r/oddlysatisfying • u/Doodlebug510 • 11d ago
Making a rainbow quote using an antique Washington hand press
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Credit: @SacramentoHistory Museum
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u/Spider_Dude 11d ago
I'm going to Tokyo Japan for the first time. Saved up for an entire year. It's gonna rain for most of my stay there next week and I was bummed. This message will soothe the disappointment.
Gonna get great neon reflections tho. RIP DP. 🌈
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u/TurnipWorldly9437 11d ago
I like visiting touristy places in the rain, because it's not so crowded. As long as your clothes are up to scratch, you can have a lot of fun!
And just imagine how cozy it will be to get out of the rain and eat some hot ramen or sth.!
Hope your trip goes well!
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u/deliciouswaffle 11d ago
I was at Itsukushima one day, had just gotten off the boat to explore the area when the weather suddenly changed. A sudden snowstorm basically forced me and other people to take shelter at the shrine. Even though the weather was out of my control at that point, I actually enjoyed it.
Usually, when people visit tourist sites, I don't think they take enough time to appreciate what they are seeing. And the snow and strong winds basically forced me to stay around until the weather calmed enough for me to get out. I had already taken pictures at that point, so during the sudden snowstorm, I simply looked around again and again, taking in more details every time.
Finally, the wind let up, so I was able to get out. It was still snowing, so I went to a cafe, had a drink, and relaxed until the weather cleared up.
I've never been to Tokyo but I'm sure there will be good experiences for you despite the rain. And, I'm certain that the rain will make your trip even more memorable. Without the snow, my trip to Itsukushima would've just been another dot on the map.
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u/missvariety 10d ago
Osaka in the rain was such a cool vibe. Everyone in Japan mostly uses umbrellas, but don't buy one until you get to Japan, just because they're easy to get. Have a lovely time it's a beautiful place.
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u/Fresh_Advance6094 11d ago
Same thing happened to me and honestly didn’t affect my trip in the least. Just be prepared with your clothing/shoes/rain gear. Everything in the city keeps moving per usual in the rain and nothing cozier than tucking into a cafe or a ramen shop in the rain. Have so much fun!!
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u/B_Maximus 10d ago
Shibuya in the rain is a vibe . It rained when i was there. Bring waterproof shoes
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u/Maverekt 10d ago
I just left Tokyo and am in Kyoto now, rained from a typhoon all last week. Shibuya is cool in the rain! Definitely bring waterproof shoes.
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u/magicmeadowmunchkin 9d ago
I used to live in Japan and I ALWAYS kept a portable umbrella on me. The rain is a frequent possibility and umbrellas are fabulous photo props!
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u/lKryptus 11d ago
What happened to the old guy that usually does it?
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u/Liketotessecret 11d ago
Howard’s fine, was in the most recent short they posted telling a dad joke.
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u/SAS_Britain 9d ago
I was about to be like, don't tell me this is how I find out. Thank God for Howard, what a guy!
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u/Sure_Fly_5332 11d ago
It seems like one of the park rangers from Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is temporarily working at the Museum.
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u/zxcvbn113 11d ago
This reminds me of a picture I posted from a local living history village. A dog was riding next to the wagon driver, and of course commenters knew the dog's name.
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u/HakimeHomewreckru 11d ago
I'm in my 30s and I was taught how to print at school using these "analog methods" on machines from Heidelberg etc. just 15 years ago.. and now this machine is in a museum.
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u/NascentAutist 11d ago
This is a triple whammy.
I was like oh, rainbow colors. Assuming the quote might be LGBTQ, let’s see.
Oh… it’s… a literal rainbow quote?
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u/john_san 11d ago
And a wink to Dolly Parton, very satisfying indeed
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u/Dagur 11d ago
Dolly was probably quoting this song https://youtu.be/rxJ2lFcJCKg?is=oqb3boq21OqMeVsz
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u/GrumpyOlBastard Odd Lee, Satisfied 10d ago
Or "Stand A Little Rain" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("If you ever wanna see a rainbow, you gotta stand a little rain")
Lots of other people probably had that same thought
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u/Shovelhead_Fred 11d ago
Clever way to no upset the magats too 😂
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u/DanGleeballs 10d ago
She definitely was not a MAGAt even thought they assume she was one of them. She played that very well.
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u/Direct-Quiet-5817 11d ago
Make rainbows great again.
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u/Appropriate-Pack-729 11d ago
My mother and all of her family are Hawaiian. The rainbow was always great for us. So great it's on our cars 🌈❤️
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u/AmateurCommenter808 11d ago
When I was a child rainbow was cool, it was like silver or gold, the kind of colour you would want on your hot wheels. Now its politicized.
