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How is it different than hell? What are the punishments? What acts get one sent there?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Heck is where you go when you don't believe in Gosh.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

Josh, Joshua, Jesus, Iesus, Yeshua, Yehoshua. There's something there. Good call.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

You're not getting burned alive but its hot enough that you're constantly sweaty.

The demons don't actively torture you but they are going to jump you when you turn the wrong corner.

You're not there for eternity, it's just really difficult to leave.

You don't eternally burn in the flames to atone for your sins, but you have to work to pay them of.

...

Shit I think I just described San Francisco.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

New Orleans?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

san francisco was never that warm. lol

[–] AlligatorBlizzard 3 points 1 day ago

No, that's Florida.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

One of the layers of heck, you are stuck in a car park full of people who are trying to reverse in, but can’t do it on the first try.

Reasons you ended up there:

You work at McDonalds and you didn’t get the drive-thru order right.

You left when it was your turn to buy a round at the bar.

You change lanes into a gap just big enough for your car, then brake.

It’s the middle of summer and it’s hot, but you won’t let people turn on the A/C.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

I'm on board for the most part. With the McDonald's one, I'd like to point out that there are at least three underpaid people involved in the process of receiving, making and delivering the order. The prices went up a lot more than their wages. The people that deserve to go to Heck (or worse) are a lot higher up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You have to always wear socks and the ground constantly has small puddles of warm liquid.

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

Is it smelly, viscous, warm liquid that makes an awful sound?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You know it. And slippery.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

That's horrible. Excellent work.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 19 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Everything is mildly infuriating there. Walking is just stubbing your toes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What footwear is worn in Heck?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

sandals, but the bit under your toes is cut off.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

That's mildly evil. I love it.

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

Toe gloves are the only thing allowed, but everyone must walk on rotting plants. So you can feel it in your bones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That's repulsive. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The coffee is luke warm and the doughnuts are stale. It's always windy and slightly too cold for comfort but not cold enough to put the heating on. Your bum itches.

Why were you sent here? See below.

Pride: you bragged about the size of your investments to your poorer relatives.

Greed: you shoplifted from a small 'Mom & Pop' store (stealing stuff from a chain store doesn't count).

Wrath: you were rude to the waitress because of a small error in your order.

Lust: you propositioned your spouse's younger sibling (and got turned down).

Envy: you keyed your neighbour's new car.

Gluttony: you ate the last slice of pizza and drank the last beer.

Sloth: you never got out of bed before 11:00 a.m. at the weekend.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

Welp, I’m in for Sloth

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful response. That was a good read. Some of those things seem significantly worse than the others. Is there more to that?

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

Not at all. It's all down to one's personal view of what is 'bad', plus they're the first things that came to mind!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Interesting. Does that mean it's more determined by the conscience than the consequences of one's actions?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't think it through that much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

That's okay. We're a casual internet forum of strangers. We're not responsible for that level of Philosophy. I was just curious.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Only band kids go to heck, their eternal punishment? Only sequels, no original film or book or tv show, just spin offs and sequels forever

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

Huh, that does sound mildly bad. Good job!

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

Heck is a quaint little town in the US where everyone votes against their best interests and cheers for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are those the brave folks who uncovered the Ukranian Nazi plot to collude with space-laser-owning Jewish people to turn the hurricanes gay so they'll target conservative towns giving the Immigrants the opportunity to take their guns and steal jobs from helpless billionaires, forcing them to implement DEI quotas and serve fentanyl-laced dog meat for lunch? I feel like I hear that on Newsmax as I leave it on in the background, ya know, for company, because scientists brainwashed my family and now I'm not allowed at Thanksgiving.

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

Its like I'm hearing it from the wingless little cherub himself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Disobeying homeowners association, saying frick to you parents

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

If Heck is full of people who don't like HOA's it's probably not that bad.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll let you know when I get there

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

It's just like here but there's an awful, hollow, gnawing feeling like you've already seen this post before just last week.

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

Child molesters and people who talk at the theater

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

I said, "Heck" as in the mildly bad place and not the sub-basement of the lowest circle of hell.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, those are the punishments. They won't hurt you, but you have to tolerate them. Eternally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Okay, I get it now. Yeah, that's pretty gross. You'd be a good heck demon. Are they called demons? Seems like it should be something more boring.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just annoying men named Damon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ooo. Damons...I like that! It's Canon now.

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