Krudler

joined 2 years ago
 

I'm not sure if this is the right community, but just wanted to spark discussion and I love hearing people's different experiences

Inspired to ask because elsewhere I was telling a story about how I got invited to poker night at Jehovah's Witnesses one time, and none of it made any sense to me. First of all we were not supposed to be having a party and listening to music, nor gambling, nor drinking according to the rules of JW which were outwardly acknowledged.

But they had come up with all kinds of outs and justifications, and minor rule bendings to justify basically doing all of that. I'm sitting there like thanks for including me guys but this is just a weird scene.

You're all running off to the laundry room to make alcoholic drinks and coming back to mutually joke about how ya merely went to freshen your Kool-Aid. It was very mentally taxing

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It baffles me that people haven't realized that fast food is the cigarettes of our generation. Or many people actually do get it, but choose cognitive dissonance because yummy.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Fuck dude lol

I mean... so damned true. People going to mcdonalds because they're seeking (or effectively addicted to) the hyper-engineered food-ingredient-based hot candy... and just delusional about the entire operation and their role in it.

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

Dunce... makeup has existed for thousands of years

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

Find the "cash jobs" Group on your local FB and do a few hours of pick-up yard work, etc.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Nobody here was the sunshine :(

 
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One of my most baffling social nights was being invited to poker night at the home of a bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses. My buddy had married one (that's a whole different kettle of fish, set that to the side for now lol) and that's how I came along for card night.

So anyways... there's no gambling allowed... so the deal was everybody put in $20 dollars and whoever "won" was awarded the trophy. To keep it totally in God's hands and not humans gambling, the poker game's River card would mutate all cards with the same value to Wild cards. So no matter how shitty anybody played or what anybody did, the outcome was quasi-random. Then once everybody had all the chips, they were awarded the trophy. The trophy was a 40oz bottle of whiskey. Which Jehovah's are not allowed to drink. But don't worry, it was agreed beforehand nobody would actually drink it, it's a damned trophy for crying out loud!

Also we were not allowed (per JW rules) to be socializing in the first place. Also there was rock music in the background while we played which is not allowed. And the JWs would individually disappear to the laundry room to make their pop-only drinks with whatever (pop only!) products each person brought to the gathering in a zippered gym bag.

I mean. Yeah. It was so fucking weird man.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

What do you get if you cross a rhinoceros and an elephant?

'ellephino

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tell us your idea.

FYI you're going to get absolutely shredded by technical responses about how light works.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Right but my memory goes back a lot further than present. The fuck corpo mentality has only been "real' for a couple years. Meaning it's finally popular to say it. It's been festering among people who are really real for a longgggg time.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Like really? Nobody could see this coming? Nobody could see that corporations are parasites enriching themselves off others' struggles?

This is legitimately a good thing in the long term, hopefully it will allow people to refocus, and take back their pursuit of justice and equality in this society.

I never watch what companies say, I watch what they do, and I will always factor that behavior into my purchasing decisions.

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

My experience with this shows that you cannot only use an adhesive if you expect it to stay fixed.

Drill a tiny hole and add a metal post between (you can trim any rigid wire like even a paperclip) then glue.

 

Wonder now

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I made a gear thing (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Krudler@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
 

Here is it spinning

https://streamable.com/zerblj

Edit: I realized streamable is going to delete the clip after 48 hours so here's a YT short https://m.youtube.com/shorts/HrR38A1gqhU

 
 
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[Epic] We We Here Together (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Krudler@lemmy.world to c/freegames@feddit.uk
 

If I put them in the dryer they'll wear out quickly and then I'll have to buy more sweaters and I don't want to.

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