The popular story is that, on Groucho's 1950s TV quiz show "You Bet Your Life," a female contestant said that the reason she had 22 kids was "because I love children, and I think that's our purpose here on earth, and I love my husband." To which Groucho supposedly replied: "I love my cigar, too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while."
that poor woman - imagine being pregnant more than 15 years (assuming some twins) of your life, with 22 kids there probably were a bunch of miscarriages too. the toll it took on her body must have been horrifying.
Ye. It looks like a grandparent's car. But still looks like 8 adults, with 3 other small people groups. So, that's 8-3 for the couples. 5 is still a lot. But makes more sense.
I was always a little curious about the practicality of many children - assuming you get past the part about always being pregnant.
How is there even a house? I grew up sharing a room. My Mom grew up more barracks style to share a former among six of them. This is an entirely different level.
How do you get them places? My brother knows someone with six and they’re talking about needing a commercial van/bus
I grew up with hand me downs so I can see clothes a bit easier. And home made meals with frequent pasta / you can scale up basic cooking, but it will always be pretty basic. Even McDonalds would be a fortune. How can you take your kids for ice cream? Heck, how do you make pancakes?
My mom grew up with 3 families in one house. She had 3 brothers and a sister too. It's entirely doable for people who don't really have a choice. Also, after a family forms, people build right next to their parents. It doesn't mean "30 people living in a house", it could just mean "grandma and grandpa had a bunch of children and are now grandparents".
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Tolstoshev@lemmy.world · 99 pts · 2y
The popular story is that, on Groucho's 1950s TV quiz show "You Bet Your Life," a female contestant said that the reason she had 22 kids was "because I love children, and I think that's our purpose here on earth, and I love my husband." To which Groucho supposedly replied: "I love my cigar, too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while."
From: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/the-cigar-quote-primer-9036
a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 2y
that poor woman - imagine being pregnant more than 15 years (assuming some twins) of your life, with 22 kids there probably were a bunch of miscarriages too. the toll it took on her body must have been horrifying.
superduperenigma@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 2y
Ghengis Khan: Those are rookie numbers.
far_university1990@feddit.de · 38 pts · 2y
Family growth is exponential in alabama
dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Alabamian mitosis
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 2y
Everyone is assuming this is one guy that got his wife pregnant a bunch of times.
Who's to say that this isn't some Brady Bunch scenario where two three or even four families of children got mashed together.
GladiusB@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Ye. It looks like a grandparent's car. But still looks like 8 adults, with 3 other small people groups. So, that's 8-3 for the couples. 5 is still a lot. But makes more sense.
ItsAFake@lemmus.org · 24 pts · 2y
That's a scoreboard
uis@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Get that dude some Cheerios and some oatmeal cookies for his own sake
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Ah yes, meta comments.
Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de · 19 pts · 2y
Why does wiper look like a rifle?
Test_Tickles@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
Mr_Fish@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Ghengis' car
AA5B@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
I was always a little curious about the practicality of many children - assuming you get past the part about always being pregnant.
How is there even a house? I grew up sharing a room. My Mom grew up more barracks style to share a former among six of them. This is an entirely different level.
How do you get them places? My brother knows someone with six and they’re talking about needing a commercial van/bus
I grew up with hand me downs so I can see clothes a bit easier. And home made meals with frequent pasta / you can scale up basic cooking, but it will always be pretty basic. Even McDonalds would be a fortune. How can you take your kids for ice cream? Heck, how do you make pancakes?
uis@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
By letting them. If they are old enough to want to get somewhere, they are sure old enough to use public transport.
Godnroc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
What public transport?
uis@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Transport full of COMMUNISM
Maalus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
My mom grew up with 3 families in one house. She had 3 brothers and a sister too. It's entirely doable for people who don't really have a choice. Also, after a family forms, people build right next to their parents. It doesn't mean "30 people living in a house", it could just mean "grandma and grandpa had a bunch of children and are now grandparents".
RunawayFixer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I think it's grandparents indeed. I also like how they've included 2 dogs (I think, the picture is a bit grainy).
over_clox@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Found Nick Cannon
db2@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Plot twist: this is Utah and there are no daughters only wives and sons and one guy.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y
What's the chance these kids are the worst students in the class.
SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
If they didn't have good grades they didn't get a sticker. This is the cream of the crop.
Emerald@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
You guys are overthinking. They probably just found a pack of family stickers and started pasting them on there.
ARk@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
They're actually advertising for an orphanage so every time a child gets adopted they cross one out.
meliaesc@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I would absolutely hate to see family stickers with increasing numbers of children crossed out???
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Im guessing you are not american?
joel_feila@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Well that beat any of my school mates.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Nightmare fuel
uis@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Nightmare night! What a fright!
Give us something sweet to bite!
ziixe@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Father in the corner, plotting world dominion (with his army of children)
skqweezy@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Not anarchy chess people here again
Varyk@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Keep it going. Guinness this s***.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · -4 pts · 2y
Mormon scum. They rip off the gubment by fraud of child services.