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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Steampunk is the healthiest way to eat your punk.

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought we were having steamed clams?

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ohh no, I said steam punk. That's what I call industrial retrofuturistic aesthetics.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh, huh…and you call it that despite it obviously being a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction?

[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, it's a regional dialect.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

May I see it?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Well @HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world , you're an odd fellow, but I must say- you steam a good punk.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe, but I had some really good frypunk at the State Fair...

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Frypunk doesn't have corsets and waist coats, it has Spanx and Rascal Scooters.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

What about Punk Fry?

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that was Norm MacDonald, right?

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Steampunk asks the question “what if goth, only in brown?”

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Steampunk asks the question, "what if there was more white colonialism in history?"

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Not sure how you get that, because it's either fantasy or alt-history that usually sees the British Steam Empire as the bad guy but okay.

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Imagine dressing every day in green clothes covered in microchips and LCDs and li-ion batteries

If everyone covered themselves in lithium ion batteries, gun fights in movies would get way more spectacular.

flesh wound "I'm alright!" burst into flames

[–] eltimablo@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Why would I imagine my workday?

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't see where horny comes into this. Steampunk is generally Victorian dress, teched up a bit.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe it's just me, but when I think of steampunk, I imagine women wearing the bottom half of a dress and a corset. Usually corsets are worn under clothing and is similar to a bra. It doesn't help that lingerie is very similar in appearance to corsets

[–] GhostMatter@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also, useless gears on every single thing, even if they don't move. And tophats with a pair of goggles while also having a pair of goggles of the same type on the neck. And there are gears on the tophat of course.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still shuddering about Clockwork Planet where t hey somehow rebuild an another planet mostly with gears and everywhere are just gears stack on top of each other connecting to nothing. It's just gears all the way down, because, that's how it works.

I love the casual disregard for questions about what happens when one of those gears jams.

[–] GoosLife@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is of course in addition to the goggles he wears over his eyes

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Naturally. You need goggles for your goggles!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I think "steampunk costume" my mind kinda leaps to "Wild west technohooker."

[–] accidental@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Jim West, Desperado

[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

🎵 Just glue some gears on it, and call it steam punk 🎵

[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

🎵 That's the trendy fashion nowadays! 🎵

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Its the women who put on a corset and use it to smash their tiddies way up under their chin... also a significant portion who decide that knee high high heeled boots, long skirts that have a split very high on the thigh and fishnets complete the ensemble.

Its less victorian and more cowboy era saloon prostitute, but you dont hear me complaining.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Horny "about" it. It's just slang that means people like it, possibly to an excessive degree. Like I would say I'm horny for SoulsBorne games...

[–] ReadyUser31@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe that's what horny means to you Netherlands types but that's not what it means here! Here, it means wild west technohookers! Like that other guy said!

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[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Sir, we could use steam to power this-“
Hat.
sigh…I’ll get the cog wheels.”

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Sir, you've run the steam pipes directly into your goggles."

"I have a theory that the steam will reheat the low levels of light to daylight brightness and provide night vision!"

"Sir, I don't know how scientifically sound that..."

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

I’m not gonna lie. I would watch the hell out of a show where wacky steam punk inventors find out about the unfortunate laws of physics and thermodynamics.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

When breaking it down it down technology actually IS just hot water and clocks.

[–] Wizarded@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My clock got hot water everywhere

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[–] DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If there was a sub for this kind of standup comedy post id subscribe

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I get that it isn't exactly a meme, but I wanted to share and I didn't know a more appropriate community.

[–] DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

There isn't one, this is the best place for it for now. But if someone wanted to start a new community for stand up posts I'd join

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Be the sub you want to see in the world.

Also tag me, I'd subscribe.

The irony is intentional :)

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of steampunk is he into.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

I'm asking for sauce.

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