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The Worst Death Pose: Volcanic Eruption (lemmy.nz)
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[โ€“] bizarroland@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What if that guy offended the gods by jerking it, and so the gods cursed him and said if you ever jerk it again, the entire city will be destroyed, and everyone will know it was you?

[โ€“] frog@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Almost 2000 years later and we still know. Lol