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[–] [email protected] 81 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Giant Worm

  • Pros: Produces mind-altering spice that will enable travel across the galaxy. You'll smell time and hear math.
  • Cons: Everyone is going to be all up in your business forever because of that spice. Also you'll become a worm.
[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pro: his coming cleanses the world

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cons: your skin is not your own

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Cons: It's really just the larval form and eventually you'll end up with shriekers and ass-blasters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

How many times do I have to say it people, jeez... you're only in danger of becoming a worm if you have sandtrout. Once past that stage, they cannot stick to your skin.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Can't ride your dog across the desert. Believe me, I've tried

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did said dog have a name?

This might effect things.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

With no name.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

I mean you can, just not all the way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But they can pull you across the Arctic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

And probably across the desert too if you got creative

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Giant fucking worm

How is this a con?!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

It's not.

SHAI-HULUUD!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Hope you're ready to spend thousands per month on food

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

You missed the 'highly self sufficient' part

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Nah, it'll find food no problem. The legal liabilities are the real kicker.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Worm Pros: psychoactive spice that allows you to see the future and control the universe with enormous wealth and power.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And the con reads like a pro too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

True. A giant worm could be very useful, especially when you have enormous wealth and power to train it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No training required, Shai Hulud is wise.

Bless the Maker and His water.
Bless the coming and going of Him.
May His passage cleanse the world.
May He keep the world for His people.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The dog’s con is a pro to me. First it’s fun to train your dog. Second you can train them to do cool shit.

The worm’s con could also be a pro. The real con should be: will ruin your back yard.

[–] Patches 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Dogs also ruin your backyard. That Mfer has dug 30 or 40 holes 1ft deep 3ft across in the last 6 months alone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That’s because you don’t do enough of the training part.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you dug enough holes yourself your dog wouldn't need to

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Now you’re thinking with portals.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That usually indicates they're not getting enough exercise or mental stimulation. They dig out of frustration and boredom.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

It will ruin you ~~back yard~~ planet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are over 40 meters long, so it'll ruin quite a bit more than your backyard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Or it will ruin your entire backyard plus your neighbors.

[–] can 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

My cats could join this club

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Huskies unite!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Giant Worm...

Pros: The spice

Cons: lifelong addiction to the spice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also Pros - can be ridden at motorway speeds and can swallow your enemies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Your comment reminded me of that worm thing from men in black

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Fremen in Black

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Fucking worm? Is this the Dune cup all over again?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

That hamster is staring into my soul with its little void eyes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I have never in my life seen as much pet hair in a house as in my sister's from her Great Pyrenees mix.