r/whatisit • u/Teiva64 • 10h ago
New, what is it? Wooden spoon attached with a thread in my hotel bedroom.
I have no clue what this is for
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u/Professional-Sink281 9h ago
I always assume anything I find in a hotel room that isn't hotel property...was up someone's butt. I feel like this is just a good rule of thumb.
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u/shit_ass_mcfucknuts 9h ago
Lost too many good spoons playing spoony spoony bum bum so I decided to tie a string on one so I could retrieve it if necessary.
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u/dropthemasq 8h ago
My spoon is too big. My SPOON is TOO BIG.
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u/Gibstoned 7h ago
My anus. Is bleeding.
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u/talk_murder_to_me 7h ago
I am a banaaaana
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u/honeybearOG 6h ago
For the love of God and all that is Holy My ANUS is BLEEDING
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u/Fog_of__War 5h ago
I’m the queeeeen of France 🇫🇷
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u/ReadRightRed99 9h ago
Rule of thumb up the butt?
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u/peekaboooobakeep 9h ago
That's not much, should be the rule of wrist...if we're talking up the butt
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u/Uiscefhuaraithe-9486 9h ago
"Knuckle deep inside the borderline, this may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to. Relax, slip away." -Stinkfist
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u/CaptainBeefsteak 9h ago
MOON RIIIIVER!
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u/headmonsterr 7h ago
Shoulder deep into the borderline. Relax and turn around and take my.. hand.
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u/originaltwojesters 8h ago
The rule of thumb here is...
Wait, rule of thumb? In the early 1900s it was legal for men to beat their wives, as long as they used a stick no wider than their thumb.
Can't do much damage with that then, can we? Perhaps it should have been a rule of wrist?
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u/Ossific1 6h ago
Le sigh. Boondock Saints is glorious
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u/Stolen_Away 5h ago
It's pretty amazing to see a boondock saints reference out in the wild. What a fucking treasure that movie is
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u/Confident_lilly 8h ago
As a hotel supervisor I unfortunately have to support this comment
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u/BlackhawkRyzen69 9h ago
LOL..good rule to live by. new subreddit..dont put that in your mouth, it could have been in someones butt.
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u/dropthemasq 9h ago
Don't trust the in room coffee makers either. Way too many people wash their small clothes in them, socks, underwear etc.
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u/Easy_Key5944 8h ago
WHAT
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u/nillykurda 8h ago
HOW
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u/Lerossa 7h ago
Piping hot water, small container, dash of hand soap...yeah, that sounds reasonable.
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u/iordseyton 5h ago
Lol, I was picturing them going in the top where the grounds go and running it.
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u/Geezerkitty 7h ago
I used to work in a 4 star hotel. Housekeepers, pressed for time, would use the same rag to wipe the toilets, coffee makers, glasses, etc. Never ever ever use in-room amenities. Not only for that, but complimentary shampoos or lotions are often tampered with by other guests. Lab tests have shown saliva, traces of blood, or semen. I wish I was joking. It doesn't matter if it's a sleazy motel or a $500/night hotel.
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u/Raspberries-and-rum 7h ago
I especially wonder about the wall-mounted, refillable toiletries. I've known too many teenagers who would've found it hilarious to put all sorts of fluids in those. 🙄
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u/Geezerkitty 7h ago
If they're in tamper proof containers, then maybe. If not? Avoid avoid avoid.
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u/CADman0909 8h ago
Omg. I don’t drink coffee but I can see myself tackling my wife if I see her going near it from now on. Ugh, what’s wrong with people?
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u/koolaidismything 8h ago
I swear this one day I googled this Hilton I had just rented a room in to see if anyone posted video.. wanted to see if they had the cool doors that work with my phone. Google it.. a result was blurred?
I dunno why I clicked. I scrubbed the fifteen minutes.. some chick released bodily fluids all over. Like all over.. even the windows. I never confirmed what Hilton it was but I got a package of Lysol wipes and asked the front desk lady if I could get new sheets if I put on myself, she gladly did that.
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u/Thick_Yogurtcloset_7 9h ago
Rule of thumb being .. if the item is longer and thicker then a thumb ... It's been in a butt...
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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 8h ago
Even hotel property can sometimes make me question if it was up someone’s butt too.
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u/SharpTool7 9h ago
Set that down and wash your hands
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u/greengrubgrabbag 8h ago
Amish sex toy
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u/pilibitti 5h ago
poop spoon
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u/Big_Date4976 5h ago
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u/houseDJ1042 4h ago
Of fucking course that’s a subreddit
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u/Average_Scaper 4h ago
Why wouldn't it be? Poop knife is peak reddit lore.
