i’ve heard somewhere that the original idea was to put them in the mattresses of the dormitories at schools so that the boys couldn’t “move around” without making noise. no idea how true that is, but it’s a fun factoid.
a factish seems to be “something that’s believed to be immutable truth even though it isn’t necessarily”. like a fact fetish (the magical kind). so a bit like a microcosm of “scientism”.
Sounds like an effective way to get mice and roaches.
Also, I shift around a lot when I’m trying to sleep. This would be literal hell for me, especially with some creepy puritan rector out in the hallway accusing me of sin every time I roll onto my side…
i’ve heard somewhere that the original idea was to put them in the mattresses of the dormitories at schools so that the boys couldn’t “move around” without making noise. no idea how true that is, but it’s a fun factoid.
Technically, if you don’t know if it’s true or not it’s a factish not a factoid.
a factish seems to be “something that’s believed to be immutable truth even though it isn’t necessarily”. like a fact fetish (the magical kind). so a bit like a microcosm of “scientism”.
good word.
Sounds like an effective way to get mice and roaches.
Also, I shift around a lot when I’m trying to sleep. This would be literal hell for me, especially with some creepy puritan rector out in the hallway accusing me of sin every time I roll onto my side…
a few good canings will put a stop to that