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simpler times (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/humor@beehaw.org
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[alt text: a text-and-image post. The text caption says: "This was the most insane stage of the pandemic". The image is a photo of a Christian baptism that took place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the left side of the photo, two young parents are standing with their baby, and on the right side of the photo, an older priest is standing, about 2 meters away from the others. The mother is holding up her baby by the arms and facing the baby towards the priest. The priest is wearing a mask, and aiming a water gun directly at the baby's head.]

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the Texas Baptism

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    [+] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I knew people that would wash the things they bought from the store; including stuff wrapped in plastic that you peel off and throw away anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    We still wipe down our groceries till now and made it a habit. Obviously not stuff like vegetables in plastic bags. More like bags of chips, condiments in containers, cans, bottles, etc. Anything that is kept in its own container gets a quick wipe down before storing.

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    [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Social distancing was the most insane part? I just got COVID again last week and now I'm wishing whoever gave it to me was social distancing a bit more haha.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    to me, the "insane" part is the priest no-scope headshotting the baby from 8 feet away, not the social distancing implications. idk, the picture just makes me laugh hahaha

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    • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    I'll never forget how people insisted that they had to keep doing these things. Baptism is a perfect example. "But my baby was just born and I have to get it baptized!". Okay I'm like, 99.9999% sure god would understand and be okay with you baptizing the baby when it's safer to. If not, he doesn't seem like a very understanding god.

    And let's never forget about the mecha-karen with the sign saying "I need a haircut".

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