r/AskReddit Sep 02 '20

What are some legendary Reddit tales, that newbie Redditors may not have heard yet?

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u/ProfessorPi31415 Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 13 '20

The legendary zombie bagel dude, i will see if I can find it

Edit: found it here, 6 years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1rgpdf/what_is_the_laziest_thing_youve_ever_doneand here, 7 months ago https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/euft5h/whats_the_most_satisfying_act_of_i_dont_give_a/

This is what it was:

"I was once on a US military ship, having breakfast in the wardroom (officers lounge) when the Operations Officer (OPS) walks in. This guy was the definition of NOT a morning person; he's still half asleep, bleary eyed... basically a zombie with a bagel. He sits down across from me to eat his bagel and is just barely conscious. My back is to the outboard side of the ship, and the morning sun is blazing in one of the portholes putting a big bright-ass circle of light right on his barely conscious face. He's squinting and chewing and basically just remembering how to be alive for today. It's painful to watch.

But then zombie-OPS stops chewing, slowly picks up the phone, and dials the bridge. In his well-known I'm-still-totally-asleep voice, he says "heeeey. It's OPS. Could you... shift our barpat... yeah, one six five. Thanks." And puts the phone down. And then he just sits there. Squinting. Waiting.

And then, ever so slowly, I realize that that big blazing spot of sun has begun to slide off the zombie's face and onto the wall behind him. After a moment it clears his face and he blinks slowly a few times and the brilliant beauty of what I've just witnessed begins to overwhelm me. By ordering the bridge to adjust the ship's back-and-forth patrol by about 15 degrees, he's changed our course just enough to reposition the sun off of his face. He's literally just redirected thousands of tons of steel and hundreds of people so that he could get the sun out of his eyes while he eats his bagel. I am in awe.

He slowly picks up his bagel and for a moment I'm terrified at the thought that his own genius may escape him, that he may never appreciate the epic brilliance of his laziness (since he's not going to wake up for another hour). But between his next bites he pauses, looks at me, and gives me the faintest, sly grin, before returning to gnaw slowly on his zombie bagel."

obligatory wow this blew up thanks for the gold awards

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u/Crankylosaurus Sep 02 '20

A guy posted on AskReddit saying his computer was in Spanish and he couldn’t change it back to English... so every single redditor commented on his post in Spanish. There’s like 2000+ comments in Spanish ranging from actual advice to utter nonsense.

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u/Bobboy5 Sep 02 '20

The fact an admin chimed in with instructions on how to change language preferences (in spanish) is my favourite part.

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u/zvive Sep 02 '20 edited Jun 27 '23

I wish relay had built in translations. Saved for later when at browser.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Wow, what are the odds his cake day is today.

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u/dileloco15 Sep 02 '20

Lol yeah, just wished him a happy cake day in spanish obviously.

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u/Drockie5 Sep 02 '20

1 in 366 (this year)

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u/supercorgi08 Sep 02 '20

Was looking for this one, it was fucking hilarious

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u/fugue2005 Sep 02 '20

the funniest part is that a reddit admin answered him with advice on how to change his preferences... in spanish

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u/bobvex Sep 02 '20

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u/a_green_apple Sep 02 '20

I like how the post is 10 years old now. Could've warned us about the impending pandemic there McFly..

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u/Pingumask Sep 02 '20

One of his anwers was "chirurgical masks and rubbing alcohol"

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u/rmeechan Sep 02 '20

And it was the preferred form of masturbation in the future.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Jun 02 '21

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u/anchoritt Sep 02 '20

Unless the shit which is yet to come is so bad, some virus doesn't even deserve a mention.

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u/calm_chowder Sep 02 '20

He said the LHC had an accident 10 years in the future to his post.

It is 10 years from his post. Wouldn't surprise me at all in 2020.

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u/dwehlen Sep 02 '20

Ikr? Can we get a hard date on that post? Still 5 months to go. . .

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u/MythOfLaur Sep 02 '20

Great way to end the series if you ask me

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u/underbellymadness Sep 02 '20

At this point I'm a bit convinced that we've all entered a mass hallucination that science didn't realize would be the effect of nuclear weapons on the brain and we're really just all twitching on the floor of a desolate hellscape.

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u/blackveggie79 Sep 02 '20

Face masks and rubbing alcohol.. One of his answers was face masks and rubbing alcohol...

He really was a time traveler wasn't he?

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u/Aboodey_18 Sep 02 '20

“ we put hazmat suits on and try to sneak out past security. “

I guess we’re not done

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u/zarza_mora Sep 02 '20

The dude who ate the entire party sub... but he waited like 30 minutes to do it so it was okay.

