EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoIt just doesn't seem like a very good idea. (1969)media.piefed.caimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1176file-text
arrow-up1176imageIt just doesn't seem like a very good idea. (1969)media.piefed.caEnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/saving-lives-with-a-puff-of-smoke/ Better written than I could put forth.
minus-squareEnmebaraGuesser@piefed.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe past is stranger than I am even capable of imagining. The decline of this practice and the recognition of the harmful effects of tobacco led to the figure of speech “blowing smoke up one’s ass”, which means lying to someone to flatter them. TIL.
Elaborate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema
https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/saving-lives-with-a-puff-of-smoke/
Better written than I could put forth.
The past is stranger than I am even capable of imagining.
TIL.