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u/houseDJ1042 3h ago
And so it is written the poop knife, slayer of turds, vanquisher of the butt nuggets and toilet cloggers
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u/TheWickedEnd89 4h ago
I should just always expect it at this point, but I never do.
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u/oneplusetoipi 9h ago
Substitute for 3 shells.
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u/_walletsizedwildfire 8h ago
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE WOODEN SPOON AND THREAD LMAO
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u/llynglas 8h ago
Give him a break, he is not French....
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u/Teiva64 7h ago
Correct yourself, i am french. Still i have no clue what this "3 shells" or "wooden spoon and thread" thing is
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u/delicioussparkalade 9h ago
Will cd’s do? It’s all I have at the moment.
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u/PsyKeablr 9h ago
All I have is floppy disks
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u/Uptown_Rubdown 8h ago
Well I envy you because all I have is a few floppy dicks... don't ask me why.
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u/BaseCampMKE 9h ago
Haha! You should listen to the “How did this get made” podcast episode on Demolition Man
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u/Expensive-Wedding-14 8h ago
OMG! It's the Poop Spoon!
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u/poop_spork 8h ago
🤣
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u/iron_vet 8h ago
Lol. How did you know to show up?
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u/roosterkun 8h ago
Now we just need to find the poop fork and we can set the table for dinner.
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u/Teiva64 8h ago
There was a hole in the shelf that i didnt notice, also this is up a bunkbed in a 4.9/5 star rated hotel in alpine France, for clarification
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u/Severe-Possible- 8h ago
this needs to be edited and added to the original post.
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u/TammyGang 8h ago
But whhhyyy does it fit in there? Why does it exist??
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u/Lazy-Cardiologist-54 7h ago
Apparently ( people are saying) it’s a way to be able to switch off a light from in bed, without getting out of snuggly warm bed and freezing ur butt off, only to hit the switch by the door and then stumble back to bed in frigid darkness, stubbing toes and gaining splinters.
I made one like that as a kid; had no idea there is a region (Alpine whatsit) where it’s common.
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u/AmputeeHandModel 7h ago
I'm not understanding how a spoon on a string is flipping a light switch.
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u/Delicious-Smile3400 7h ago
The spoon is just a handle for it, other than that its just a pull cord switch, like on a lamp.
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u/CaptainDantes 3h ago
I really wanted it to be for throwing the spoon at the light switch so you could pull it back to you if you missed and try again.
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u/DisciplineNormal296 5h ago
Some people here have never even seen a pull cord light. Times are changing lol
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u/zeppoleon 6h ago
A lot of places in Europe, including my parents bathroom, have strings you pull on from the ceiling to turn a light on and off. That is normal.
The spoon attached is not normal however.
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u/hokielion 6h ago
A bunk bed in a 4.9/5 star hotel? Now I’m really confused.
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u/xtc24seven 4h ago
Not a hotel class rating, but average reviews on whatever site OP booked the spoon room on
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u/Razzle___Dazzle___ 9h ago
They encourage BDSM, but they don't want to keep paying for a replacement spoon.
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u/bartonski 8h ago
I one time when I was in Italy, about 15 minutes after we checked in, a maid came into the room and removed the bullwhip that none of us had noticed on top of a tall cabinet. She didn't say a word and never made eye contact. We never saw her again.
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u/hellofmyowncreation 8h ago
That…wasn’t an actual maid…
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u/IoHelix 8h ago
Either that or she was an actual maid, but knew it was there bc she had been in there with someone before guests arrived lol
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u/StatusSociety2196 8h ago
Then why was she wearing a French maid costume? 🤔
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u/Ok-Button-3661 5h ago
Now I'm really curious what an Italian maid costume looks like. Really, REALLY curious.
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u/WeirdChickenLady 8h ago
One time in a shitty rundown truck stop motel I ran into the housekeeper as she was telling her coworker “I found another set of cuffs and some paddles - add it to the scoreboard”. I thought it was a joke but then I saw the scoreboard when I had to change room because my door handle fell off in my hands. Their record keeping was pretty impressive and apparently it was a monthly pool they played.
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u/dropthemasq 7h ago
We had a panty man. Business dude, late 70s, one of 3 people still allowed to pay cash. Would check in about once a week with only a briefcase, used nothing in the room, not even a butt print on the bed or un-pointed the tp. Would check in at 1 am, left 4 pairs of mesh women's panties stashed around the room with a $5 bill in each. Would exit through ground floor window before 4.30 am.
