Like the kind of place you go in your dream when IRL your mouth is open and dry af, but you’re asleep and all you know is that you’re really thirsty. It’s a cursed vending machine, where no matter how much you drink, your thirst is never gone.
Like the opposite of “the bathroom” dream where you really need to pee.
I generally struggle with this type of event so it’s great to go explore with the kids and have an excuse for not mingling.
It doesn’t really matter that the room is boring or liminal or whatever. Exploring is grade-A entertainment for toddlers. There’s guaranteed to be a dropped paperclip or pen cap or some other treasure in here somewhere.
This is so real. I got taken to so many MLM conferences and health/wealth events as a kid and this is 100% like the upstairs rooms we found to wait it out.
My dad had some powerful friends. They rented out an aquarium in Tampa for a wedding, and my family went. Because the place was completely empty, my parents just let me run where ever I want. I gotta tell you, that’s some real backrooms shit.
they have nights at the aquarium at monterey bay in california. i’m not sure what they cost because i’m too lazy to look it up, but i’m sure you can throw enough money at them to give you a private night. the standard adults’ night at the aquarium sounds fun tho.
I used to play around in a mormon church when it wasn’t in service because it was like one of these weird liminal spaces in the halls, and the main chapel part was like a space ship. I had access because it was where my choir class was held, since it had a music hall.
But yeah, the general point is well taken. They’re so value-priced institutional. You could just imagine the bean counters in Salt Lake revising the approved architectural drawings and paint colors for Tithing Generation Facility, model 1988, rev. 3.
Which is wild since they have 250+ billion net worth, including investment and property holdings, like malls. Which are also liminal. Oh snap, I think I’m onto something here.
My parents wouldn’t have gone there, but my little brother and I would’ve explored the shit out of places like this. Seeing someplace so empty would’ve triggered our imaginations, we’d probably end up pretending the room is actually full of stuff but it’s all invisible or something.
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Perfect. They’ve got a place for me to plug in my Game Gear.
That machine feels anomalous somehow. Like it only dispenses drinks that never existed or something.
It still contains fresh Crystal Pepsi.
It’s a Pepsi machine that only dispenses RC Cola
It’s clearly haunted.
Dream Soda
Like the kind of place you go in your dream when IRL your mouth is open and dry af, but you’re asleep and all you know is that you’re really thirsty. It’s a cursed vending machine, where no matter how much you drink, your thirst is never gone.
Like the opposite of “the bathroom” dream where you really need to pee.
My favourite part of the Backrooms movie is where he says “It’s backroomin’ time”.
Maybe the real backrooms were the friends we made along the way 😌
That’s actually a pretty good summary of the plot.
“Backroom jockey!”
Liminal pepsi
B E P I S
C O N K E
Yes, but it’s this Pepsi vending machine
There’s a car shop near me that still has one of these in use.
Ask owner if can buy if break, then buy new machine and put old poster in.
Now this is podracing!
Dad here.
I generally struggle with this type of event so it’s great to go explore with the kids and have an excuse for not mingling.
It doesn’t really matter that the room is boring or liminal or whatever. Exploring is grade-A entertainment for toddlers. There’s guaranteed to be a dropped paperclip or pen cap or some other treasure in here somewhere.
I feel seen. Love taking the kids with me literally anywhere. So much better hanging out them over adults.
This is so real. I got taken to so many MLM conferences and health/wealth events as a kid and this is 100% like the upstairs rooms we found to wait it out.
Holiday Inn hotels were required to have 2/3 conference rooms and an attached Restaurant.
All across America are holiday Inns with empty vaults like this, with some form of “top of the line at the time” conference room system in disrepair.
My dad had some powerful friends. They rented out an aquarium in Tampa for a wedding, and my family went. Because the place was completely empty, my parents just let me run where ever I want. I gotta tell you, that’s some real backrooms shit.
they have nights at the aquarium at monterey bay in california. i’m not sure what they cost because i’m too lazy to look it up, but i’m sure you can throw enough money at them to give you a private night. the standard adults’ night at the aquarium sounds fun tho.
Backrooms?
I used to play around in a mormon church when it wasn’t in service because it was like one of these weird liminal spaces in the halls, and the main chapel part was like a space ship. I had access because it was where my choir class was held, since it had a music hall.
I was gonna say this meme is super mormon-church-y
Can’t be. No burlap-sack wallpaper.
But yeah, the general point is well taken. They’re so value-priced institutional. You could just imagine the bean counters in Salt Lake revising the approved architectural drawings and paint colors for Tithing Generation Facility, model 1988, rev. 3.
Which is wild since they have 250+ billion net worth, including investment and property holdings, like malls. Which are also liminal. Oh snap, I think I’m onto something here.
Lmao scratching that shit was the only stimulation I ever got in there
memories…
I remember this machine, it was out of stock on everything but Fresca and wouldn’t give me my quarters back.
or stocked with Mr Pibb in place of Dr. Pepper and Sierra Mist for Sprite.
Sierra Mist was superior, fight me.
7up crew
Pibb is the shit
Mine just carried different colors of “cola”.
Yes. Cola, Orange Cola, Rootbeer Cola, Mister Cherry, or Zest!*
`* ~All colas except Zest and sold out. Pressing Zest! delivers Orange Cola.~
My parents wouldn’t have gone there, but my little brother and I would’ve explored the shit out of places like this. Seeing someplace so empty would’ve triggered our imaginations, we’d probably end up pretending the room is actually full of stuff but it’s all invisible or something.
Giving me serious Black Mesa vibes.
This must be where the almond water comes from.
youve just explained the underlining concept of the backrooms
The law of 3 applies.
Ohhhh, Back Rooms!