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Witchy Memes

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By Paul Noth, from The New Yorker

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[–] Creddit@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure witchcraft was pretty much just women brewing beer, which was a thing mainly women did back in the day: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/bubbling-brews-broomsticks-021539

They happened to wear pointy witch-like hats and employ children to do some of the labor too.

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

Some children did inevitably fell into cauldrons... purely by the virtue of being inebriated by the fumes of course. And you wouldn't waste a cauldron of perfectly fine beer, even if the taste is a bit porky. Well I guess that's why Guinness tastes like bacon.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe because Becky keeps adding poison?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Christ, what an asshole.

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They say it's men vs. women, I say it's Weber grill vs. cauldron.

Where does one get a cauldron, anyway? Is there a cauldron guy? Who has a cauldron guy?

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

Oddly, my church has a cauldron. It has been used at fall festivals to cook giant amounts of chili over open flames doors.

I believe it was bought at a farm auction.

[–] Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure ifyou're serious, but Townsends sell cookware that is very similar to a cauldron: https://www.townsends.us/collections/pots-pans

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was joking. Those are pretty cool, but I meant the big old stereotypical type like in the cartoon. That's Hansel and Gretel capacity right there.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You’d probably want to speak with your local foundry about it or ask your preferred blacksmith. Though you could always cast your own

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

My parents have a couple to make Mexican Carnitas and other things for parties. You can get them from mexican stores(usually in bigger cities) or something like the swap meet in Las Vegas.

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

I love that this conversation is taking place between the school librarian and the substitute teachers

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

See here Becky, nobody calls boiling soup "barbequing". When I come outside to boil some stew we'll call it witchcraft, savvy?

[–] Raisin8659@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago

What barbecuing?

Lololol they don't even know what bbq is and yet here they are trying to make a joke.