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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Your feet are not passengers (May 1, 1912) (midwest.social)

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For those wondering: old trains used to have seats where the back-support could be moved so that you could either have them all facing in the same direction (either way), or create opposing seats like shown in the first panel. Although the arm rest is drawn a bit oddly for that, so maybe "turning the seat" referred to something else in 1912.

Edit: modern version of that: https://youtu.be/7-MzLYzLnTA

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still a ubiquitous feature of trains in Sydney, Australia, as well, as your linked video shows. It’s somewhat convenient if you’re with a large group of people. Not a feature I’ve personally used since high school