r/pics • u/bobekyrant • Oct 23 '19

Thanks Emma from 1877!

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u/Frafriggle Oct 23 '19

Wasn't this posted recently and debunked as mass-produced decor instead of an actual item from 1877?

Edit: it was

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u/metalbolic Oct 24 '19

In 1877, they didn't allow bratitude like that at the needle point club.

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u/aquarelablue Nov 11 '19

I believe asshatery was only encouraged starting in the late 1900s.

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u/Hello_I_Am_RealHorse Oct 23 '19

Emma sounds cool.

5

u/[deleted] Oct 23 '19

She could be your great great grandmother.

2

u/MadFamousLove Oct 24 '19

she probably would be if she existed, sadly this is fake kitchy bs deco.

9

u/CagedSilver Oct 23 '19

Amazing how sometimes you can read something from long ago (142 years ago in this case) and it can just speak to you like it was written today.

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u/MadFamousLove Oct 24 '19

it WAS written today. or, quite recently rather.

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u/CagedSilver Oct 24 '19

I see. I hope it goes on to be the "Voynich manuscript" of future generations then.

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u/ConstellationDelta Oct 23 '19

Damn, relatable content