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[–] RustyNova 101 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Please curse me with knowledge. I'm ready

[–] [email protected] 150 points 3 months ago (5 children)
[–] norimee 70 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Oh... wow...ehm...how do I unsee this article?

[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You knew it was cursed knowledge when you clicked on it. Caveat Lemmor

[–] Sylvartas 22 points 3 months ago

The existence of the lucky 10000 implies the existence of the unlucky 10000

[–] CertifiedBlackGuy 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

WHAT IS LEARNED CAN NEVER BE UNLEARNED.

THIS IS YOUR CURSE FOR USING THE FIRE PROMETHEUS STOLE FROM THE GODS.

[–] dvlsg 22 points 3 months ago

Idk, I forget shit all the time.

Unfortunately, I usually forget the useful shit I need to remember, not "haha duck corkscrew dick".

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Now you need to read into the female duck's countermeasures!

Duck sex is really fucked up...

[–] RustyNova 9 points 3 months ago

Was an interesting read. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

That article reminded me of that politician who said women's bodies would prevent pregnancy from rape. Clearly he had so little contact with women he confused them with ducks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Cockscrew penises*

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

So basically this is a lockpick for locks?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Um. Let's say, if you decided to google for duck's penis, you'd be in for a surprise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Thanks. That swimming squid penis was news to me.

[–] Sterile_Technique 83 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That is the wrong facial expression. That man would be laughing his ASS off. Like ribs hurting, can't breath laughing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Maybe he or someone he loves was molested by a duck. It's been known to happen.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Who the hell has a counter-clockwise corkscrew!?

[–] Duamerthrax 18 points 3 months ago

Coriolis Effect. Must be a Southern Hemisphere corkscrew.

[–] ladicius 15 points 3 months ago

Those cursed left handeds. We should burn them at the stake.

[–] moistclump 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good catch! I had to stare at it for a minute picturing myself spinning it into a cork and it does feel like it goes the wrong way. (Not righty righty).

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

they're pretty common here, you can get one at your local leftorium

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Last I checked they had none left...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Seleni 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Did you feel left out not getting one?

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

You could always right the situation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Without it I was screwed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

who the hell analyses a comic so deeply >:)

[–] ladicius 1 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You need these now on account of wine bottles evolving that maze-like cork.

[–] Th3D3k0y 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Curse of Knowledge actually relates to educated people trying to communicate with people under the assumption that everyone knows as much as they do, forgetting that the average person might not be as educated

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] TankovayaDiviziya 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I actually try to talk to folks to the level of their knowledge. I had a debate with some coworkers about vaccines. I explained to them that it's safe, thousands of studies proved they are, I also mentioned vaccines are produced just like any medicine. And yet people take paracetamol willy nilly without question but somehow treat vaccines differently; even though overusing paracetamol could lead to hearing loss as happened to my dad.

However, I admit that what got me is the mRNA vaccine technology when a colleague said there has been no human trial of it before. The technology has actually been developed for over 40 years but with strong proof of concept. But I find it hard to explain that to laypeople.

[–] essteeyou 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, we all know that. ;-)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But the stupid uncursed pleb doesn't know that.

I say curse him!
It's for their good, and for the good of human kind.

But boy do some people have high curse resistance.
Over 100%.
Literally impossible to educate (which is the first part of the cursing process).

[–] ekZepp 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

" Babe, you make me so hard I can literally unscrew a bottle's tap with it"

duck-1213776181(1)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

That wine opener was purchased deliberately.

[–] geogle 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Try being a geoscientist.... So, so many blurry photos of rocks folks' kids find in the backyard

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Hey what kind of tree is this?

Potato-quality photo of tree from 150 ft away

These people always manage to take immaculate, professional photos of their damn food or their damn kids but somehow revert to monkey when it's time to photograph a plant

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

If you show a geoscientist a picture of a rock, does he still lick it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Various shades of dirt and plants here.

[–] Sam_Bass 16 points 3 months ago

"wine opener" alone sets the education level

[–] Korbs 7 points 3 months ago

I hate that I know this too

[–] TeoTwawki 6 points 3 months ago

It's a cork screw eh?

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

Some may call it a blessing

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

OH. I scrolled past this post like 4 times before I got it. Lesson for the other ducks on viagra, follow the directions on the label or you'll end up like this guy.