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[–] werty@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People say how are you and I respond with 'I am a meat popsicle' but noone gets it. It's ok if i only amuse myself.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

I have a nail polish called I Am A Meat Popsicle and it's the sickest thing ever

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Where'd you learn to negotiate like that?

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Nothing wrong with communicating exclusively through Futurama quotes

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 12 points 2 months ago

The most erotic part of the woman is the boobies

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I've had entire conversations that were just gifs.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Dark humour is like children with cancer.

It never gets old.

[–] GoodLuckToFriends 4 points 2 months ago

Heh, where's the emetic? Also known as the 'sudden info dump.'

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seems like this is an increasingly common thought pattern - a subject comes up, the brain searches for a meme or a quote to regurgitate. To me the process seems awfully similar to how AI churns old content into new content. But "It's not evil when WE do it," right?

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, they should have said "off colour jokes" instead.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

It's just British or Australian English.