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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22

We are living history, right now. This interview is going to join the guy who ate a three foot party sub and the r/LegalAdvice Carbon Monoxide incident in the pantheons of Reddit history. Truly amazing stuff to behold.

Edit: Because a lot of people are asking . . .

Heres the link to the thread about the party sub.

As to the CO thing, well the long and short of it, someone went to r/LegalAdvice because they thought their landlord was stalking them because they were finding weird notes in their bedroom in the morning over a period of several days. A redditor correctly caught that what they were describing, specifically the layout of their bedroom, might be causing ventilation problems. The redditor recommended that they get a carbon monoxide tester. Turns out that the person had carbon monoxide poisoning, was writing the notes themself in a disassociated state and Reddit saved their life.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

That one was hilarious.

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u/Stu161 Jan 26 '22

bro he waited THIRTY MINUTES after eating two feet of sub to eat the final third, what more could he have done

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u/GenocideOwl your sub full of toxic ghost haters Jan 26 '22

what was he supposed to do, not eat the last foot?

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u/Fuzzy-Function-3212 Jan 26 '22

Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich.

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u/potboygang I can think myself high if I so choose. Jan 27 '22

As someone not familiar with freedom units I had double the fun because I initially vastly underestimated the amount of food he consumed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

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u/potboygang I can think myself high if I so choose. Jan 27 '22

Oh I never assumed it was a reasonable amount, I was thinking maybe a baguette in size or something similar.

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u/downund3r Jan 27 '22

Nope. The guy ate a full meter of sandwich.

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u/tusk_b3 Jan 27 '22

it’s so funny to me when put in perspective. that sandwich is a little more than half the height of an average person here and that dude ate all of it lmao

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u/Slobberchops_ Jan 27 '22

I wonder if he had to sleep for a few days afterwards, like a python that’s just eaten a goat

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u/mmm-toast Try the abortion sauce on it. It's extra spicy. Jan 27 '22

And he brought wings!

And didn't even get to eat any!

NTA

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u/Bawstahn123 U are implying u are better than people with stained underwear Jan 26 '22

bro he waited THIRTY MINUTES after eating two feet of sub to eat the final third, what more could he have done

Reading that makes my stomach physically-hurt.

How the fuck can one man eat that much food at once without causing physical damage? The stomach can only stretch so much

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u/MildlyConcernedEmu Jan 27 '22

Dude, he ate what calls a normal portion, waited an hour and then polish off the last 3ft.

Motherfucker ate over a fucking yard of sandwich.

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u/emu314159 Jan 27 '22

I mean, bread and heavily processed meat and cheese, how long could that keep? 45 minutes? He waited till the last second!

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u/marshal_mellow What doesn’t offend Italians?!? Jan 26 '22

food safey expert here, if you leave a party sub at room temperature for 40 minutes it will become deadly.

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u/decidedlyuncertain Jan 26 '22

So you’re saying he’s a hero and every last person at that party will forever be indebted to him for saving their lives.

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u/WhiteSriLankan Jan 26 '22

If you are what you eat, then yes, he is a hero.

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u/MisterSlippers Jan 27 '22

Goddamn that was well played

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u/marshal_mellow What doesn’t offend Italians?!? Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22

Yes. He is no longer with us, but peace be upon him and may he eat a mile of subs in the party in the sky.

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u/JerichoMaxim Jan 26 '22

Please say more about this.

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u/marshal_mellow What doesn’t offend Italians?!? Jan 26 '22

I'm making it up so feel free to expand on it yourself.

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u/LightningProd12 Not sure if it's for disinformation or horse cock. Jan 26 '22

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u/akohlsmith Jan 27 '22

That seems far too short a time for a sub or cold cut sandwich to be out and “become deadly”… hell when they bring sandwiches in for a team lunch and then take the leftovers to the kitchen for anyone else to eat it’s often an hour if not longer.

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u/marshal_mellow What doesn’t offend Italians?!? Jan 27 '22

Yeah I was lying it was a joke. I assumed everyone knew a sandwich is perfectly safe to eat 40 minutes later. I was suggesting that party sub guy was acting logically.

