TIL there's a trend called hobby dogging where people take an imaginary dog through an obstacle course.

https://www.uniondemocrat.com/lifestyle/article_f3ca9ff5-9e32-4641-820e-aec6d565458d.html

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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 68 pts · 186d (3 replies)

Don’t call it that to any British people, though, as to them, “dogging” has a very different meaning.

Codpiece@feddit.uk · 55 pts · 186d (1 reply)

But it is still a hobby.

PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 16 pts · 186d

All fourteen seconds of it, anyway.

Ten of those seconds are apologising, too.

matelt@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 186d

it's a right giggle though!

Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 186d (4 replies)

I've never seen a HTTP error 451 before.

RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 21 pts · 186d

It's specifically a reference to Fahrenheit 451 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

northernlights@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 186d (2 replies)

Damn me neither. Didn't even know it existed. So specific.

tja@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 186d (1 reply)

You probably also want to learn about 418 then

northernlights@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 186d

That one I knew ;) I think from the 1st month of my CS major in college from a teacher who thought that would be a good way to wake us up when explaining HTTP codes.

Widdershins@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 186d

slickgoat@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 186d (2 replies)

Air guitar for people without pets.

Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 7 pts · 186d (1 reply)

Is a pet even involved for air guitar?

slickgoat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 185d

Only if you want to do it correctly..

northernlights@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 186d (3 replies)

I really don't know what to think of this. Is it cute? Sad? Should they talk to a therapist and take their meds or are they fine?

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 186d

Honestly, they probably are working through something, but if this helps that, and it certainly isn't hurting anybody else, I wish them the best.

essell@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 186d

I think it's the people who don't play who should get the meds!

MissJinx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 186d

i mean sometimes we see people doing stuff and we know they have issues and for sure need some help, BUT, they could be dealing with it in a way worst way, so I don't mind. You go imaginary dog people.

spittingimage@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 186d

Makes as much sense as fantasy football.

rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social · 6 pts · 186d (1 reply)

People can say what they will, but I see this as a great option for folks who shouldn't have a dog (or can't) but would otherwise benefit from social interaction. @tacotroubles@lemmy.world mentioned a beer league version. Fantastic! So many ways to wrap this instead of wrapping it as cooky or with an agenda in mind.

pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 186d

@tacotroubles@lemmy.world mentioned a beer league version.

I assumed that would be the default. Haha.

kbal@fedia.io · 5 pts · 186d (1 reply)

I remember when "dogging" was the hobby everyone was talking about. When was that, 2015 maybe? Good times.

whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 186d

like 2years ago or something then

webp@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 186d

Why not get fun with it and put a balloon or something on the leash?

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 186d (3 replies)

I really like the shrek edit from Crufts

https://youtu.be/bioP_2e_xls

zikzak025@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 186d (2 replies)

That one's impressive because they actually took footage of a real dog and edited it out so well, it doesn't look like anything is amiss when Shrek is pasted over it.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 186d (1 reply)

How long would that have taken to do? It's pretty clean

zikzak025@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 186d

Probably several years of education and/or practice

Etterra@lemmy.org · 3 pts · 186d

And here I thought that was just a joke from the Jimmy Kimball show.

tacotroubles@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 186d

I bet it would be a great beer league. Get a little sloshed then you take your invisible cockerdoodle through the course!

vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 186d (4 replies)

Hobby dogging is not that weird. Look for hobby motocross

rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social · 3 pts · 186d (1 reply)

And hobby horse is a thing too. Don't see anything wrong with this.

vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 186d

Wrong? Nothing wrong here, just weird

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 186d (1 reply)

Seriously?

vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 186d

I live to see hobby sexing and hobby warefarring

SlightlyNormal@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 185d

That's an amusing article, but I wonder why is the link to an American small-town newspaper site covering a German hobby?

Gonzako@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 186d (5 replies)
429 Bot Blocked

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request_id: 39087919053

Damn, guess they don't want me there

bluesheep@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 186d (3 replies)

451: Unavailable due to legal reasons

We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time.

Me neither it looks like

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 186d (2 replies)

No such thing here (Swiss).

But fine (careful; ads preserved too).

bluesheep@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 186d (1 reply)

Ooh didn't know uBlock stopped that error. I'm on mobile atm so that's probably the reason

incompetent@programming.dev · 1 pts · 186d

uBlock Origin works on Firefox for Android.

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 185d

You could just power down for a while.

Fleur_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 186d

The future vegans want

aceshigh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 186d

Maybe the Westminster kennel club dog show can host.