> It must not be both a floor polish and a dessert topping.

I worked as a janitor for four years near a restaurant, so I know a little bit about floor polishing and dessert toppings. This law might be a little less universal than you think. There are plenty of people who would happily try out floor polish as a dessert topping if they're told it'll get them high.

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otterley 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s a reference to a very old SNL sketch called “shimmer”. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/03lLPUYkpYM

It probably won’t be up very long but it’s a classic.

	▲	dhosek 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Of course for maximum confusion, there’s Gen X me, making this reference to my Gen Alpha kids who have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about. I’m still waiting for the moment in the ice cream shop when I can ask them, “sugar or plain?” https://mediaburn.org/videos/sugar-or-plain/
	▲	gpderetta 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		ah, I thought it was an Ubik reference!
	▲	inetknght 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Hah, nice!

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rapnie 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Borax is an example of a substance that is simultaneously used for skin care, household cleaning, as soldiering flux, and ant killer. But I guess it is a constant with variable effects. Hard to be found in local shops anymore.

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otterley 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Really? It's at practically every hardware store I've been to (US, things may be different elsewhere).

	▲	rapnie 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, Netherlands, think it is quite different in retail in comparison.

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aworks 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I worked for awhile as a janitor in a college dorm. Not an easy job but it definitely revealed a side of humanity I might not have otherwise seen. Especially the clean out after students left for the year.

	▲	inetknght 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> it definitely revealed a side of humanity I might not have otherwise seen It definitely revealed a lot of falsehoods and stereotypes.
	▲	rapnie 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		We had a large green plant growing in an unused fridge. Fungus yes, but this was a new experience. As students we learned a lot.

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js8 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I thought that you were about to write: "as a janitor in a restaurant, the dessert topping is sometimes used as a floor polish".

	▲	inetknght 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Something as expensive as dessert toppings would only be used as floor polish by the people who truly were high... and only if they could do it without the boss knowing what they were doing.

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CyberDildonics 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

floor polish as a dessert topping if they're told it'll get them high.

I think that would be called a drug, not a desert topping.