• @Monument
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    855 months ago

    His doctor was like “Hey man, you gotta take your turban off and put on a motorcycle helmet.”
    And he was like “Nah, bro, what if I just wore a bigger turban?”
    And his doctor was like “Dude, you’d need a turban that’s like 100lbs to offer you the same protection as a good helmet.”
    Avtar: “Bet.”

    • themeatbridge
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      445 months ago

      You’re joking, but that’s actually the idea behind all of the chainmail and metal woven into the turban. It’s basically a traditional military helmet.

  • @MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    745 months ago

    According to the internet the turban fabric is 645 meters long, weighs 100lbs and takes several hours of his day to put on… His neck must look like a question mark lol

  • OhStopYellingAtMe
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    385 months ago

    This guy would totally say something like “I would comment upon your mother, but cows are sacred in my country.” And then ride off on his motorcycle before you could respond.

    • @HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Hahaha Or ignore you and say to your girlfriend “Once you go brown, you never frown” Then kick start his Royal Enfield to give her a moment to decide to hop on while staring at you

    • @disgrunty@lemmy.world
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      25 months ago

      “Foul Tarnished, in search of the Elden Ring. Emboldened by the flame of ambition. Someone must extinguish thy flame. Let it be Margit the Fell!”

    • Daze
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      165 months ago

      for real, those clothes are doing a lot of heavy lifting (🤭) in hiding those shoulders. Homie could probably tag-in for Sisyphus for a lil while

    • FartsWithAnAccent
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      5 months ago

      There was actually a study that showed turbans are surprisingly good at absorbing rotational force and they might’ve helped inspire stuff like MIPS on modern bicycle helmets.

      • @Deepus@lemm.ee
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        Well if i was told the correct thing one of the main reasons Shiks wore turbans in the past was to protect their heads when they fell off their horses in battle. So yeah, a helmet.

        Also apparently the “bracelets” were to tie their swords to so if they dropped it while on a horse it wouldnt just fall leaving them weapon-less.

        Theres more reasons behind the 5 K’s (the above being two of the) but i cant really remember them.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      185 months ago

      Considering what you can see of his arms, he’s got a swole everything.

  • Lemminary
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    95 months ago

    *puffs* “Whoa, dude, you know what would be so cool, man?” - Singh Mauni some time ago, allegedly

    • Flying SquidOP
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      215 months ago

      You don’t need drugs when you have religion. With ‘Singh’ in his name, he’s most likely a Sikh and Sikhs are required to wear turbans. This is basically his way of being the Sikhest Sikh that ever put on a turban. It’s like a neck-hurting equivalent of the people who wear Jesus-themed T-shirts and get into a car covered in Jesus bumper stickers.

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        He’s definitely Sikh, specifically Nihang, judging by the decorations on his Dumalla. Nihang Sikhs are traditionally warriors, and would wear turbans with chainmail woven inside to act as armor against slashing weapons. They also typically wear blue, and the steel bangles are also emblematic of Sikhs.

        • @MrsDoyle@lemmy.world
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          95 months ago

          And that’s a real dagger tucked into his sash. (I learned a bit about fighting Sikhs from reading Neal Stephenson’s Termination Shock, and watching a load of YouTube videos.)

          • Flying SquidOP
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            125 months ago

            The Sikh dagger (kirpan) must be worn and sheathed, but does not have to be sharp. So it is not necessarily a functional dagger.

            • @wjrii@lemmy.world
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              15 months ago

              If he’s a Nihang wearing the world’s biggest turban and 8 ridiculously gigantic karas, then, my friend, taya-ji there definitely sharpened his kirpan. 🤣

              He might be stoned, too.