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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.
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just a small scratch

Broken bones , destroyed body , nothing is all right , death is 2mm from your face.
Anime girl : Are you okay?
Main Character : *near death* It's just a small scratch...
by Please send help, it's so cold December 31, 2017
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JUST GOOGLE IT

by zitherng August 5, 2022
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I Guess I'll Just Kill Myself

I Guess I'll Just Kill Myself
No, everyone you know will miss you
You're right
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omg I just did a Scrince

the act of revealing something to a huge public when it wasn’t supposed to.
I just leaked the next iPhone, omg I just did a Scrince
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just a friend

used by boys as an excuse to have hoes
girlf: ‘who was that girl you were with yesterday?’

boyf: ‘she’s just a friend

girlf: ‘she’s a hoe’
by ynwmellyxxxx September 17, 2023
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