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1. 3 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   You are assuming I am a man.

2. 3 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Nope. The patent for the invention was given to Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer in 1897, before Ford was involved. Ford popularised, and used, them.

3. 4 days ago on Frazz

   “According to the Collins Dictionary the spout is actually a tornado “that forms a column of water and mist” in the middle of a cloud and the sea. Often the modern takes on the classic rhyme depict an outdoor pipe as the water spout instead.

   Although a spider attempting to climb a water spout is believable, it is actually a metaphor.

   TikTok user Jackie exposed the truth of the seemingly innocent song – and apparently it’s to do with having one too many drinks.

   The ‘climbing up the water spout’ hints at someone guzzling booze and the rain pouring down is a metaphor for having too much alcohol.

   But what does the sunshine part point to?

   Apparently, the rising sun indicates the next morning where the alcoholic is sober.

   Not for long though as the song ends with the ‘climbing up the spout again’, which shows that they continue drinking the next day.

   Jackie, who posts under the name @my_man_jackie, pointed out the spider song is a kid friendly alternative of ‘Tipsy Dipsy Hobo’.

   The tune is about drunks train hopping which was a big issue in the 1860s as many lost their lives by doing so.

   Therefore, parents wanted to warn their children of the dangerous antics so conjured up the brutal rhyme, that goes:

   “The Tipsy Dipsy Hobo drinks from the lager spout. Here comes the train, it knocks the hobo out.

   “Out comes a man to pick up all the brains. But a Tipsy Dipsy Hobo drinks from the spout again.” "

   (From an unreliable newspaper quoting a ‘TickTock User’, so pinches of salt required.)

4. 4 days ago on Pooch Cafe

   I thought all cats looked identicle to Poncho.

5. 6 days ago on Brewster Rockit

   And Earth’s gravity has an effect on Alpha Centauri.

6. 9 days ago on Pooch Cafe

   It IS a worm from “Dune”, as envisaged by the current film of the book.

7. 13 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   NASA’s budget for 2023: $23Bn

   Amount USA spent on pets in 2023: $146Bn

8. 17 days ago on Barney & Clyde

   I thought he was the god of kebabs.

9. 21 days ago on Cul de Sac

   Son.

10. 22 days ago on The Boondocks

    It’s 735,134th today, which is an improvement.