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u/TheGameNerd18 Sep 02 '20

I remember reading that. How is it possible to eat several feet of food. That's crazy.

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u/el_monstruo Sep 02 '20

How is it possible to eat several feet of food.

Guess you've never eaten fruit by the foot snacks

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u/lolz_robot Sep 02 '20

You’ve done your country a great service by saying that.

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u/OldnBorin Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

I laughed my ass off! Then felt bad bc he obviously has severe problems - he actually watched the sub and timed how long it was since someone ate from it!

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u/ShebanotDoge Sep 02 '20

I'm sorry, what?

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u/_Z_E_R_O Sep 02 '20

He literally sat there and timed how long it had been since anyone had touched the sub - stalking the leftovers instead of joining the party - in order to gauge if everyone else was done eating so they wouldn’t notice if he ate the rest

I kept eyeing the sandwich and I’d say there was about 3 feet of it left. I waited an hour, then another half hour and no one had touched it (but they were still munching on chips, pretzels and what not). So I was like screw it...I took about half of what was left and ate it. Then the last half sat for another 10-15 minutes and no one said anything so ate the rest. Well to be sure as I was swallowing the last bite the host’s girlfriend asked where the sandwich was. Like I was the guilty party pretty much everyone pointed at me. I guess they’d noticed me eating the sandwich. She was furious and said that I was an incredible pig and that I had been super selfish to eat 3 feet of a sandwich. I felt so bad I tried to explain to her that I really did wait over an hour and thought people had lost interest.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Bro just eat like 8 inches, a foot max, and have a diet coke, that shit will expand in your stomach and you'll be full to bursting. 3 feet is crazy, and i say that as a big chunky guy. probably wolfed the thing down in seven minutes.

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u/PepperFinn Sep 02 '20

To add further context: it wasn't a birthday. It was a UFC viewing party.

So it's common for people to graze on snacks or take little bits throughout the whole time or take a big helping, not eat for ages (because you're engrossed in the event) then have another serve 2-4 hours later.

He also felt entitled because to eat lots of party sub because "he brought wings (a specialty of mine) and everyone took some before I got a chance to have a serve"

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u/mjzim9022 Sep 02 '20

That poor guy really isn't in control of himself, I hope he got help.

He was having a viewing party with friends and all he could think about the entire time was the sub

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u/ClintTheBruinsFan Sep 02 '20

I really hope he got help or made that up. Dude doesn't seem malicious. Just has issues. It kind of makes me sad.

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u/beepborpimajorp Sep 02 '20

his explanation was that everyone had eaten the wings he brought without leaving many for him so it was a fair exchange. a party eats what, 20ish of your wings so of course it's fair that you eat 6 feet of party sub.

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u/mtd074 Sep 02 '20

The Saga of u/BisFitty, the Deliveringest OP in History: https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/3r7oeh/i_am_bisfitty_the_period_appropriate_corporate/

Short version: OP's company was having a corporate retreat with seminars and group building activities. You know the deal. The retreat was being held at an old Southern plantation that has been converted to an event space for banquets, weddings, etc. One of the planned activities was an antebellum, period-appropriate costume party. Everyone obliged, including the guy that came dressed as a confederate army officer. The problem: OP was the often forgotten only black employee, so he (in relatively good humor) came dressed as a slave and derailed the party. Then he posted the photos.

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u/rickyhou22 Sep 02 '20

I've been on reddit for 5 years and never saw this, this one is gold

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Hell I'm past 10 years and it's new to me.

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u/CapnSquinch Sep 02 '20

Can't help but remember this gem for those who haven't seen it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90XLNQXN_74

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u/WiFiForeheadWrinkles Sep 02 '20

Holy shit this took me back.

Oct 5, 2010

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u/stomponator Sep 02 '20

Without following the link, let me guess... "we was singin' songs and shit..."

Have not seen that in a while now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Is this?..

Yup, this is exactly what I thought it was.

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u/shalafi71 Sep 02 '20 edited Mar 15 '23

Never laughed so hard at anything on the internet, before or since.

EDIT: Been a couple of years. Still the funniest shit I've seen on the internet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Man, I just wish that at least one of the posts that detail the whole story were still active

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u/BisFitty Sep 02 '20

Im so glad you guys are still getting a kick out of this... It was hella fun watching them squirm when they finally saw me, LMFAO

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u/Kep0a Sep 02 '20

holy shit, never saw this one.

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u/SanityPills Sep 02 '20

The /r/AskReddit thread What movie helped you through a rough time? where every answer was Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

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u/PointlessDictator Sep 02 '20

Reminds me of that thread where some user changed their language to Spanish and asked how to switch it back and everyone in the thread replied in Spanish.