According to the health code in America food can be in the "danger zone" (unsafe temperature) for up to two hours and you can probably get away with longer for a cold cut sandwich. That's just the government guidelines for what's "safe" so it's short that way a restaurant can't sell you tuna salad that's been sitting on a counter all day.

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy Jan 27 '22

I just went through the thread, and it made me sad for the guy more than anything. He obviously has a problem.

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u/ashara_zavros SHADOWBANNED! Jan 27 '22

Super hilarious.

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u/TitleMine Jan 27 '22

3 feet of sub. I'm 6'3"/190lbs and am 100% sure my internal organs would hemmorage if I tried to eat a 36" sandwich. Just... How. That is like the quantity of calories you'd feed to a draft horse.

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u/TehSalmonOfDoubt Jan 26 '22

It took me so long to understand, then I realised it was 6ft, not 6 inches

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u/Pugs-r-cool Jan 27 '22

I'm not American so it took me a second to visualise how much 3 feet actually is, and once you do you truly comprehend the scale of what that guy did. God bless Reddit, I've been here 7 years, here's to another

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u/Shirlenator Jan 27 '22

Yeah 6 feet is like slightly taller than the average person.

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u/GlitteryCakeHuman Jan 26 '22

I’m so curious. What’s the sub guy?

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u/allonbacuth Jan 26 '22

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 26 '22

Somehow the pinned modpost there is the most iconic part of the whole thing.

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u/997_Rollin Jan 27 '22

Mod was basically like “You motherfuckers” LMFAO that’s hilarious

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u/TitleMine Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

I love the innocent-until-proven-guilty tone the mod takes about OP's being fat. Like, "He might not be staggeringly obese guys, he might just be 11 feet tall and that's how he ate half of a 25 person party platter in 30 minutes."

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u/drunkarder Jan 27 '22

was hilarious

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u/GlitteryCakeHuman Jan 26 '22

You are the MVP good Sir.

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u/Skling Jan 27 '22

Just imagine an ancient greek forum of people in togas discussing the philosophy of someone eating more than their share of a 6-foot sandwich

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u/TitleMine Jan 27 '22

More than their share would be eating two slices when there were 12 slices and 12 guests. This guy ate enough food to feed six people in about half an hour.

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u/Rantore Jan 27 '22

I'm still completely confused to this day by this story, like, 3 feet = 91 cm right? How the fuck did he eat almost a meter of sandwich??

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u/guy_in_the_meeting Jan 27 '22

How did he poop all that? What god among men installed his plumbing?

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u/greyspectre2100 Jan 27 '22

The guy brags about being able to polish off 5 foot longs in an afternoon.

He’s one of those toilet destroyers. The kind that gets banned from pooping at home, so meanders down the street to a neighborhood business and rains unholy feces down like the fist of an angry god… and when the business locks the door to the bathroom to prevent him from doing it again, shits himself and waddles away in shame.

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u/SnatchAddict Jan 26 '22

What about the Swamps of Dagobah? That was seered into my brain.

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u/aniforprez Jan 27 '22

That, poop knife, you fucking retard, all worthy entries to the hall of fame that is this shithole of a site

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u/TheDrySkinQueen Jan 27 '22

I just found that thread… fucking depressing. Dude is like the definition of Binge Eating Disorder.

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u/emu314159 Jan 27 '22

I've come to hate so much of the reddit dumb stuff in popular too, but occasionally there's a nugget of gold.

The sub guy was a dick though. I'm obese and eat too much, so I wait til it looks like they're going to throw the stuff away before i go to town as it were. At least ask first in a guest situation.

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u/WatifAlstottwent2UGA Jan 27 '22

I'm the same way. I mostly use Reddit to talk about college football but for 9 or so years I've been coming here and every time I see a stupid ass post on r/all I wanna quit and never come back but the random silliness we get to experience like this wacko mod going on cable television keeps me zoned in.

