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[–] nucleative 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bop those on everything including all the people in my house. I'm 43.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Since it takes forever to run out of wrapping paper I love it when the paper towels run out for a billy club!

Am 46.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You know that you've reached adulthood the moment you realize that being a child was where it was at and all that acting super grown up you did as a child and teen was really, really wasted time.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Nah, you're an adult when you realize other people's expectations of adulthood don't apply to you.

For me childhood was miserable, and being a financially independent adult with the freedom to pursue my own hobbies is where it's really at. I could go to a hardware store and build my own friggin lightsaber right now. Or buy a faithful replica online. That's just objectively the same, but better.

[–] RealFknNito 11 points 1 year ago

We acted like adults because too often we were undermined for being children. We mistook being taken seriously and being grown up.

[–] samus12345 3 points 1 year ago

"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."

- C.S. Lewis

[–] FlyingSquid 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Cardboard tubes aren't light sabers, they're trumpets. Everyone knows that. Jeez.

[–] FuglyDuck 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're trumpets to challenge one's mortal foes to a ligthsaber duel. Then they're ligthsabers.

[–] FlyingSquid 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Then they become nunchaku

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

Before trumpeting you're obligated to yodel "RIIIICOLAAAAA" through a cardboard tube, much as a father must clack tongs before tending a grill.

[–] JDPoZ 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Similar to how one must engage and disengage a pen’s tip-retracting function at least 3 times before using.

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

Ah yes, the GoldenEye reflex.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 4 points 1 year ago

I use them to make cow noises 🐮

[–] RizzRustbolt 17 points 1 year ago

If they didn't make the DOONK sound, it wouldn'tbe a problem.

[–] Hotdogman 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Temptation leads to the dark side...

A Sith I am it seems.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Most wrapping paper tubes are so thin these days that they won't even hold up to a single swing, let alone a mighty death-blow.

[–] CADmonkey 4 points 1 year ago

Nobody else has a wife who battles against them with the wrapping paper tubes?