Tom of Finland, Assorted Covers from 1960s - 1980s
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THE 40s: THE QUEEN AND TRADE YEARS
1. is barely out of his teens
2. is a queen
3. or a bit of a rough trade
4. dances with strangers
5. works in an office
6. or wears a uniform
7. has big hair
8. smiles sweetly
9. knows how to dance a Finnish waltz
10. irons his trousers
11. wears shoes
12. a sports jacket
13. and doesn't shrink from a bow tie
14. has serious eyebrows
15. has a narrow waist
16. and likes it to be close to yours (is that a gun in your pocket?)
THE 50s: THE LUMBERJACK YEARS
1. is in his early 20s
2. gets a haircut
3. keeps smiling
4. lives in the great outdoors
5. gets his muscles from logging trees
6. keeps that [waist], though!
7. has a knife
8. wears wading boots for work
9. really likes wood
10. starts wearing blue jeans
11. goes where his feet take him
12. has small nipples
13. and a washboard stomach
14. loses those eyebrows
15. knows how to handle a big stick
16. but doesn't have sex on his mind
THE 60s: THE BIKER YEARS
1. is in his late 20s
2. wears biker boots (machine's parked outside)
3. starts going to the gym
4. doesn't forget his pecs
5. grows a wider waist
6. grows his hair in a fringe
7. and sideburns
8. has lots of body hair
9. grows serious nipples
10. wears a soft leather cap
11. with a phallic logo
12. smokes
13. likes tight white T-shirts
14. doesn't go anywhere without his leather jacket
15. lives in his jeans
16. button fly, of course!
17. lost his belt
18. starts bursting at the seams
19. has 'fucker' written on his back (just in case)
20. is popular in bars
21. guess what he's after
22. smiles less
23. but is very happy to see you
THE 70s: THE CLONE YEARS
1. is in his early 30s
2. gets a serious haircut
3. but keeps the sideburns
4. and tries out a moustache
5. doesn't have a bike but gets around
6. grows veins
7. goes to gay bars
8. looks happy but doesn't smile
9. always has his poppers handy
10. gets a Tom belt
11. buys leather shorts
12. with a zip fly
13. wears biker boots
14. loses his body hair
15. likes a bit of SM
16. and doesn't spare the whip
17. knows his hankie code
18. gets his ear pierced
19. keeps up at the gym (late afternoon)
20. and grows his pecs
21. because he knows bigger is better
THE 80s: THE FETISHIST YEARS
1. in his late 30s (pushing 40?)
2. after '85 is often black
3. gets his head shaved
4. or has a mohican
5. and loses his sideburns
6. develops a love for hard leather caps
7. and starts to smile again
8. grows a big moustache
9. pumps more iron than ever
10. and knows big tits are here to stay
11. (not sure what happened to those nipples, though)
12. has cast iron hips
13. and his neck outgrows his face
14. sometimes has a foreskin
15. gets a sword-belt
16. jodhpurs
17. with a button fly
18. and a wide belt
19. wears riding boots
20. is clearly identifiable as one of Tom's men
21. uses a condom
22. and knows biggest is best
TOM'S MEN
Tom of Finland: The Art of Pleasure
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Tom of Finland, 1972
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