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This Rediscovered Photo of Paul Newman in the Navy is Just Too Thirsty

Henry Giardina · Updated on

Paul Newman in the 1950's, sitting in a red car with white interior. The photograph was taken with a star flash camera. The photographer was walking with his family and saw this unknown actor he recognized--after "The Philadelphia Story" was released.. (Photo by Art Zelin/Getty Images)

We all know that World War II was an extremely horny time for young men looking to cruise…and fight Hitler. But I don’t think we could fully appreciate just how horny things truly were before feasting our eyes on a tiny baby Paul Newman in 1942, courtesy of this magnificent tweet.

Now if you were unaware, before he became the legendary actor and pantry item mogul that we know him as today, Paul Newman served for a time in the Navy, where he doubtless made many a young sailor extremely, uncomfortably horny by his mere presence. In the words of one commenter, “my throat would know no peace.”

The Billy Budd vibes, as another commenter wrote, are strong.

I mean…

Twist my arm!

Screw the YMCA, get me on a ship, stat:

Is this the face that launched a thousand horny fanfics? Yes.

Never forget.

Henry Giardina (he/they) is the editor of INTO. He lives in Los Angeles. Past publications include the New York Times, The Believer, The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Atlantic, Film Comment, and Gizmodo. He is @punkgroucho on Twitter.

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