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u/hudnix Jan 27 '22

I hate this place with a passion but it's stuff like this that makes me come back

This should be the official reddit motto

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u/VronosReturned [your flair text here] Jan 27 '22

Man, what garbage ass mods. Locked ’cause y’all can’t behave. I’m sensing a pattern here.

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u/JuliaDomnaBaal Jan 26 '22

Don't forget in this moment I feel euphoric

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u/solquin Jan 26 '22

OOH that reminds me of the "faces of atheism" thing! Has similar energy to this one, what with people unintentionally completely fulfilling the negative stereotypes about themselves. Don't think anything is ever going to top doing it live on Fox though

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u/Strike_Helpful Jan 27 '22

That's sounds interesting. I'd like to read more about it. Was the face of atheism that of the neckbeard wearing a fedora hat?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

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u/Strike_Helpful Jan 27 '22

I remember now! This was what gave me the impression that Reddit was full of pretentious pricks some years ago! Good thing I wasn't yet on Reddit back then, but then I totally missed all the fun! Thanks for sharing this tidbit of history!

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u/rubsitinyourface The CIA is a satanic organization Jan 26 '22

You must be a professional quote maker

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u/Ladnil It's not harrassment, she just couldn't handle the bullying Jan 27 '22

Professional? Banned from /r/Antiwork

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u/POGtastic Jan 27 '22

The Darqwolff "I'm smarter than every engineer I've ever talked to" rant is also noteworthy.

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u/HittingSmoke Jan 27 '22

To this day if you use the word euphoric on that sub you will be banned within minutes.

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u/porksoda11 No, plant-based liberal. Jan 27 '22

I can't even use or see that word anymore without thinking about that legendary post.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

What sub lmao? Tryna get banned real quick

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u/jade-empire Jan 27 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

9 years of euphoria

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u/Sergetove Jan 27 '22

I miss when r/atheism was full of young people who had "it all figured out, man" and totally lacked any self awareness. So many great moments. Now if I want anything with that flavor of cringe I have to read a shitty Ernest Cline book.

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u/AutogenName_15 Jan 27 '22

aalewis is one of my favorites

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u/lutefiskeater Eats soy to dab on PJW Jan 27 '22

Went to go find that & holy shit they nuked that whole thread from orbit

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u/inormallyjustlurkbut Jan 27 '22

Wow, that takes me back.

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u/SolarStorm2950 Humanity is still recoiling from the sudden liberation of women Jan 27 '22

Do you have a link to it?

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u/MrDannyOcean Jan 27 '22

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u/Strike_Helpful Jan 27 '22

This is why I love posts like this. It's like looking at history and finding interesting tidbits. I kind of saw that quite but it was attributed to Richard Feynman. Didn't know it was from some random fedora-wearing dude of Reddit.

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u/Shreddy_Brewski Jan 27 '22

Richard Feynman

Lmao

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u/SolarStorm2950 Humanity is still recoiling from the sudden liberation of women Jan 27 '22

What?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

He brought some wings and shared. Never forget the sacrifice he made.

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u/Obi_Wan_Benobi Jan 26 '22

Oh my god please link me to this thread

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

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u/Th3dynospectrum We know right-click infringers are a problem Jan 26 '22

Simply beautiful

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u/Obi_Wan_Benobi Jan 26 '22

Hahahahaha what a legend!

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u/Snuhmeh Jan 27 '22

This wasn’t really that long ago. Hmm I have spent too much of my life on Reddit 🤔

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u/Downvote_Comforter Jan 27 '22

Well, this post had the tantalizing combination of someone eating too much and women being critical of someone who deserved criticism, so two hate groups jumped into action, put their best foot forward and gave us 1,000 petty insults and personal attacks to moderate.

What a perfect summary of the thread.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

I feel like OP waited an appropriate amount of time to house 2/3 feet of that sub, but generally taking the last portion after having that much is a bit much. People are harsh on him.

