TWT #148 –

On May 28th, 1889, Édouard and André Michelin founded the Michelin Tire Company, dooming Vietnam to terrible working conditions, and forcing the world to deal with the demonic “Bibendum”, aka the Michelin Man.

Seriously, look at this terrifying creature:

The stuff of nightmares

Not sure why they’re using the phrase “Nunc est bibendum”, but it is the only cool thing about this guy seeing as how the phrase means “Now is the time for drinking.”

Everything else about this creature is demonic, bastardized, and terrifying, and we really should put it down.

And don’t even get me started on those stupid “Michelin Stars”. Why in the hell would a tire company be rating my food? I wouldn’t want a restaurant giving me advice on what tires to buy. Or a shoe company handing out official ratings of craft breweries.

Why do they do that? And why do restaurants covet it so much? I refuse to go to any restaurant endorsed by this freak of nature:

Buy his tire…or else…

Anyway, ignoring all that stupidity, the Michelin rubber factories in Vietnam had such horrible working conditions that they sparked a massive labor movement and reform. Which I guess was good in the end, as they got better conditions?

Who knows.

The only thing I’m sure about is that these children were never seen again after being surrounded by two Bibendum

Remember kids, don’t take candy from any strange, horrific, demonic men made out of tires

p.s. this post received 18 Tum’s Tablets out of a possible 22 Tum’s Tablets. Because if Tires can rate Restaurants, then Antacid can rate Blogs.

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