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    10 months ago

    I know what 2 girls 1 cup is but I don’t understand what else is being referenced in this image.

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        And these three ladies were in a skit on the US comedy TV show Saturday Night Live which was about that thermos hype.

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        Your article contains a statement from Stanley: “no lead is present on the surface of any Stanley product that comes into contact with the consumer nor the contents of the product.” I don’t find anything supporting your claim that the cups were “found to contaminate drinks with lead.” Am I missing something?

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          You’re not wrong. They use lead to seal the vacuum. You will only be contaminated with lead if it gets damaged. Most other big popular brands moved away from lead to glass sealing years ago citing worker health and potential lead exposure if they get damaged.

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        Adding to that, Stanley Tumblers have become the latest status symbol for children as well as adults. So it’s not uncommon for a child to get bullied because their water bottle isn’t a Stanley Tumbler.

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        As far as I know, they didn’t show to actually contaminate drinks. There’s just lead in places where it doesn’t come into contact with the drink. The lawsuit is for not disclosing this information. Or at least that’s how the article reads.

        Edit: it was in California, where it’s mandatory to say whether or not the product has lead (and probably other things) in it.

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        Up until now I thought it was the same Stanley that makes tools which was making no sense to me

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      There’s a company called Stanley that has been treating thermos releases like designer sneaker drops. Imagine the Hydroflask hype but limited releases causing high demand.

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    I think that was the first porn I ever saw (I was like 12 years old). Really weird that back then, showing someone a disgusting or disturbing video was considered a good prank.

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      That era of Internet history was wild. Between word sex stuff like that and tentacle soup, weird body stuff like goatse and tubgirl, and straight up death like two guys one hammer. It seemed like every third person on the internet was trying to trick you into watching one of those.

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        Pretty sure it’s the exact same group who made the 2girls1cup trailer, swap.avi, and a ton of other nasty shit (heh).

        I watched swap.avi while drunk with some comrades in the barracks while I was stationed in Italy. My fellow soldiers had no clue what they were in for aside from “totally bizarre porn”. We watched the entire thing. I’m surprised they made it, to be quite honest.

        Far from the most disturbing internet media I’ve seen but the length was a unique challenge.

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          swap was a special beast. It was commissioned by someone at SomethingAwful, and it’s a masterpiece.

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      Ha-ha, same. Although I was like “meh, whatever”. Being a weird kid has it’s benefits, I suppose.

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      Do you consume the media on which it is popular? TikTok is the main source. I don’t have it installed nor do I watch the videos, so I have seen zero hype about it and only hear the complaints as well. However, a friend’s daughter is all about tiktok and the like, and yeah, she’s got 2-3 Stanley mugs. Dumbest thing ever. Can’t wait to see these mugs at yard sales for $5 in a few years.

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    I thought Stanley Cup is a hockey thing?

    And there are clearly 3 girls and 4 cups in the picture, you silly billy.

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      Stanley is a UK brand that originally just made flasks. They started making cups in the same style as their flasks and for some reason they recently blew up online.

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        UK? I was fairly confident that it was entirely an American brand. Unless this is a different Stanley and not the one owned by PMI.