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fiat_lux , in Australian government hands out PVC pipe for tourists to beat off dingo attacks. "Dingo sticks"

While a park ranger might well be employed by the federal government... calling a park ranger "the Australian government" is a bit much.

SnugZebras , in Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing

Wow, I wonder if anything will come of this. It’s been close to 30 years, I doubt any evidence is still around

stopthatgirl7 , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"
@stopthatgirl7@kbin.social avatar

Today in Climbing Mt. Stupid of Dunning-Kruger…

popekingjoe , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"
@popekingjoe@lemmynsfw.com avatar

I wish people didn’t care what this dipshit thinks.

Selmafudd , in In-N-Out bans employees from wearing masks

Just wear a religious face covering then

Chainweasel ,

A place that bans masks doesn’t come off as the type to be tolerant to religious freedom either…

TheKingBee ,
@TheKingBee@lemmy.world avatar

With the composition of the supreme Court right now that doesn’t matter. Just say you’re a devout Christian and that they’re impinging your rights, doesn’t matter if you have to lie about the essential facts of the case even they will side with you.

felis_magnetus , in Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

If I was a parent, I’d like teachers to tell me if my child was questioning my gender. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with that kid? Do I need to run around the house naked more often?

Crow , in Australian government hands out PVC pipe for tourists to beat off dingo attacks. "Dingo sticks"
@Crow@lemmy.world avatar

It’s called a dingo-bye-bye-bat.

Fedizen , in Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

Wouls teachers be able to protest this law by telling all the parents their kid is questioning their gender all the time?

Crackhappy , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"
@Crackhappy@lemmy.world avatar

Stop giving this asshat attention.

NettoHikari , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"
@NettoHikari@social.fossware.space avatar

Why does this butthole get so much attention again and again? Jeez.

style99 , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"
@style99@kbin.social avatar

What's "sketch" is thinking that Musk is an authority on anything, especially on making good business decisions.

Chickenstalker , (edited ) in Australian government hands out PVC pipe for tourists to beat off dingo attacks. "Dingo sticks"

>PVC

galvanised steel or go home

Algaroth , in Australian government hands out PVC pipe for tourists to beat off dingo attacks. "Dingo sticks"

Let’s not go to Australia. 'Tis a silly place.

Piecemakers3Dprints ,
@Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world avatar

I mean, they lost to emus last time and they brought gatling guns to that fight. Now, they’re handing out plastic pipes against dingos? How is that “learning from past mistakes”? 🤦🏼‍♂️

Pons_Aelius ,

How is that “learning from past mistakes”?

They learnt that unloading a machine gun at long range at a bunch of birds that at run at 45k was a useless idea.

So the swap to a melee weapon load out (however crap it is) could be seen as learning from past mistakes.

Algaroth ,

But it’s such a bad weapon. A cardboard tube might be the only thing worse. A child with a fork can do more damage than PVC pipe.

Pons_Aelius ,

If you can't hit a dingo on the nose hard enough to make it fuck off with a short length of PVC, you would likely end up hurting yourself trying to wield anything sharp and pointy.

Algaroth ,

True. I’m just saying, PVC pipe wouldn’t stop an angry house cat.

stopthatgirl7 ,
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Although isn’t it less to hurt them and more to deter them? You want them to leave you alone, not potentially injured badly to end up suffering or dead in the wild.

Algaroth ,

I think this is a response to the woman jogging that was nearly killed by 4 dingos. I doubt a PVC pipe would help against 4 dingos let alone one. An attacking dog is hard to fight off so I would imagine a dingo is no easier.

stopthatgirl7 ,
@stopthatgirl7@kbin.social avatar

Yeah, but dingoes are classified as Vulnerable, which is one step above Endangered. They might not want to risk people hurting them when the goal is to get them to leave you alone or hold them off until help arrives.

Algaroth ,

I get what you’re saying. I just don’t think a PVC pipe would make a difference.

stopthatgirl7 ,
@stopthatgirl7@kbin.social avatar

I figure, it’s better than nothing. The force behind a good swing is stronger than one might think, too. Some folks would be completely useless if attacked, mind, but some will get some good hard whacks in because of adrenaline.

Algaroth ,

Maybe you’re supposed to play it like a didgeridoo and scare them off that way.

Aliendelarge ,

Unless the difference is not harming the dingo.

