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cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/952397

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

If they would prevent people and companies to own more than six houses or flazs, that would make way more sense.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 131 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"So, what are you in for?"

"Seventh dildo."

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago

This was one of the laws broken in Half As Interesting’s “Crime Spree,” which became the pilot of their series “Jet Lag: The Game.”

If you have Nebula, it’s worth a watch.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Finally found a quest I'm absolutely sure my D&D group has NEVER played before.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In Texas, owning more dildos than guns is a crime. Probably.

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[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Normalize mailing Texas lawmakers 7 dildos.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Nooo. That's what they want you to do.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

It's been their whole plan all along!

[–] MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Do they want used ones?

[–] Magnetic_dud@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Of course it's possible to own more than 6 assault rifles, right?

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Only if you compromise and get the assault rifles without dildo attachments. Unacceptable to me, that's why I don't live in Texas.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not if you get the wrong type of pleasure out of those rifles I guess.....

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Suzie no! Don't put the rife there!

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 55 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Compromises the innocence of children"???

Unless you are incredibly liberal parents, children don't even know what the fuck those are until they're old enough to recognize it as anything more than just a "tube". By the time they grasp the idea that it's something sexual, they're old enough to handle that knowledge.

"smaller government" apparently just means few dildos for the inspector to have to count.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Republicans have long wanted a government small enough to fit inside a vagina.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

Does Texas employ door-to-door dildo inspectors?

Is there a state office of dildo regulations, wieghts, and measures?

[–] tiny@midwest.social 16 points 5 days ago (3 children)

What are they going to do next? Make registry of dildos? Have a dildo buyback program? Regulate the length and girth?

Home inspections would trigger lots of backlash. This will just regulate physical stores because the lawmakers are boomers. Also you can't have a massively-multi-dildo display at home if you expect snitches to come over.

Maybe they'll use this as an excuse to monitor people's online activity and/or mail. What if you're buying dildos? Also lathes and 3D printers might become popular among sex shops for on-demand production. Invest!

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 6 days ago

The Texas House has at least 87 dildos. Someone should report them.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The very people that come up with these pearl clutch laws are the same people who also want to legalize marrying 12 year olds. But won't anyone think of the children, PLEASE!

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[–] angelmountain@feddit.nl 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Does my double-ended dildo count as one or two? Does size matter? Does a tarzan with bunny ears count as one or two? Does my hand count? How about a cucumber?

So many questions.

[–] CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

At this rate they'll need to define and standardize what constitutes a dildo so they can ban the right things. At what length is a dildo dangerously concealable? Do fully vibromatic dildos need to be more strictly controlled? Is a cucumber a dildo, or an AOP (Any Other Phallus)? Should doctor's offices hold dildo buybacks?

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I will personally develop a toy that juuuuuust skirts the edges of their definitions called a dildon't. I see a glorious market in my future.

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[–] weew@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What if they're dildo shaped guns? Would Texas ever dare to ban those?

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 13 points 5 days ago

what is not fair is that all texans have at least one dildo as long as elon resides there.

[–] testfactor@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't agree, but I've also literally never seen a sex toy for sale in Walmart. Like, is that a thing?

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

look near the condoms. You'll find some really basic and boring ones.

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[–] filtoid@lemmy.ml 26 points 6 days ago

One for each day of the week except God's day, as He said "on the seventh day you must [give it a] rest"

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago

It's just like enforcing in-home nudity when the blinds are shut, how are they gonna enforce this?

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Ladies and gentlemen, as is tradition when this utter foolishness is discussed, may I present: Texas Annie, performed by The Wet Spots

Well, Texas Annie had a big fat fanny, and she drove a black sedan She had Ben Wa Balls in her overalls and a trunk full of contraband And when the fog was thick, she'd pack her dicks, and sneak across the county line 'Cause in Texas, any tool for masturbation is a crime

Hard-livin' and promiscuous, she kinda liked the risk She was a liquor-drinkin' dildo-runnin' rascal With an electronic phallus for each housewife up in Dallas An' a probe for every asshole in El Paso

Cos you can't buy a dildo in Texas We don't touch ourselves down there round here, ya' hear? And it says so in the Bible that a vibe'll leave you liable For a prison term of twenty-seven years

[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 6 days ago

If you put two spaces at the end of each line you want a line break after, it'll make a new line in the output.

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[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I'm going to Texas and buying 50 dildos because fuck you that's why (also I will be selling the dildos at a slight discount afterwards)

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[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can they rent Ted Cruz instead? He's a dildo.

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[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

So this means that Texas dildo inspector will be a job in the future. Just wow

[–] umbraroze@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Will there be an official Office of Dildo Inspections? With Dildo Inspectors making rounds, carefully checking every household for staying within their allotted number of items? Will the billboards aside the vast highways advertise the government hotline for anonymous reporting of infractions?

And if not, well, they're clearly cowards. If you're going to pass a law like that, you have to go all the way!

Seriously though, I sometimes wonder how this period of time will be described in history books 50 years from now.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So they just rent the ones over 6?

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm interested in seeing a judicial decision on whether a double ended dildo counts as one dildo or two dildos.

If you create a religion with a dildo being recognized by your dogma as official iconography, could you unlock "unlimited dildos" based upon religious freedom exceptions?

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[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

What a waste of money and resources

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