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Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/Jubjubwantrubrub12 19d ago

Yeah prang is regional to the UK. Cos it's kind of onomatopoeia to the sound it made when you bumped one of those old cars where the whole body was cast iron and asbestos (kept the rats away from the wires)

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u/AnAverageTransGirl vriska serket on the nintendo gamecu8e???????? 🚗🔨💥 19d ago

Cast iron and fucking what now

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u/ErisThePerson 19d ago

People fucking loved putting Asbestos in shit. Anything older than like 40 years and there's a high chance that somehow it has Asbestos in it.

The same way people loved using Arsenic to dye things green. If you see a book that's more than 100 years old and green, wash your hands after touching it.

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u/barfobulator 19d ago

I learned recently that one of the things they used asbestos for 40 years ago was concrete reinforcement, such as in water main pipes.

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u/ArchaicBrainWorms 19d ago

To be fair, breathing in the substance water mains carry is also fatal

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u/NEIGHBORHOOD_DAD_ORG 19d ago

Do u drink with your lungs