Algaroth ,

Right. But, as I pointed out earlier, dingoes nearly killed a woman just yesterday. They might not be showing you the same courtesy.

AnonymousLlama ,
@AnonymousLlama@kbin.social avatar

Emus are fierce fighters tho! Can close the gap quickly

MuThyme ,

We also lost at biological warfare against rabbits, we aren’t good at this stuff

Piecemakers3Dprints ,
@Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world avatar

Wait. I genuinely thought that was just a metaphor for the historical massacre and subjugation of the indigenous people. Rabbits beat the Aussies, too?

MuThyme ,

Yeah, we spent ages getting a rabbit only virus ready, and accidentally released it way too early. So a bunch of rabbits died, and the ones that lived had children that were immune enough to live.

Or something like that, it’s been a while since I’ve read about it.

Piecemakers3Dprints ,
@Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world avatar

IIRC, that was the premise for the TMNT setting in a post-apoc down under for the RPG back in the 90s. 🤣🤘🏼

b1_ , (edited ) in Trump stole Israeli artifacts from White House
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Someone should just start putting out fake Trump articles with super-weird headlines and no-one would notice - anything is plausible with this guy.

  1. 'Trump stole Israeli artifacts from White House'
  2. ‘Trump admits that he expects servicemen to be rapists’
  3. 'Trump kicked a child in the face while campaigning in Iowa.'
  4. ‘Donald Trump just literally made the Republican race about his penis’
  5. 'Donald Trump likes rough sex with prostitutes who only have one leg.'
  6. 'Trump visited church before election day and walked out with a wooden pew under his arm and a gold alter crucifix concealed in his jacket.'
  7. 'Trump was spotted Thursday cartwheeling down Santa Monica beach in a mankini.'
  8. 'Trump just called Hillary Clinton Beelzubub, the eater of souls.'
  9. 'Donald Trump stole classified documents, stored them in his bathroom in Mar-a-Lago, then sent copies via bike courier to the Russian and Saudi embassies for a cash exchange of $2 million per page.'
  10. 'Donald Trump seen naked at 3am in Central Park humping a chihuahua.'

Challenge: 50% of these headlines are real, can you spot which ones?

Viking_Hippie ,

1, 3, 4, 8 and 9?

b1_ ,
@b1_@kbin.social avatar

Close, but still good enough for second prize. Good effort.

You win a life-sized cardboard cutout of Donald Trump with touch activated audio loops of all his most memorable Presidential quotes, such as: “And yet I’ve gone decades, decades without a war. The first president to do it for that long a period.”, and “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.” and “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”. Look for it in the mail.

skullone ,

Definitely 10

clockwork_octopus ,

1, 2, 4, 8, and 9.

3, 6, and 7 require too much physical ability to be true. 5 and 10 are both plausible, but I doubt they’d be a headline.

b1_ ,
@b1_@kbin.social avatar

Winner! Well done. You win a Trump Prize Pack containing a signed MAGA hat, a pack of Trump NFT cards, a genuine Trump tupee with pre-combed slick back and sides, a framed copy of his love letter to Kim Jong Un the North Korean dictator, and a McDonalds voucher for a years supply of cheese burgers. Look for it in the mail.

fearout ,
@fearout@kbin.social avatar

I assume “trump’s nft cards pack” is just a pack of low-quality printed cards that simply say “nft” somewhere on them? :)

clockwork_octopus ,

Um, th-thanks, I guess…?

The love letter would be interesting to see, as would the nft cards, but maybe I can auction the rest. Lol

gravitas_deficiency ,

Congratulations, here’s your lemmy lemon! 🍋

imPastaSyndrome ,

🤔 I want to make lemon bars out of that

clockwork_octopus ,

Finally, a prize I can use!!

I’m just glad I didn’t win a lemon party.

gravitas_deficiency ,

🍋 🎉 💦 😩 🥵

stringere ,

Never too late!

prole ,

Someone should just start putting out fake Trump articles with super-weird headlines and no-one would notice

That’s exactly what we need, more fake news.

4am ,
@4am@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe someone could take over that weird network of fake local news sites that exist to push right-wing agitative propaganda and instead push fake trump headlines

mojo , in Elon Musk says he knows the age of the universe. Disputes existence of dark matter as "sketch"

“The irreverent tech CEO also chimed in on another topic that’s arguably far outside of his wheelhouse”

This article said it much better then I could lol.

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