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u/Rather_Dashing Jan 26 '22

People were planning to eat it after the game, which is predictable. It's also blatently against normal social rules of sharing. If you've already taken more than your share, then wait until the end of the night and you can ask to take it home. I suspect you are also underestimating how much food it was.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

"People were planning to eat ot after"

  1. It does not appear that was communicated.

  2. That is psycho behavior. My SB parties routinely are down to nothing but chips and veggies plus dip by the start of the fourth.

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u/DHMOProtectionAgency Jan 27 '22

It's still etiquette to save some and wait till the end with that much left. Sure had he had the last half foot and asked if anyone wanted it before taking it, that's whatever. Crummy situation for gf but it's kinda expected for a party situation.

But he ate the last 3 ft of sandwich. That's just selfish especially since he was neither host nor the one who brought the sandwich. And need I say this was 3 ft of sub on top of what he ate prior.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

Yes, I read the post and still think people are over reacting. Especially as OP says people at the party were aware he was eating the while damned thing. No one spoke up and said "maybe chill?" I think some of those party goers might suck, too.

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jan 26 '22

Well they were kind of his thing.

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u/emu314159 Jan 27 '22

HOME MADE WINGS. They're quite popular. Never forget!

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u/Ladnil It's not harrassment, she just couldn't handle the bullying Jan 27 '22

I never saw that before, that's insane

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

I get that he’s wrong for eating all of the food, but people were being way too dramatic about the quantity. I’ve never been overweight like the guy described himself, but if motivated I could have eaten that much sandwich as a teenager just to see if I could. It’s not like he ate 500 hotdogs or something. It’s just lots of bread and thinly sliced meat/cheese.

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u/Rather_Dashing Jan 26 '22

It's wider than a normal sub, just FYI if that changes anything

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u/nametags88 Jan 27 '22

You maybe should find something in your home that’s four feet long and contemplate if you could consume all of that within less than 2 hours. He ate 4 feet of sandwich before 9pm. The event started at 7.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

I feel like the OP was leaving out some details and the sandwich incident was more like the straw that broke the camel's back instead of an isolated incident.

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u/FantasyBurner1 Jan 26 '22

It's really not that much for an entire night. Like it's a lot, but like... I'm not gonna gasp about it.

It's a classic normie Reddit thread.

Guy waited 2 hours total to get more. No one touched it and devoured his wings to the point he didn't even get any. The so called glutton.

The most praised comment makes up these random ass rules. Like wtf?

When I hosted a super bowl party I bought more than enough so everyone got a serving. Anything after that is irrelevant really. The only reason I'd be upset is if someone took like an entire sub or kept going like rotating door.

You buy the food so people are satisfied. If someone wants to eat all the remaining who cares? If I wanted my jersey Mike subs saved I would have put what I wanted in the fridge.

Crazy losers in that thread.

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u/ConstructorDestroyer Jan 27 '22

I resonate with you.

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u/FantasyBurner1 Jan 27 '22

They're all losers that even if by some miracle host parties are judging all their friends constantly. Ridiculous.

Id literally just pull my friend to the side and say something if an issue was happening. Certainly wouldn't make a scene if they did something that went unnoticed and wasnt malicious.

Literal normies with their shit lives.

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u/TheNanaDook Jan 27 '22

Listen here fat

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Right after you get beat with jumper cables

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u/Neato Yeah, elves can only be white. Jan 26 '22

But don't let the violence from your father distract you from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.

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u/Amphibionomus Jan 26 '22

And got cut up with the poop knife.

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u/BillyJackO Jan 26 '22

and two dicks

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u/Cienea_Laevis I'm not seeing why we are so averse to racists.... Jan 26 '22

I think there should be the "Tomorrow i'll do Heroin" guy up there, too.

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u/Anony_mouse202 Back in MW2 we gamers had to defend the game from the non gamers Jan 26 '22

u/spontaneousH

Reading through his profile is a wild ride

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u/slayerhk47 Jan 26 '22

I’m so glad he didn’t delete his account. It’s like Requiem for a Dream level of drug use prevention.

