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[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 71 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm morbidly fascinated by the little details. He fully undressed and placed his clothes in a pile, and with toes rigidly pointed is going to town on the hole in the rock while a line of people look on waiting for their turn.

I'm thinking it wasn't just a matter of time, actually.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The ceremonial aspect really does give it a creepy vibe.

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think, since they were next in line to try to remove the sword, that it was spur of the moment when they guy in front of him successfully pulled it out

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean if I waited 4 hours outside of a bakery, only for them to be sold out of bread once I get to the front, I'd probably try something else too.

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

Hopefully they are out of donuts that day too

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

lmao, brilliant

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

People took those things seriously back then. I shudder at the thought of what it would look like nowadays.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

And you know they aren't washing it out each time...

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 56 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

"the cylinder must exit unharmed"

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

Let it fall over and it'll come out

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

"Instruction no clear"

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 51 points 2 weeks ago

...but me willing to pivot business model based on user feedback.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the first battle over authorial intent

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe even the first "death of the author" if he kept interrupting.

[–] pepperonisalami@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago

To be fair, a shaft is supposed to go in there, just not that kind of shaft.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Failed to load media" tho.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These are cavemen with cavedicks. Cmon now.

Back when "hard as a rock" could be taken literally.

Cyanide and happiness did the dick in stone wheel joke first

https://youtu.be/j3-LXDUbh8k

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I feel chafed

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Proof the reptilian brain impulses precede mans conscious thought.