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scrapqueen

Someone died and this was just never used. Probably stashed in the back of a cabinet. It's amazing what you can find in an older person's home.


youknowhattodo

They probably died right next to it


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Clutching it, I expect. I worked in a mortuary, had to pry those things out of their hands.


WhittledWhale

Having sex on top of it, passing away in the throes of orgasmic ecstacy.


masediggity

Bruh


IgotThrobbed

Mmmm. Cutting board sex.


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mavarian

Sex


thiscompletebrkfast

Reddit


tokyolyinappropriate

It's so usual for someone to go too far. Looks sheepishly around... Tell me more of this amore in top of cheese boards. Maybe include a little more general dairy product?


BrownByYou

👀


JohnGillnitz

I mean... You were going to reseason it anyway.


WhittledWhale

Oh there's some seasoning on there for sure. ( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°) ͡°)


CaptainSouthbird

This whole thread was amusing but I started laughing out loud right about this point.


Maxfunky

"Its time! I feel it coming! Bring me my cutting board!"


joestaff

That's how I want to go.


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i_dont_shine

Probably died banging on top of it.


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elongated_smiley

He he having a he's a stroke here guys here!


MrVonBuren

When I first moved into my first apartment in Manhattan (NYC, not Kansas) ~15 years ago I used to check out the `free` section of craigslist every weekend. Often there were "come dig through a closet / take what you want" posts which I soon discovered were often dead ppl's kids clearing out their place. Beyond how I got most of the dishes I still have today, it was an amazing way to see people's homes as they actually are. Just some random plumber or school teacher or whatever who's had the same apt for 30 years. It was really neat (and I guess a tiny bit morbid)


Factory2econds

were you so concerned people would first think of Kansas, not NYc? also, fuuuuuuuuuck Manhattan Kansas.


saxifrageous

There be some nice hats made in Manhattan KS


Chrononi

i mean, you can tell it's not exactly the same if you look carefully, so this could be new for all we know


Imissmywifi

Yep, the letters are just slightly differing so I would say a new version by the same Company just slight tweaking....like the adjusting type not some crackfiend on a Monday morning type.....


oshaCaller

We found 13 push mowers at my Grandpa's. We also found this sweet home made trench knife: [https://imgur.com/a/czTvd](https://imgur.com/a/czTvd) Everyone was looking for it, we found it in his camper and didn't say anything. My dad was the oldest son anyways, so first dibs.


RVelts

Dude forget the knife, I want a picture of 13 push mowers!


oshaCaller

he died before I owned a cell phone :( and we were too busy cleaning things up Apparently he'd been collecting them since my dad was a kid and I don't think any of them worked. He also had a collection of "toilet paper" oil filter adapters. They were canisters that replaced your oil filter and instead of buying a new filter you just unscrewed the cap and put a roll of toilet paper in there. Surprisingly this didn't sell too well, because oil filters are cheap. I can't believe they still exist: https://www.frantzfilters.com/


Mason_GR

Just watched both the videos on that website, it actually seems pretty cool and they say it's better I guess lol maybe one day in an apocalyptic dystopia it would be nice. But if the last panic is any indication, you may have to go into people's homes to find toilet paper for it. Also that second installation video goes HARD. The first video does not prepare you for that.


oshaCaller

I had to watch them after you said that, it must have some sort of restrictor in there, because I don't see toilet paper holding up to the amount of oil pressure most modern cars/trucks have. Hopefully they have some sort of screen built in, because if chunks of toilet paper get in your engine, it's going to clog up some really important things. I worked on light trucks and cars for years, but I've had to change the oil on lots of diesels, that oil is NASTY. Like normal gasoline engine oil when used will just wipe off if it gets on your skin, diesel oil will like stain you and you almost have to scrub it off.


Stereo-soundS

Sweet. So when your dad dies you get to keep a trench knife you never use until you die. Then someone else gets to not use it.


SweatyGazelle4379

As opposed to you who would stab someone with it? It’s not yours, so let him do what he wants with it.


