Ulysses Bucket List Amanda UPDATE:

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Yoinkie2013 ยท 1477 points ยท Posted at 19:35:01 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm kind of lacking words at the moment, and am in awe of the power of the universe. Writing this story was just to relive a moment in my life, and to share it with others and maybe help them in some sort of way(or just give an entertaining story to read). Never did I think there was the slightest chance I would actually get to talk to her again. But thats exactly what happened.

Last night I found out that the Amanda that ThatGuyWhoAte knew, was in fact the Amanda I met 14 years ago. She replied to my e-mail; her pics match the face of the girl I remember, and her side of the story matches exactly as well.

Now I know that Reddit loves proof somewhat, so here is her first response to my e-mail I sent her:

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It's not much, but that's all I can give you. Friendship is about trust, and I just met her again, I can't go around posting her e-mails on an open forum like Reddit. Please, out of respect for her and me, don't e-mail me asking for her pics, or any other information of that sort. I'm sure you all understand.

Sometimes the world and the universe seem so significant that you in comparison, start feeling small. I can't yet put into words how thankful I am to all of you. For reading my story, upvoting it for visibility, and helping me find ThatGuyWhoAte, who in turn, led me to her. It blows my mind when I really start to think about it. She lives in Georgia now, so its unlikely I will get to see her again. But, as this story is proof, weirder things have happened. Thank you, Reddit. I will really never forget what you did for me. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you.

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Yoinkie2013 ยท 342 points ยท Posted at 18:05:51 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For those of you asking, she sang in front of strangers a few times, but that wasn't the challenge! the challenge was to do it A Capella! I think its kind of beautiful in a way, that she hasn't done hers and I haven't finished Ulysses(still 30 pages away). I told her maybe one day we could skype, and I could read her the last page of Ulysses and she could set up her cam in a bar or coffee shop somewhere and just start singing. Will keep you all posted of if and when we do finish the original two List items. We do have the rest of our lives to complete them!

Rika_3141 ยท 158 points ยท Posted at 16:11:31 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

dang man your giving me feels :). In return (unless you know this story already) I will give the story of the Train Man. Or as they call it in Japan the Densha Otoko. A story that occurred in the Japanese 2Channel (kinda like 4-chan)

I will just copy the text from wikipedia for connivance.

On March 14, 2004, at 9:55 p.m., an anonymous user posted in a 2channel thread for single men to talk about their woes. According to his account, he had been sitting next to a young woman on the train when a drunken man entered the car and began to badger a particular woman.[2] The poster took the risk of telling the man to stop bothering the passengers, who were all women.[2] The two struggled for a short time while the other passengers used this distraction to summon the conductor, who took control of the situation.[3][4]

Never having done such a thing in his life, the poster was amazed to find the woman thanking him deeply for saving her from harassment.[5] The young woman requested his address, telling him that she wanted to express her appreciation for his act, before they parted ways.[5] The poster, upon returning home, shared his experience with other posters in the thread and was eventually nicknamed "Densha Otoko" (Train_Man).[5]

A few days later, Train_Man received a package from the woman: an expensive set of cups and saucers made by Hermรจs, a French luxury goods company.[4] Flabbergasted, the man turned to the 2channelers for advice; he was soon convinced that the tea set was too expensive to be a mere thank-you gift.[4] Following the advice and suggestions of the other posters, Train_Man eventually contacted the woman.[4]

The man who wrote admitted things about himself, such as the fact that his number of years without girlfriends equaled his age, that he was an Akihabara nerd and an otaku, and that he had never been on a date.[6] Because of this last fact, he consistently posted updates on his situation, asking for advice on everything from restaurant choices to what clothing to wear.[2] After an enjoyable first date, they began meeting regularly.[2] Following the 2channelers' collective advice, he got a haircut, updated his wardrobe, and began to emerge from his shell.[2] After several dates, his demeanor had changed for the better and this culminated a few months later in his confessing his love for her.[2] She reciprocated, and when the 2channelers were informed, there was a mass celebration; posts began flowing in congratulating the new couple, and extravagant Shift JIS art pictures were posted.

It was later turned into a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media.

