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Sorry, can't do scarves. (sopuli.xyz)
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[โ€“] Kanda@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Isn't this like an urban legend with a guy tightening a screw? Pretty sure I heard this exact thing but in a factory of some sort

Edit: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/03/06/tap/#1bbd5dce-72dc-448e-ac5e-9b48059cef66

[โ€“] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Might be so. He said it in the first person so it could've been BS.