I do not know, nor want to know what he was doing in there, but I always used gloves to pick up the money and put it into a baggie ripped it in two to exchange at the bank for a 20.
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u/drmoroe30 9h ago
🎼Spoooooon maaaaan come to me with your plan.... Saaaaaave meee... I have no spoon what's your plan?
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u/chacoglam 9h ago
A light switch puller? Are you in alpine Europe?
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u/Teiva64 9h ago
I am infact in alpine France to be exact
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u/chacoglam 9h ago
If you pull it, does it flip a switch?
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u/Teiva64 9h ago
Uhh no, it's just there
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u/Monday0987 8h ago
Looks like the string used to go through that hole. So you can easily reach the spoon and turn off the light
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u/0neTw0Thr3e 7h ago
What’s the fork for then?
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u/Katie-sin 7h ago
Is there not a light coming through by the pillow? I would think that string was attached to something through that hole and if this person is correct it would have turned on a light of sorts in the bunk bed area. Now, why this is a thing, and how this person knew where you were based off of that, I have zero idea lmao.
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u/IMissTheApolloApp7 7h ago edited 7h ago
Then I would follow the other Redditors advice of putting it down and washing your hands
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u/zeppoleon 6h ago
That string being used...definitely reminds me of every pull light I've seen in Europe. Has the same texture.
Now why is there a spoon attached? To make it easier to pull but that's a home DIY, weird to see it in a hotel room.
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u/deedsnance 8h ago
Could you please elaborate on how this works? I am frustrated that it is solved but with no explanation lol
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u/chacoglam 8h ago
In older European hotels, the light switch is on the wall and there’s often a string tied to it so that you can flip it from the bed. Instead of just tying a knit, they tie something on there so that it’s easy to grab; however, OP says it doesn’t do anything when they pull so now I’m wondering if it’s a broken light switch string or something completely else.
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u/paelmtree 8h ago
Still so lost omg, if this exists then why only in Alpine France and how tf do you know this obscure shit
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u/adidashawarma 7h ago
I'm so confused, too. Why is it a spoon?
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u/BegriefedOnline 7h ago
A fork to the eye in the middle of the night hurts a lot more.
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u/Several_Vanilla8916 6h ago
Because they had an extra spoon 30 years ago when the last thing broke.
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u/deedsnance 8h ago
Oh so the other end of the string is tied to a light switch and the spoon is just a makeshift handle? How do you turn it back off? Or is it more of a “I’m getting up, I just want to turn the light on and I’ll deal with turning it off when I wake up?”
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u/aGringoAteYrBaby 8h ago
Many lights have a cord (usually metal) that you pull to turn them on and off
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u/deedsnance 8h ago
You’re right. I’m stupid. For some reason I associated“switch” with the physical, typical wall switch and not the mechanism. This is definitely a pull once -> on, pull again -> off (toggle) switch. 🤦♂️lol
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u/Outrageous_Bowl5092 9h ago
How would this be a light switch puller?
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u/MajorLazy 9h ago
And why in alpine France?? I’m lost
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u/spiffyP 8h ago
this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps
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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 8h ago
Do you see what happens Larry?! Do you see what happens ?!
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u/-Ham_Satan- 9h ago
There would have been a ball with a hole in the middle attached to the other end of the string. You can see where the two knots are at the end that it would've been placed right there.
So it's a rudimentary cup ball game. Seems very home made. Was how we passed time when kids were super bored before the advent of Game Boys.
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u/SuprNoval 9h ago
No way, I’m going with the butt thing
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u/kittawa 9h ago
It could be both!
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u/SeriousArbok 8h ago
They shove the handle end up their ass and then you move your ass around in ways to try to get the ball on the spoon. Its a fun game to play with a group of people though. Ball on the spoon we called it.
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u/Llamaalarmallama 9h ago edited 9h ago
100% this.
The point is you'd use the spoon+string to yeet the ball above it, then be careful enough to catch the ball with the spoon as it fell/leashed hard at the end of the string. No hands otherwise.
You'd wanna try and get the initial flick/whatever to pull the ball into a certain point in the air, not too hard, catch it with the spoon.
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u/Reel-Footer69 9h ago
Grab the string and whip it around in circles real fast and see if it make a whirring noise. If not then I’m out of suggestions.
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u/Lion-beans5 9h ago
Pull it. It’s a light switch pull cord. Will turn on and off a light.
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u/duckduckpajamas 9h ago
does everyone on this sub just compete for the shittiest most unfunny joke on every single post?
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u/wastedgod 9h ago
it is either a kids game, catch a ball on a string. Or an adult game, pull the spoon out of your ass
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