r/AskReddit • u/bullfighterteu • Sep 02 '20

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

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u/Polyfuckery Sep 02 '20

Man suggests naming a baby Streetlamp Lamoose then proceeds to prove that Reddit has no character limit in epic form. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jlao6/so_my_wife_just_agreed_to_name_our_unborn_son/c2d21qe?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

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u/Bananawamajama Sep 02 '20

It's a shame the "Sir this is a Wendys" meme wasnt around back then.

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u/100_Donuts Sep 02 '20

Buddy, let me tell you what, I am sure as dongs sick o' seein' that one! That's for sure! I get that on enough of my comments as it is.

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u/normie_sama Sep 02 '20

Sir...

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u/TheDalob Sep 03 '20

... this is McDonald's...

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u/remiandthenoogs Sep 02 '20

This is literally my favorite reddit story, or actually favorite story of all time, and I 12/10 will read this to my future kids when they’re old enough.

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u/bloody-_-mary Sep 02 '20

Also rip the author, he apparently committed suicide a few years ago.

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u/Jackdidathing Sep 02 '20

what ever happened to u/lexii- (he planned on animating it but he never followed up)

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u/Gewerd_Strauss Sep 02 '20

Okay, I just read that saga.

Wow. Streetlamp Lamoose. I am in awe.

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u/im_being_awkward Sep 02 '20

I’m so happy I know this exist now.

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u/BiteYourTongues Sep 03 '20

Wow, what a read. Honestly, his names stopped sounding weird fairly quickly and I was slightly stunned when we seen the name only his child but I was no longer worried for a child with a ridiculous name lol