• @Wrench@lemmy.world
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    1181 year ago

    The only problem with that setup is the grease from the pizza box getting on the carpet.

    Balance it precariously on top of a too-small box, you heathen.

      • @samus12345@lemmy.world
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        51 year ago

        I remember reading that Nintendo designed the SNES with a hump to help prevent people from setting food and drinks on it since the NES made a great table for things to spill on. Guess they gave up when they designed the Gamecube!

        • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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          51 year ago

          First design decision was probably to improve the design, second one was when they realized that the bad design made more money when people needed to replace consoles.

          I was going to say maybe it’s because you can stack flat consoles and a lot of entertainment stands are easier to access the front from than the top, but you still had to access the top of the flat GCN.

  • Flying Squid
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    I may be a man, but my back hurts just looking at that picture.

    Give me a comfy chair if I’m going to game and drink and eat pizza.

    Also, there is a distinct lack of doggies.

    • @Notyou@sopuli.xyz
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      91 year ago

      Also, there is a distinct lack of doggies.

      That’s what it was. I was wondering why it looked odd. The carpet is too clean. They must have just moved in. There should be dog hair in it.

  • @Coreidan@lemmy.world
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    The only thing I have issue with is putting the greasy pizza box on the carpet.

    No reason to destroy your carpet just because you want to be minimalist.

    At least put a blanket down. Then you can just pop it in the wash.

    • @dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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      131 year ago

      No reason to destroy your carpet

      I would argue there is no sane reason to have wall to wall carpeting in the first place in most situations especially if you have pets.

      • @Coreidan@lemmy.world
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        41 year ago

        I can’t disagree with you there.

        Perhaps this gentleman decided he didn’t want carpets anymore and doesn’t care what happens to them until the day comes to rip them out.

        However my guess is he never even thought that far ahead.

      • @Coreidan@lemmy.world
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        31 year ago

        Oohhhhh ya. That’s why you can’t recycle pizza boxes. They soak up grease.

        Take a look at the bottom of a pizza box next time you order pizza.

        • @LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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          11 year ago

          I never order pizza. I’m a healthy person with six-pack abs but dangit my doctor told me yesterday a recent breast biopsy came back malignant so I have to get surgery next week 😭, So we can all try our damndest to be healthy, but cancer doesn’t discriminate.

      • @InFerNo@lemmy.ml
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        31 year ago

        This is going to sound obvious but that depends on how greasy the pizza is. It can happen.

    • Karyoplasma
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      -11 year ago

      The pizza in general looks nasty. Too small in diameter, too much dough for the toppings, too much grease. I’ve had frozen pizza that looked better than this abomination.

      • TheHarpyEagle
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        91 year ago

        I mean to be fair, it looks like Little Caesars. The point of it is it’s cheap.

      • @Coreidan@lemmy.world
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        -71 year ago

        Agreed. This is your run of the mill franchise pizza. It’s all garbage imo compared to real authentic pizza.

        Sadly most people have never experienced authentic pizza because out west it’s all franchise pizza. You gotta come to the east coast for the good stuff.

        • @zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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          21 year ago

          Just completely ignoring the unique beauty that is Midwest/Chicago/tavern style thin crust pizza. Or Detroit style pizza. Or any of the other various and delicious regional styles in the dozens of states between the coasts. Nope, the only pizza that exists is west coast franchises, and the ‘’‘real’‘’ stuff on the east coast.

          Open yourself up to new experiences man, the world of pizza is wide and wild, and a ton of fun if you let loose of your elitist “the only ‘’‘real’‘’ pizza is east coast pizza” schtick.

          • @Coreidan@lemmy.world
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            01 year ago

            When I go to Detroit or Chicago I’ll be enthusiastic to try it. Never said I was against it. As long as it’s a legit restaurant and not dominos or some franchise shit.

            But I am happy to shit on franchise pizza because it sucks in comparison to what you listed, or the east coast. Which is the entire point.

            Feel free to disagree. I don’t care because my taste buds know the difference.

  • @bleistift2@feddit.de
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    331 year ago

    That wireless controller is a bit pointless if you’re sitting 1.5m away from the screen. Gotta give her that.

    • @ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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      291 year ago

      It’s called a WaveBird!

      And you had to sit that close or else a cordless phone or other wireless device might interefere with the signal and stop registering inputs.

      • Repple (she/her)
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        101 year ago

        Wavebird is the GOAT. Best name, best controller. Personally, I never had interference problems that couldn’t be fixed by changing the channel on the controller and even that was pretty rare.