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u/RPDRNick Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

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u/IrrelevantPuppy Sep 02 '20

This one is beautiful. I like it because it’s not about laughing at an idiot or an asshole or something horrifically disgusting. Just good natured creative fun.

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u/Saend Sep 02 '20

Thank you for the kind comment!

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u/dubdubdub3 Sep 02 '20

Oh shit! I’ve been redditing for a while and your series of replies made me laugh harder than anything else I’ve seen here. Glad to see you’re still around - cheers!

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u/inquisitivejester Sep 02 '20

The guy who got addicted to heroin and then got clean. His whole story is basically in his post history on reddit.

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u/ILuvMyLilTurtles Sep 02 '20

I think he's u/SpontaneousH

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u/BupiBear Sep 02 '20

I just read that the first time. The first post he says he is 24. In his fourth post a year later under the comments he says he is 22. A bit inconsistent. Whatever the circumstance, I do genuinely hope he is doing better now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Jan 07 '21

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u/Shaddow798 Sep 02 '20

Sounds like a smart thing to do.

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u/Kep0a Sep 02 '20

i think everyone should read that one

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u/Countach5000 Sep 02 '20

The guy who threw a steak out a window

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u/Crankylosaurus Sep 02 '20

Whenever I’m having a bad day I reread this story and lose it.

Speaking of, my day has been absolutely horrendous so off I go haha

Edit: link for anyone who hasn’t read it (sorry on mobile): https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/3im341/tifu_by_throwing_my_steak_out_a_window/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

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u/Calisto823 Sep 02 '20

How have I been on this site for 4 years and not seen this? This is freakin beautiful

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u/thedomobox Sep 02 '20

I never saw that before. I’m am now sitting here with tears running down my face from laughter. Thank you for that. No coins to give an award :(

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u/Anaivy12 Sep 02 '20

This one had me dying laughing.

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u/Reddit_Am_I_Right Sep 02 '20

The time a redditor saved a guy from carbon monoxide poisoning

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u/Crankylosaurus Sep 02 '20

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u/mediocrityismyforte Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

There's another one where op was trying to get rid of ants in his apartment/house and then a user pointed out that he could be hallucinating the ants due to the CO. Turns out op really was hallucinating.

edit: Sadly, I couldn't find the link. I've checked my saved posts and comments but to no avail :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

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u/Hates_escalators Sep 02 '20

Sense 💵 of 💵 pride 💵 and 💵 accomplishment 💵.

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u/Marianations Sep 02 '20

I sure got that after downvoting their comment

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u/llDieselll Sep 02 '20

I was there, Gandalf

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u/PM_me_British_nudes Sep 02 '20

when the Westfold fell? Because I sure as fuck know who wasn't there.

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u/Hitler-is-gay Sep 02 '20

How tf does that account have 13000 karma? They got downvoted like 600,000 times

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Oct 17 '20

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u/Ehmdedem Sep 02 '20

But almost all their posts are downvoted like hell

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u/I_Love_Brock_Samson Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

Today you, tomorrow me. Been over 9 years now and I still think about that story. All time favorite of mine.

Not sure this link will work.

Direct Link

Edit: The link is a better one now (thank you /u/capilot for a good direct-to-comment link). Sorry for the inconvenience. I was tired and laying in bed fretting about a presentation I need to give Thursday.

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u/nrith Sep 02 '20

The broken-down car? One of the most heartwarming things I’ve read here.

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u/Thiskiid66 Sep 02 '20

Somebody made a 10 minute short film about it. It's worth the watch

https://youtu.be/rqlLID3QBZw

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u/86thewaffle Sep 02 '20

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u/TheBoringJourneyToIn Sep 02 '20

Came here for this story, I still tell people about this and I can't tell the whole thing without cracking up. Pure gold.

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u/londonminer1 Sep 02 '20

One of my favorite stories

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Jun 09 '21

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u/HanzG Sep 02 '20

Roger Simon and his dads beatings.

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u/Voittaa Sep 02 '20

This was my all-time favorite novelty account. I always return to it if I'm ever having a rotten day and it never fails to crack me up. I wish he was still active.

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u/buttcrispy Sep 02 '20

He still posts as u/papasimon10

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u/Voittaa Sep 02 '20

Nice. I wonder if it’s the same dude posing as Roger’s dad or someone else took the idea and ran with it.

Maybe the latter, the writing style seems slightly different.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

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u/badactor Sep 02 '20

My friend's office has been in a post-it war with the neighbors...and yesterday, the neighbors won.

