dangerous Time for a Flare-up".
I HAD NO IDEA THAT EGGS1234 WAS FEMALE
Oh Found! I have missed you so....
I just never expected to be greeted by such a cheery face when I came back. However cute that kid might be, I am still in a mood.
Missing, I second your comment! I want to see claws come out people! Come on... you can bash Turbo better than that! Where's SALT when we need him? Bring on the hate mail! And rabbits with big, nasty, pointy teeth! Grr.
Spam protection: What is 4 times four?
Is it 16 or sixteen?
Showing my age: I knew BNL covered the song - just could not get the brain to access that sweet kernel of knowledge. Too late a night, too many scotches (Glenmorangie). In desperate need of sleep. Perhaps I'll drift off to Adrift?
Cute hat - kinda looks like my cousin as a baby - the kid not the hat of course.
"lucy in the sky" I was waiting for a comment such as yours or I would have had to post it myself. Oh, people are so quick to make fun of others when they are in turn only making themselves look pea-brained (great word that pea-brained).
Bruce is also responsible for “If I had a Rocket Launcher…” perhaps he was a bit miffed at his unfortunate last name?
Flargy, for once we agree. I think I love you and I think I want your short, hatless babies.
The photo is an odd shape! Was it cut in half (hamburger style) so that the person lifting the cute baby was removed?
Eggs1234 - I second your comment. I get lost in old photos of happy people. I want FOUND to 'find' this kid now, and I want to hear all about his/her life, or I want the actual kid to 'find' us here, and post proof that it's them...and then proceed to fill us all in on the last couple of decades or so...not too tall of an order is it?
This picture only brings back one thought REDRUM
The Shining 1980
HOLY SHIT THATS ME
So happy that child is now in the new red hat. I wonder, does she still have it? Did Grandma make it for her? Roxy, a few have said that it's Them. Do you think it relly could be? Not me, I picture her name is Maggie May and she lives over by The Bay.
Bless you, Eggs (whereya been? or did I not recognize your alternative personas?) –you’re a big softy. Best reaction of all.
Hannah (or Adam), is it really? Tell us more!
Cheers, Still in love, Glen Grant is good too (hic).
Whoever this kid really is, how lovely that you’ve given us all such happy thoughts today. Whatever/whoever you are now, I’m sure you’re still a force for good and happiness. Hooray. I wanna hug that kid, to say thank you for hugging us all.
Just now, at the bottom of the page under "more finds," was this guy:
http://www.foundmagazine.com/find/568
It's startling how much he and this kid look alike.
That's a cute little baby . Some babies are ( and I feel bad saying this ) really ugly .When my friend's baby was little he was so ugly I felt sorry for him . He's improved some , but still not what you would call good looking .
And my friend Matt has a friend , who's baby is shockingly ugly .I haven't seen it , but Matt loves kids and he says it it's stunningly unattractive .
It's not their fault .
I think the baby's name is Kevin.
I also think that Sue sans Bob is Jo sans Tulsa.
No, I'm sure her name is Maggie May!!
Funny comment, Lucy. :)
In fact I looked up both words before I posted.
I posted both as "Missing in action" and as "Not a bored grammarian". :oP
I realized when I read my post that I had used the wrong word. Denigrate means to belittle. Degenerate means to veer wildly off course. Not that this a problem in this hallowed forum! :oD We always stick totally to the Found topic! Right?! haha
If you read the first post you'll see that denigrate totally does not make sense. So... in the Spirit of Fun I posted a denigrating rebuke to myself.
I made Jay in the Tough, Smart Steel City laugh! That's totally cool!
But Lucy... seriously. I laughed at your comment. Hope you meant it in that vein. :)
PLUR
At the risk of repeating myself somewhere, wasn't 1981 like just yesterday?
Cute baby. I wish I could've had 10 of them, but the only man I know who shares that wish finds me unworthy. Plus he's younger than the individual pictured above.
I like the hat. I think it was knit by hand out of leftover yarn. I really do like that style, in any color. I actually wear that kind of hat whenever it's cold enough (all too rarely where I live.)
I wonder what the knitter would say if she could have foreseen the future 27 years later ... personal computers on peoples' laps, the internet, random found items scrutinized and endlessly discussed by strangers, and ultimately her handiwork's destiny as the subject of critique.
missing & bored: thank god. your comment reminded me of a politician who used the word "niggardly" and all hell broke loose. he eventually had to resign because people thought he was a racist. even after the meaning of the word was explained to the illiterate masses. stupid people. no harm, no foul.
Unworthy, that is just too sad. (So why am I laughing?)
I'm laughing, too, Clover and you know it! LOL!
8-)
bruce co-burn, the cock part is not prounounced. and it's cochburn with an h.
ewww, Unworthy, you made me realize that this could be a picture of my, er, lover who is now living in SF! *shudder* Now I'm feeling ambivalent about this adorable baby, as well as my boyfriend.
Not quite old enough --
Wait 'til your boyfriend starts making little gurgling noises while you're making out and then up-chucks sour milk on your shoulder.
LMAO Desparate! I hate when that happens! Next thing you know he creams in his jeans, and IT'S BROWN!
I'm in love! Thanks, Unworthy.
hahaha! oh, god, I don't think I can see him again after this. I thought I was done with the nursing bras. . .
Cute baby. Love the (what looks like) bucked toofers.
That hat brings back memories of my Aunt Gladys. All of the sudden my head itches!
Hi Lucy – I already said that about ‘niggardly’ : http://www.foundmagazine.com/comments/2798
Glad to know I wasn’t imagining it!
Then there was the paediatrician who had ‘PAEDO’ sprayed on her door and was hounded out of her home because the illiterate hooligans didn’t know the difference between Paediatrician and Paedophile – gaaah.
None of which has anything to do with our jolly smiling kiddy, thank heavens.
not quite old enough --
That's what Janet Jackson said!
No, nursing bras are seriously kinky. Your boyfriend is a lucky man.
its bruce cockburn. that's the way its spelled, get over it, juveniles. But, pronounced coburn.
he looks like Randy from A Christmas Story. i love that movie.
I CAN'T PUT MY ARMS DOWN