• @DandomRude
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    324 months ago

    I can well imagine that these are the kinds of things conservative Americans think of when they babble about the good old days.

    • @IsThisAnAI
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      Progressives definitely didn’t own zero turn mowers. Not a single one. Why does everything need to be a fight. It’s tiring.

      • @lolrightythen
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        It’s that time of the season, yo. And have you paid attention to the news lately? It’s kind of important.

  • @iAvicenna
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    1960 in the USA was indeed very much Fallout

  • @[email protected]
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    154 months ago

    Perfect. When climate change makes the outdoors unlivable, but you still really really need your manicured green desert in front of your house. Love it.

    • @[email protected]
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      The lawn has been plastic for two decades, since the Earth is unlivable even for grass, but you still like going through the motions.

      • @[email protected]
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        Maybe they could even pump in some artificial scents of freshly cut grass with the AC. Feels more immersive that way.

  • Sibbo
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    134 months ago

    This is the future!

    Once the atmospheric CO2 levels rise high enough, this will be sold with an included CO2 scrubber. Then you can mow your lawn without getting symptoms of CO2 poisoning. Like in the good old times in the 2020s!

    • @[email protected]
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      14 months ago

      Wouldn’t the CO2 levels have to increase massively for that to be an issue? I feel like this is hyperbolic.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 months ago

        that’s why we engineered the lawn mower to run on only the dirtiest fuel available, and a sufficiently inefficient engine that it consumed 50 liters to mow the average lawn!

  • @aeronmelon
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    4 months ago

    “Honey, it’s your turn in the popcorn popper.”

  • Wytch
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    124 months ago

    I wonder, what is the secret of its power?

  • RuBisCO
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    114 months ago

    Just plant a garden, smoothskin. You could have berries, flowers, and wildlife instead of a monoculture you can’t digest.

  • @[email protected]
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    94 months ago

    The new Human Cool Cooker & Grass Cutter Duo™️

    “Be cooked and irradiated in the comfort of air conditioning while you mow your lawn!”

  • @[email protected]
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    54 months ago

    Also sold under the name “Sunburninator 2000” and “Skin Cancer Deluxe”.

    Using this device with period-adequate lack of sunscreen will turn you into a Fallout character alright.

  • @Professorozone
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    Why do you say that? If it’s polycarbonate it would filter out UVa and UVb, like cheap sunglasses. The guy that mows my lawn is in direct sunlight.