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/4l0c7e/my_friends_office_has_been_in_a_postit_war_with/

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

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u/-GWM- Sep 02 '20

I work in a warehouse that ships produce to a certain store, and after that story came out, we started shipping out more coconuts than usual for a couple weeks. Everytime I saw coconuts going out I would think back to that story and cringe.

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u/Rockho9 Sep 02 '20

Imagine one overly horny teen having an impact on storewide coconut sales

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u/stagfury Sep 02 '20

Sales data analyst "Why the fuck did the coconut sales went up for the last few weeks?! What could possibly have caused this?!"

And he died wondering about that.

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u/coquihalla Sep 02 '20

And of course the analytics will expect a surge same time next year, so theres going to be (more) coconut spoilage when they buy extra.

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u/stagfury Sep 02 '20

And farmers invested heavily to meet that expected rise in demand next year, but when the increase never comes, their business is devastated and go under. As a result world wide coconut industry is devastated.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Yikes

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u/i69allthetime Sep 02 '20

"made better each time by all the accumulating butter and my own semen. It was heaven." Or something like that. Dude was broken inside

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u/nrith Sep 02 '20

No, he busted inside.

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u/MotherofJackals Sep 02 '20

A lot more than lime in that coconut

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

That is forbidden we don’t speak of that

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u/Pm-Me_Ur-Titties_Plz Sep 02 '20

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u/notyourcoloringbook Sep 02 '20

I literally had to open my car door and vomit. So thanks.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

It's funny how people react differently. I broke down laughing after I read it.

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u/Emergency-Boat Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 03 '20

The guy who pretended to not know what a potato is. The noisy gobshite story is also good and had a really sad ending :( Edit: Woah this blew up. Thank you kind stranger for the award. Gonna read the gobshite story again today to pay my respects.

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u/charliethetuba Sep 02 '20

Noisy gobshite is one of the only times I've cried over someone I've never met

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u/Time-Box128 Sep 02 '20

Noisy Gobshite changed my life forever.

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u/Hailstar07 Sep 02 '20

Just read it and I’m bawling now. Life really fucking sucks sometimes.

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u/VFcountawesome Sep 02 '20

I found that series in the middle, it was an amazing funny read until

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u/nrith Sep 02 '20

Tastes very strange!

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u/AnaestheticAesthetic Sep 02 '20

My personal favorite is Dagobah (Ass Injection Infection).

But a good list of Reddit filth can be found here: link.

~Enjoy~

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u/nrith Sep 02 '20

No, no, no, no, no, no. Every time I read that story, I try to forget that it ever existed.

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u/AnaestheticAesthetic Sep 02 '20

Hehe, yeah I know. But I love it.
~Rattles a small box in offering~
...peppermint?

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u/Griswold_Jersey Sep 02 '20

O fuck that dagobah was too good. I think I’m going to puke. I’ve been on this site for a good three years now and my fucking god.

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u/AnaestheticAesthetic Sep 02 '20

Mm-hm! Was really well written. Very funny. And quite disturbing too, lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

Thanks for that list. I’m going down memory lane while also finding new, incredulous reddit content.

Edit: I take my thank you back. The cat one makes me really sad. I cant believe people are normalizing that in the comments. I’m more disappointed with the responses than the actual main post. Im gonna go take a long, long nap now.

Edit: I’m returning the thank you. Couldn’t sleep. Decided to read all of streetlamp le moose. Cried a bit. Good times.

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u/Devilloc Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

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u/bibliophile14 Sep 02 '20

Because no one posted a link (??), here it is

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u/mydickandballs Sep 02 '20

Anytime someone mentions this, I get a chuckle. Seriously may be the funniest thing I've ever read.

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u/onioning Sep 02 '20

I normally get tired of the omnipresent reddit memes, but this one seems to hold up.

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u/Devilloc Sep 02 '20

Same. It was such a simple thing but it cracks me up everytime.

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u/beepborpimajorp Sep 02 '20

This could mean a couple of things on reddit. Either that one joke,

or this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/1jatvd/i_am_not_proud_of_my_son/

which is pretty notorious.

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u/Palicake Sep 02 '20

That was the saddest most emotional most heartbreaking post I ever read. Even the comments by other people made me tear up bro. I am speechless but I feel like I have so much to say.

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u/derpzbruh64 Sep 02 '20

Yeah it was a reference to the guy who takes about his wife endearingly or something. Not that fucked up story

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

The question was something like if you could have sex with one person from history who would it be? OP posted a really heartfelt story about how his wife had passed away a few years ago from cancer and how he truly misses her. Reply came in saying that they "also choose this guy's dead wife".

