this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2025
654 points (97.9% liked)

memes

11384 readers
5355 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to [email protected]

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/AdsNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] KittyCat 12 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

https://youtu.be/lADTLozKm0I?si=pKQ8Dwt7wriapdni

Seems pretty convincing and matches gold bracelets made in the era.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

This is, by far, the most compelling theory I've seen.

Given that those things were so common, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the other uses people have theorized could have happened too.

[–] finitebanjo 6 points 15 hours ago

I've actually seen an old lady knit gloves with one as well.