Maybe he could even try beating and twisting the tall grass.

That seems likely, now that I think about it. Although those barges must have been absolutely fucking massive.

Once upon a time I had a whole conversation with a guy about whether the pyramids were made by aliens. He had an issue with the size of the blocks, so I explained how it was likely done-

• Local quarry chips the blocks out of the rock, wedging them to fall directly onto rollers (logs).
• Workers move rollers from the back of the block to the front while oxen pull the block itself slowly to the pyramid.
• Block is slowly driven up a very long, gradual ramp to the work site, where it is wedged into place.

His gotcha response - where did they get the rope? So I had to explain that ropes have existed much longer than nylon.

I just realized that you said Musk and not Trump. But honestly, a Trump supporter would probably hear “mumble mumble said Heil Hitler mumble” and assume you were talking about Trump anyway. I’m going to leave it as-is.

“The left just looove to call people racists and Nazis, and he gave them exactly what they were asking for and now they’re losing their minds. He’s the world’s biggest troll! I think it was hilarious, honestly - sure, he probably shouldn’t have done it, yeah, it wasn’t pc, but you call people Nazis long enough, what do you expect. Everyones a Nazi, everyone’s racist, meanwhile you’ve got liberals voting for people who sleep their way into positions of power and politicians who want to bus in votes from Mexico. It’s all bullshit smoke and mirrors. Politicians are all dirty. I like Trump because he doesn’t care what the mainstream thinks- he’ll burn it all down if he needs to to drain the swamp, and he’s doing it while thumbing his nose at the political establishment with statements like this.”

You’re a dipshit.

Underutilized meme format, honestly. It can apply to almost anything in daily life circa 2025.

Unexpected Waterworld dipstick guy

Not autistic, not trans, and not in Seattle, but this vibes with my experience too. I think people just love talking to people who have interests and get excited about them.

Honestly, if Trump wasn’t an idiot, I’d be on board with this. Setting national pride aside, you might be able to negotiate changes to US federal laws and programs that would bring them more in line with Canadas, along with some sort of 10-20 year sunset period in which existing Canadian programs would continue to run. Then we could do a national merger.

But I know he’s picturing an invasion, because he doesn’t give a shit about nuance and compromise.

I’ve choked a lot of partners, and many of the women who have asked me to do it were middle aged women with kids who didn’t watch porn at all. They like the power dynamic, the feeling of being controlled, the (somewhat) restricted breathing, and the impression that their partner (me) is strong and dominant. Most of the time, I’m not even really choking them- I generally hook my hand under her jaw, lock my fingers in a c-shape, and press up, rather than in. It looks and sort of feels like you’re being choked, but isn’t.

I’ve done consensual non-consent, I’ve whipped, flogged, and paddled women, I’ve pushed them into walls and dragged them to the bed by their hair. I’ve slapped them in the face, breasts, and groin. All because I was asked. It is often an incredible, intense, and pleasurable experience for the women I’m with. And because I find their pleasure arousing and deeply satisfying, it’s pleasurable and intense for me.

Very few of them watched a lot of porn, and when they did, it was often the elegant and romantic sort of videos, rather than the brutal BDSM that you’re imagining.

You’re judging people for their sexual proclivities and suggesting that they’ve been brainwashed by porn, but you very clearly don’t understand the people you’re looking down on.

Is this The Room? I’m pretty sure this is The Room.

At 14, they should know how to share their toys.

Rules:

1. Everyone is playing the game, whether they know it or not.
2. When you know (or remember) that you’re playing, then you lose.

I’m assuming they retroactively lost their immersion in Metroid.

Night birds

A probability field with delusions of grandeur

Yeah, it’s flashback where he took a girl on the cheapest date possible, which involved stealing snacks from a vending machine. He immediately got stuck and the woman left.

This is the kind of nerd sniping I’m here for. Invite them to Lemmy. 🍿

I bet they would get so much done.