A brief personal history of machismo, told in posters

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Armpit Man, from the wall of Oriental World Martial Arts Studio
(and every other karate school in America.)
Twenty years later…
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From Conkey’s Poultry Book (1932), found at backyardchickens.com.
I dunno, I think the rooster has a steelier gaze than Armpit Man.

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