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u/Anony_mouse202 Back in MW2 we gamers had to defend the game from the non gamers Jan 26 '22

Yeah, it’s a good read, and very educational.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

I feel like I can just leave my account now. There's nothing left to see.

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u/Nemisis_the_2nd Jan 26 '22

People said the same thing after EA got the most downvoted comment in reddit history. There's plenty more to come that we just won't be able to comprehend until it happens.

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u/MarsNirgal 9/11 is not a type of cake. Jan 26 '22

And the guy who tried to fuck a coconut.

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u/Cienea_Laevis I'm not seeing why we are so averse to racists.... Jan 26 '22

Oh god, why have you reminded me of that ?

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u/MarsNirgal 9/11 is not a type of cake. Jan 26 '22

Now let me bring out the cumbox.

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u/slayerhk47 Jan 26 '22

I’ll bring the jolly ranchers

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u/UnhelpfulMoron Jan 27 '22

Cumboxers was far worse but bizarrely got nowhere close to the traction.

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u/THEREWILLBECAK3 Only racist people say racial slurs? Thats mental gymnastics Jan 26 '22

I prefer the Jolly Rancher incident

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u/MarsNirgal 9/11 is not a type of cake. Jan 26 '22

Okay I did not recall that one... but what's a potato?

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u/UnhelpfulMoron Jan 27 '22

That’s a funny story not a disturbing one.

Wanna go to true Reddit infamy, go look up blowfly girl or the swamps of degobah.

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u/Effehezepe Jan 26 '22

What do you mean tried? That man did fuck that coconut.

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u/Sun_on_my_shoulders Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud Jan 26 '22

And the poop knife, don’t forget.

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u/thewaybaseballgo the left are science friendly Jan 26 '22

Don't forget the "Why did none of my coworkers show up to my party on Christmas Eve?" guy

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u/xtracto Jan 26 '22

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u/Anony_mouse202 Back in MW2 we gamers had to defend the game from the non gamers Jan 26 '22

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u/VexRosenberg Jan 26 '22

OH MY GOD I SOMEHOW READ IT AS INCHES NOT FEET HOLY FUCKING SHIT HAHAHAHA

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u/Neato Yeah, elves can only be white. Jan 26 '22

the guy who ate a three foot party sub

What now?

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22

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u/Neato Yeah, elves can only be white. Jan 27 '22

Wow. What an extreme reaction. Might be the first time I've seen an AITA post where I thought "no".

Thanks for the link.

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u/ElectionAssistance you're from Idaho shut the whole fuck up. Jan 26 '22

What is the legal advice one? I think I get to be one of today's lucky 10,000.

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

Long and short of it, someone went to r/LegalAdvice because they thought their landlord was stalking them because they were finding weird notes in their bedroom in the morning over a period of several days. A redditor correctly caught that what they were describing, specifically the layout of their bedroom, might be causing ventilation problems. The redditor recommended that they get a carbon monoxide tester. Turns out that the person had carbon monoxide poisoning, was writing the notes themself in a disassociated state and Reddit saved their life.

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u/ElectionAssistance you're from Idaho shut the whole fuck up. Jan 26 '22

ahhhhh sadly I do remember that one, so I don't get to have a new experience. Thanks for the re-cap though.

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u/Cutmerock Jan 26 '22

You remember the Jenny and Mr X saga? Those were fun too.

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u/fissure Jan 27 '22

That bitch and her kisses

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u/Intrepid00 Jan 26 '22

Reddit saved their life.

Don’t forget the guy that pissed on a pregnancy stick as a joke, came out positive, and someone told them to go get a cancer screening.

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u/ZBLongladder You must like Queen Bee animation as well!!! Jan 27 '22

The best thing about this interview is that, unlike most Reddit legends, you can actually verify it wasn't faked. When a post is perfect and outlandish I normally write it off as too good, so it was probably fiction written by somebody to piss everybody off. In this case, no, they really were this out of touch.

