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[alt text: a text-and-image post. The text caption says: "This was the most insane stage of the pandemic". The image is a photo of a Christian baptism that took place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the left side of the photo, two young parents are standing with their baby, and on the right side of the photo, an older priest is standing, about 2 meters away from the others. The mother is holding up her baby by the arms and facing the baby towards the priest. The priest is wearing a mask, and aiming a water gun directly at the baby's head.]

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[-] RunicSword@beehaw.org 8 points 1 month ago

Social distancing was the most insane part? I just got COVID again last week and now I'm wishing whoever gave it to me was social distancing a bit more haha.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 13 points 1 month ago

to me, the "insane" part is the priest no-scope headshotting the baby from 8 feet away, not the social distancing implications. idk, the picture just makes me laugh hahaha

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Gospel church across the street uses a SuperSoaker and then has a bitchin song and dsnce number afterward. Way more fun.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 points 1 month ago

I'll never forget how people insisted that they had to keep doing these things. Baptism is a perfect example. "But my baby was just born and I have to get it baptized!". Okay I'm like, 99.9999% sure god would understand and be okay with you baptizing the baby when it's safer to. If not, he doesn't seem like a very understanding god.

And let's never forget about the mecha-karen with the sign saying "I need a haircut".

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

Ah yes, the Texas Baptism

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

You sure? Not the part where people washed their keys and wallets with soap after they went out?

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago

I knew people that would wash the things they bought from the store; including stuff wrapped in plastic that you peel off and throw away anyway.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 7 points 1 month ago

we truly had no clue what we were doing in those early days. no clue how much stuff might spread from surface contact, no clue what kind of masks would work the best. it was wild.

[-] scytale@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago

We still wipe down our groceries till now and made it a habit. Obviously not stuff like vegetables in plastic bags. More like bags of chips, condiments in containers, cans, bottles, etc. Anything that is kept in its own container gets a quick wipe down before storing.

[-] violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

we were washing all the groceries at one point after the news said it can live on surfaces for a day

got it anyway because the boomer FIL refused to take any precautions when he left the house.

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