2026-08-19 #0
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I'm wooshing on this one.
Apparently it was a trope at some point that panhandling involved selling pencils: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/comments/1hyroix/comment/m6jzj5i/
Yeah, panhandling/begging was made illegal, so people would sell small, inexpensive/free items instead.
It's still a thing all over the world, often using kids now.
Wow, I see now 😅🙏 Thank you!
Some good explanatory comments last time this was posted:
https://discuss.online/post/39870945
Sometimes, that was the point
I find that highly unsatisfactory
Sometimes you just have to sharpen your instincts
Luckily I got an explanation though, so this time I'm off the hook.
I was doing pencil puns
Oh, gosh, my mind was too dull around midnight... 😅
It's accidentally also a very poignant critique of current corporate hiring practices 🤭