Now since it was in 2Channel (which is anonymous like 4chan) so the authenticity has been questioned.

Frankly I would rather believe that it was true :)

[deleted] ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 14:03:07 on July 30, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Its like the reverse Denko

xerxerneas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:12 on January 1, 2023 ยท (Permalink)

Coming in here 8 years later to post what exactly denko is about (spoiler: some guy comes across a girl he likes and sends her 600 messages in a couple hours etc) (a mammoth of a 5 parter from the same Japanese anon forum 2chan)

FadeInto ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:31:20 on June 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

good story, hadn't heard of it before.

Rika_3141 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:12:20 on June 29, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Glad you Read it, this really made my day :)

Afromaki ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:37:22 on July 2, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome story !

igotthisone ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 05:03:00 on September 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

The last page of Ulysses is basically a marriage proposal, just in case you need it to coincide with anything.

Harmonie ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:39:29 on August 2, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I have sung A Capella in front of a crowd of strangers. I'm not your Amanda, but your story makes me realize how cool that experience was. Thanks!

wildmetacirclejerk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:34 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

i am glad you exist. i glad your story exists, it gave me a bit of hope in a world full of despair. please don't leave reddit

[deleted] ยท 112 points ยท Posted at 05:57:24 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Never going to see her eh? Just say the word and I bet half of Reddit is ready with donations for a plane ticket.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Yoinkie2013 ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 07:41:54 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Guess I can't say never. You never know what may happen. But if there did come a point that I had to see her, I would gladly spend my money to go make a memory like that. I would never make the wonderful people of reddit to spend their money on sending me, some random guy, to go see a random girl. Your money would do far more good being donated or used to help your community.

furythree ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 11:50:25 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

new ulysses challenge

DaBestGnome ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 23:02:20 on May 26, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Can we challenge you to go meet her? I mean, we (Reddit) have obviously made a large impact on your life, and you on all of ours.

[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:11:01 on July 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Plane ride to read the last page of Ulysses to her and then she can sing in front if where that is.

Chlamydiacuntbucket ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:42:12 on July 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I officially challenge you to see her, in person.

Bluberryrain ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:33:46 on June 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I would happily chip in for you to go!

steelviper77 ยท 312 points ยท Posted at 19:42:21 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is amazing. I'm so happy for you, being able to meet a friend after 14 years from only knowing her for a few minutes. This is what the internet is for, creating communities that make everyone happy.

Dontwearthatsock ยท 231 points ยท Posted at 00:30:30 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

And porn.

sik_dik ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 17:34:06 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

actually, it was originally created for a fail-safe connection between nuclear missile silos...

so, it was actually created for destroying communities and making everyone dead

Rika_3141 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:02:43 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

DARPA ftw!

autowikibot ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:02:59 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Section 5. ARPANET of article History of the Internet:

Promoted to the head of the information processing office at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Robert Taylor intended to realize Licklider's ideas of an interconnected networking system. Bringing in Larry Roberts from MIT, he initiated a project to build such a network. The first ARPANET link was established between the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Stanford Research Institute at 22:30 hours on October 29, 1969. [citation needed]

"We set up a telephone connection between us and the guys at SRI ...", Kleinrock ... said in an interview: "We typed the L and we asked on the phone,

"Do you see the L?"

Interesting: History of the Opera web browser | History of the Internet in Sweden | Nerds 2.0.1 | ARPANET

Parent commenter can toggle NSFW or delete. Will also delete on comment score of -1 or less. | FAQs | Mods | Magic Words

boxjohn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:37:04 on June 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

which is EXACTLY what porn does.

armacitis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:03:29 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

*destroying commies

[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:35:06 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Greetings from the future! July is great! Though...not for everyone.

armacitis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:16 on July 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Yes,this business with Russia will be rather troublesome.

[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:45 on August 4, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Somebody just had to go and ruin the moment shakes head

MEAAAAAT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:10 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm glad we have this new technology..

QuadrupleGremlin ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 20:00:46 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

If this is real, it's definitely one of the greatest stories on reddit. This sub is a testament to what we can do for one another, and I'm so happy for you Yoinkie2013.

