My first thought would have been some weird ritual thing too. I used to assume anything odd from Salem had a spooky reason. Reading up on old bookbinding methods totally changed my view. They really did use whatever cheap stuff was around, like flour paste or animal glue. It makes a lot more sense when you look at how they made things back then. Finding old wallpaper paste in a book is just practical, not paranormal.

Man, that's some next-level public transit psychology...

Seriously, is a dish soap brand worth this much debate?

But is the vision actually worth triple the price? I get wanting something custom, but that just sounds like a client being picky over tiny details most people wouldn't even notice. Hand-cutting stone for a whole patio because someone doesn't like the look of a paver seems like overkill, you know? At some point it's not about the craft anymore, it's just doing extra work for no real gain.

Honestly, that's wild. Tbh, I once sat at a red light for so long I thought my car had died.