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We are all of us plague!

while this post is popular, i want to mention i dropped a new ep of my travel podcast today: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yes-you-can--65239344

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 21 hours ago

A large group of crows is called a "murder". A smaller group of crows is called an "attempted murder".

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Avoid Reddit, like the plague

ooh, sharp.

good one.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Funny, thats what I call conservatives - A Plague of MAGAs.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Communities shouldnt be called sublemmies, they should be called plagues

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

this is where I'm at.

lemmy communities are plagues.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

a group of ravens is called an unkindess.

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

A group of crows is called a murder

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How soon can we incorporate this into our outreach and messaging?

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this is the genesis.

who doesn't like a good plague these days?

"You asked for a plague when you said no to vaccines, now here we are!"

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

A plague upon the mainstream social media?

[–] foxlore@programming.dev 16 points 1 day ago

So on the biblical apocalypse bingo card we've got: War, Famine, Fire storms in California, The Antichrist followers will wear their sign on their head, Empathy is considered a sin, And now we find out the covid-19 wasn't the "plague" it was all the lemmies

[–] rimu@piefed.social 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

that's got to happen sooner or later. plague instances spreading like the plague.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there only one plague or is it many smaller plagues joined together?

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think technically that's the same thing.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A plague of plagues is a plague?

that sounds like a plague to me.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] dan69@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Ah hello Mr The Plague

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lemmings are typically solitary animals

I feel seen

haha, I really liked that part of the description!

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] rimu@piefed.social 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

that's the phrase, certainly. you've nailed it.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago

I'm partial to a prickle of porcupines.

More here

[–] mine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now I wanna see a plague of lemmy.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

A plague of posts please

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Now the track listing for the Van der Graaf Generator album Pawn Hearts makes more inter-connective sense with “Lemmings” and “A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers”, the latter of which briefly references the former in the lyrics.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 day ago

Ring a ring o roses