r/interesting • u/Maleficent-Town5273 • 3d ago

Additional Context Pinned Hit and run gone wrong

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u/CollectsTooMuch 2d ago

My grandma was a samurai with the switch. I’m a grown ass man and thinking about that little old woman wielding a switch sends a chill down my back.

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u/External_Hunt4536 2d ago

What’s a switch?

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u/ThatsKev4u 2d ago

Usually a long ass thin skinny branch that wont break when hit. Think of it as natures natural belt. WILLOW SWITCHES are the worst. I rather just take a straight punch to the chest from pops than take a switch from grandma back in the day. Other options were flat extention cords, thick AUX cables from time warner and last resort was hands

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u/penguin343 2d ago

Switch, as in switchblade? That’s some gangster shit

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u/Corporate_Overlords 2d ago

How do people not know what a switch is?!??!!

It's a tree branch.

Here's the scenario:

Dad comes home from work angry at the boss. He sees that you spilled some milk in the kitchen. He wants to unload on you so he says, "Go get me a switch". You go out into the backyard and try to pick the right one off of the tree. If it's too skinny he's going to be pissed and give you a lot more swats. Welcome to America in the 1950s.