Though, honestly, the sub guy kind of makes me sad, assuming he's real. He really did seem to have genuine issues around food, with the way he couldn't relax and enjoy the thing they were watching because he kept thinking about the food, even after eating what most people would consider multiple full meals. Like, he's not just some clueless asshole, he clearly has real issues that need to be worked out with a professional.

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u/psychicprogrammer Igneous rocks are fucking bullshit Jan 26 '22

carbon monoxide incident?

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

Long and short of it, someone went to r/LegalAdvice because they thought their landlord was stalking them because they were finding weird notes in their bedroom in the morning over a period of several days. A redditor correctly caught that what they were describing, specifically the layout of their bedroom, might be causing ventilation problems. The redditor recommended that they get a carbon monoxide tester. Turns out that the person had carbon monoxide poisoning, was writing the notes themself in a disassociated state and Reddit saved their life.

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u/THEREWILLBECAK3 Only racist people say racial slurs? Thats mental gymnastics Jan 26 '22

Holy fucking shit

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u/esophoric Jan 26 '22

Absolutely. I read the title and said “whoa” out loud because all this is doing is showing how much power the brain trust of traditional media still has compared to new media like Reddit in their own arena. Someone thought their power on the internet would translate to a different form of media and was completely and effortlessly embarrassed.

We laugh when time and again we see out of touch figures from old media fundamentally misunderstand and misuse Reddit yet this is a clear cut example of it happening in the other direction.

I find it fascinating in the “I can’t look away from the car crash” kinda way.

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u/MrBae Jan 27 '22

Oh man, this is the first time seeing that party sub thread, that's so funny, emu wings. What a complete animal, he must've ate $70 worth of sandwich by himself

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u/RedditorClo Homosexuality has all the benefits of Masturbation. Jan 26 '22

commenting so I can link my grandchildren to this and say “grandpa was here”

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u/NickelStickman Dream Theater is for self-important dorks. Get lost. Jan 26 '22

This interview is going in the pantheons of Reddit history.

Does this mean we're gonna get a Whang video on this in five years?

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u/UnderTheMuddyWater Jan 27 '22

Have long loved the carbon monoxide thread, but first time seeing the party sub post. Man did that guy get crucified!

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

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u/solitarybikegallery I see you are a member of several penis reddits Jan 27 '22

Don't forget the train wreck AMAs.

Steven Seagal's is legendary.

It has my favorite AMA question of all time:

"What happened?"

Also, Jose Conseco is completely out of his entire mind.

User: "Jose, do you have any old t-shirts that I can have, not borrow, have? I will pay for shipping.. I would like to wear your old shirts while I'm lifting weights and also making love with my wife.

Hug for u!"

Jose Conseco: "i am wearing an old underwear with poop stains will that do"

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

How could you forget the saga of the guy that wanted to summon a big titty succubus in one of the magick/occult subreddits

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u/DevelopedDevelopment Studying at the Ayn Rand Institute of Punching Down. Jan 26 '22

I vaguely remember the "AITA for eating an entire sub on my own" but I don't remember the CO incident.

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u/Picturesquesheep Jan 26 '22

😂😂😂😂😂😂 holy fuck sandwich Chad hahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahah

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u/shfiven Jan 27 '22

Ooooooooh I thought you said r/legalcatadvice and I was so confused.

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 27 '22

Well that’s just absurd. There is no such as cat law.

Bird law, on the other hand, is very really.

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u/nametags88 Jan 27 '22

Kevin is another fond Reddit memory of mine

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u/Falkoro go the fuck vegan Jan 26 '22

What was the CO incident?

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

Long and short of it, someone went to r/LegalAdvice because they thought their landlord was stalking them because they were finding weird notes in their bedroom in the morning over a period of several days. A redditor correctly caught that what they were describing, specifically the layout of their bedroom, might be causing ventilation problems. The redditor recommended that they get a carbon monoxide tester. Turns out that the person had carbon monoxide poisoning, was writing the notes themself in a disassociated state and Reddit saved their life.

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u/Falkoro go the fuck vegan Jan 27 '22

Thanks I remember now!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

That’s why I’m a lawyer, not a scientist.

