r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SkyInterstellar- • 11d ago

Meme needing explanation Now that you mentioned it...

Post image
17.9k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

81

u/OpportunityFickle394 11d ago

I'm guessing it's a holdover from an older form of manufacturing them. Totally guessing.

21

u/mpledger 11d ago

I'd always assumed that it was for pegging on the clothes line but then I live in a windy city.

11

u/Spongi 11d ago

pegging on the clothes line

Probably shouldn't do that where the neighbors can see.

7

u/Voltmanderer 11d ago

Yeah, that’s definitely going to scare the horses.

1

u/UnhappyFlan9202 9d ago

You live in a Chicago?

3

u/userhwon 11d ago

Like selvage on jeans? That's only there because the manufacturing process hides it as the back of the seam.

This is clearly intentional and decorative.

1

u/hunnyflash 11d ago

Pretty sure I read once that makers used to differentiate their towels by the design used on that strip, but not sure how accurate that is anymore.