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Italian man crushed to death by thousands of falling cheese wheels (ground.news)

submitted 1 year ago by Mannivu@feddit.it to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just assumed this was how Italians did capital punishment.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You get a choice: Death by cheese, death by pasta, or death by marinara

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is death by pasta being hanged?

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, you're whipped to death a cat o' nine tails made of cooked spaghetti

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Half cooked spaghetti would be more durable and effective.

[–] Samwizegamgi42@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Al dente’s inferno

[–] isame@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You got a genuine chuckle out of me. Life's been a bit unkind lately, so thank you.