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[–] Tillman@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

My immediate thought was sudo port install python-wielding

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm an Aussie. My mate has a diamondback python that hangs around the compost bin under his sink to pick off any mice that come looking for a feed. It occasionally strikes at people using the sink at night. It's not really an issue. Dumb snake.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Whoops, just diamond python.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Here's my thing.

Someone comes at me with a snake, I'm going to laugh at them.

Like, wtf dude? Have you trained that thing to bite on command? You gonna throw it at me and hope for the best?

Even if I knew that it was a venomous snake, and not a constrictor (which, I'd recognize a python, they are one of the most popular kinds of snakes in the pet trade. Might mistake it for a boa, but not a cobra lol), it isn't a great threat at all. Dude is more likely to get bit than I am, aggravating the damn thing.

I dunno, maybe im weird, but snakes as a weapon just isn't scary to me.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It isn't actually threatening, but if I'm not the owner of the store and/or it is insured against theft I'd be happy to play along like I am scared of the snake rather than be menaced with a different weapon that could kill me for real.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Now that's a good thought!

But, you haven't fooled me! You are just a chicken! Ha! Busted

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

how they gonna resell that shit 😭😭😭 "yo, my CBD man got the re-up, it's fire"

[–] synae 3 points 4 days ago

All that for CBD oil??

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

The cashier held a snake for a photo while another dude grabbed the CBD oil. Less and armed robbery and more of a distraction

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

What's going on with programming languages lately?? I just heard something about Starbucks having to pay a bunch for misuse of Java...