ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 16 hours agoY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down15
arrow-up1368arrow-down1imageY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 16 hours agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up75arrow-down1·14 hours agoI’m fascinated to know the actual purpose for this.
minus-squareOdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up105·12 hours agoA planter for fake plants. Apparently it was a fad in the 50s and 60s.
minus-squareedwardbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down1·12 hours agoholy shit how did you know that
minus-squareOdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·11 hours agoWish I could take credit, but it’s good old search engine work. I searched for bathroom basins and came across several discussions of this same picture. Among all the jokes and random ideas was that link above that finally explained it.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·12 hours agoProbably by image searching it, and finding the r/whatisthisthing post where both this pic and the joke are from.
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 hours agoWelcome to the internet.
minus-squareacme401@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 hours agoI have been online since 1994. This picture is almost as old.
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoI had a house built in ‘71 and it had one
minus-squareQu4ndo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·12 hours agoProbably for shampoo bottles and other bath stuff? 🤔
I’m fascinated to know the actual purpose for this.
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A planter for fake plants. Apparently it was a fad in the 50s and 60s.
holy shit how did you know that
they used to live in one

Wish I could take credit, but it’s good old search engine work. I searched for bathroom basins and came across several discussions of this same picture. Among all the jokes and random ideas was that link above that finally explained it.
thanks :)
Probably by image searching it, and finding the r/whatisthisthing post where both this pic and the joke are from.
Welcome to the internet.
I have been online since 1994. This picture is almost as old.
I had a house built in ‘71 and it had one
Probably for shampoo bottles and other bath stuff? 🤔