Most uncomfortable chairs in the world
Go get the leaf, grandma and your uncles are coming.
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The "absolutely nobody" meme was originally supposed to highlight somebody making an argument for something that obviously nobody had ever felt the need to argue against.
It was usually a very obscure argument about something that nobody else had ever thought about, or the visual version where someone created something that didn't need to be created, or it could be an argument about something that is so obviously true that it is obvious that nobody would ever try arguing against it... And that's it. It doesn't really have any use outside of those two narrow areas.
It barely made sense as a meme in the first place and of course, it was immediately misused by the vast majority of people who used it and just mindlessly tacked it onto anything because it was the popular meme at the time. I was so happy when people stopped using it.
It's completely useless AND nonsensical. If nobody said nothing, then everybody said something.
You're technically right, which as we all know, is the best kind of right.
I do think that most people's brains gloss right over the logical contradiction and act as if it said that nobody said "anything" rather than "nothing."
But that is not what the meme actually says. Now that you've pointed it out, it's obviously wrong.
It always makes me think of black folks telling funny stories, like:
"Everybody was minding their business, ain't nobody said shit. This fool walks in with a whole ass baked potato in his mouth like it's normal..."
So I enjoy the memes from that angle, even if they're not coming from the original intent.
That said, even that angle doesn't make this one work.
absolutely nobody had this table?
Edit: ITT: reading comprehension
Midwest United States, my family absolutely had this table when I was a kid.
Midwest US here too and my family also had this table when I was a kid. This comment section feels like a bunch of midwesterners realizing the midwest US isn't the entire world lol
East coast...had this table
West Coast had this table. On both sides of the family...
I can think of four separate friends in the US that had or have this table - I'd never realized it before this post but yeah super common. Maybe it's a regional thing? Though I saw it growing up in the mid-east too so IDK. Global furniture distribution: how does it work? Seriously, an industry I have no ideas about...
I grew up with these chairs:
https://www.stolab.se/p/lilla-aland-stol-bjork-naturell-olja
i only ever saw the high-chair version of that one.
I had this table, my friend had this table, and my cousin had this table
must be hard having to grow up all under one roof like that
That exact table is in my dining room right now.
Not only did we have this table, my parents donated it to our first college apartment, and then I dragged that stupid thing around for ten years until my father was like "oh you still have this thing."
Yeah I thought it was like some heirloom, but apparently it was actually something they bought from a yard sale when they first got married and kind of hated for 18 years.
I present you the German equivalent, the coffee table named Fliesentisch
I present you the Indian equivalent and idk wherever it's called
As a non-German who has never seen one of those, that actually looks quite nice, I'd gladly put that in my house :p
As a swamp German: that translates to 'tile(ed) table'.
Not even close to most uncomfortable.
not cool until you sit at this table eating your cornflakes with added nicotine.
the chairs were really comfy, but held onto any grease from the kitchen.
omg I had that table
oh i remember those chairs. yeah, metal and cushioned. loved them but if vinyl gets a tear, there goes your denim.
omg yes!
and by the end of their life they are mostely fabricated in ductape
I have this table now.
Omfg we had the same chairs with it too? What is life
Hoopback Windsor chairs are an entire style, not a specific design made by one manufacturer.
They were sold as a set.
It was a relatively high quality and cost effective AND not terribly gaudy / ugly.
Theres a reason “ya basic kitchen table set” is everywhere
Nonono, it's fine, see we've bought these half-inch thick cushions with quilt effect that have these little string on them that tie onto the backrest, so stop complaining and eat the Grey Meat and with Beige Vegetables your Grandma spent all day making somehow.
Too real.
Isn't this incorrect use of the "nobody-meme"? Also can't remember seeing any such table in any home during my childhood and I'm a 90's kid
Swede here, dad built a custom table that was hinged and could be folded up against the wall for easier vacuuming snd sweaping.
Automatic DQ, your dad is too dad
That table is the best table you'll ever get. Will last for a very long time so long as it wasn't made after maybe the 80s or 90s. So long as you ain't doing anything rough on it, it will last a lifetime.
Though, growing up, we had nicer wood back chairs. I never had problems with them. Worst problem I had was always being the one who had to take a seat that was up against a wall, so I had to slide in and didn't have a lot of room to adjust where my chair was, besides maybe moving a little to the right.
My family had this exact set, but I do remember the seats having fabric cushions you tied to the back so you weren't sitting directly on wood.
You guys didn't have pillows on your chairs?
Nostalgia LOADED 100%
Nobody absolutely nobody that one kitchen table everyone had growing up
My family got this set off craigslist to replace an objectively better dining table set that just needed to be refinished. Tried using cushions with them, but they were still a bit uncomfortable.
Saying that, the OP set would unfortunately be quite the upgrade compared to all the MDF and engineered wood that's so common nowadays :(
Real wood anything is fucking expensive now
I have this table now.
Those chairs are very comfortable.
The soviet equivalent, AKA the Fingercrusher. Fuck that thing
Humm, I grew up with chairs like these:
https://www.stolab.se/p/lilla-aland-stol-bjork-naturell-olja
They're called "Windsor chairs" (with the "hoopback" variety in OP's picture and the "comb-back" variety in your link) and they've been a traditional style for hundreds of years.
In India, we ate on the bed.
Quality table and chairs are timeless
I have those chairs now, table is different.
We have a bigger version of this downstairs right now
Uncomfortable? You're supposed to put cushions on those chairs, you silly person. :P
laughs in Dr. Glob by Philippe Starck chair
I'm fairly certain this is a stock photo of my actual dining set.
We have 2 of these chairs in our dining room. I'm rather offended.
Oh, actually they don't have that design on their legs and they are dark wood.
Still sitting in Dad's kitchen.
my table is just solid round no leaf and those chairs are black steel backed
Lol, you can still buy this dining set brand new. Multiple companies made pedestal dining sets (like broyhill and thomasville) that were decent quality:price, which is probably why they were so common.
My ex and I had this table set in our first place. Except it had 2 chairs and a bench, which had 2 of those chair backs on it. I hated that fucking thing.
table is ok. agree about the chairs and how often they need to be repaired. these chairs make my butt hurt. literally and figuratively