r/BeAmazed 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/BullsOnParadeFloats 15d ago

Yeah. Napping. That's exactly what these were used for.

The keys in the fishbowl were for finding your napping partner.

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u/Alb4t0r 15d ago

House of Cards from Radiohead has this line: "Throw your keys in the bowl; kiss your husband goodnight", and I remember once reading it was a vague reference for swinging, but here after all these years I find someone else referencing the same expression.

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u/Anonymike7 15d ago

You should look up "key parties."

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u/naazzttyy 15d ago

Ang Lee’s 1997 The Ice Storm explored the idea of “social interaction” quite well.

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u/Dangerous_Mix_7037 14d ago

With Sigourney Weaver and Christina Ricci - should be a mandatory Reddit watch.