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PugJesus @lemmy.world

2 mo. ago • 99%

Woman drinking from a community water pump, Chicago, USA, ~1899

27 comments

Is that cup tied to the pump? Is it a public cup? I think I'm going to be sick.

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- Wait until you find out about penny licks
  
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  that was a horrifying read
  
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- 200 townspeople 1 cup
  
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- Yes. Before germ theory and the 1918 pandemic, this was a common thing.
  
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  Give it time, we're headed back that way
  
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- So is she
  
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- What you dont use the publicup?
  
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- I mean how clean do you really think that 1899 Chicago water is?
  
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- Permanently Deleted
  
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- Find some peace by thinking the caption is wrong. I can't see her DRINKING. She looks like a model! She was only posing with the pump.
  
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Is the kid doing a super rude gesture or just a weird gesture?

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- I vote he is doing the eat a pussy gesture. I can almost hear the "lap lap lap" sound.
  
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- He wants to drink from her cup, if you catch my drift.
  
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  I don't understand? So you're saying the boy is thirsty?
  
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- Honestly this photo bomb is my favorite part of the picture
  
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  is this the actor from community?
  
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That is a woman who knows how good she looks.

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- Yeah she looks fine as hell.
  
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Imagine getting that dressed up just for a drink of water..

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Woo those old wood sidewalks.

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