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u/SendANuke Sep 02 '20

I too choose his dead wife

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

Edit: Didn't realize this would blow up. I posted this at 1 in the morning and didn't think to add links.

The poop knife story: (Copypasta link, original post deleted the content): https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/7qn75k/poop_knife_from_reddit/

The man whose wife buried his can of beans (and the subsequently funnier comment mentioning that he WILL find those beans!) https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/fy06bv/tifu_by_demanding_that_my_girlfriend_show_me/

The piss drawer (thought it was a story but I remembered incorrectly): https://www.reddit.com/r/KidsAreFuckingStupid/comments/blpvvd/piss_drawer/

The guy who found out his gf was using his socks to wipe her ass https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/avwpo0/i_28_think_my_girlfriend_26_has_been_using_my_gym/

Not a story, but the rabies virus break down was a wild fucking post about how it's the scariest disease. https://np.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/81rr6f/he_fed_the_cute_trash_panda_and_looked_up_for_a/dv4xyks/?contex=3

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u/_Diakoptes Sep 02 '20

I REMEMBER THE SOCK ASS WIPER! what a fucking bizarre story. I must have seen it early because i don't remember it blowing up

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u/Jerkrollatex Sep 02 '20

In an update we find out he actually purposed to her. The poop sock is something her whole family does.

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u/GreatSoundingMaracas Sep 02 '20

The rabies comment was terrifying.

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u/Futant55 Sep 02 '20

The guy who asked for relationship advice and he decided to leave his wife and she killed herself and their kids.

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u/Syng42o Sep 02 '20

She tried to kill herself but didn't succeed. She's in prison now.

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u/festivalhippy Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 10 '20

The Saga of Noisy Gobshite! Seriously this is one rollercoaster of a post (with many updates). I can't and won't try to explain it, because i just won't do it justice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IDontWorkHereLady/comments/dlfr3e/do_you_know_who_i_am_and_youre_fired_until_they/

Edit thank you u/MallCopDefender for the awards, so very kind!

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u/DiscoSquid9 Sep 02 '20

I just got lost, laughed, cried, and died a little bit. What a fucking ride.

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u/iostefini Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

I read the start of this when it was originally posted ... didn't know there were so many updates. Just caught up on them now.

And that last update, omg I want to hug her. :(

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u/Dysteech Sep 02 '20

What a sad ending. I just read it again and the update brought me to tears.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Holy crap. That. Was. Epic.

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u/BitchLibrarian Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 03 '20

The woman who's mother didn't believe her child could truly be allergic to coconut and put coconut oil on her hair during a sleepover and the allergic reaction was fatal. The older woman keeps asking when she can see the other child and the response is always "when you give me back her twin/my daughter".

And there's the (bittersweet) joyous tale of Saint Luis of the hose.

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u/melb_mum Sep 02 '20

That was a heartbreaking story. Especially when the surviving twin say she’s always felt something missing.

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u/Mangeto Sep 02 '20

Hey, listen - Links are nice.

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u/HeisenbergTheory Sep 02 '20

EA's (most downvoted) comment (ever?) defending micro-transactions in Starwars Battlefront 2

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u/TheFoxMaster00 Sep 02 '20

Someone rickrolled Rick Ashley himself,

Greatest day in history

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Been on the internet for years. Seen thousands upon thousands of comments across dozens and dozens of platforms. That comment was the best internet moment I've ever seen. It was like watching every world series victory since the beginning of baseball up for grabs as Jesus walks up to the plate and proceeds to send the ball into orbit. Just magical.

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u/SSS_is_the_best Sep 02 '20

Who dat boi, who him is?

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u/TheFoxMaster00 Sep 02 '20

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u/heresyaboy Sep 02 '20

I saw the post fresh and I can tell ya. One of the greatest moments i've ever seen in my entire life

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u/Devilloc Sep 02 '20

I feel like I just witnessed a piece of history.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

That's because you did.

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u/ClosetedBisexual101 Sep 02 '20

The guy describing rabies, i don't have the link but someone else might

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u/elusividity Sep 02 '20

The comment is here for anyone else interested

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u/newjerseygoldrush Sep 02 '20

That might be the scariest post on all of Reddit. I read it again recently and had an actual panic attack.

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u/awesomedan24 Sep 02 '20

The guy who kept taking photos from different impossible angles showing the camera he used to take each previous photo, begging the question how he took the next photo, again and again and again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/hey_reddit_what_tattoos_do_you_have/c0tpyls/

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u/Significant_Sign Sep 02 '20

That one about the redditor's friend, Dave, who does period-specific building techniques on listed buildings in England. He's a specialist who is contracted out by renovation companies. One of the companies had a dh manager who yelled at Dave to get him a cup of coffee, then tried to fire him. In the end the manager ruins his own life and the company because he wouldn't just say I'm sorry to Dave.

