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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 56 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

All my fellow edgy 90s goth/headbanger friends: "He called it 'Nine Inch Nails' because that was the size of the nails that were used to nail Jesus to the cross"

Then watching an interview with Trent in a documentary 20 years later: "I just thought it sounded cool at the time".

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

actual nine inch nails are probably too big to nail someone to a cross with, they're huge!

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The nails in the NIN branded nail gun ammo crates in Quake sure as fuck weren’t nine inch long.

But they still gave enemies a….

Head like a hole 😎

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

YEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

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