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This is just a normal #advertisement in #Japan. If you guess what it is an ad for, consider yourself a genius. But you won't guess it. It's inexplicable

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see explanation by @sleepytako below

https://mastodon.social/@sleepytako@famichiki.jp/114844088879939878

it's not merely absurdity, it's a word play pun

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Jason844 6h ago

An albino sperm whale with a stalker

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Zaphod Beeblebrox 6h ago

Young Child surrounded by a cloud of fine dust and dirt

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Robbie 👾 ⏳📖🖊️📴6h ago

Kid on raft and his friend.

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Pooblemoo 6h ago

Whatshisnose and Whatsherface

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Ham on Wry 6h ago

He likes to introduce himself with his last name … pause … then his first and last name.

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Anca 6h ago

She gets men stoned

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John Overholt 6d ago

“Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box… Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition.

A closer look revealed the 5-foot-long document was a handwritten declaration titled ‘A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery,’ signed by 116 New England ministers in Boston and adopted March 2, 1847. Until its discovery… American Baptist officials worried the anti-slavery document had been lost forever.” https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/07/03/massachusetts-slavery-abolition-baptist-new-england-document

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@overholt
Point to keep in mind, American Baptists are NOT Southern Baptists.

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Grumble 🇺🇸 🇺🇦6d ago

@bitsnpieces @overholt The Southern Baptists split from the other Baptists over slavery in 1845. Even though the slavery issue is now moot, the Baptists have never reconciled.

I can only assume the Southern Baptists are patiently hoping to reverse the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Betsy Roberts Miller ⁂6d ago

@bitsnpieces @overholt

On Friday I drove around a block to confirm that I'd read a church's identifying sign correctly - "First Baptist Church
OF CHRIST"

As opposed to ... ?

Interesting!

I recently learned that it was two years prior, in 1845, that the Southern Baptists separated from the Baptists “to uphold the institution of slavery”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention

Southern Baptist Convention - Wikipedia

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((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️‍🌈6d ago

@overholt Okay. YEAH! It was found, but BOO! Why aren't they wearing GLOVES!!!????

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.6d ago

@jgobble @overholt
I read a few years ago that it was determined that clean hands do less damage to some archival surfaces than cotton archivist's gloves. I'll see if I can find info...

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.6d ago

@jgobble @overholt
Here's an article about it, the first one I found. There are others, and some collections still grapple with the issue of gloves vs. no gloves.

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/handling-historic-collections-the-gloves-are-still-off/

BTW, this doesn't answer the question of why those two particular people in the photo aren't wearing gloves. Rather, it's that wearing gloves is not a universal archival practice any more. Some do, some don't.

Handling historic collections: The gloves are still off - The National Archives blog

The use of gloves in handling historic collections is a question that arises frequently.

The National Archives blog

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((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️‍🌈6d ago

@fembot @overholt I kept WONDERING! Cos I watch "History Hit" a lot... AND Lucy Worsley... and Prof Susannah Lipscomb weren't wearing gloves and I had a COW every time I watched them! 😂

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John Overholt 6d ago

@jgobble @fembot I helped make a video about this. https://youtu.be/zem70azfnoQ?feature=shared

FAQ | Shouldn’t you be using gloves?

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((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️‍🌈6d ago

@overholt @fembot Just downloaded this to watch.

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ahimsa 6d ago

@overholt Thank you! I had heard a little bit about not wearing white cotton gloves when handling rare books these days, but your video had a lot more interesting detail!

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Jessamyn 4d ago

@overholt I have watched this video in its entirely before and I just watched it all the way through again. It's a really good video.

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Dorothea Salo 4d ago

@jgobble @fembot @overholt Hi hi hello, I teach people to be librarians and archivists.

Gloves SHOULD NOT BE WORN for handling most materials! The risks of gloves making handling clumsy are greater than the risks from clean dry hands.

The gloves thing is outdated, kept alive by clueless media and people who put too much faith in clueless media.

Exceptions are discussed in John Overholt's video, which is excellent and faithfully captures current recommendations.