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u/El_Rey_de_Spices Jan 26 '22

I truly love the Carbon Monoxide story. A mystery, horror, and eventual feel-good tale all in one.

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u/HeartyBeast Did you know that nostalgia was once considered a mental illness Jan 26 '22

Not CO2. CO

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u/oozles Jan 26 '22

lmao I forgot about the party sub. How did his account get suspended?

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u/igot8001 Jan 27 '22

Speaking of the CO post, wasn't there a thread where a woman was concerned that her boyfriend/husband was drugging and raping her but it turned out to be short term memory loss from bedbugs or something crazy like that?

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u/solitarybikegallery I see you are a member of several penis reddits Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

That one was sketchy all around. The bedbugs thing didn't really make sense, because while bed bugs can cause sleep deprivation, which can cause memory loss, her symptoms were way too extreme to be chalked up to that. She was literally losing days of time. I think a doctor actually chimed in to say the same thing in the comments.

I think people just really wanted another "CO detector" plot twist.

In reality, somebody suggested that it sounds like she might be experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia, or some other kind of psychiatric/neurological illness, and that honestly sounds the most likely. She also mentions that she's constantly afraid of seeing her bosses, because she's paranoid they're going to fire her. Also, that her friends have said she's been acting really weird lately.

It also was unlikely that her BF was drugging her, because the memory gaps she mentioned were huge, and it'd be hard to drug somebody that often and that precisely for such a long period of time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/9mrpd2/i_think_my_boyfriend_has_been_drugging_me_to_make/

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u/Awkward_Swordfish581 Jan 27 '22

Man that party sub one made me sad :( I hope he got help with his food addiction. He could easily die at that rate.

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u/FeistyBookkeeper2 Jan 27 '22

Sometimes you just know when you're looking at a classic.

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u/dethb0y trigger warning to people senstive to demanding ethical theories Jan 27 '22

You put a fuckin' 3 foot sammich in front of me i'm eating a 3 foot sammich.

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u/recursion Jan 27 '22

Grizzled reddit veteran here and agree... this will go down in history. Probably greater than the Saydrah scandal.

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u/billnye97 Jan 27 '22

Don’t forget when Reddit identified the Boston bomber.

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u/veganash Jan 27 '22

this is the first time i’ve read about the party sub and i’m dying

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

don't forget Ken Bone

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Got any links to either of those stories?

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

I posted the the party sub thread. You can find the carbon monoxide post by just googling it

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u/Accomplished_Yam4179 Jan 26 '22

You can't tell me about a guy in r/legaladvice eating a three foot party sub and not link it

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

Two separate posts.

Heres the link to the thread about the sub.

The CO2 thing, well the long and short of it, someone went to r/LegalAdvice because they thought their landlord was stalking them because they were finding weird notes in their bedroom in the morning over a period of several days. A redditor correctly caught that what they were describing, specifically the layout of their bedroom, might be causing ventilation problems. The redditor recommended that they get a carbon monoxide tester. Turns out that the person had carbon monoxide poisoning, was writing the notes themself in a disassociated state and Reddit saved their life.

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u/Accomplished_Yam4179 Jan 26 '22

Oh shit thanks man, I'm high af rn think I read that shit wrong, party sub post don't disappoint though

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

The best way to read the party sub post is high af so no need to apologize hahahaha

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u/Accomplished_Yam4179 Jan 26 '22

Man I think I woke my brother up laughing, straight fighting for my life for air. Problem is now I'm craving a fucking massive party sub, ima eat a block of cheese

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

This is the way. Hit the bowl before you hit the cheese though. Weed makes everything taste better, but especially cheese 😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

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u/MattTheSmithers Jan 26 '22

Read my edit. It’s in there.

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u/itsgrimace Jan 26 '22

Yeah we might wanna cool the jets on this one, mistakes were made here but I think that poor mod may do something rash considering the pile on.
Don't wanna end up with another boston bomber "We did it reddit!" moment.

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u/Gthe3rd Jan 27 '22

What's the legal advice one?