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64. I have the mark of the beast on my arm

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 06:22 PM

Jun 2

I remember standing in line at school in the 60's to get vaccines and do TB testing. And no one's mother was outside the school or in the news having a hissy fit because of. There is generation that hasn't had to go thru that as a child in school because of what we endured. To regress back to that or worse is beyond belief.

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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all] MIButterfly Jun 2 OP

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms Jun 2 #1

My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 Jun 2 #2

My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen Jun 2 #3

Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat Jun 2 #4

You would think so, right? But... Random Boomer Wednesday #100

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In the Long Game, I think B.See Jun 2 #9

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do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad Jun 2 #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad Jun 2 #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em Jun 2 #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #26

I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly Jun 2 #27

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One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC Jun 2 #12

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC Jun 2 #22

Just purchased a sticker UpInArms Wednesday #104

Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #13

I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad Jun 2 #18

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants Jun 2 #44

My first troll MIButterfly Jun 2 #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Jun 2 #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy Jun 2 #6

A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14. twodogsbarking Jun 2 #32

We saw disabled everywhere, at school as well as in the neighborhoods. Magoo48 Wednesday #110

Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See Jun 2 #7

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib Jun 2 #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 Jun 2 #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 Jun 2 #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond Jun 2 #71

I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano Jun 2 #10

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth Jun 2 #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 Jun 2 #86

My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir Jun 2 #25

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF Jun 2 #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles Jun 2 #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond Jun 2 #72

I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child... wcmagumba Jun 2 #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth Jun 2 #52

It was a scary time Chalco Jun 2 #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected Jun 2 #33

Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic Jun 2 #34

I was born in '47... GiqueCee Jun 2 #36

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly Jun 2 #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary Jun 2 #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 Jun 2 #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 Jun 2 #39

How sad MIButterfly Jun 2 #45

Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 Jun 2 #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly Jun 2 #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2 #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum Jun 2 #41

53'er here too. czarjak Jun 2 #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil Jun 2 #46

Amen and amen! paleotn Jun 2 #47

A good friend canetoad Jun 2 #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan Jun 2 #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly Jun 2 #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan Jun 2 #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly Jun 2 #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan Jun 2 #81

Done MIButterfly Jun 2 #83

Your OP was clear to me and I'm 66. yardwork Wednesday #101

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What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech Jun 2 #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly Jun 2 #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech Jun 2 #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica Jun 2 #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover Jun 2 #55

One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond Jun 2 #73

... SheltieLover Jun 2 #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond Jun 2 #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover Jun 2 #76

My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help Attilatheblond Jun 2 #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover Jun 2 #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone Jun 2 #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly Jun 2 #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula Jun 2 #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound Jun 2 #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet Jun 2 #64

People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit Jun 2 #66

I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2 #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory Jun 2 #69

Survivors Maninacan Jun 2 #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay Jun 2 #82

You're so right charliea Jun 2 #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard Jun 2 #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems Jun 2 #87

Amen. tavernier Jun 2 #88

Amen ! republianmushroom Jun 2 #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem Jun 2 #91

Every So Often The Conductor Jun 2 #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 Jun 2 #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 Jun 2 #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom Jun 2 #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom Wednesday #97

Hear Hear MIButterfly! I remember. flashman13 Wednesday #98

I'm a few years younger than you... COL Mustard Wednesday #99

I do remember Racygrandma Wednesday #102

vax nonsense newruby Wednesday #103

The song "Save the Last Dance for Me" Freddie Wednesday #106

The daughter of my grandparents' best friends evolves Wednesday #107

I knew two twin girls, maybe 5 years old, who were March of Dimes poster children. dedl67 Wednesday #108

One of my HS classmates had polio Old Crank Wednesday #109