(this is just a joke - of course farmwork still has physically demanding parts)

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    26 days ago

    Your fake farmer toughness wouldn’t last a day working in an artificially-lit, soul sucking office cubicle for someone else’s profit!

    Ha! Gotcha farmers!

    Now if you’ll excuse me I need to cry.

  • FatherPeanut@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    25 days ago

    I know its a joke, but man I just bailed hay yesterday and I’m really feeling it. My nephew had his first time bailing, fella looks like a bit of a twig, and I could tell he was struggling with it. As is usual, I had to pickup the slack, just as my family did when I was new to bailing as a kid. Bet he can’t wait until the next field is ready next week.

        • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          25 days ago

          Not caring about spelling is nothing to be proud of. Literacy is important. A farmer who is literate is even more than a farmer who isn’t.

          • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            edit-2
            24 days ago

            Being a language pedant is nothing to be proud of. The actual linguists don’t take that that position, you’re just performing for Internet points

            • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              0
              ·
              24 days ago

              I definitely do not care about internet points. Quite an assumption. On the contrary, I care for his benefit. Is it so odd that someone can give constructive criticism?

              • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                0
                ·
                24 days ago

                Hey, I’m just giving you constructive criticism. Broaden your understanding of language before criticizing the language of others.

                • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  ·
                  19 days ago

                  I get that language is fluid. Sorry if I implied rigid use of language, but that’s not the same thing as saying “bail” has a definition that “bale” does not have.

                  But you’re right, if a word is used with typos over and over, it can become a new word with new meaning. All I’m saying is that it is not what they meant to say.