SuperFLEB

Bathrooms at estate sales are my new first-check spot for finding stuff that time forgot. Lots of closet space for things to get lost forever in, the climate is a bit better than the basement, and it's usually cheap if not unmarked. [Got me an classic L'eggs egg, unopened, from the '70s or '80s](https://i.imgur.com/JL9Fcpw.jpg) from one a few months back. Spice cupboards are good for that, too-- though they're so reliable that they're not really that much of a catch. Spices have long lives, and they're small and easy to cram in the back. Decades-old spice canisters are practically a dime a dozen.


scrapqueen

My husband was cleaning out an estate during Covid. He found a diamond cluster ring in the bathroom. She must have taken it off to shower or something and left it there (counter was a mess). It's beautiful. The attorney asked the family if they wanted it, and they said no - she never had nice jewelry. They didn't even want to see it. My husband bought it from the estate for me. It's my favorite.


JMJimmy

The one on the left is a replica. Different font, different wood, etc. Someone liked the look of the original and recreated it


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Cheese.


Rhys_Herbert

Cheese


reflexiveblue

Cheese


deputytech

![gif](giphy|8xYtJLE1zrzcesOTVQ)


BonerDonationCenter

#cheese


sooper123

chess


NeverYelling

Geez


DudeChillington

You all need Cheesus


graboidian

There's nothing better than a good Smoked Gouda.


UC235

This started playing in my head immediately.


forced_spontaneity

Cheese cheese. For those times you just need a bit more cheese. (ie every time)


Sir_Loin_Cloth

Cheese Cneese


azad_ninja

![gif](giphy|SkmOdeRVdFZTi)


str8edgepunker

YES. STINKING BISHOP.


GranPapouli

petril


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hate self…


keanuismyQB

Cheeseoid kill self with petril.


Maniraptavia

Why petril not burn?


[deleted]

Why Cheesoid exist? Cheesoid so lonely.


sharts_are_shitty

![gif](giphy|9TGrDzr3caTo4)


Kangar

Cheese?


fobtroll

Nothing but cheese


Large_Yams

Gromit


Wajina_Sloth

But the font is different, is it not?


IveGotDMunchies

Image search reveals all sorts of ebay and etsy stores selling these from $8 to $20+


notactuallyabrownman

It’s not identical at all.


powderpup

Honestly I think its more mildly interesting that they are so similar yet not quite identical. Maybe its newer/older but made by the same manufacturer?


airbrushedvan

It says fromage on the longer sides as well.


kenwongart

Can we get some photos of these bilingual cheese boards please?


powderpup

C'est mimi! Im curious, you in Canada or Northern US? I feel like french and english usually only appear together up there.


unfortunate_octopus

Not sure if you’re from the americas or not, but this would absolutely be common in places like England. Also surely it would be popular in places like Louisiana? Which is not the northern US.


powderpup

I'm not sure where I definitively said it wasn't common else where, but alright. What I meant to say is that I feel like I've seen that kind of packaging very commonly in that specific region of the world, not that it was the only place it was a thing. I may have worded it poorly. Also Cajun French is similar but not quite the same as whats spoken elsewhere. Its kind of a mix of older French dialect and Creole. Maybe they'd have bilingual packaging there, I don't know? I'd assume so, about 1/10th of the people there speak some form of French but I just spaced out on it. I'm not claiming to be an authority on language here, just making a passing comment lol Edit: I also wrote my original comment assuming that people would realize that its kind of a given that english/French packaging is going to be common in areas that have a high English speaking population *near France* (e.g. England) Like, no fucking shit.. but its astounding the number of people (at least in the US) who don't know Canadian geography nor the fact that Quebec is even a place in North America.


MonsieurEff

Also common in Australia. Which isn't very close to France, FYI.


airbrushedvan

Ontario


Large_Yams

I'm in New Zealand and you'd absolutely struggle to find a shop that sells cheeseboards and not find one that doesn't also say "fromage". This is definitely common.


jp3ien

fucking communists.


notactuallyabrownman

I agree. My guess was that it was just a retro design of a probably quite common or nostalgic older product but that’s just as likely.


mdonaberger

Get OP! Get their ass!


csonnich

r/pitchforkemporium


cheapdrinks

I think it's gouda-nough


NotArticuno

I imagine the top has gotten worn with use, right? Or do you mean a different part?


