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[–] dustyData 119 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Aragorn wouldn't mind how many trips it took you and would never question your masculinity, identity or worth as a person for it.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I shop at Costco, not even Aragorn, son of Arathorn, could bring all that bulk deliciousness in at once.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago

Fellowship of the Cart

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Sometimes it takes an army of the dead, if you want to bring home toilet paper, paper towels, detergent, and a rotisserie chicken home in one go.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's weird, because that would be true for almost anything else, but for some reason Aragorn really cares about the groceries thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

aragorn would walk to the store daily and carry the items in his rucksack.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Take as many trips as it takes. Those 3 minutes don't matter. You're just going to use them on Lemmy, anyways. Don't strain yourself and don't risk dropping anything. We're all getting older and minor injuries take forever to heal now and if you throw your neck or shoulder out say goodbye to that stuff you wanted to get done this weekend.

[–] Mango 3 points 5 months ago

Speak for yourself. I'm not getting older!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

My state banned bags, so if you forgot to bring your reusable, your SOL. And it's a non issue with those huge reusable bags, no longer do you have a dozen plastic strapping with knife like force cutting into your fingers.

Although I would love to see someone carry a dozen of those cheap paper bags in one trip.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Real men bring their own large tote bag and don't have to worry about carting 15 tiny plastic bags

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A tote bag? A real man uses a duffel bag.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A REAL man uses MOLLE, large tactical rucksacks with PALS loops in place to attach any extra bags

Urban camo or black only, please, with flag patches affixed to every possible velcro surface

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Fool, a man bothers not with bags, packages or any sort of vessel. For his hands have enough fingers to hold each fruit, each spaghetto and each grain of rice, and evey liquid from milk to bleach, without bottle, without mixing them and without a drop lost. If your hands cannot do that, they're the hands of a woman.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While we're on the toxic masculinity train - can you really call yourself a man if you brought the groceries home by car? I doubt it, tbh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

That's why I rely on good ol' Bill to get my vittles home.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My shopping trolley carries a literal trunk load of groceries. I walk it around town for two hours every week. Car-free is carefree, I don't give a fuck how it looks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you have any [email protected] shopping trolley recommendations?

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've only had two over the course of four years so I'm not qualified. I will say this: if you're going to be walking outdoors a lot, consider avoiding ones with the triangle of wheels that go up stairs more easily. The smaller wheels are significantly louder on rough pavement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I'll keep those features in mind!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

With age comes wisdom. And muscle and hand pain. I'll deal with the multiple trips instead of the pain.

[–] Thcdenton 4 points 5 months ago

The nancy boys are mad. Well done OP.

[–] WereCat 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When take a dose before doing groceries so that you can do it in one trip

[–] Entropywins 4 points 5 months ago

Everything goes great until the checkout...it's always the checkout that gets me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I thought that said rip as in bong rip.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My partner is like this. She'll load herself up with this ridiculous tower of bags, books, purses, and whatever else she needs to bring in the house.

I don't get it. Just make two trips. Just make two comfortable, casual trips, where getting to the door before your arms give out isn't a challenge.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But small everyday challenges is the spice of life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That's like the opposite of my whole ethos

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This is great because my wife will jokingly call me a pussy if I make more than one trip for anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Who can afford more than one armload of groceries at a time anymore?

[–] pyre 1 points 5 months ago

and people get offended when others point out how fragile their masculinity can be.