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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

man, i bet business is booming for Etsy witches right now

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 days ago

Wow. Curse of hatred on the new moon in August. Dead just after the Full moon of September. I hope the author purchased the protection spell.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Five stars, would unholy ritual summon again!

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 112 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow, that is impeccable timing.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago (5 children)

47 hours and 21 minutes before he was shot....

Sounds like they got the intensity off a little tho:

I want to make it clear, I’m not calling on dark forces to cause him harm. I just want him to wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit. I want his podcast microphone to malfunction every time he hits record. I want his blue blazers to suddenly all be one size too small. I want one of his socks to always be sliding down his foot. I want his thumb to grow too big to tweet. To ruin his day with the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven would be my life’s greatest joy.

Maybe they forgot Venus was in retrograde?

[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They did pay for the "shit your pants" spell, and that does happen shortly after death...so in a roundabout monkey's paw sort of way I guess that one worked

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 29 points 3 days ago

There were so many "minor bad thing happens" spells on him that the cosmos combined them all for ease of bookkeeping.

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess you don't get to make specific demands when you start calling on the forces of darkness.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

If this is the work of the Lord of Insufficient Light, I am very much a fan.

[–] Riftinducer@aussie.zone 9 points 3 days ago

It's that "ruin his day with the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven" line that gets me. Talk about undersell, overdeliver

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This was jupiter's work if I have ever seen it.

i dunno, jupiter's more of a through the forehead and suddenly you figure something important about your life out as you die guy. or was that athena?

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe they got confused by an exponent or a measurement conversion

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I must've put a decimal point in the wrong place or something. Shit, I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail.

-Michael Bolton

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Woww is that your real name? Are you related to that singer guy?

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 65 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So, did my Etsy curses work? Time will tell. The forces move in mysterious ways, and as the Priestess reminded me, “Spellwork is a collaboration between the caster, the client, and the universe itself.” For now, we can only trust in the timing of the great unknown.

The Universe says, "hold my beer."

[–] 9blb@feddit.org 27 points 3 days ago

By Wednesday, I checked Charlie’s socials to see if he was spouting anything new.

He sure was spouting blood from his neck.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The great unknown has a sense of humor it seems

It's particularly fond of irony I find.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 99 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I am getting so many uses out of this meme today

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In 2020 there was a worldwide pagan ritual on Halloween (in which I participated) to bind Trump in order to prevent his election. Biden won. In 2024, there was no collective ritual and we know how that turned out. I don't actually believe in magic, but at this point, I'm happy to hedge(witch) my bets.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

… I don’t tell many people this but I feel like you can help carry my burden.

I dropped a toasted buttered bagel on election night, it landed on the floor butter side up.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I volunteered at the polls on election day and ran over a cardinal on the way there. That's when I knew we were cooked.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I keep seeing you post it and I don't know how it applies to Charlie Kirk

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

It applies to Etsy witches

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like their caster rolled a nat 20 and scored the crit of a lifetime.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Bot@sub.community 3 points 2 days ago

You Shall Not Pass!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

man i ain't never cast no curse, always felt it was bad juju, but i gotta look into this shit.

new moon near the equinox comin up. hrm...

[–] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Etsy witches." So that's what hitmen are calling themselves online now?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I mean, it's manual labor from a distance, what else would you call it?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 69 points 3 days ago

Thank you for your service, Etsy Witches.

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 19 points 3 days ago

This is how religion starts

[–] moody@lemmings.world 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If anyone deserves a tip for exceptional service, it's those Etsy witches.

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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Those witches could make a fortune with a time limited discount for hexes on Trump

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

The curse of McDonald's

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Peter think has evil protection magic.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Wow those witches are just really direct.

[–] EvanCarroll@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

No refund needed.

[–] mcbenavides85@piefed.social 37 points 3 days ago

Let’s raise more money for witches!

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How ~~do I~~ can my friend contact them?

do not worry, they are panicked as fuck and busy cleansing their space now that a spell has worked, and busy preparing a Big Spell for the equinox with everyone else

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 14 points 3 days ago

Well, that's customer satisfaction.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 days ago

Fucking hell this just gets better:40801

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Guy shot, killer not found, perfect. Could they lay out how one would curse someone like this?

Do I have to ask gpt about this for my fictional novel?

[–] skhayfa@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Who else is in their cursor?

[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago
[–] Bot@sub.community 2 points 3 days ago

Kickstart 'Curse Charlie KirK'

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