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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 112 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow, that is impeccable timing.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 69 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

47 hours and 21 minutes before he was shot....

Sounds like they got the intensity off a little tho:

I want to make it clear, I’m not calling on dark forces to cause him harm. I just want him to wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit. I want his podcast microphone to malfunction every time he hits record. I want his blue blazers to suddenly all be one size too small. I want one of his socks to always be sliding down his foot. I want his thumb to grow too big to tweet. To ruin his day with the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven would be my life’s greatest joy.

Maybe they forgot Venus was in retrograde?

[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They did pay for the "shit your pants" spell, and that does happen shortly after death...so in a roundabout monkey's paw sort of way I guess that one worked

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 28 points 2 weeks ago

There were so many "minor bad thing happens" spells on him that the cosmos combined them all for ease of bookkeeping.

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess you don't get to make specific demands when you start calling on the forces of darkness.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

If this is the work of the Lord of Insufficient Light, I am very much a fan.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe they got confused by an exponent or a measurement conversion

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I must've put a decimal point in the wrong place or something. Shit, I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail.

-Michael Bolton

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Woww is that your real name? Are you related to that singer guy?

[–] Riftinducer@aussie.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's that "ruin his day with the collective feminist power of the Etsy coven" line that gets me. Talk about undersell, overdeliver

[–] hector@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This was jupiter's work if I have ever seen it.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

i dunno, jupiter's more of a through the forehead and suddenly you figure something important about your life out as you die guy. or was that athena?

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 100 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I am getting so many uses out of this meme today

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In 2020 there was a worldwide pagan ritual on Halloween (in which I participated) to bind Trump in order to prevent his election. Biden won. In 2024, there was no collective ritual and we know how that turned out. I don't actually believe in magic, but at this point, I'm happy to hedge(witch) my bets.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

… I don’t tell many people this but I feel like you can help carry my burden.

I dropped a toasted buttered bagel on election night, it landed on the floor butter side up.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I volunteered at the polls on election day and ran over a cardinal on the way there. That's when I knew we were cooked.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I keep seeing you post it and I don't know how it applies to Charlie Kirk

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It applies to Etsy witches

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 69 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for your service, Etsy Witches.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 65 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So, did my Etsy curses work? Time will tell. The forces move in mysterious ways, and as the Priestess reminded me, “Spellwork is a collaboration between the caster, the client, and the universe itself.” For now, we can only trust in the timing of the great unknown.

The Universe says, "hold my beer."

[–] 9blb@feddit.org 27 points 2 weeks ago

By Wednesday, I checked Charlie’s socials to see if he was spouting anything new.

He sure was spouting blood from his neck.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The great unknown has a sense of humor it seems

[–] lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's particularly fond of irony I find.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If anyone deserves a tip for exceptional service, it's those Etsy witches.

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[–] mcbenavides85@piefed.social 37 points 2 weeks ago

Let’s raise more money for witches!

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 weeks ago

Wow. Curse of hatred on the new moon in August. Dead just after the Full moon of September. I hope the author purchased the protection spell.

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Those witches could make a fortune with a time limited discount for hexes on Trump

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

Peter think has evil protection magic.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

The curse of McDonald's

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 weeks ago

This is how religion starts

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks like their caster rolled a nat 20 and scored the crit of a lifetime.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Bot@sub.community 3 points 2 weeks ago

You Shall Not Pass!

[–] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Etsy witches." So that's what hitmen are calling themselves online now?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, it's manual labor from a distance, what else would you call it?

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking hell this just gets better:40801

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How ~~do I~~ can my friend contact them?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

do not worry, they are panicked as fuck and busy cleansing their space now that a spell has worked, and busy preparing a Big Spell for the equinox with everyone else

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 14 points 2 weeks ago

Well, that's customer satisfaction.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

man i ain't never cast no curse, always felt it was bad juju, but i gotta look into this shit.

new moon near the equinox comin up. hrm...

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Wow those witches are just really direct.

[–] EvanCarroll@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

No refund needed.

[–] skhayfa@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Who else is in their cursor?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

man, i bet business is booming for Etsy witches right now

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Five stars, would unholy ritual summon again!

[–] Bot@sub.community 2 points 2 weeks ago

Kickstart 'Curse Charlie KirK'

[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Guy shot, killer not found, perfect. Could they lay out how one would curse someone like this?

Do I have to ask gpt about this for my fictional novel?

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