Hot Take incoming

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/01/2020 at 16:38 • Filed to: Cramp tampon, shitpost, Hot take

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“Crampon” is a terrible word. It sounds like a slur AND makes you think about menses in one fell swoop.

PowderHound > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 16:45

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Random fact: crampons were invented before tampons.

Alternate names for crampons: Foot daggers? 

ranwhenparked > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 16:46

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I actually had someone call m e a crampon as an insult once, I just assumed he meant to say something else.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 16:48

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Literally means cramp-on. They give you cramps when you put them on... oh fuck I guess there are cramps during menstrual cycle too... oh well... have a nice day.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PowderHound 05/01/2020 at 16:48

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Stabby boots

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > PowderHound 05/01/2020 at 16:50

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So really tampons are just a gross version of a piece of vital survival equipment?

feather-throttle-not-hair > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 16:54

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We always call it “the red menace” in my household. 

PowderHound > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 16:56

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Uhmmm… yes.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/01/2020 at 16:56

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Stabby Skates

PatBateman > PowderHound 05/01/2020 at 16:57

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Freddy Krueger Toes.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 05/01/2020 at 16:58

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All-Terrain Knives

The Snowman > PowderHound 05/01/2020 at 17:09

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Random Italian fact the word pad translates to tampone. 

Jb boin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 17:10

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The verb “ Cramponner ” in French means “to cling with force ”.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jb boin 05/01/2020 at 17:13

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Yes but we all know that french is a silly language

ranwhenparked > The Snowman 05/01/2020 at 17:17

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Also, tampon is used for the shellac soaked rag used in French polishing

Jb boin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 17:36

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Talking about alpinism, i watched this nice documentary a few weeks ago (about climbing unexplored Pakistanese mountains) :

Jim Spanfeller > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 17:53

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Stabby stabby feets.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jim Spanfeller 05/01/2020 at 17:55

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Wolverine stompers

Jim Spanfeller > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/01/2020 at 17:58

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Footsies of death

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jb boin 05/01/2020 at 19:43

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...but most of oppo does not know the origin of mountaineering comes from the Alps... hence the nome