10 points | by surprisetalk 3 hours ago
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The Futility Closet website (and, formerly, podcast) is an amazing treasure trove of fascinating facts.
My great grandmother taught me that “nothing doing” meant something similar to “there’s nothing for it”.
Funny, does anyone know the history of any of the markers? I'm just curious why this is global thing really.
You don't think this is just a joke that multiple people thought of independently?
Some of them might be in reaction to a local event, or even a worldwide event that had no local impact. But I think they're mostly just jokes.
The one from Míšov, Czech Republic is tribute to the running joke of nonexistent genius Jara Cimmrman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1ra_Cimrman
The Futility Closet website (and, formerly, podcast) is an amazing treasure trove of fascinating facts.
My great grandmother taught me that “nothing doing” meant something similar to “there’s nothing for it”.
Funny, does anyone know the history of any of the markers? I'm just curious why this is global thing really.
You don't think this is just a joke that multiple people thought of independently?
Some of them might be in reaction to a local event, or even a worldwide event that had no local impact. But I think they're mostly just jokes.
The one from Míšov, Czech Republic is tribute to the running joke of nonexistent genius Jara Cimmrman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1ra_Cimrman