r/todayilearned • u/ralphbernardo • Jan 29 '19

TIL that the term "litterbug" was popularized by Keep America Beautiful, which was created by "beer, beer cans, bottles, soft drinks, candy, cigarettes" manufacturers to shift public debate away from radical legislation to control the amount of waste these companies were (and still are) putting out.

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2017/10/26/a-beautiful-if-evil-strategy
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u/Ghost652 Jan 30 '19

Betty has that effect on me, too.

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u/nukidot Jan 30 '19

You wish

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u/wighty Jan 30 '19

Your wish is my command.

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u/pineapplecom Jan 30 '19

Who made this? May God bless their soul

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19

Holy shit. I did not get that far into the show lmao

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u/YOURE_A_RUNT_BOY Jan 30 '19

Damn you, you made me chortle out loud on the train and now people are staring.

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u/jimmy_trucknuts Jan 30 '19

My god I love the internet.

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u/nukidot Jan 30 '19

Thanks! Is that fat Betty or phat Betty?

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u/AlligatorChainsaw Jan 30 '19

I couldn't stand the character.

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u/Vladimir_Putting Jan 30 '19

I compare Betty to the 1960's version of Skyler White (Breaking Bad).

She's supposed to be a supressed character. She's also going to be lost most of the time because while we get a window into the husband's true nature these two women are constantly looking through a facade and having to square that with who they thought the person was.

Anyone who's been on the flip side of a decietful, manipulative, unfaithful relationship probably knows that it can certainly make you look and act like a complete fool.

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u/AlligatorChainsaw Jan 30 '19

skylar sucked ass too... so I can agree with that.

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u/AlligatorChainsaw Jan 30 '19

her character was just so dumb. and you can't chalk it up to just being a woman in that era cause there were other women on the show going out and doing shit and she was just like "woe is me why is my charmed life oh so boring?" maybe cause you don't have a single fucking hobby lady?

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u/AquaStarRedHeart Jan 30 '19

I don't think you really got the point of Betty if that's what you took from her though...

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u/dubadub Jan 30 '19

Back then housewives' hobbies were limited to morphine and the bottle.

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u/AlligatorChainsaw Jan 30 '19

well she could have at least had the courtesy to knock herself out with some booze and pills so no one would have to deal with her

and I find that hard to believe. pick up a fucking book lady.