stackyFACTSStrapping a clock to your arm was considered the absolute height of delicate female absurdity. Real men exclusively used bulky pocket watches attached to chains, deeply mocking wrist-bound timepieces until they finally realized fumbling for a pocket watch while holding literally anything else was entirely inefficient.
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