I’ve always been amused by the decades that passed. The 60′s and the 70′s seem amazing to me. Woodstock, flower-power, Abba, Palestinian nationalism away from religion, and of course, the awesome fashion.

Then I came upon this website that shows you what you might have looked like in a mug shot from the past… and perhaps I was better off not being born in those decades :)

As for Moose, whose vintage shots I added out of curiosity with how guys would have looked like in those decades, could also be seen. I would say he fits other decades better than I do.

1950′s

The years of Sputnik, the United Arab Republic, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan. Yes, I suppose on such a politically charged decade, I’d probably look so well-kept and peaceful, while Moose would have looked so serious. 

1960′s

The people were jamming to the Beatles, Walt Dinsey’s Mary Poppins has its world premiere, Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and Roald Dahl writes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Vietnamese war is also reaching its peak, and man walked on the moon.
Apparently, they were also very bad years for us. I can’t believe how horrible we look.

1970′s

The Arab-Zionist war of 1973, the Lebanese Civil War, the green revolution started gaining ground, Stephen Hawking developed his theories of black holes, people became less religious, and people were listening to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Ramones. Star Wars, The Godgather, and Grease were released.
Okay, so kill me, but I love 70′s hair. For both males and females.

1980′s

Islamic fundamentalism began gaining ground in our side of the world, Space Invaders became popular, personal computers were getting more important, and The Karate Kid became a blockbuster. AC/DC released the second highest selling ablum world wide, Chernobyl came to be, and John Lenon was shot.

The 80′s were bad. Bad. Bad.

1990′s

The first decade that I remember in its entirety. The Gulf War, the internet, the break-up of the USSR, Dolly-the-sheep, and the Millenium bug. These photographs remind me of Full House and Boy Meets World.
Well, and boybands.

Compare Musa’s boyband looks to an actual picture taken in the early 90′s of his class:

And finally, the year 2000. Compare to an actual picture of me taken in the year 2000.

How would you look like in those decades? Try it out here [via Kottke].

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