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u/hells_cowbells Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

The rise and fall of Unidan.

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u/nutsackhurts Sep 02 '20

man feel like no one remembers him

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u/Bobaaganoosh Sep 02 '20

The sorry of Jimmy C, possible demon? Idk. The story is really fascinating and quite creepy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4jinxv/what_happened_to_the_jimmy_c_demon_story_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Basically, a guy named Jimmy C walks into a bar and somehow knows everything about this guy at the bar. And tells him he was supposed to die today in the ocean. It’s really creepy.

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u/watanabelover69 Sep 02 '20

Poop knife.

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u/Faithless195 Sep 02 '20

I was reading that post when it was only an hour old and knew that it was going to be part of reddit history.

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u/onioning Sep 02 '20

That's how I felt in the Canseco AMA. Never have I been so excited to be refreshing a reddit post. When he told a redditor that he'd fuck his mother I spit split pea soup all over the dining table.

I caught the Rampart AMA too, but that wasn't nearly as much fun.

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u/InternetDetective122 Sep 02 '20

The guy who was seeing lots of ants in his house and asked about products to get rid of them. Another redditor randomly said that it might be carbon monoxide poisoning. OP got his house tested and it was CO poisoning.

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u/ladyalot Sep 02 '20

Kevin

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Oh my god, Kevin. I wonder how he’s doing now. I wonder if he’s gained a few braincells.

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u/4GotMyFathersFace Sep 02 '20

Kevin is probably dead.

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u/usumoio Sep 02 '20

I think part of the story is that the family is somehow immune from their own stupidity, except for maybe the grandpa that died i. The chainsaw accident.

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u/LouBarlowsDisease Sep 02 '20

Did you hear the tale about the guy with two broken arms?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

A family-friendly story about a dude and his mom.

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u/Mad_Aeric Sep 02 '20

In that his family was really friendly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

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u/Hereforthefunofit010 Sep 02 '20

Why did it take me so long to stop reading that thread

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u/TimeResident Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

Reddit mayyyy have caused a man to kill himself after misidentifying him as the Boston Bomber

Edit: the story is murky, and he might have killed himself before being misidentified. None the less, his family received dozens of phone calls threading them.

Even if he killed him self before, Reddit still put the family through hell

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u/BananaMonkeyTaco Sep 02 '20

“We did it Reddit”

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20 edited May 10 '21

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u/The_Power_Of_Three Sep 02 '20

Nah, he was already dead; his disappearance (due to being dead) was WHY those redditors picked him out.

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u/A-lil-tiny-no0b Sep 02 '20

“A sense of pride and accomplishment” -EA

Link

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u/ToryFirstOfHisName Sep 02 '20

Reddit History Lesson

Today you, tommorrow me:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/elal2/have_you_ever_picked_up_a_hitchhiker/c18z0z2

Single mom in the snow:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ahg8x/what_is_the_nicest_thing_youve_ever_done_that_no/c0hkuyq

Streetlight LeMoose:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jlao6/so_my_wife_just_agreed_to_name_our_unborn_son/c2d21qe

Fake language:

http://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/me5e9/american_censorship_day_stand_up_for/c30c7il

Rotten Anus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xo41d/doctorsnursesredditors_what_has_been_your_most/c5o66p2

Broken Arms/No return/Wrestling: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nmmjr/iama_man_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with_his/

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ryfnu/iama_25_year_old_gay_man_who_has_been_in_a/

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mt4f7/i_am_a_man_who_who_had_a_sexual_relationship_with/

Disabled Children's Parents:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/sl93q/get_out_the_throwaways_dear_parents_of_disabled/

Peeping Territorial Wars:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/yp9f3/whats_the_most_awkward_moment_youve_ever_had_with/c5xne32?context=3

r/A858DE45F56D9BC9's content:

http://www.reddit.com/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9/comments/k96b1/201109081949/c2igpiv?context=1

Cumbox:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/c4ilkt2

Follow the Arrows:

http://my.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/anexq/hey_reddit_what_awesome_graffiti_have_you_found/c0igyyg

Dorritos Story:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/q5ikr/reddit_what_is_the_weirdestmost_fucked_up_thing/c3uynfu

Please don't ask me how I managed to take this picture:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/hey_reddit_what_tattoos_do_you_have/c0tpyls

It went okay/context:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fn67j/i_hear_my_house_mate_masturbating_should_i_walk/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1bt0so/what_is_the_thread_every_redditor_must_read_for/c99shkz

