This is what 50 years of budget cuts to public education does to a society.
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2026
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Then eat the potato to boost your toxin immunity. Checkmate big pharma! /s
Can't wait to see NIH protestors valiantly and defiantly taking bits out of a potato with a "Take that!" attitude.
MOAR HORSE PASTE
The amount of truth in this depresses me.
you can cut a potato in half, press wet side against your temples, it will suck the depression out of you
That doesn't make sense......the Irish are still PLENTY depressed. It's why they drink so much.
The irish did have a really bad time when they had a lack of potatoes
Nah they're not depressed, they're just melancholic. That's when you combine all the root causes for depression with a dose of good folk music.
If that were true, then why do I have so much depression despite having zero Irish heritage?
looks around the world
Hmmmmmm. No idea.....
continues to observe society
Yeah, no clue man. Earth is a perfect utopia.
No reason for anyone, anywhere, to complain about anything. No reason to be sad. None at all. Nothing wrong on this planet.
.........how long do I have to keep the bit up to convey sarcasm through text?
they should be drinking potatoes instead of barley
but they then eat the depression potatoes which reinstills and spreads the depression to all those who eat it.
Good enough to remove the smoke salt from an overly salted dish, good enough to convince antivaxxers to vaccinate their kids. For context apparently you can throw in 2 halves of a potato to absorb some salt if you put too much salt in a soup, sauce, or something like those.
"I can talk to the plants."
Oh good, the plants finally upgraded to 5G?
I heard it was a radish