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[–] BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Way to make me feel old.

I never had to do that to my N64 cartridges. That was the meme for the NES.

And even then, blowing on it didn't really help. It was the ejecting and reinserting of the cartridge that fixed the issue because the slot on the NES was janky.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We did it with the SNES sometimes, too. But yeah, never had to blow in the 64 carts. They just always worked. Shit, one of our 64 games the shell broke off so it was just the PCB and even that always worked.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I never once felt the need to blow on a SNES cartridge either. I promise you, it was 100% only a NES thing.

In fact, the edge connector was never really the problem and blowing on it was never more than a placebo that actually did more harm than good. The real issue was the weird VCR-like insertion mechanism the NES used, and I'm pretty sure the later top-loader version solved the problem even for NES cartridges.

I had to if it got dusty. But then, that was... nearly 30 years ago and I was a wee lad.

[–] oyfrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

SNES for me, and rather frequently.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

America is a scratched PS1 disc, you have to turn your PS1 at an angle against the wall to get it to function properly.

Smear toothpaste on it

[–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Right-ish, and far

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Blowing and now against the wall? UwU

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We tried it back in the 90s and it didn't seem to help

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I did not have sexual relations with that cartridge!

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Except this game has a centuries long record of murdering and maiming women and children around the globe. Unplug it and toss it in the trash where it belongs.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

From a current European view

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Need a new constitution.

Wtf is an electoral college? What is this, the pre-civil war slavery era?

Also, the "natural-born" clause of the presidency requirements are outdated and did not prevent a foreign asset into the oval office.

Arnold Schwarzenegger would be a much better president than whatever the fuck we got now.

[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

Nintendo will really slap that seal of approval on anything these days huh

[–] LucidiaDiamond@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stormy Daniels already tried that.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

I mean it worked for her at least

[–] Nuerion@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

just throw us in the trash its where we belong

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

just unplug it and throw it in the garbage bin

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 1 week ago

Well it's either that or we have to unplug it and plug it back in.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 4 points 1 week ago

All you’re doing is corrode . . Nevermind keep blowing.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that blowing anymore politicians is going to help

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

They had a pretty cool leader last time

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Clinton seemed to enjoy it

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Metaphorically, the US does this every election cycle, hot swapping elected officials peacefully, usually without replacing incumbents. However, the problem is that your kid brother insists on trying the same corroded cartridges again and again because he loves seeing you squirm in frustration more than actually having a functioning system. Also, you don't get to play until he gets a game over while you, in contrast, are on a set time limit.

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Just to be clear, definitely don't blow on the cartridge. It will only cause corrosion and can also cause mold to grow on the contacts area.... if it needs cleaning, use a dry cloth or alcohol swab.

Too many game cartridges have been ruined from years of blowing on them.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

You guys have hurricane season every year and it does nothing, I think your console may be fucked.