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/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