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[–] OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 hour ago
[–] Float@startrek.website 3 points 14 minutes ago

Could we not tho

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 39 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 7 points 1 hour ago

Made me chuckle, take your upvote ^^

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Someone should tell them they can buy yeast in the store.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 4 points 47 minutes ago

Mmmm extra-sour dough

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

I'll take, "Things you can do but should never fucking do." for $500, Alex.

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

From between the toes?

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 19 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

In unrelated news, people across the world are shitting themselves to death. Scientists still trying to assess this one.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I used to think b-rated sci-fi flicks had crappy plot hooks about how scientists would just release the world ending plot hook like that.

And then polish scientists released cannibal ants from an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker to see what they’d do.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 1 points 41 minutes ago

First, God sent the locusts. Americans voted them into office. So God came up with plan B: diarrhea.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 50 minutes ago

"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

[–] 1egg4u@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago

It couldn't; 'twas dead.

Finally, some good news

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Getting Blue Nile vibes from this one.

And red Nile couldn’t be more disappointed