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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So much innuendo in that article.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Absolutely incredible title actually. I've not seen a bigger click bait than this.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

But despite the swell of opposition,

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

Would you say the writer was a master baiter?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I yield. #threadender 👏🙇‍♂️

It’s practically tumescent!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mental five!

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It will grow back nice and erect, as it has before.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it lasts for more than 200 years, they will no doubt be contacting a tree doctor again.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Ah, makes sense. Trees are reaching the end of life and need replanting. I, for one, hope they'll be able to erect more wood in the near future!

[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 week ago

Mourning Woods.

[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

and only the tip remains

Just the tip?

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The bummer is that it looks to me like it's the balls that remain. d'oh

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

fuuuuck the ads on that site

Tiger's new nickname is kinda on the nose and I'm not sure whether that's due to truthfulness, flexibility, or both.

they should have put it on m69

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 1 week ago

You know you're talented if they have to get it lopped off once you've finished.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

it will look nothing like a ‘T’ in a few years if we don’t.

Oh yeah, it was T shaped alright

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

A little glanscaping to spruce up the site seems like a good idea. I hear a trim can make it look bigger too.