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Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by Brendinooo » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

ThinkingGuy wrote: post #9

Brendinooo wrote: post #4

Pierce Hawthorne, is that you?!? (Given that he audited classes for years, this very much strikes me as a class project based on his interests...)

I had to look up that reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Community_characters#P...

There's an episode called "Digital Estate Planning" where his dad mocks him for his lack of business acumen: "In 1980, you said that video games, not moist towelettes, were the business of the future. Today, moist towelettes are stocked in every supermarket, while arcade after arcade closes."

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by PyWoody » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC

Wow, almost unchanged from 2005[0]. Impressive. I miss the weird web.

EDIT: Here's an Atlas Obscura article about the museum itself[1].

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20050613084710/https://moisttowe...

[1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/moist-towelette-museum

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by mrbluecoat » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

Ah, now it makes sense why my AI prompt last week for "Create a Spock moist towlette image" was so realistic.

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by runamuck » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC

I heard Collectors Universe/ PSA will launch "Moist Towlette Grading" in the next quarter.

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by rkozik1989 » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC

ThinkingGuy wrote: post #10

This reminds me something my the teacher of my university public speaking class told us (in the context of doing research): No matter how trivial, esoteric or obscure the topic, there is someone on earth who has devoted their entire career to studying it.

Autism never sleeps.

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by dredmorbius » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC

pseingatl wrote: post #8

xbar wrote: post #2

No Wash & Dry samples?

Look harder.

Specifically: https://moisttowelettemuseum.com/MVC-0044F.JPG>

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by cmehdy » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC

Related (?) : https://airsicknessbags.com/

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by brightbeige » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

PyWoody wrote: post #12

Wow, almost unchanged from 2005[0]. Impressive. I miss the weird web. EDIT: Here's an Atlas Obscura article about the museum itself[1]. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20050613084710/https://moisttowe... [1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/moist-towelette-museum

> Watch out, these are big files (for 1990's technology). About 1.6 megs each.

Re: Moist Towelette Museum

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Post by kotaKat » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC

rkozik1989 wrote: post #15

ThinkingGuy wrote: post #10

This reminds me something my the teacher of my university public speaking class told us (in the context of doing research): No matter how trivial, esoteric or obscure the topic, there is someone on earth who has devoted their entire career to studying it.

Autism never sleeps.

"If you think autistic people can't be funny you've probably never seen one being hyperfixated on committing to the bit, no matter the cost."

[oof, I also feel this in my approach to projects.]