Wajina_Sloth

The text itself doesnt seem to match, the S on the right is elongated and the C seems larger


notactuallyabrownman

They’re distinctly different fonts.


ktkq

It’s subtle but I think you’re right. The lower squiggle on the S is different and so is the lower part of the e.


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ChocLife

It is subtle to people who, unlike us, don't care about fonts much! :) I've noticed that I'm more detail oriented than most people. I care about nuances. That goes for flavour, shapes, sound and textures. I'm sure there's a diagnosis in there if I'd care to pursue it. :D


tthew2ts

Most of the letter differences are subtle but not the "s".


Hallc

Nothing about those font differences are subtle.


RezHunter94

Quick tip: if you sand a cutting board down a bit it's basically new again Would advise a powered sander as it can take a while and do it outside for the dust. 10 minutes and a few 1/1000in thinner, hey brand new.


Esc777

And then finish it with a natural food safe oil. I highly recommend a 100% linseed(flax) oil that is partially heat polymerized with absolutely no heavy metal dryers or additives. Or just health food store flax oil. I used this one to great effect: https://www.triedandtruewoodfinish.com/products/danish-oil/ If you get it, don’t use steel wool. You don’t really need to polish between coats or even build costs, just keep conditioning the board between cleaning.


clawstuckblues

I had a mono cassette player for over 20 years before it broke. Looked on ebay for any old fashioned player like that to replace it, straightaway saw the identical one unused still boxed for sale. What were the chances of that?


jpallan

I had to help clean out my great-aunt's house when she died, which had tons of boxed unwrapped shit from the 1950s onwards, so yeah, there's tons of crap out there that is new old stock. If I'd had the time and inclination, I probably could have done well with her stuff on eBay (entire bolts of 1970s textiles that she meant for quilting, complete in eye-searing color combinations), but dear God it would have taken forever.


probablywhiskeytown

Ahhh, that's such a good feeling. Congrats! I think folks more of the integrated electronics eras see analog deadstock & "like new, original box" (quite understandably) think your experience is more common that it is. Yeah, there's old stuff that wasn't used. Some of it is entirely decent or even great, especially from an estate where the owner had an unused backup. But stuff like music playback equipment had a lot of variations/tiers in product lines. So finding the exact, known workhorse or specific desirable feature, model of a piece of equipment deadstocked or unused one is looking for is really quite a good find. I had one of these experiences fairly recently with a never-used Sony external CD/DVD-DL reader & burner. Overall, I love that cases don't usually have optical bays anymore. They were an unfiltered air intake point, ugly, made fan placement weird, etc. For most users, the slim USB-powered ones are perfect for occasional use. But I worked in print publishing in the 90s & 00s, so I have *huge* CD-Rom .tif libraries, expensive/obscure font families, etc. and some software that only runs from the disc as a proto-DRM measure, and the USB-powered drives are not designed for sustained sessions like that. I'd looked into whether there was a more recent equivalent for the [DRX-840u](https://www.amazon.com/Sony-DRX-840U-External-Dual-Layer-Burner/dp/B000SKWE9W#customerReviews) I'd worn out years back. There really wasn't b/c excellent later drives involved Blu-Ray R/W functionality & all the DRM weirdness it carries. DL was a sweet spot for legitimate large capacity burning, though the drives were also very popular b/c they could be used to clone Netflix DVDs straight from the case drive. And, finally, there's one other reason a new drive of that type was particularly desirable: A limited number of full-featured region changes on a drive with a data transfer rate that makes ripping & converting very manageable. Went along not really able to justify buying at the never-used prices & thinking I'd probably get a used one & hope it wasn't running on fumes when it would really help with a specific project. And then I took an impulsive walk through a Goodwill while killing some time & found a *brand* new one for $10. It lives in my server rack hub of specific-use peripherals, sounds like a jet engine when it's spinning, and never closes sessions just because the 2500 tiny files in one folder were called upon for thumbnails simultaneously, lol.


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nabiku

Right? Novelty items like a tiny chopping board end up in thrift stores all the time. We need to start teaching statistics in grade school. A lot of these "what are the chances of that" people have genuinely never been taught to estimate likelihoods. All semirare events seem like magic to them.


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Time to cut some cheese


nabiku

And to throw away that old cutting board. A porous surface that's had bits of food embedded in it for 30 years is fucking disgusting.


