How to incite a stroke

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phtheven@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 142d (1 reply)

Interesting that we have tantalize and tantalizing, but we're stuck with "Sisyphean". I vote we add sisyphize and sisyphizing.

"I find this job sisyphizing."

WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 142d

Does your job make you wear programmer socks and force feed you estrogen?

chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 142d (2 replies)

Should've said Tantalus in the reply, since that is an actual sisyphean task.

lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 142d (1 reply)

Ah but that's why they said "Syphilis"

chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 141d

...Who told you I can't read?

ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 142d (3 replies)

Tantalus = You get your package in the mail, but when you open it you find your item broken.

Sisyphus = You work for the postal service.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 142d (2 replies)

Dude if I could I would enjoy that job. You get to take people their packages. That's happiness you're delivering.

Aqarius@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 142d (1 reply)

One must imagine HeyThisIsntTheYMCA happy

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 142d

Noooooo not happiness you take that back

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 142d

Yeah it really makes you feel like Cassandra

derry@midwest.social · 1 pts · 141d

This thread makes me feel like syphilis