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Not The Onion

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[–] Dry_Monk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Makes the title of this community sound like a desperate request

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

This is worse than Idiocracy.

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 3 points 2 hours ago

We live in a stupid dystopia

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 hours ago
[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 58 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Damn. Usually it's the Simpsons that have foretold things, but this one has to go to South Park.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 28 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Not the onion!

Amusing as this is, I should note that the headline is a little misleading. People asked it what vegetables were best for sticking up their butts.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago

It said a small zucchini or a peeled cucumber. So that sounds about right?

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 points 11 hours ago

My vote for word or the year is assitarian.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 15 points 12 hours ago

If you read the article it says Grok was promoted with “I am looking for the safest foods that can be inserted into your rectum”. I tried that with ChatGPT and it advised against it before saying “If you insist” and then giving similar recommendations to Grok. Claude just said it was dangerous and refused to answer.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 3 points 9 hours ago

I mean, it is healthier than shoving plastic up your butt, and you can compost it after you're done.

[–] redbrick@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

So which veggie has a flared base?

[–] X@piefed.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Broccoli crowns have a flared top, which, if inverted, becomes a base.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 10 hours ago
[–] 37piecesof_flare@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Sales of Yellow crookneck squash intensify

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Elon Musk, government oligarch