      • Midnight Wolf
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        101 year ago

        Cordless… phone…?

        Haha you’re old! (and so am I but never mind that)

      • timo_timboo
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        21 year ago

        Depends with the Wavebird. Due to using RF, the range can be pretty good. Or really bad if you live in a busy city.

  • @IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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    261 year ago

    I am a man, and I see many problems with this:

    • the TV is at least two sizes too small
    • WAF is a non-factor, so there would absolutely be some oversized speakers beside that tv
    • my ass isn’t lying on the floor, when a couch would be far more comfortable
    • the couch would make floor pizza too far away, so there would be a “coffee table”
    • @Rolando@lemmy.world
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      521 year ago

      A couch? A coffee table? OK, King Louis XIV. The rest of us will make do with a floor gaming chair.

            • @KnightontheSun@lemmy.world
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              81 year ago

              Costs? These materials are easily found roadside or elsewhere. The blocks have chunks missing or are uneven, so a matchbook or folded cardboard helps level out the wobble for the weather-soaked grey plank.

              I know as I’ve done just that.

              • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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                51 year ago

                Also a lot of construction sites are kind enough to leave a pile of free construction materials somewhere on the site, like they are saying, “we have extra so help yourself! 😁” I try to only help myself at night, because I’m considerate enough to avoid getting in the way of the actual construction.

        • Midnight Wolf
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          I too create my own furniture out of mostly-empty pizza boxes

          (kinda-related story time: I used to live in an apartment with 4 other gay furries [the sitcom writes itself] and we very often ordered in from dominos. Like so much so our delivery guy seemed to take a genuine interest in how we are doing. But after I spent a day making the kitchen spotless, and the next day it looked as awful as before I touched it, I stopped giving a shit. Of many factors, it was silently decided that the one taking out the trash was the one who lost the game of jenga with the garbage. So skill and precision were needed whenever you were adding to the stack that was as high as an adult (or more), as the actual garbage bin for the apartment complex was like 500 feet away and 4 stories below us. Multiple trips were necessary, even if you bothered to use trash bags to simplify the excursion. I wish I’d have taken photos, this was a challenge where boys became men.)

      • @Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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        101 year ago

        Clearly it is a young man’s place. A more mature man would have a second hand recliner and a bottle of alcohol to wash down the bitter taste of divorce.

        • @TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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          41 year ago

          The recliner would be ugly as hell (I still have a second hand one from years ago) but so comfortable that it would suck the soul out of you if you laid down in it too long.

          And there’s bourbon in the chocolate milk.

    • Blue
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      21 year ago

      Just some plastic chair, table and pillows would be enough

  • @Squirrel@thelemmy.club
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    211 year ago

    Gotta get a beanbag chair or something. Aside from that, I don’t see a problem (for a bachelor who is content to remain a bachelor).

  • @kemsat@lemmy.world
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    191 year ago

    The only thing wrong is that there is carpet. Also, I miss those days of freedom. I never appreciated them when I had them.

    • @af0da3rt@lemmy.world
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      90s childhood: that carpet, Sega Genesis/SNES, cathodic TV, some gaming or Sports Illustrated paraphernalia, Pizza & some shitty pop.

      But fully agree that back then, it felt like it would last forever. Nostalgia is strong with this one.

  • @Aux@lemmy.world
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    That’s not how men live, that’s how teenagers live. The place lacks a woodworking bench, a 3D printer farm, a chef knife wall with an industrial wok burner, and a rack of mountain bikes. Also not a single cat in the picture, savages…

  • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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    161 year ago

    Does anyone else get irrationally upset when people leave pizza boxes wide open like that? You’re letting all the heat escape!

    Meanwhile I have to keep everything I eat in a food warmer up until the very minute I’m about to eat it. Warm foods taste so much better when they’re hot.

      • @RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        I just take so long to eat anything that as much as I might savor those first hot bites, I know I can’t eat fast enough to enjoy more than that unless I wanna warm it back up before every bite

        • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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          11 year ago

          Well that’s where the food warmer comes into play. If you don’t have one, then you can use the oven or toaster oven (set it to 140°F if it’ll go that low). Take out one portion at a time and the rest will stay warm until you’re ready to eat it. You can even add a small bowl of water to the bottom of the oven to help keep the food from drying out.

      • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        What if you drop your controller? Do you want controller in your pizza? Pizza on your controller?

        This is the same as the toilet lid conversation, isn’t it? If you’ve ever witnessed something falling in or even heard of it, for the love of god, why aren’t you keeping that closed when it’s not in use?