A "gentle reminder" implies the existence of a violent reminder

I get the gentle ones at work all the time. I'd like to have someone violently remind me of something one time just to see what it's like.

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spittingimage@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 102d (5 replies)

"PAY YOUR GODDAMN POWER BILL, CHUCKLEFUCK!"

faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 21 pts · 102d (1 reply)

Needs a sprinkle of "if you prefer unbroken kneecaps" for flavor

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 102d

I was going to say, the mob has been well aware of the violent reminder option for quite some time.

dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 102d

This was funny the first time I read it. Even more so after I reread the body of the post.

Chucklefuck!

🤣

I am so out of my gourd right now. 🌎 🧑‍🚀

RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 101d

They go from white envelopes to yellow! I don't know if they become red.

I bet they do!

bhamlin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 102d

We've tried that, it doesn't work.

whaleross@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 102d (1 reply)

I just watched a political thriller that had plenty of violent reminders.

I doubt you want that.

chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 102d

Was it "The News"?

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 102d

The violent reminder is whatever happens if you forget.

oce@jlai.lu · 11 pts · 102d (1 reply)

Gentle reminders at my work the past months: sign this company policy change that unilaterally changed your benefits with no upside for you, please. (Or you will be in trouble)

Keshara@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 102d

We working at the same place are we?

My company will start to give reminders 5 minutes beyond their arbitrary 'deadline', but will take months and months and months to sign off on a promotion..

neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 102d

I sent a coworker a "friendly reminder ... fore some issue..., now don't forget, lest I will have to give you unfriendly reminders as well".

I had the pleasure of giving him an unfriendly reminder later (for something else), where I threatened to tell his mom.

SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 102d

Along those lines: If somebody sends a "friendly reminder," you know that they had the unfriendly kind in mind. Otherwise, they'd just send a reminder.

hansolo@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 102d

Mafia and dealers only work in violent reminders.

Kneecaps. Fingers. Finger nails. Knife to the nostril. Lots of options.

chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 102d

Yeah that's why gentle reminders are actually threats

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 102d

I'm pretty sure violent reminders are served via the kneecaps

Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 101d

A rude awakening!

Norn@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 102d

My pet peeve is getting a ”gentle reminder” about some completely new information.

Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 102d

Tax is a gentle reminder. or should be. The alternative includes blades and baskets. The 1% should remember this.

gmtom@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 102d

Well yeah, you can say things like "the eruption was a harsh reminder of the dangers of living next to a volcano"

Etterra@discuss.online · 5 pts · 102d

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 102d (3 replies)

Violent reminders do exist. They're called "spanking"

dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 102d (2 replies)

Yes, daddy. 🥹

adarza@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 102d (1 reply)

may i have another?

dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 102d

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 102d

Sam Kinison was the violent reminder. Nobody could do it as well as he did so we don't use it anymore.

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scbasteve@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 102d

Harsh reminder

Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 102d

There is such a thing as a "stern reminder".

Tetragrade@leminal.space · 3 pts · 101d

A grim reminder.

SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 2 pts · 102d

Well, yeah, those happen all the time. Just read some headlines.

panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 102d

We call the violent reminder, the revolution.

WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 101d

I found out what a violent reminder looks like.

Trust me, people's lives ain't shit. You can be unpersoned really quickly if you blab im the wrong place.