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[โ€“] Rooskie91@discuss.online 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A local superstition held that if a person saw the sad side first, this was an omen of bad luck for the day, while seeing the happy side first suggested good luck for the day.

The article shows the sad food side first ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 13 points 2 days ago

Thats fucked up. Wikipedia our here cursing page visitors

[โ€“] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That was an interesting read. Shame that the property owner essentially killed the whole thing by not renewing the lease and then letting his son turn the space into a sports bar.

[โ€“] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago

Truly a Sad Foot day

I love local lore like this!