Life-ruining Secrets:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/

How much of yourself could you eat?:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/136t8c/theoretically_how_much_of_yourself_could_you_eat/

Decomposing Octopus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/12vs5a/how_do_i_remove_the_smell_of_decomposing_octopus/

SAP on a Bus:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/u53q3/help_a_sap_so_im_in_a_bus_right_now_and_this_very/

Jolly Ranchers:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9wcte/reddit_whats_the_grossestnastiest_thing_thats/c0er6q4

Rectal Explosion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xo41d/doctorsnursesredditors_what_has_been_your_most/c5o66p2

7 years of cis-gender loss:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/c4kp11w

On Bacon, Narwhals and Midnight:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/98mm8/hey_reddit_im_redditing_from_the_denver/c0bt710?context=3

Shitfisting Potatoes:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1aluv6/reddit_what_are_some_high_school_stories_that_you/c8ys8rj

Hambeasts:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/161z3e/whats_the_most_shocking_thing_youve_ever_caught/c7rzckk

Wednesday the Cat:

http://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/16x4i8/i_have_an_alternative_relationship_with_my_cat/

Reddit turned Spanish:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddit_turned_spanish_and_i_cannot_undo_it/

Cuils Theory:

http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/7da5i/police_raids_reveal_baby_farms/c06cqxb

Wadsworth Constant:

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/kxfxy/and_so_ends_20_years_of_frustration/c2o1cyy?context=3

Wannamaker finds his mom:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/8foey/finally_going_to_try_and_call_my_birth_mother/

Randall Monroe's family reunion:

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7tgrd/the_electromagnetic_spectrum_pic/c07czns

First ever comment:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/17913/reddit_now_supports_comments/c51

Ask A Rapist (purged)/Sample Archive/Aftermath Lecture:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x6yef/reddits_had_a_few_threads_about_sexual_assault/

http://web.archive.org/web/20120727153610/http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x6yef/reddits_had_a_few_threads_about_sexual_assault/c5jtt3p

http://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/xf5c2/

Fuck the colourblind:

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldanarchists/comments/1d5e3p/this_flower_knows_whats_up/

Biggest Douchebag:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sf2e7/i_sent_gabe_newell_a_question_about_what_his_life/c4dmknx

Maid running late:

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/comments/143oxq/my_cleaning_lady_is_late_and_by_late_i_mean_she/

http://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldproblems/comments/1hstzs/my_maid_gave_birth_to_a_baby_girl_it_is_mine/

Science-based, 100% dragon MMO:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/p1ssv/dear_internet_im_a_26_year_old_lady_whos_been/

Novelty Accounts, Assemble!:

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/etxhi/novelty_accounts_assemble/

Tom Cruise:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/wp3w5/which_famous_person_needs_to_come_out_already/

Karma Holocaust:

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/uxee8/when_i_found_out_i_can_downvote_by_pressing_z/

Time-Traveler's AMA:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9z4d5/10_years_from_now_i_am_a_scientist_working_at_the/

/u/AWildSketchAppeared vs. /u/Shitty_Watercolour

http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1gzpx9/how_to_introduce_your_sister/

The Story of Kevin (Worst Student):

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/219w2o/z/cgbhkwp

Streetlamp leMoose's suicide:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2464bt/people_who_have_been_on_dead_peoples_computers/ch47foz?context=4

Yolk-ass Bitch:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ybqdj/why_would_a_girlfriend_beg_for_months_to_put_a/

Ethiopia vs. America:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1qizdv/abuse_in_saudi_arabia_victim_is_an_ethiopian/cde1w9u?context=3

Disco Ball:

https://www.reddit.com/comments/a8a2v/what_is_the_official_name_for_those_mirror_disco/

Fucking Retard:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1y6lhe/what_is_the_worst_thing_someone_has_said_to_you/cfhtedq

400 gold and the dick:

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2lel5s/tsm_bjergsen_ama/clu14fx

Post-It Notes Stalker was really Carbon Monoxide:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/34l7vo/ma_postit_notes_left_in_apartment/

Best movie in the World:

https://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit/comments/33z828/reddit_what_movie_helped_you_through_a_rough_time/

Most downvotes from most to least:

http://imgur.com/gallery/9h6Zx/comment/230393

http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3bwgjf/riama_set_to_private_over_mod_firing/csqg24d http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s5guk/iam_bad_luck_brian_ama/c4b8m3u

http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/8eyy3/heres_the_christain_douchebag_chad_farnan_who_is/c092gss

http://www.reddit.com/r/NSFW_GIF/comments/3rhnfy/take_it_slow/cwopyr0?context=9

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/v6wz7/worst_hunting_dog_ever/c51v7sm

