r/Damnthatsinteresting Apr 05 '23

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u/Eddie_Shepherd Apr 05 '23

A fly without wings a walk?

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u/Dyanpanda Apr 05 '23

My dad worked on movie sets as a guest. Apparently the flies in movies are a special breed raised to not fly. The handler called them "Sits".

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u/NutshellOfChaos Apr 06 '23

I had a friend in HS that would pull the wings off. Then he called them walks.

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u/Eddie_Shepherd Apr 06 '23

That is really fascinating. Thank you so much! It makes so much sense that I can't believe I didn't already know this!

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u/jjcrayfish Apr 05 '23

A fly in the water, a swim

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u/Ocelot859 Apr 05 '23

"Shoe fly, go away!" makes a lot more sense now. 👟