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[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

All right but give it a strong sativa, put headphones on it blaring 90s music, and see if it cleans the house in a flurry of activity. You have to set the stage to avoid couchlock and seabedlock.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Or just don't smoke weed with brown/amber crystals (trichomes) as it's basically aged THC into CBN like a bad wine

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

First they made the frogs gay, then they made the lobsters stoned. Has science gone too far?

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

As someone currently gay AND stoned, I say science hasn't gone too far enough!

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

But are you a lobster or a frog? Be honest!

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Clearly they are an egg in disguise!

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Absolutely. You won't catch me with egg on my face!

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago

Good to know. I'll keep a note.

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 0 points 16 hours ago

Stop animal testing!