r/BeAmazed • u/kennny41 • 16d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Conversation Pits Were a Popular Home Feature from the 1950s to 1970s, Designed for Social Interaction

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u/beardthatisweird 16d ago

That first one looks like a pain in the ass to clean, but also the perfect spot to sleep

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u/franklanpat 16d ago

If you have pit money you can get a maid 😂

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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 16d ago

Yeah my broke ass with an above ground pit has to clean it my self

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u/Feeling-Yak-5686 16d ago

Above ground pit, dying 🤣

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u/fl7nner 16d ago

A kiddie pool filled with cushions

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u/libmrduckz 16d ago

look, i’m still just going to pee on the cushions…

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u/WorldWarPee 15d ago

Casus belli

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u/Actual-Entrance-8463 16d ago

it’s called a mountain

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u/TheMurmuring 16d ago edited 16d ago

That's just called living room furniture, m********!

Edit: It's a reference to Key and Peele skit where one describes working at a bank for years and the other says, "That's just called having a job, motherfucker!"

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u/Jbidz 16d ago

My living room is my dining room too. And any sort of activity room. It's all just the one room. I don't have the space for a damn piano.

But I own my home so fuck all y'all

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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 16d ago

My wife and I call it our multi purpose room

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u/Desperate_Bite_7538 16d ago

What the fuck does "m********" mean?

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u/newsflashjackass 16d ago

muskmelon

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u/Desperate_Bite_7538 16d ago

Oh shit! Muskmelon has to be it! Unless the poster of the comment can admit they made a mistake, lol.

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u/TheXeroCock 16d ago

Holy

I just realised Muskmelon contains the name of

Elon Musk

Musk m Elon

Being called Muskmelon is probably worse now.

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u/SecondaryWombat 16d ago

It is what one does in a 'conversation pit'

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u/Desperate_Bite_7538 16d ago

This is the only acceptable answer, lol.

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u/TheMurmuring 16d ago

muthafucka

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u/Desperate_Bite_7538 16d ago

Incorrect letter count.

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u/RabbitSlayre 16d ago

That is hilarious lol