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Fun_Size_ :
I split the pole when I'm walking with my coworker 😅. she white 🤷🏾♀️
2025-05-17 14:24:06
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Fire Flower ♈️ :
I be so irritated when somebody split the pole and make them go back
2025-05-17 05:29:17
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Annie :
I’m Italian and we do this too!
2025-07-13 22:16:59
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prodby_kodb :
I stop and stand still until the pole splitter realizes and fixes it🤣
2025-05-17 05:22:29
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largekingtrashmouth :
I come from a loooong line of southern white poverty, and I swear I realize every day how much of what I was taught growing up was heavily influenced by Black american culture, because I’ve always known not to split the pole.
2025-05-17 05:30:43
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Broseidon™️: Dude of :
My grandma told me not to and I never asked why because you don't question grown-folk 😂
2025-05-17 23:51:14
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Amazing Andrea :
we do not split the pole.
2025-05-17 04:45:59
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April Washington :
I didn’t know about saying “bread and butter” we always just double back.
2025-05-17 15:18:41
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Jared Moser :
my wife won't let us split the pole. even if its just a turnstile or something our hands can go over.
2025-07-11 18:21:02
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Jack :
I split the pole because I’m not a follower 🙂
2025-05-17 06:24:26
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deesaint1225 :
I’m 51 and still don’t split the pole. If split I say bread and butter asap.
2025-05-17 12:52:14
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sunshine k247 :
Bread and butter
2025-05-17 04:27:56
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Raetherat :
Interesting 🤔. I never heard the bread and butter thing. We always just went back around 🤷🏾♀️
2025-05-17 14:54:20
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karlthevisitor :
Why do we say bread and butter tho?
2025-05-17 13:51:43
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HiddanasTheWanderer :
I've always said Bread and Butter when splitting the pole and didn't know why. Thank you for sharing the origin of this
2025-05-17 13:11:02
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Marquisqwerty :
DID SHE JIST SAY MELANIN MYTHBUSTERS!!🥺🥰
2025-05-18 02:22:00
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Ka-Rell T. :
Only split it if I'm walking with someone n I'm DONE with them! 🤣😂🤣❤️
2025-05-17 14:12:41
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Cyn :
I had no idea! This is huge Appalachian lore as well. When we split the pole, one person has to say “Bread and butter” and the other person has to say “Come to supper”. Of course, escaped enslaved people used to end up in the Appalachians bc my people hated authority and would not allow rich whites to come into the mountains. So this could be lore handed down from those survivors who found freedom!
2025-05-18 13:24:22
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🇩🇴FridaFriday🇩🇴 :
I saw a video a while ago that in addition to all the information that you gave, also said that when enslaved people were being transported to different areas, they would also split poles And families were split due to those reasonings
2025-05-17 14:51:06
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aloe :
I'm white and never heard this. till I started dating a black women. she told me to tighten up when I accidentally split a pole and had to explain this. now I think about it everytime were out.
2025-05-18 07:55:46
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draconus :
I never knew this started as a black thing... not sure how else to put that. but the only time I ever dealt with that was walking with my GF/friend don't remember which she was at that point but she literally pulled me back around and around and the poll ... never know it could of meant such a big thing. 😢
2025-05-17 08:16:50
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CHANnel13musiq :
I always figured way way back if you walked on the other side of the trees you might not make it for me to see you on the other side
2025-05-17 14:01:04
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Goth Mom 🩷💜💙 :
I love learning how much of the superstitions I grew up on have roots in black culture it's fascinating.
2025-05-18 09:10:51
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Ebony Mckinstry :
My 4yo is so puzzled when I tell him to go back around lol. I know he thinks I’m crazy!
2025-05-17 14:11:12
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salty_vixen :
thank you for educating
2025-05-17 04:12:39
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