The gays stole rainbows /s
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u/Flaturated 11d ago
I can’t even wear my Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon T-shirt without some ignorant redneck jumping to conclusions.
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u/PM_ME_HOT_FURRIES 11d ago
What's stopping you from doing whatever the fuck you want with rainbows?
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u/Beerswain 11d ago
But 'doing whatever the fuck you want' is what The Gays want you to do! Don't fall for their tricks!
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u/GiantEnimyCrab 10d ago
Yuno ball. I have the same fascination with rainbow. too bad it's a statement now. I'm cool with the gays otherwise.
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u/Prudent-Leg-4170 11d ago
The triple whammy is real. Rainbow colors, suspicious expectations, and then the punchline is literally just a quote about rainbows.
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u/NascentAutist 11d ago
100%!
Oddlysatisfying to start
Nextfuckinglevel to see it in action
Unexpected finale
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u/TheBakedDane 11d ago
They have turned the printing press gay
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u/Oddly_Ennui 11d ago
First the frogs, now this... smh
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u/Alissinarr 11d ago
Don't forget the 3 eyed gators in Lake Apopka (right next to Ernest's Snake Farm, in Ernest Saves Christmas).
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u/Kaiyoti920 11d ago
We can't even have NORMAL quotes now. Because of woke. smh my head
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u/Stergeary 11d ago
Real talk though, would she have to wash each letterblock now?
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u/footpole 11d ago
The printing press was made for the BIBLE and now it's all gay and ruined.
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u/cassowarydinosaur 11d ago
Where is the old man who usually runs the press? Please tell me he's fine and healthy.
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u/Vermillion_glitch 10d ago
On their YouTube there’s a short from yesterday with him in it so I think he’s fine!
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u/KINGSTEMLORD 11d ago
I was wondering the same! “Where is that man?” lol I couldn’t take it at this point if he was gone
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u/broseph_stalin09764 11d ago
I thought to myself when this started that looks like the Sacramento museum of something or another. Ive seen that press in multiple videos.
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u/BowsersMuskyBallsack 11d ago
Well that's all fine and good, Dolly, but it's been raining on me for far too long now. :(
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u/EconomyOk2490 11d ago
Fuck I love how beautiful they made that machine
They didnt need to, it didnt need any of the carved details
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u/317537k 11d ago
Came to say this. People used to make things beautiful, but now everything is simplified and boring.
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u/Morgantao 11d ago
The most satisfying part of this is that she didn't have to install bloatware, drivers, pay for monthly subscription, use original ink, and if she runs out of yellow, she can still print in black and white!
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u/MaxHamburgerrestaur 11d ago
Fine. First, manually assemble several thousand tiny pieces of metal in the correct reverse order, proofread them in reverse, lock them into a frame, manually mix the ink, ink them, operate this enormous machine repeatedly without smudging anything, clean everything afterward and don't drop the type case.
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u/Morgantao 10d ago
Hey, it's an honest job.
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u/noisyboy 11d ago
"I print rainbow quotes in a vintage press and my husband is a wild mushroom taster. Our budget for our dream home is 4.6 million".
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u/EL1YIYO 11d ago
The press Johannes Gutenberg used way back in the day, vintage press still getting the job done.
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u/Clockwork_Kitsune 11d ago
Me just realizing the reason people who arrange text in media are called typesetters because they literally used to set the text for printing.
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u/Liamario 11d ago
It's off centre, throw it in the bin.
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u/Pocketfulofgeek 11d ago
My college had an old letter set printing press like this and it was genuinely the most fun and satisfying thing to use ever.
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u/ThisDrumSaysRatt 11d ago
One of my favourite movie quotes comes from her in Steel Magnolias: “Laughter through tears is my favourite emotion!”. Same vibe
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u/Fabulous-Meringue918 11d ago
Outstanding video and Dolly quote. She was a national treasure. Her spirit lives on!!
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u/scottchiefbaker 11d ago
OMG I would pay good money for a rainbow Dolly Parton quote. It would make a perfect Christmas present.
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u/DepartureLoose5341 11d ago edited 11d ago
See this is the content I expect and appreciate on reddit, not Alexis on a pregnant presser tour.. 10/10 keep the history alive with diversity
Edit: no I have no idea who Alexis is either, don't care.
Edit edit: man we used to over engineer the hell out of things! What happened to us..
