▲ 516 ▼ TIL that eating dirt was common in the U.S. South until the 80s. People ate a handful a day, often seasoned with vinegar and salt. (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago* by Wudi@feddit.uk to c/til@lemmy.world 211 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/13/us/southern-practice-of-eating-dirt-shows-signs-of-waning.html
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) as a white Englishman, key and peele have such a knack for writing a sketch that teaches me about a culture and makes me get and laugh at the joke about something I didn't know was a thing until I saw the sketch. This and the "gimme that OLD school" sketch are among them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago When I first saw this skit, all I could think of was the jar of pickled pig's feet that would get cracked open at family gatherings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) as a white Englishman, key and peele have such a knack for writing a sketch that teaches me about a culture and makes me get and laugh at the joke about something I didn't know was a thing until I saw the sketch. This and the "gimme that OLD school" sketch are among them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago When I first saw this skit, all I could think of was the jar of pickled pig's feet that would get cracked open at family gatherings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago When I first saw this skit, all I could think of was the jar of pickled pig's feet that would get cracked open at family gatherings. permalink fedilink source parent
