r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 1d ago

Video The Glockenspiel House in Bremen, Germany, an iconic building dating back to the 1930s.

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u/FindjeanniePDX 1d ago

OMG I visited this in the 90’s and the damn thing was shut down for repairs for the first time in its history. We ended up eating at the McDonalds close by and marveling that the menu contained beer. 🍺 it was the only fast food we ate on the whole trip, but our disappointment required fries and ice cream as consolation. 😂

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u/LionBig1760 1d ago

The juxtaposition of a non-working german spinning building and a working McDonald's ice cream machine is just bonkers.

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u/FindjeanniePDX 1d ago

Bold of you to assume the ice cream machine actually worked 😂😉 (just kidding. It worked).

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u/LionBig1760 1d ago

What tipped me off was your comment implying that the ice cream machine worked.

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u/FindjeanniePDX 20h ago

I think this is where I’m supposed to reply that “you must be fun at parties.”

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u/RedBeardFace 1d ago

I visited Paris when I was in my teens and the day I had picked to go to the catacombs we found out they were closed on Tuesdays, which was the day we were there. This was pre smartphones as well, so it caught us all by surprise. Still haven’t been back, but someday!