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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This reminds me of 5th grade when a friend had a sledding accident and damaged his skull from a tree impact. He had to get a helicopter rescue to the ER and everything. Our thoughtful teacher got the class to make "get well" cards. Mine had a crappy kid drawing of the blood and wreckage with the words "I hope the sled is okay!"

The teacher was quite unhappy with me over that. But I knew my friend and when he got back from the hospital he said my card was his favorite and it cracked him up <3

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

I don't know your friend but I'm pretty sure it was the sledding accident that cracked him up.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She’s sad about the toaster, ya see

[–] late_night@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow I really should go to bed. I thought the toaster was married to the bread and they were both mourning their dead spouses.

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Okay the comic made me laugh, and then this made me laugh harder.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok but seriously are there any sources citing anyone ever committing s*icide via toaster in bathtub? What is the origin of this trope?

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

It's nearly impossible with modern electric installations, fuses and what not. In the olden times it happened quite often as an accident, most often with hair dryers used when still sitting in the bath. (Don't ask me why people were so dumb.)

I suppose death by toaster always was a suicide as drying your hair with a toaster is very, very impractical.

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This community is dominated by what seems like a new variant of boomer comics. There aren't really any punchlines or jokes, just self serving commentary.

[–] oce@jlai.lu -1 points 2 years ago

It's a just an idea of subverting the drama expectation from a common trope, not so much a social commentary.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

She was married to a sentient toaster dumbass. So in her eyes her husband was involved in a murder suicide tragedy.

[–] Zok@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Average Japanese wife when her husband retires from job

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This is the end to the Brave little toaster we all wanted to see

[–] WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's onion bread.

[–] MxM111@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Double murder.