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Today I Learned@lemmy.worldbyQuilotoa@lemmy.ca
1 month

TIL there's a trend called hobby dogging where people take an imaginary dog through an obstacle course.

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    'Hobby dogging': Germany's viral trend of pretending to walk a dog
    www.uniondemocrat.com
    Taking a dog for a walk — without the dog?
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    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
      1 month

      Don’t call it that to any British people, though, as to them, “dogging” has a very different meaning.

        • Codpiece@feddit.ukEnglish
          1 month

          But it is still a hobby.

            • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.ukEnglish
              1 month

              All fourteen seconds of it, anyway.

              Ten of those seconds are apologising, too.

            • matelt@feddit.ukEnglish
              1 month

              it’s a right giggle though!

            • Sibbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              1 month

              I’ve never seen a HTTP error 451 before.

                • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
                  1 month

                  It’s specifically a reference to Fahrenheit 451 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

                  • northernlights@lemmy.todayEnglish
                    1 month

                    Damn me neither. Didn’t even know it existed. So specific.

                      • TJA!@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                        1 month

                        You probably also want to learn about 418 then

                          • northernlights@lemmy.todayEnglish
                            1 month

                            That one I knew ;) I think from the 1st month of my CS major in college from a teacher who thought that would be a good way to wake us up when explaining HTTP codes.

                      • Widdershins@lemmy.worldEnglish
                        1 month

                        • slickgoat@lemmy.worldEnglish
                          1 month

                          Air guitar for people without pets.

                            • Sunsofold@lemmings.worldEnglish
                              1 month

                              Is a pet even involved for air guitar?

                                • slickgoat@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                  1 month

                                  Only if you want to do it correctly…

                              • northernlights@lemmy.todayEnglish
                                1 month

                                I really don’t know what to think of this. Is it cute? Sad? Should they talk to a therapist and take their meds or are they fine?

                                  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                    1 month

                                    Honestly, they probably are working through something, but if this helps that, and it certainly isn’t hurting anybody else, I wish them the best.

                                    • essell@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                      1 month

                                      I think it’s the people who don’t play who should get the meds!

                                      • MissJinx@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                        1 month

                                        i mean sometimes we see people doing stuff and we know they have issues and for sure need some help, BUT, they could be dealing with it in a way worst way, so I don’t mind. You go imaginary dog people.

                                      • spittingimage@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                        1 month

                                        Makes as much sense as fantasy football.

                                        • rhythmisaprancer@piefed.socialEnglish
                                          1 month

                                          People can say what they will, but I see this as a great option for folks who shouldn’t have a dog (or can’t) but would otherwise benefit from social interaction. @[email protected] mentioned a beer league version. Fantastic! So many ways to wrap this instead of wrapping it as cooky or with an agenda in mind.

                                            • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
                                              1 month

                                              @[email protected] mentioned a beer league version.

                                              I assumed that would be the default. Haha.

                                            • kbal@fedia.io
                                              1 month

                                              I remember when “dogging” was the hobby everyone was talking about. When was that, 2015 maybe? Good times.

                                                • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                                                  1 month

                                                  like 2years ago or something then

                                                • webp@mander.xyzEnglish
                                                  1 month

                                                  Why not get fun with it and put a balloon or something on the leash?

                                                  • Tomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                                                    1 month

                                                    I really like the shrek edit from Crufts

                                                    https://youtu.be/bioP_2e_xls

                                                      • zikzak025@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                                        1 month

                                                        That one’s impressive because they actually took footage of a real dog and edited it out so well, it doesn’t look like anything is amiss when Shrek is pasted over it.

                                                          • Tomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                                                            1 month

                                                            How long would that have taken to do? It’s pretty clean

                                                              • zikzak025@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                                                1 month

                                                                Probably several years of education and/or practice

                                                          • Etterra@lemmy.orgEnglish
                                                            1 month

                                                            And here I thought that was just a joke from the Jimmy Kimball show.

                                                            • TacoTroubles@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                                              1 month

                                                              I bet it would be a great beer league. Get a little sloshed then you take your invisible cockerdoodle through the course!

                                                              • aceshigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                                                1 month

                                                                Maybe the Westminster kennel club dog show can host.

                                                                • Fleur_@aussie.zoneEnglish
                                                                  1 month

                                                                  The future vegans want

                                                                  • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayEnglish
                                                                    1 month

                                                                    Hobby dogging is not that weird. Look for hobby motocross

                                                                      • rants_unnecessarily@piefed.socialEnglish
                                                                        1 month

                                                                        And hobby horse is a thing too. Don’t see anything wrong with this.

                                                                          • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayEnglish
                                                                            1 month

                                                                            Wrong? Nothing wrong here, just weird

                                                                          • Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish
                                                                            1 month

                                                                            Seriously?

                                                                              • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayEnglish
                                                                                1 month

                                                                                I live to see hobby sexing and hobby warefarring

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