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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 116 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Two of the most vile human beings ever to defile the surface of the Earth duke it out and all everybody else wish is that they both go away forever.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Alien vs. Predator: whoever wins, we lose

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Uh ... Fairly sure that aliens winning is the far worse option compared to predators that are hardly ever here.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah for real. With predators you can just not be armed

Predator: he works out, therefore he has guns, therefore he is armed, therefore I shall rip off his arms

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Aliens will take your arms for you!

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless you like having eggs laid in your tummy because then it's all aliens all day long!

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True. But the facehuggers incapacitated the people, how are they supposed to enjoy the ride?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if they are paralyzed but aware?

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe facehuggers emit some kind of toxin that sedates the victim into a coma via skin contact, so there shouldnt be any awareness.

That's disappointing.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seeing as Murdoch was born in Australia, and Trump is a well-known rapist.. this is an even more apt comparison than you may have thought!

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

No, that was precisely my thought process.

[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

More like Alien alien vs Prometheus Alien. We all lose.

[–] lennee@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

leaves one less of them so id say we win

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

No need to eat the rich if they end up eating each other

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Nope, we hope they destroy each other.

[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

Wait till the immortality drugs become a thing in the future.

Then there's no more hard term limits to anything....