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[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Giant Worm

  • Pros: Produces mind-altering spice that will enable travel across the galaxy. You'll smell time and hear math.
  • Cons: Everyone is going to be all up in your business forever because of that spice. Also you'll become a worm.
[–] ElmarsonTheThird@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pro: his coming cleanses the world

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cons: your skin is not your own

Cons: It's really just the larval form and eventually you'll end up with shriekers and ass-blasters.

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

How many times do I have to say it people, jeez... you're only in danger of becoming a worm if you have sandtrout. Once past that stage, they cannot stick to your skin.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can't ride your dog across the desert. Believe me, I've tried

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did said dog have a name?

This might effect things.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

With no name.

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

I mean you can, just not all the way.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they can pull you across the Arctic.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And probably across the desert too if you got creative

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Giant fucking worm

How is this a con?!

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

It's not.

SHAI-HULUUD!

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hope you're ready to spend thousands per month on food

[–] msage@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

You missed the 'highly self sufficient' part

[–] whenigrowup356@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, it'll find food no problem. The legal liabilities are the real kicker.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Worm Pros: psychoactive spice that allows you to see the future and control the universe with enormous wealth and power.

[–] Dnn@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the con reads like a pro too.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True. A giant worm could be very useful, especially when you have enormous wealth and power to train it.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No training required, Shai Hulud is wise.

Bless the Maker and His water.
Bless the coming and going of Him.
May His passage cleanse the world.
May He keep the world for His people.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The dog’s con is a pro to me. First it’s fun to train your dog. Second you can train them to do cool shit.

The worm’s con could also be a pro. The real con should be: will ruin your back yard.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dogs also ruin your backyard. That Mfer has dug 30 or 40 holes 1ft deep 3ft across in the last 6 months alone.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s because you don’t do enough of the training part.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you dug enough holes yourself your dog wouldn't need to

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Now you’re thinking with portals.

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

That usually indicates they're not getting enough exercise or mental stimulation. They dig out of frustration and boredom.

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

It will ruin you ~~back yard~~ planet

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

They are over 40 meters long, so it'll ruin quite a bit more than your backyard.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Or it will ruin your entire backyard plus your neighbors.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] hazardous_area@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

My cats could join this club

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Huskies unite!

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Giant Worm...

Pros: The spice

Cons: lifelong addiction to the spice.

[–] bomberesque1@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also Pros - can be ridden at motorway speeds and can swallow your enemies

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your comment reminded me of that worm thing from men in black

[–] GreatRam@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fremen in Black

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Fucking worm? Is this the Dune cup all over again?

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That hamster is staring into my soul with its little void eyes

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

I have never in my life seen as much pet hair in a house as in my sister's from her Great Pyrenees mix.