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[-] themaninblack@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago

Do not do if they are black though.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 41 points 2 years ago

Probably not the best idea if you are black, either.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

With ring cameras, you could become a legend.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 22 points 2 years ago

Oh god why am I creating an entire super-racist holiday with even more racist traditions in my head

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It would only be racist if it was a white guy leaving watermelon gifts on black porches.

If it were a black guy leaving watermelons on black porches, Afro-American solstice fruit Santa. It would become racist again if white people tried to participate by leaving stereotypical black cultural gift offerings akin to milk and cookies for Santa.

[-] parody@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago

Afro-American solstice fruit Santa

lol

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

it would be racist if white people tried to participate

“Racially insensitive,” perhaps, but just trying to participate in someone’s culture is usually pro-social. Only as a form of mockery would I call that racist.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Hence the leaving of "stereotypical black cultural gifts". You can imagine what white people would leave as a gift for a black person, that they only understand from popular culture.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Every Jan 16th black people give a watermelon to the honkies

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 4 points 2 years ago

or Jewish apparently

[-] mkhopper@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Or do this and save a few bucks.
One day out of the blue, I received a text message, "Dude... I just received my 13lb block of cheese!!"

No idea who sent it. Wasn't even an area code I recognized. But 10 years later, my wife and I still reference it. That one text has taken top-tier residence in my brain, and the person who sent it didn't need to go to the store to buy watermelons or go out at night making deliveries.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 19 points 2 years ago

Did you at least send "Nice." back? That's an impressive amount of cheese.

[-] Metostopholes@midwest.social 26 points 2 years ago

For a while a friend of mine would occasionally buy a bunch of muffins from the grocery store, put googly eyes on them, and drive around town leaving ones at random doorsteps.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Maybe in 2012 grocery prices buddy. Not now.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What does a banana even cost, $10?

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

You won't believe it, it's bananas!

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Wasn't there some copypasta about someone leaving a pineapple on their bully's step and driving them mad

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

That's a How I Met Your Mother plotline

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago
[-] waz@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago

Less sinister than nailing a chicken to their door I guess

[-] AAA@feddit.org 7 points 2 years ago

And if you leave an axe in it, you'll occupy the whole neighborhood's minds for some time.

[-] Senseless@feddit.org 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Aka the HIMYM pineapple on the nightstand

[-] n_emoo@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Call the offices of James P Alibini and see of they handle hate crimes first.

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I think Durians would be more memorable, especially if you smash them a bit and let them start rotting before you drop them off.

[-] SuperEars@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I've pondered frozen hot dogs. You can get a pack of 36 and whip'em from your car into recipients' homes and driveways. If you don't actually break anything you minimize how much anyone else will care, and you might force them to decide whether to whine to the cops/courts about vandal hot dogs or just relish their new reality.

[-] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago
[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'd just assume it was for somebody else, wrong address, and leave it.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But then I'll have one less watermelon.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

This is sort of relevant if you've got an hour to sit and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kNPmTZQySk

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