OnlyEpic ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:26:44 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I came back and checked for updates every day. I'm so glad it turned out! :D

postuk ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 20:49:58 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That is immense!

Looks like you've maybe re-discovered an old friend, but also potentially made a new one in /u/ThatGuyWhoAte !

5_sec_rule ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 12:49:17 on June 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

He gone.

audio-blood ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:12:53 on July 4, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I was sad to see that :(.

[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:36:19 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Shadowbanned? :( Poor guy.

smokebreak ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 20:31:15 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Speaking of fate.... I was trawling through /r/all/new, and saw an RES tag that said, "Ask him if the girl was Amanda."

I'm so glad that it was Amanda. I hope you guys are able to pick up where you left off and have a new, digital friendship.

Turnupthesun ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 12:10:27 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...why do you have so many unread emails.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Yoinkie2013 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:08:34 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm slightly addicted to Groupon and they take advantage of my weaknesses. They send me dozens of product e-mails a day and I get lazy deleting e-mails, haha.

Xeras ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:40:14 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I thought it was because reddit knows your email

Spazicle ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:09:42 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is just incredible. I would never imagine that something like this could ever happen.

wholetthegodsout ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 12:29:45 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For those of you who need the background. This is one of the best stories I have ever come across on Reddit. Every day I was checking for his update. So glad and happy for you that you both found each other.

The power of internet.

Wish you more wonderful journeys in life ahead.

Kevvybabes ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:27:28 on June 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

My UlyssesBucketList challenge for you: Get a plane ticket, fly to Georgia, marry her.

[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:58:23 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...And this is why i love the internet, glad the story has a happy ending, at least for this chapter, i hope you stay friends

aimesome ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:42:23 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP delivered!

Koonda ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:59:38 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP got delivered! FTFY

GTB3NW ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:53:34 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Well fuck, I hope you get to meet again! :)

BlinkAgainst44 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:12:57 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

That's amazing dude! I've been checking literally every day since the original thread hoping for an update. Glad to see it actually worked out!

MarilynMerlot ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:41:50 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Thank you for the update. I'm so happy that it's 'your' Amanda. Through your brief train-encounter 14 years ago, the Ulysses Bucket List has been formed - and in the way that Amanda's made a lasting impression on your life - you're making lasting impressions on so many others around the world who are partaking in the Ulysses Bucket List. That's quite an impact. You're changing lives in a positive way. Much respect.

Best wishes to you, Amanda and ThatGuyWhoAte.

Edit: Oh - did you show Amanda this thread, and if so, what did she think?

bearofmoka ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 09:06:49 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm sorry I called you a scumbag, especially since you didn't get the /u/Krepo reference. Thanks for delivering!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Yoinkie2013 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:44:54 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Haha no worries.

superhero0 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 16:14:31 on October 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

YOU NEED TO MAKE BABIES WITH HER

[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:59:40 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Woohoo!

woowoo293 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:15:23 on June 2, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Awesome! Please include us on your wedding invites. Also, name your children after us.

Mizarys ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:39:41 on June 24, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

"My name is woowoo293" thatd be epic

AdamR53142 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:10:21 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so glad this had a happy ending :) I'm not sure if this what you mean by asking for information "of that sort," but has she sung acapella in front of strangers yet?

5_sec_rule ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:01:33 on June 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I used to know someone from 20 years ago who I proposed to at a very young age. She accepted, but a few months later she calls me and tells me that she is getting married to someone else. I ended up moving clear across the country to the west coast after that forgetting about all of it and starting my next adventure in life.

On a whim I recently searched for her and her two daughters and found them. I contacted one of the daughters but she didn't respond. Out of desperation I made up a story that I was dying and that my last wish was to contact her mother. She succumbed to my lie and gave me her mother's phone number. I later confessed that I wasn't dying and her daughter was ok with that. I called her mother who I had'nt spoken with in 20 years. She tearfully told me that she had made the biggest mistake of her life 20 years ago. She said she had just gotten through a horrible divorce from the guy she had been married to for 20 years. 20 years of heartache and abuse she told me. I told her that I wasn't mad at her and that I just wanted to know if she was ok. She said she was doing better. We talked about events in our lives over the past 20 years. Some good and some bad. She was still kind of down. I told her when I get to dark places in my life that I have made it my life motto to "look for the good no matter how insignificant". Many times it's just being able to see the sunset, a taco from taco bell or even going to bed after a long day. I try to enjoy it all now. Day to day things that were mundane before are now small highlights that crown each of my days.

