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[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And you cannot kill them in a way that matters.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I have found that a mix of olive oil, butter, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper makes their deaths matter a lot.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

you fool. you've only removed the parts outside of the ground, it's mycelia still lives. it will be back in time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I sincerely hope so! I'll be hungry for more by then!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

powerful response. you may yet stand a change against the fungal menace

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I've found that just tearing into their raw (but washed) flesh with my teeth works just as well, and imo is even tastier without all those distractions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why does the way I kill them have to matter?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You need to be able to credibly threaten them with death if you want to force them to tell you the name of God.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Has anyone done it?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, a few years ago. God's name is Howie.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Actually, it’s Harold. The prayer even says “Harold be thy name”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Sure in ancient proto-British but here in the states we are less formal in our liturgy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I don't know what that means...