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Started by jimmy jazz, Feb 23, 2023, 02:00 AM

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#1140 Oct 21, 2023, 01:52 AM
Only God knows.
#1141 Oct 21, 2023, 02:00 AM
Oh no, I guess I have to delete all my Gentle Giant albums now because they had an album with an octopus on the cover. I can't believe I didn't notice such an obvious antisemitic dogwhistle. :(

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards
#1142 Oct 21, 2023, 04:28 AM Last Edit: Oct 21, 2023, 04:33 AM by ribbons
I literally just picked up the phone and called my closest friend, who is Jewish - and she had absolutely no idea that an octopus is an antisemitic symbol.

However, apparently it is (or has been, historically):  https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/photo/anti-jewish-propaganda

No more "Octopus's Garden" for me.   :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4KUrntHu60




#1143 Oct 21, 2023, 04:56 AM
Yeah I was raised Jewish as well and I had no idea either.

I'm sure there are situations in which it's used as an antisemitic symbol. But getting up in arms over a teenager with an octopus plush reeks of grasping at straws to find something to attack her over.

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards
#1144 Oct 21, 2023, 05:04 AM
^ I agree.  Will this affect Etsy sales of octopus cuddle toys, I wonder? 



#1145 Oct 21, 2023, 08:00 AM
As a fellow Jew I also had no idea about the octopus thing. But now I'm in the mood for some Gentle Giant. Thanks, Mrs. Waffles!

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#1146 Oct 21, 2023, 02:21 PM
Quote from: Guybrush on Oct 20, 2023, 04:54 PMVery posh name for someone who bangs stuffed animals. In his car.

Is it the meth that makes people horny for stuffed animals?

I just googled it because I too was curious. Meth is a stimulant so it can boost your sex drive and make you horny yep yep.

I was this cool the whole time.
#1147 Oct 21, 2023, 04:30 PM
Quote from: DJChameleon on Oct 21, 2023, 02:21 PMI just googled it because I too was curious. Meth is a stimulant so it can boost your sex drive and make you horny yep yep.

Right, right.

Okay, I'm gonna go buy some meth.

Happiness is a warm manatee
#1148 Oct 21, 2023, 04:43 PM Last Edit: Oct 21, 2023, 04:46 PM by Lexi Darling
As someone who has done meth, yes, it does make you hornier.

Thankfully I got off meth and now I only do METH (My Estrogen Transgender Hormones). ;)

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards
#1149 Oct 21, 2023, 04:56 PM
Quote from: Guybrush on Oct 21, 2023, 04:30 PMRight, right.

Okay, I'm gonna go buy some meth.

I hope someone hides the stuffed animals.

#1150 Oct 22, 2023, 02:32 PM
#1151 Oct 22, 2023, 02:41 PM
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Oct 22, 2023, 02:32 PMMichigan State apologizes for displaying picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard before a football game

This happens a lot over here, too many examples to list. Fans can't be trusted with stuff like this.

It is pretty funny imo.



Only God knows.
#1152 Oct 22, 2023, 03:30 PM
With all the rampant fascism on the American right these days, I'd question whether the culprit was just doing it as a joke.

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards
#1153 Oct 22, 2023, 03:44 PM
Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Oct 22, 2023, 03:30 PMWith all the rampant fascism on the American right these days, I'd question whether the culprit was just doing it as a joke.

Unlikely. It's just the nature of fans trying to get a laugh. I could post loads of similar examples.



Only God knows.
#1154 Oct 22, 2023, 03:59 PM
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Oct 22, 2023, 02:41 PMThis happens a lot over here, too many examples to list. Fans can't be trusted with stuff like this.

It is pretty funny imo.



I remember a Leeds United game, back when COVID was raging and they were putting cardboard cutouts of people in the stands during games, where someone put one of Osama Bin Laden in the stands.

Wouldn't surprise me if Hitler had made an appearance at one of those games, also.

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