Posted on Jul 13, 2016
What is the origin of the expression "Do not fold spindle or mutilate"? - topics.info.com
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You know, when I was a kid, I verymdistinctly recall my dad freq deliberately doing this with a sort of semi-sadistic glee, lol....
What is the origin of the expression "Do not fold spindle or mutilate"? - topics.info.com
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Avoid fold/spindle or mutilating currency in Thailand. I got yelled at by a Thai lady who saw me stuff a bunch of Baht bills in my pocket. Crunching them into your pocket is disrespectful to the king, who's pictured on them. It is a jailable offense!
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Capt Daniel Goodman
I saw, sir, many thanks, I follow, believe me, I know of the historical love of the king there, whom I know is well and deservedly beloved. Ordinarily, generally, most royalty, I've gleaned, generally tends to not be of that I'll, however, I've obvmjeard that when he and the Royal family go down a mainriver I'd read of on their barge, that whole country bows, and that they take that whole aspect VERY, VERY seriously. That much, I have read and do know is very, very real there, most definitely, many thanks.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
And I only just thought the whole cliche about that whole thing amusing, ever since I'd heard of it, please do know that, I'd just thought of it at one point while submitting something else here, and thought it might amuse the others on the site here, as well, of course, not in any serious vein, obviously, many thanks once again.
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In the days of open windows and fans people used to keep paper in one place by stacking them on on a stiff large gauge sharpened wire, punching a hole in them in the process. The wire on a base was called a "spindle." Once computer punch cards came into use punching an extra hole in them caused problems; thus the phrase, "...or spindle." The rest is obvious.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Oh, yeah...that's interesting, I honestly always thought the spindle term arose not for that reason, I thought it was due to spiraling the cards in folding them up. I do recall the use of the wire method of supecuring papers, as you'd mentioned, certainly, I just didn't associate it with that explicit device, that's all I'm saying, interesting etymology, many thanks.
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LTC Matthew Robinson
Well, I wouldn't bet any money on that, but it is what I understand. Funny how that phrase has remained even though the use of punch-cards and spindles has passed away.
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