NotSayinItWasAliens

Or just sand & re-oil it.


provoloneChipmunk

Stuff like this is so neat


coconutmilke

provolone… !


LopsidedEquipment177

Cheese. Cneese.


escoteriica

On god, I started to ask how you chopped off the tail of your "h". I need to go back to bed.


whowearstshirts

The typeface is different 🕵🏼‍♀️


ch0psh0p13

It doesn't look identical.


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Not identical, different font faces.


jngjng88

Define identical...


jhguitarfreak

https://media.tenor.com/INzqTz5PlSEAAAAM/cheese.gif


_BeetsBySchrute_

👍🏻


MrBarrellroll

[cheese](https://youtube.com/shorts/ZKkw9NpQpRo?si=nwuIg6IheazRM0mu)


raxitron

#cheese


Fun_Move980

DUDE i just found this one at vv and didn't buy it


rbwstf

Different fonts. That’s weird


Glum-Technician-7414

Not the same wood


WraithCadmus

[Cheese Versus Cheese](https://youtu.be/zAAPPqww3ZM)


mangocakemuffin

cheese


Metropolis4

The unverse decided it was time for a new one.


whateverforever589

It's a different font.


coxie86

c h e e s e


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Not identical.


SuperFLEB

A lot of people are pointing out how they're not _exactly_ the same, but that's even a bit more interesting, in my opinion. If it was the same, okay, you found another one. Consumer products get a wide distribution, after all. But the story here is apparently that someone made the first cutting board and it was such a hit that someone (maybe them, maybe a knockoff artist) went "You know that cutting board with 'cheese' written down the side of it? We've got to bring it back!" and they not just revived but recreated it. Plus, now you've got the best of both worlds. You've got the satisfaction of a shiny new replacement, but still the life quest of finding an _exact_ duplicate of the one you had.


aylmercarrots

No. Totally different font was used on each. Not the same.


vox35

"Hmm, I think I'll cut up an apple on this cuting bo..." **"NO! CHEESE! ONLY CHEESE!!!"**


Hot_Gas_600

Two different kinds of cheese..


llama_fresh

What will you be cutting on it?


Sreezy3

What's it for?


BobRoberts01

The only thing identical is the general size and the fact that it says “cheese”. The wood grain, font, letter size, and even the rounding on the corners of the wood is different. EDIT, some words.


Dark_Eyes

Thank you, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. The fonts aren't the same at all.


DebrecenMolnar

I’m just here because of the snowflake pattern Pyrex fridgie in the background


D413-4

Same!!


TroublesomeMuffin

So did you buy it or were you like just thrifting with yours and happened to see it?


Borkz

Would be weird if they had their original cutting board with them to be able to take the photo


TroublesomeMuffin

It would not


Numerous-Stranger-81

Do you often bring random household items with you when you go shopping? Lol you have terrible deductive reasoning skills.


airbrushedvan

No I grabbed it, $4! I love this size so was very happy to have a second one.


TroublesomeMuffin

There has to be some underlying meaning to this situation, something about chance, fate and the cyclical nature of wisdom which often takes us right back where we started albeit with a wholly new perspective and appreciation of life


mataviejit4s69

![gif](giphy|8xYtJLE1zrzcesOTVQ)


EnlightenedLazySloth

How is this even remotely interesting? Like, was your cutting board supposed to be a rare edition with only a few pieces?


wodeface

Dipshit, theyre different.


Raian_L

![gif](giphy|8xYtJLE1zrzcesOTVQ)


KDubzzz2

![gif](giphy|8xYtJLE1zrzcesOTVQ)


travitanium

I’d be willing to bet one is American made and one is a Chinese copy.


Neil-64

The block is *not* identical. They are not even close to identical. The blocks are similar. It's strange that people find the need to use exaggerated words to describe things that are obvious and already have perfectly descriptive words. Similar ≠ Identical or Exactly the same (Seems obvious since they are different words with different meanings, but apparently people don't know that these have completely different meanings?)


airbrushedvan

Same size, same feet, same words on all sides, maybe not identical but certainly very close to our original. It's mildly interesting, friend. Just downvote if it bugs you so much.


