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Build cathedrals just to fart in them

(idiom)

To put deep care and meaning into something - only to follow it with something hilariously undignified, awkward, or unexpected. A poetic expression of how beauty and absurdity coexist.
He gave a TED Talk that moved the crowd to tears while trying to suppress a fart - and tripped walking offstage letting it rip. We build cathedrals just to fart in them.

We spent hours crafting a delicate love letter to humanity… then added a joke about a presence queef. We build cathedrals just to fart in them.
by Ashfires September 6, 2025
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Buildingcide

The deliberate, systematic destruction of buildings, especially as a means of erasing the cultural, historical, or social identity of a place or community.
Israel is committing a buildingcide.
by HandleHandleOfAHandle September 20, 2025
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BUISINESSES

1. Local businesses that exist but go unnoticed — hidden gems, under-marketed shops, or the places you only hear about by word of mouth.
2. A business with heart and hustle that isn’t being given the visibility it deserves by its community, city, or chamber.
Man, there are so many buisinesses in Douglas County nobody even knows about.
by SmallBizSupport September 24, 2025
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Built different

A phrase indicating some quality that differs from others that they’re typically associated with. If it’s a person, it might mean they have an unusual ability, for example, exceptional athleticism, an astute intellect, or ability to respond to a challenge. This makes someone “built different” more difficult to defeat because a different approach must be used.
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were just built different because of their speed, knowledge of the game, and killer instinct.
by Hunam October 3, 2025
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Build nazi

Someone who is try’s to dictate where and how you build in a minecraft world, and will destroy your build if necessary to fit their own criteria.
Friend 1: “yo bro this place looks sick for a house, i’m gonna build right here.”
Friend 2: “erm actually i think this spot is garbage and i’d much prefer to build about 200 blocks away.”
Friend 1: “lol okay you do you but i’m gonna build right here.”
Friend 2: “erm, if you build here i’m gonna destroy it, it won’t match the world aesthetic.”
Friend 1: “god your such a fucking build nazi dude, why do you care so much, it’s just fucking minecraft.”
by Big ol’ Hank December 9, 2025
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Built it wrong

AND!
Hym "AND... You built it WRONG, asshole! You built it fucking WRONG! Now all I here about is how it's using too much of the drinking water and it draining power off the fucking grid! What part of 'dedicated power source' did you not get? And if the spiral is going off, you're going to have to, I don't know, steal oil from Venezuela to fuel the thing that is (at the same time) squeezing the life out of the economy. Leaving you forced to fuel the hydraulic press that is slowly crushing you to death. Which is IRONIC when you think about it. How's THAT for ironic karmic retribution bitch? Who did it better? Fucking idiots."
by Hym Iam December 18, 2025
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