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eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 12:52 AM Sep 2020

So ... the nurse at the check-in desk handed me an electronic passcard labeled 'EATME' ...

I thought it was a peculiar thing to see on a security card. Did they just assign some sort of randomly chosen phrase to each card ? Was there some inscrutable logic behind these labels, like the names of Ships in The Culture ? At first I thought I saw some strange 3D effect as the card was tilted, but that was just some other writing, so completely faded it was only visible from just the right angle. (Only later did I recall that a small cake marked 'EAT ME' had cause a lot of trouble for Alice in Wonderland ...) As I puzzled over this, I noted that the card had lots of wear, from handling by many hands, so that the other markings on the card were worn away almost completely, with the wear being very heavy near the edges, where it was easily grasped, and much less near the center, where the phrase 'EATME' appeared ... and that was when I finally realized that the card had originally been labelled 'TREATMENT'.

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So ... the nurse at the check-in desk handed me an electronic passcard labeled 'EATME' ... (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 OP
Love this story! Gave me a good chuckle... FM123 Sep 2020 #1
Thank you! kag Sep 2020 #2
Ha! ismnotwasm Sep 2020 #3
For people who are unfamiliar, here is the logo for Texas A&M: TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #4
it's a sign! cancel the appointment -- and head for the exit! stopdiggin Sep 2020 #5
! Marcuse Sep 2020 #6
... Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #7
OMG... Freedomofspeech Sep 2020 #8
OMG! You've uncovered a previously unknown deep state conspiracy!!! AmyStrange Sep 2020 #9
Welcome to Jamaica. Have a nice day. n/t Ron Obvious Sep 2020 #10

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
4. For people who are unfamiliar, here is the logo for Texas A&M:
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 01:43 AM
Sep 2020


The students at the rival University of Texas will occasionally prank and provoke Aggies by placing an "E" on both sides of the sign so it says "EAT ME."
 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
9. OMG! You've uncovered a previously unknown deep state conspiracy!!!
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 06:18 PM
Sep 2020

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You just THINK the card says TREATMENT!

Oh yeah, you're gonna get the TREATMENT alright... Muwahahahahaha... cough, cough, cough!!!

Anyway, funny story and thank you for sharing it.
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