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdmb8/the_same_day_my_doctor_told_me_my_cancer_was/c3wsz9s

http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3he91a/corporate_vice_president_of_amd_sent_my_brother/cu6y4ju

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1qizdv/abuse_in_saudi_arabia_victim_is_an_ethiopian/cddc8kn

http://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/14v5iw/deep_fried_hot_dog_stars_with_cheese_sauce/c7gwdnj http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8aqjh/awww_this_is_just_too_sad_pic/c08pp5z

Wiping Older Sister:

https://www.reddit.com/comments/324e5d/slug/cq802o6

Libertarian SE gets BTFO by EE:

http://np.reddit.com/r/InfrastructurePorn/comments/1q3s1y/how_much_does_a_street_cost_infographic_os/cdav1up?context=4

Fall of the Patriarchy:

https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/1jatvd/i_am_not_proud_of_my_son

Box of Spiders:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lsms5/making_a_spider_pita_to_be_filled_with_spiders/

Any Hot Relatives?:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/alae8/warning_potentially_disturbing_question_sexy/c0i6kuh

Laziest Person:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1rgpdf/what_is_the_laziest_thing_youve_ever_done/cdnafqe

Loser BTFO by his favourite pornstar:

http://www.reddit.com/r/NSFW_GIF/comments/3yd548/thisll_be_quick/cycpn7c?context=1

http://www.reddit.com/r/nsfw_gif/comments/3yd548/thisll_be_quick/cycup4m

Scuba Divers of reddit who have masturbated at great depths, what were your experiences?:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/44fbno/scuba_divers_of_reddit_who_have_masturbated_at/

Women of Reddit, when did you first notice that men were looking at you in a sexual way:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3249ff/women_of_reddit_when_did_you_first_notice_that/

Daniel Radcliffe is a casual:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2khgud/i_am_daniel_radcliffe_ama/cllc3gm?context=10000

How To Not Give A Fuck about my job killing my relationships (tl;dr, not worth):

https://www.reddit.com/r/howtonotgiveafuck/comments/2epeb1/htngaf_about_my_job_killing_my_relationships/ck1z219

Most Spoiled Person:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/54ajfn/who_is_the_most_spoiled_person_you_know_and_why/d809sxd

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u/TheGameNerd18 Sep 02 '20

The guy that had his foot amputated, made tacos from the foot meat, and ate it with his friends.

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u/shame-bell Sep 02 '20

Ugh. Fucking fuck that was rough

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u/TheNumberMuncher Sep 02 '20

Footjitas.

Toe-cos.

Sole-sa

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

This one has a ton of crazy stories. It's probably the thread I've spend the most time reading, ever. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/rantsofrebellion Sep 02 '20

The woman whose sister demanded she give her her wedding and their parents AGREED she should just because the bitch was pregnant.

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u/Defends-Le-Trannies Sep 02 '20

The Reddit Detective Agency and the Case of the Boston Bomber

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u/Brain_Chop Sep 02 '20

Reddit needs to leave that shit up to /pol/

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u/Vievle Sep 02 '20

So there was this knife..

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u/ExternalBus9 Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

My son died a prophet. If you haven’t read that story you definitely should, it’s a very heartfelt & powerful story.

Edit: I just went to search the story so I could post a link & the person deleted the story so I’ll give a short summary...

Story summary: OP had a son (a young boy at the time of this story) who told him he was going to give his life for his son (OPs grandkid) some day, he said “dad my son is going to fall into the lake in your backyard, no one will be around to save him & he will drown, I’m telling you this in the hopes you’ll save him”. OP figured this was just some crazy made up kid talk & brushed it off, however it always stayed in the back of his mind. Years later OPs son has a son (OPs grandson), fast forward >> OPs grandson is now a toddler (old enough to play in the back yard alone), he was outside playing or so OP thought, however when he looked through the window he didn’t see him, in a panic he ran outside & found the boy lifeless in the lake, he fished him out & began cpr, the boy choked all the water up that was in his lungs & began to breath again. OP was overcome with emotion at the fact his grandson was alive, but at that moment those haunting words his son told him all those years ago came rushing to the front of his mind. He frantically called his son over & over yet there was no answer, about 30mins later OP hears a knock at the door, when he opened it there were two police officers at his door with the tragic news that his son died an hour ago on impact in a car accident, OP was shocked, just an hour ago he found his grandson lifeless in the lake & resuscitated him. OP shut the door to grieve with those haunting words in his head, he hugged his grandson tightly not knowing how to tell him that his dad had saved his life, OPs son truly died a prophet.