Reminds me of my USAF Basic Training days!! We had to “label” all our underwear with your initials and the “last four of your social security number!” The Air Force even provided you with a “stamp!” Pity the fool that “labeled” theirs upside down! The TI’s were NOT amused!! Ah, the “good ’ol days!!”
I went thru AIR FORCE basic trng at Lackland AFB in 1964. No labeling underwear then and everyone had 8 digit AF service numbers. Switched over to using SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS in in 1969.
Such was popular during some of the seventies. Everything had initials or name. While some folks were helped shoes, wet socks, etc were yet found hanging from high utility lines, including after power losses. Shoes, socks, pants, shirts, coats, (winter) caps, etc were found on roads, roadsides, parks, at water (mud) holes, along running and jogging routes, etc.
nosirrom over 3 years ago
Monograms – the wealthier version of name tags.
LookingGlass Premium Member over 3 years ago
Reminds me of my USAF Basic Training days!! We had to “label” all our underwear with your initials and the “last four of your social security number!” The Air Force even provided you with a “stamp!” Pity the fool that “labeled” theirs upside down! The TI’s were NOT amused!! Ah, the “good ’ol days!!”
:-)
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Obviously they are blood relatives.
CorkLock over 3 years ago
I went thru AIR FORCE basic trng at Lackland AFB in 1964. No labeling underwear then and everyone had 8 digit AF service numbers. Switched over to using SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS in in 1969.
cubswin2016 over 3 years ago
The problem with this comic is that there are plenty of people with the same initials.
heathcliff2 over 3 years ago
Such was popular during some of the seventies. Everything had initials or name. While some folks were helped shoes, wet socks, etc were yet found hanging from high utility lines, including after power losses. Shoes, socks, pants, shirts, coats, (winter) caps, etc were found on roads, roadsides, parks, at water (mud) holes, along running and jogging routes, etc.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
Not a problem for me or Brutus. If it isn’t permanent press, we ain’t buying it……
Buckeye67 over 3 years ago
Well, at least one Thornapple is thinking. Wonder what the initial P stands for.
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
And I thought it was so he could tell it was his shirt.
paranormal over 3 years ago
I thought his response was going to be that it came that way or stood for a brand name…
No New Wars over 1 year ago
‘T’ for Ted, not ‘E’ for Edward. Interesting.