"Digging a hole" is more of a metaphor. Could also be applied to putting a lot of effort and time into any craft that looks and sounds meaningless on the surface. I work on an open-source game engine for at least a decade (to save myself, usually I only work a few hours on it at once), but I'm also looking into building my own guitar pedals, and maybe once I can start making headless guitars out of carbon fiber and with neodymium pickups, the ultimate sacrilige against guitar traditionalist snobs.
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Maybe, but as a young lad I had a weird drive to dig holes in dirt. I always bugged my parents but they never let me. Then one year I dug a bunch of post holes working for my dad. Now I think dirt is fine where it currently is.
My parents let me have a dirt pit when I was a kid, it was a fucking blast. It sorta went away when it evolved into bike jumps
oh yep that'll do it.
I wanted to chainsaw a tree as a kid. Now that ive climbed a tree as an adult and chopped its limbs off whilst hoping the chain doesn't snap - I'm done.
Back to planting, and nurturing thanks
Pretty sure the top image is the last stand of the Thunder warriors from 30k. The emperor's treason shall not be forgotten, FOR THE WAR MASTER!
Three types of guys: The Orcs, the Elves and the Dwarves. They are not mutually exclusive.
Halflings: Boobs!
TIL I’m a Halfling.
Dwarf by trade, Orc by the grace of God, Elf by the way you hear other hillbillies talk
I am the One
None of them checks out. My fantasy is being able to provide a small community in a post-collapse society with crafting, engineering, and knowledge
That just sounds like digging a hole with extra steps
So... Leading a small community in a last stand against all odds? (Incl digging a hole [well / latrine.])
Doesn't have to be a well or latrine, could be earthen works, running water pipes, or the corpse hole.
Engineering infrastructure? Like foundations and wells? Sounds like you're number three my brother.
And if the wolves come knocking at your community's door, maybe number one.
He’ll yeah! Same
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Best part is you can have all three: Dig a hole to moleman territory in winter, get into a desperate final stand against the moleman warriors crawl out and bleed to death in the snow. Wet dream material.
but the moleman warriors can use your own tunnels against you 🤔
What do you think the last stand is for? Its a self fulfilling prophecy.
One of my favorite parts about being fluid is feeling like "male fantasy" and "female fantasy" memes are made for me. This is definitely no exception!
I'm gonna be honest, the digging a hole Isekai was pretty good
Which one? Isekaied people be diggings holes quite often.
i don't remember. something about powering up by digging holes. maybe he had to jump to the moon?
The middle drawing appears to be the end scene of Bladerunner 2049 where the protagonist lies on the concrete steps, not a field.
https://youtu.be/bqFwDapu23w?t=3m50s
Meme is 0/10 literally unplayable
EDIT - Added spoiler tag. Also Snape killed Dumbledore
pls spoiler tag
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Find a stick for life
For anyone who is like yeah diggy hole.
Highly recommend the game Out of Ore. Not only do you diggy big holes. You do it with heavy equipment.
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Nah that's the same fantasy: dig hole, dig to deeply and to greedily, defend against what you awakened, heroic last stand, noble sacrifice, bleed out on snow knowing you saved everyone else.
Where is "watching trains"?
Thats autism, so dwarves. Or elves. In this case, dwarves.
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reminds me of....
SPOILER for game journey by thatgamecompany
gosh.... what a gud game..,. luv it,.,. <3
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I long to understand the science behind why the second one appeals to me so much lmao
As a fellow #2, I think it’s the melodrama
Could be all three in that order: successful last stand that you give your life for ending up with you bleeding out in a snowy field while trying to dig a grave for you and the loved one you lost in the battle
Maaaaaaaan, the last thing I'd want to do while bleeding out in a snowy field is digging a grave.
I love the opening lines of the first verse:
Brothers of the mine, rejoice!
Sing, sing, sing with me
Raise your pick and raise your voice!
Swing, swing, swing with me
Hole digging is just really fun
Even more fun when you've got MACHINES
Fuck me. I bought that recent game about digging a hole and I am still ashamed of how much fun I had with the simple concept of digging deep.
I'm not like that anymore, I do as a matter of fact, just want to dig holes in peace.
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