Multiple photos documented what appeared to be the practice of Turkish porters carrying drunk men home.
editor-in-chief of the"Raki Encyclopedia," wrote:
In the old days, porters had an interesting way to increase their earnings: They would wait at the door of a meyhane, and when a customer become too drunk to stand, they would take him home in their large baskets, called kufe. This led to a slang term, kufelik, or"plastered" – a literal"basket case."Kasaba also confirmed the accuracy of these reports of a"basket man" tradition.
Too Drunk to Drive? Forget Ubers, Take a Basket Man Instead - History In Memes. 20 Feb. 2023, https://www.historyinmemes.com/2023/02/19/too-drunk-to-drive-forget-ubers-take-a-basket-man-instead/.Damakant Jayshi is a fact-checker for Snopes, based in Atlanta.
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