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a humble throne where everything we'd rather forget goes to be remembered tomorrow.
means A container, usually open or lidded, for collecting waste and rubbish until it can be emptied.
from A plain American compound of "trash" plus "can." "Trash" entered English in the 1500s meaning broken twigs, leaves, and worthless scraps — possibly from a Scandinavian root for fallen leaves or debris (Old Norse has "tros" for rubbish). "Can" is the old Germanic word for a vessel, the same "canne" that gave us tin cans and watering cans. Bolt the two together and you get the no-nonsense North American name for what Britons more delicately call a "bin" or "dustbin."
- raccoon magnet
- raccoons can solve latches faster than some toddlers
- oscar's home
- Sesame Street's grouch made garbage cans aspirational
- recycling lie
- most plastic tossed never actually gets recycled
- medical hack
- sterile trash bins once doubled as field tourniquets
oscar the grouch — sesame street character who has lived in a trash can since 1969
diogenes barrel — ancient greek philosopher who lived in a large jar/tub as a symbol of cynicism, athens 4th century bc