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[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Flagpole sitting is one of those things you can't really mentally picture until you see a photo and then realize it's like those fever nightmares you had as a kid, where the legs of the chairs in the cafe were all 100 feet tall and you couldn't keep yours balanced, and then you had to jump over to a door in the wall at your height to leave.

We all remember that dream right

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mm, never had that dream. For me, flagpole sitting always reminds me of that Harvey Danger song.

[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

My fever dream was always trying to balance countless of bouncing balls on a large tray, everything flying off, of course until a single ball remains, which inevitably rolls off the side. Then the whole thing starts over again. Torture on repeat.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

For me, fever dreams are worrying about nonsensical things.