this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
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[–] PP_BOY_ 100 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If anon wasn't a painter he could've 100% salvaged that and been the funniest guy at the gym

[–] schmidtster 44 points 1 year ago

Exactly, dude adlibbed the perfect apropos question than bails when it hits the bell.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Where did painter come from? That's the second time I've seen that used in this context.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Its what people who think they're clever use as a word for people who are autistic. The "joke" is that autistic sounds like artistic, thus calling them painters like a coward.

[–] schmidtster 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man that is some reaching.

Painters breath fumes all day, not that they are all that dangerous or anything, but leads to stereotypes. It’s also an inside joke among constructions workers, there is a “hierarchy” of trades and the painters are near the bottom, therefor the butt of most jokes.

[–] PP_BOY_ 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] schmidtster 5 points 1 year ago

If not, you’re welcome for the out.

I honestly never even thought of that angle before now, but damn. Is that no longer politically correct? It is being taken derogatory?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Painters are also notorious for using drugs, in particular weed.

The stereotype exists for all the "wet" trades, plasterers etc, but painters get it the worst.

[–] schmidtster 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

IDK, sheet rockers get it pretty bad with the piss jars, mudders (your plasterers?) smoke crack. They all get it pretty bad.

But fuck what they do is a damn art form. It takes a special talent to be able to get a decent lvl4, no mind a lvl5 and have it paint nicely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Like a mad hatter?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

That's regarded

[–] PP_BOY_ 9 points 1 year ago

I don't think I'm clever, I know I'm retarded

[–] schmidtster 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Other trades like use them as the butt of jokes since it’s not an “educated” trade.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Sniffing paint for 8 hours a day is more than enough education for me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

If I had to guess, iterations on the word "autist". Autist->artist->painter

[–] TheBat 8 points 1 year ago

Where did painter come from?

Depends on which painter you're asking about.

Hopefully, not the Austrian one.

[–] FireTower 46 points 1 year ago

Should have laughed along them say he'd swing back around in five and remind him to wipe off the equipment. His embarrassment blinded him of his opportunity.