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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 70 points 2 days ago

Roses are yellow,

Violets are too.

Wait, that's not right!

WHAT DO I DO?!

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Rose's are red,
Violet's are blue,
Ethel's are green.

A poem about old ladies' panties.

(Shamelessly stolen from an episode of 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown, but I couldn't find the link. And their version was far more British. I think they said something like "pensioners' knickers".)

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Roses are gray.

Violets are gray.

I'm a dog.

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Well in my case it means my phone is telling me to go to sleep as it put bedtime mode on (grayscales everything)

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Roses are black

Violets are black

Everything is black

Oh god I've gone blind

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 2 days ago

I see a red rose and I want to paint it black...

[–] NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Roses are beige

Violets are beige

Damn, I spilled my paint

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago
[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago

And that's when the acid kicked in.

You've gotta turn your UV up more.