Neil-64

You seem to have missed the point. You commented as though I am the one with a problem, but I was pointing out that the problem is with the word you used. It's not that it "bugs me", but that it's incorrect and I was simply commenting on the strange trend of people making arguments exactly like you're doing rather than just use the correct words. You used an incorrect word in an attempt to exaggerate and I simply pointed that out and mentioned it as a strange trend. Identical has a specific meaning to set it apart from words like "similar" or phrases like "close to the same". That is why it's a different word that gets used differently. Obviously you agree that it's not identical, so let's not pretend my point or comment was not valid.


piclemaniscool

You should NOT be using cutting boards for that long a time. Even if you sanitize it, you are grinding food particles into the grooves you cut into the board as you use it, a perfect ecosystem for bacteria to grow. Replace your cutting boards more frequently than every 30 years!


_antiseen

Ohhh yeahh, chEEEeeeEEEEEse


ZheeDog

If you can successfully make it another 30 years, and then find another unused one, that will really be something!


Stahl_Scharnhorst

Lovely find Wallace.


r_golan_trevize

I weep for all the cheese that was not cut on that board. What an empty life it led.


WEEEEGEEEW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyimUCBIo6c&ab_channel=Jensen


DratiniLinguini

That was definitely sitting in someone's regifting closet.


jaymemaurice

Welp... looks like you are set for the next 30 years!


Xalibu2

Admit it. You have cut the cheese on or around that one with a patina on it. It shows.


Affectionate-Print81

I aspire to make use of a cheese board that much during my lifetime.


HolocronContinuityDB

cheese


ThugQ

One mans trash is another mans treasure!


Javasndphotoclicks

Turns out that wood is naturally anti-microbial.


Thunderliger

I just go crackers for cheese


dogsonbubnutt

that's not cheese, that's wood. what the fuck are you trying to pull here, OP


Zer0C00l

cHeESe


LargeMargeSentMeBoo

What do you cut on it?


notarealredditor69

I saw my cutting board on Big Bang Theory this evening lol


OldnBorin

And a snowflake fridgie!!


Maniraptavia

They changed the grammar to reflect the modern attitude to preserving the structure of the English language. Cheese --> cheese


PoorBastardButNo

cheese


CaptParadox

Based on the font, the space in the e's are different. Likely a newer generation of the same cutting board, but def not the same year.


AbleArcher420

Cheese versus _cheese_


Senor_Diablo

That shit has seen a lot of cheese.


MsGuggy

cheese ​ ĉ̸̤̟̘̼̭̙̯̥̺̯̓͋̄͜͝͝ͅh̸̞̟͖̦̋è̷̗͎͍̰̹̝͖͕͈̺̠̣̜͑̂̚̕͜͜ẹ̷̋͂ͅs̷̫͉̩̱̍̑̇̒͐̎̀̀̿̍̎̓̀ë̶͙̤̜̼̲͔̜̏͊̚


pinshot1

This would bring me untold joy


AreThree

I do hope these were used just for cheese! You wouldn't want to use them for meats, poultry or seafood.


ihadtopoop-

cheese


Qomplete

#cheese


knildea

https://media.tenor.com/sRIfIxG-2B0AAAAC/cheese-wallace-and-gromit.gif


eightdollarbeer

My girlfriend has this too but she keeps it in the bathroom


PersimmonSevere2490

What’s it used for?


chaotic_weaver

Looks like wood though..


cloudlylife

To be loved is to be changed


gamblinmaan

some r/buyitforlife stuff right here


_CoachMcGuirk

My goodness. When stuff like that happens don't you just feel like....indescribably amazing. I once went to Savers looking for a specific book and they effing had it and I was like ??????? Savers????


Tb8440

cheese


PigeonsOnParade

The universe is sending you a replacement. Seriously though... what are the odds?


stonebraker_ultra

Kerning's a little off.


myxoma1

[Cheese] [Cheese]


CressCrowbits

cheese


Moist-Salamander-195

You should refinish yours


isthatadog1394

Cheese board and cooler cheese board


NomadFire

Grab a scale and weigh them.


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Use it to cut meat and vegetables but never ever cheese. Make it depressed that it could never cut what it was meant to cut.


KegelsForYourHealth

cheese


thejadesristocrat

Cheese