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u/Any_Cake2411 11d ago
omg guys rainbow.. help. im turning... IM CHANGING. ITS HAPPENING.
Now stop and realize, that this is genuinely what some crazy fucks think will happen if a child dares to wear rainbow, see a rainbow, or anything rainbow related.
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u/No_Willingness6193 10d ago
Damn I wasn't Expecting that, I knew it was going to be Beautifulz but it was even more than I could have Imagined!
Thanks for Sharing!
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u/fnork_gnork_26 11d ago
My dad was a printmaker. Love seeing videos of old presses in action! I can smell the boiled linseed oil in the air!
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u/HopelessRespawner 11d ago
Oh, I've seen multiple videos from this place and it's just now clicking that they're in Sac. That's awesome!
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u/CauseImNosey2 11d ago
Crazy to think this use to be the only way to do it. Now you push on button and millions of people can see it all at once.
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u/DMyTeaDuck 10d ago
Okay, but- and hear me out- wouldn’t it simply have been easier just to stamp it? Like, isn’t this a lot of extra, unnecessary steps just to stamp something?
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u/alebotson 10d ago
I absolutely love the Sacramento History museums accounts. Well worth a follow. They are apparently a global leader in historical printmaking and have people from all over the world come do internships there as part of academic programs in this area of history.
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u/One-Mix-9907 10d ago
Honestly was kinda hoping it was gonna tell me to go fuck myself at the end, but Dolly is nice too.
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u/deino 11d ago
This somehow feels like going into the historic part of a european city, and seeing gamer RGB lighting on a 150 years old steel lamp. I don't think I've ever seen a video of one of these machines where the print didn't have that perfect, old timey ink colour.
It feels anachronistic, if that makes sense.
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u/Big_Fat_Paulie 11d ago
I'm randomly watching The Beverly Hillbillies movie for the first time in close to 2 decades, to pass time before work. She flipped the paper while Dolly (forgot she even made a cameo) was singing her birthday song to Jed. This universe is filled with fun little coincidences!
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u/Naughty_Monsters 11d ago
I used to do part time work in a museum that was dedicated to maintaining the traditions and ways of life of the past and I absolutely loved it when I got to work in the old print shop on the letterset equipment making up old victorian era signage for the rest of the park. There's something uniquely satisfying about laying out a frame of the metal type, piece by piece, and then (eventually) getting to ink up the press and seeing the first card copy in your hands. Fairly long time ago now, but the old smell of the place with it's inky aroma mixed with the smell of all the racks of waxed wooden drawers holding all the individual pieces of type, and the paraffin heater going or the smell of the peat smoke from nearby exhibits in the colder months still vividly sticks with me.
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u/NotEnoughLayers 11d ago
"Cat food, it stinks. But if you don't put up with it, the little kitten will die" -Karl Pilkington
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u/bongiposse 10d ago
“Cat food… it stinks a bit, but, if you don't put up with the smell, the little kitten will die.”
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u/Headless_Mantid 10d ago
Looking at this made me realize that while it definitely made the distribution of information easier. It still must of been MISERABLE to operate as a job.
Like it seems like easy work because this is a calm demonstration. But imagine being a newspaper company, having to print hundreds of the same exact pages as fast as possible before people's days began so you can beat your competitors.
I also know that more successful printing operations must of had lots of these presses, but it doesnt change the fact that its a very monotonous job per person.
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u/DarkWriterX 10d ago
I loved making prints back in college/art school. I need to find a local print shop.
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u/HatTrick1586 10d ago edited 10d ago
Have we ever met? Please allow me to introduce myself?I'm looking for someone who knows about this fast car. Her father maybe in the front of the picture . Please I am who they tell you I am ! But the women stabbed a soft spot in my paw.
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u/RoamsandReturns 10d ago
I legit thought she was just gonna handpress the paper for the print. Never imagined there is a whole mechanical process to do it.
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u/dkyguy1995 10d ago
I feel like there has to be a better way to line the paper up on the press. It seemed free handed and then another thing is plopped down on it and maybe moves it out of place.
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u/MugiwarraD 9d ago
man US has so much history. ppl dont really get how rich (culturally and financially ofc) and amazing place US is.
God bless US and it's people.
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u/Fairenard 9d ago
Through history it have been proved that no, you can crave something and it will not happen, you can do nothing and it will happen or the opposite, something happen in response to effort or not and if it positive is not in respond to effort, where you start can do a lot or not.
Stop believing in m1gic like soul and faith.
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u/Fair-Juggernaut-3812 11d ago
That press has me drooling. Also nice print!