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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

Pestilence:

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was expecting the reason to be: they're doing it to themselves this time. Again.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago

"They started without us and they're almost done"

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Couldn't they call umami as a backup?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

"The Three Horsemen of the Status Quo".

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Pestilence is sick, war is injured, hunger ducked off to get a toastie and death... don't even ask.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

If you want a really good version of Death rounding up the horsemen for the Apocalypse, go read Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett. I admit it is the last in a character arc series, but even if it's your first book from Sir Pterry you'll not be left swimming in the deep end. He's very good at summarizing who someone is even if they are a well established character by that point. Like how Death can have a granddaughter even though he is an anthropomorphic personification of a concept and does not, in fact, have genitals. (Some things go deeper than genetics)

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Nurgle called in sick?

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I don't think death is going to make it next week...

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The true reason presented itself on my feed:

My Lemmy feed: A horse lost their apple. Followed by this comic.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

It's meant to be

Did pestilence find a new career in Palestine/Gaza?