r/BeAmazed • u/kennny41 • 15d ago

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

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u/SoVerySleepy81 15d ago

We had these in school except they were called library pits.

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u/Kazko25 15d ago

Just unlocked a memory for me

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u/TheeFearlessChicken 15d ago

Me too.

Does yours include walking into the living room at 2:30 in the morning to witness your mom, dad and two other guys drinking martinis in various stages of undress?

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u/tender_abuse 15d ago

it does actually, how's your mom these days?

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u/Wise-Assistance7964 15d ago

Haaaaaaa got ‘em!

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u/TheeFearlessChicken 15d ago

My mom is dead

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u/AdWestern994 15d ago

Come again?

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u/As_smooth_as_eggs 15d ago

Pretty sure that already happened.

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u/AdWestern994 15d ago

Correct.

In the comedy world, we call that a "layup."

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u/lawnmowertoad 15d ago

In the gang bang world we call that airtight

All 3 holes filled

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u/yourmansconnect 15d ago

We call it bowling

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u/blitzkregiel 15d ago

and in the bowling world we call it a turkey

gobble gobble

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

gobble gobble

Kinky

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u/ButtsSayFart 14d ago

They didn’t even make the dunk because you already insinuated that it already happened when you said “again”

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u/Fragrant-Mind-1353 14d ago

Correct.

In the comedy world, we call that ruining a joke by explaining it

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u/As_smooth_as_eggs 14d ago

I’ve read the phrase “in the comedy world” twice in response here, and I gotta tell ya, I’m fucking glad I don’t live there.

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u/casket_fresh 15d ago

Yes please!

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u/corectspelling 14d ago

No, mayonnaise this time.

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u/Kazko25 15d ago

Why were they doing that at an elementary library pit at 2:30 in the morning

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u/lucklesspedestrian 15d ago

They'd get arrested if they did that at an elementary school in the middle of the day

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u/FlamesNero 15d ago

Uhm, exactly what were your parents and their swinger buddies doing at a library at 2:30 in the morning?

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u/RepairBudget 14d ago

No. The martinis were always equally undressed.