Kase ,

when you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it's actually difficult difficult lemon difficult

Bricriu ,
@Bricriu@lemmy.world avatar

"Stressed depressed lemon zest"

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

What I learned recently:

Lemons are a hybrid of citrons and bitter oranges. Which means life never gave us lemons. We gave ourselves lemons and then proceeded to bitch about it.

Zagorath ,
@Zagorath@aussie.zone avatar

Hey I'm not gonna bitch about it. In fact, I'mma bitch if you don't give me lemons with my fish & chips for free.

coaxil ,

Fish and chips without at least one decent lemon wedge should be illegal

Pat_Riot ,
@Pat_Riot@lemmy.today avatar

You can have my lemon. Ketchup for me thanks.

doctorcrimson ,

The Silent Generation: "When life hands you lemons... Don't Take the Lemons! GET MAD! Demand life take the lemons back! Ask to see life's manager! Do you know who I am? I'M THE MAN WHOSE GONNA BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN. WITH THE LEMONS.

I've tasked the boys down in the lab to assemble some incendiary lemon grenades."

restingboredface ,

This is the only version of this idiom that I will ever use or subscribe to.

RizzRustbolt ,

I like the Bruce Greenwood version from Fall of the House of Usher.

https://youtu.be/rIK-q6JoOeU?si=t8ev4HawXZHGco6y

Maggoty ,

Their parents and grand parents were literally getting into gunfights over worker's rights.

Twelve20two ,
@Twelve20two@slrpnk.net avatar

Is this a Cave Johnson quote or am I misremembering

doctorcrimson ,

Yeah more or less, I wrote it down by memory so a few words might be off.

Twelve20two ,
@Twelve20two@slrpnk.net avatar

Regardless, good quote and good execution :)

missing_forklift ,

factually correct, as long as you have enough lemon peel you can steam distill limonene from it. it's so cheap in citrus producing countries it's used as a paint stripper. and yes it's pretty flammable

abraxas ,

Factually correct - in many countries steam distillation is illegal because you can also steam distill tasty things that make you feel good.

missing_forklift ,

what are you talking about, because moonshine manufacture is not steam distillation and you can't exactly distill off anything psychoactive this way. this is only really useful for fragrances and please don't use this bs in modern lab this is 100+ years old technique, it's an unbelievable mess, vaccum pumps and column chromatography exist please and thank you

abraxas ,

moonshine manufacture is not steam distillation

It's almost the same thing, but if you use a thump keg it is the same thing. It was intended as a joke more than anything.

The_Eminent_Bon ,

Unless yer a lemon stealing whooorrr

june ,

Hey! Gen Xers! You weren’t forgotten!

RizzRustbolt ,

Lost Generation was though...

Dr_Fetus_Jackson ,

It's too late now. Y'all had your chance. We're taking our lemons and going home!

weeeeum ,

Bold of you to assume that life hands lemons out anymore. You have to rent them now.

DoctorWhookah ,

Subscription based.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

LaaS

DoctorWhookah ,

Lemons as a Service and we will manage them for you, for a small fee. Never worry about your lemons again!

TheFriar ,

Lemon of the month club!

For just $19.99/3.33 weeks, Lemon of The Month Club will mail you a brand new, artisanal lemon from our holistic, natural, hand-plucked groves! And your lemons will come to you pre-peeled, sliced and individually vacuum sealed for MAXIMUM freshness!

Or you can upgrade to the Lemon n’ Rind of the month GOLD club for an extra $9.99/3.25 weeks, where your monthly lemon package will include double the amount of vacuum sealed packages, the standard six lemon slice vacuum packs PLUS the rind so you can zest your lemons like a real professional lemoner!

minibyte ,

lemonsonlease.com is available.

TheFriar ,

Book it!

Although I am partial to lemonsonparade.com

coaxil ,

Lemons as a service?

lud ,

LAAS

model_tar_gz ,

I squeeze my lemons onto my avocado toast, fuck you very much though.

LEONHART , (edited )

Elder millennial here.

"When life promises you lemons as a child and drills into your head the importance of preparing to make lemonade because the lemons are coming and you've got to be ready and get the sugar and the water and the ice ready because you're totally gunna get those lemons and have a lemonade-based future of stability and fulfillment and happiness, prepare to be blamed when the lemons don't arrive."

Rand0mA ,

Ufff. This hurts

abraxas ,

Makes me cry. The good luck I've had in my life should mean I could retire early. The bad luck I've had in my life means I still have no retirement fund. But at least I haven't gone through foreclosures like a lot of people my generation have.

dmention7 ,

"Why are millennials killing the lemon industry? We asked 10 boomers for their opinion, and the top answer will SHOCK you"

EmergMemeHologram ,

There used to be a chrome extension that changed "millennial" to "snake people" and it made those articles way more fun

pyromaster55 ,

Don't forget punishing you for spending all your time and money on sugar, ice, water, pitchers, and practice learning to make lemonade.

KevonLooney ,

You should have studied orange juice instead. Why didn't you predict the future!?

DragonAce ,

See I'm a younger GenXer and I'd have to agree with this 100%. Except the only addition for me would be there wasn't even anyone around to tell me about the lemons, just a note left on the table vaguely mentioning them.

captain_aggravated ,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

We should have rioted in 2008.

Sterile_Technique ,
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar
LoamImprovement ,

I think about this image literally every other day since I saw it.

RVGamer06 ,
@RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works avatar

Alright, i've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, DON'T make lemonade!

AVincentInSpace ,

Make life take the lemons BACK!

craigers ,
@craigers@lemmy.world avatar

Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I suppose to do with these?

TheCheddarCheese ,
@TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world avatar

Demand to see life's manager.

Jorgelino ,

Make Life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who i am???

thecrotch ,

Greatest generation: has a lemon party

tux7350 ,

Hey that sounds fun! I wonder what kind of stuff you would bring. If only I had some ideas for a Lemon Party 🤔

Frozengyro ,

Lots of helpful info on that here, lemonparty.org

EmergMemeHologram ,

Brain: you should click that link, we haven't been traumatized in a while, it could be fun!

Clicks link

"Why the fuck do I do these things to myself"

spudwart ,

I like Lemons.

Triple_B ,

I'm gonna have to say it? Lemons are crossbred between a citron and a sour orange. Life never gave us lemons. We made that shit ourselves.

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar
Psychodelic ,

Hmm. Well that's neat. 📸

RizzRustbolt ,

Love me some nuclear oranges.

charonn0 ,
@charonn0@startrek.website avatar

Also bananas.

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar
Good_morning ,

As a millennial, not everyone feels this way!?

abbadon420 ,

I was born in the early 90's, but apparently I'm a boomer

cashews_best_nut ,
@cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world avatar

Ha! Get used to it Boomer. I'm a Millennial too but keep getting called Boomer.

8Bitz0 ,

Sounds like something a boomer would say.

Bipta ,

Something something Cave Johnson.

FlihpFlorp ,

Something something house something something combustible lemon

craigers ,
@craigers@lemmy.world avatar

When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

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