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It’s quite common. I heard exact same anecdote about boots from my grandfather loooong time ago. It’s possible that author hadn’t had chance to hear in “in th
by xlii 4y ago
It’s quite common.
I heard exact same anecdote about boots from my grandfather loooong time ago. It’s possible that author hadn’t had chance to hear in “in the wild”.
I believe it’s one of those wisdoms passed from generation to generation.
- postsantum 4y agoI believe this was a marketing strategy of some boots maker that went viral
- xlii 4y agoI was curious and decided to check - there’s Wikipedia page about it. Looks like it Pratchett wasn’t first and took from general wisdom but that specific anecdote was popularized by the book. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory