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politics aside, nothing says 'im fucking old' quite like 'im throwing an ice cream social'
Dude I WISH ice cream socials were more popular.
Who are these ice cream hating fools?!
I have a love-hate relationship with ice cream. I love the way it tastes. I hate that even taking lactose pills I still have “issues” with the aftermath. Also, that’s a lot of calories to burn off.
I’d eat an ice cream cone with Joe, any day.
Sorbet is where it's at. Every ice cream social or whatever should always have a non-dairy option. Fresh sorbet is so fuckin good.
Dairy free ice cream is fire.
I don't like ice cream because I'm vegan, but I'm not complaining about this event any more than I would a sausage sizzle or a cheese tasting parlour. I think it's cute
So much vegan ice cream out there.
If Biden didn't serve any dairy ice cream at this event, then I applaud him.
It's ptsd from what your employer is giving you instead of a real bonus or better working conditions.
the last one i attended was in 1988
When I was in undergrad some of the chemistry students would do parties where they would dump ice cream ingredients into a big bowl and then dump liquid nitrogen in and stir vigorously to make instant nerd ice cream and then we would all have some
Idk if it was safe but it was delicious
that sounds amazing
The last one I attended was under a week ago.
Sounds like you just need cooler friends.
Pun intended.
Sounds like you could make some homemsde,l with neighbors,outside, with an old-fashioned, hand -cranked maker, recruiting different neighbor kids to sit on top of the towel, to keep the ice in the tub
I'm 40 years old and I can assure you there is no point in my life where I would have scoffed at being invited to an ice cream event.
Ice cream is cool, man.
You clearly haven't enjoyed enough ice cream with friends
I have never not liked an ice cream event at any age.
Why would you dis someone giving out ice cream?
There’s nothing inherently wrong with it, but it is rightful commentary about how old Biden is and how it was just time for him to hang up the hat. Thankfully he was thoughtful enough to do the right thing.
Also, I’m certain the ice cream social is partly in jest and a sign that the President can call a spade a spade, even if at his own expense. The best way to accept criticism is to admit it and lean into it. His competitor cowers at opportunities that Biden regularly seizes. Biden still has many great qualities.
Our college president through one every year at start of term. Thing was... Ice cream, Mac and cheese, and kettle corn are the three foods I always see people break their cliques to have together. People just... Fucking love ice cold dairy carbs, hot gooey dairy carbs, and sugar coated kettle carbs. Doesn't matter if you necessarily know who's serving them, or anyone else who's going, people turn out for that shit. More so than even music or dancing.
Man actually. Now you're making me want to have a potluck / potlatch (depending on your region) art event where everyone just brings Mac and cheese. Not even as a competition. Just come down to the municipal park, bring some Mac and cheese, and participate in a drum circle or a poetry reading or play a banjo. Everyone come have gooey dairy carbs and enjoy each others company
i love the idea of a mac an cheese potluck!
We won't even judge on the quality of your Mac and cheese. Show up with a pot of easy Mac because that's what you know to make? You're good. Get in here
Free food is automatically high quality (as long as safe for consumption).
What? Why? Ice cream is awesome.
As opposed to an ice cream antisocial. Which is just Dairy Queen.
This also qualifies as an ice cream antisocial: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/10137657
Beats pizza.
A bunch of friends and I all got the ice cream cone skin in Fortnite and partied in the lobby.
Nothing says ageist like making it as if being old is bad. As if you won’t be one day. It’s weird.
im already there, does that make it ok?
Nope.