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WTF. Sometimes the internet leads to strange things.

WTF. Sometimes the internet leads to strange things.

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TIL is not just a place to say you learned something. You tell us you learned it and what it is!! That way we don't have to go looking shit up.

I did look it up. It's weird, I don't get it.

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TIL is also not just a place where you can berate someone for learning something then not telling us what it is, and then hypocritically look up said thing, and not share what the thing is.

You could at least post a link https ://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin

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You are exactly right. I shall do better!

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Thanks for the link. LOL I opened it while my wife was looking at the TV. She's not happy to say the least.

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It's a pubic wig. There are also "bald cap" merkins but it is a rather smaller market.

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Originally they were used by prostitutes due to pervasive lice, crabs, etc. They'd shave to make those easier to control, then wear a merkin that they could more readily wash.

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Example (pinterest.com)

Clue as to why they made merkins (olivaclinic.com)

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Thanks. I hate it.

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How did you not know that?

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I think a better question is how did you know that? I had to GTS.

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People don’t care about the classics, bro.

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Never occurred to me it could exist. If I saw one in a store I'd have assumed it was a toupe for putting on the head.

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I had to research this, didn’t I?

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i thought merkin was something smurfs do to noobs.

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Now do Scullionly BarberMonger and Son and Heir to a mongrel bitch.