FaolPlay ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:34:00 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Thank you for confirming that good things actually do happen. Little bits of confirmed hope like this are what keep me going

EpicXY ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:21:58 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Good job man.

I still can't understand how of all the coincidences, some random guy from Reddit happened to know this "Amanda" that you lost contact of years ago.

Just wow.

GijsVanEverdingen ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:54:28 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So did she sang in a room full of strangers?

[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:27:23 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I'm so happy that this story has such a wonderful ending. Truly the greatest story I've ever read on Reddit right here. OP I challenge you to go see her again and I will accept anything you throw at me. Best of luck Yoinkie!

KittySoftPurrs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:11 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

You write really well, you should writ either book or movies script based on your story :)

thealphateam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:26:50 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I don't really want to know the details of your relationship, but one question does pertain to your original post.

Did she ever sing her song?

RedditsKittyKat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:42:53 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Ahh I've been waiting for an update! Awesome!

Dude.... you gotta meet this girl in person again damnit!

ZooRevolution ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:54 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I think this just markes Reddit's history.

Quitschicobhc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:27:17 on May 21, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

These are the most amazing moments on reddit. :)

Ravenrie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:07 on May 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Holy shit! That was actually her? Man, that is incredible!

ihateyougym ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:21:11 on May 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is fantastic. TheGuyWhoAte is fantastic. You are fantastic. Amanda is fantastic.

Glad this ended well and we hope you know what this story has done for so many people - including. There is still magic and wonder left in the world.

[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:57 on May 28, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OP Delivered.

:')

OPs should always deliver.

smile_itworks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:12 on July 22, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Great story!

Choaxi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:43:11 on August 16, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

100% upvoted wow...

JDP4812 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:10:26 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Catfish

ninjafishie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:45:34 on July 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

this. is fucking awesome. this makes me happy to be alive again.

Nopski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:51 on July 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

awesome story!

GoodGuyNixon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:42 on May 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

For some reason, this story reminds of the movie The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. I realize that there isn't that much in common at all, but if anyone else has seen it they might know what I'm talking about.

Dontwearthatsock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:16 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I havnt seen it but I think I know what you mean.

bigtalltree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:59 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is so awesome!

MadnessBunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:43 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Dude that's awesome, I'm happy for you

geezee69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:18:28 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I really hope that you do manage to see her again actually; just a meetup for a coffee and tell her in person about how inadvertently, she changed your life. I'll definitely be following this sub for a very very long time, and be inspired by you just like you're inspired by Amanda. Good luck dude, hope to hear from you more often around Reddit!

jetio4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:51 on May 26, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

So... how did things turn out when you got back home?

f3rp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:23 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

I challenge you to go see her :) (future wife?)

rethardus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 08:35:37 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)*

Even though I love this idea, we shouldn't butt in. They have their own lives, their own circumstances, and they shouldn't get together just because random strangers on the internet want to watch a love story unfold. They're not here for our entertainment, so they should just do things their way. Sorry that I made such a serious remark on your light-hearted comment, but this should be said. Let fate decide their destiny!

Edit: Thanks "Thier_2_Their_Bot"

Thier_2_Their_Bot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 08:35:40 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

...in. They have their own life,...

FTFY rethardus :)

Please don't hate me. I'm only a simple bot trying to make a living.

rethardus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:22:22 on May 20, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Oh no, this is my shame-day!

mariojt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:01 on May 27, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

OH MY GOD so thats really 'your' Amanda, Im really really glad to hear that. And dont forget to tell reddit if the movie version come out someday,

spacegeekchick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:56 on June 19, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

Your story prompted me to sign up for reddit only so I could see the outcome. Thanks for keeping us updated. I really hope you can meet up with Amanda again.

Pdidy0805 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:39 on June 23, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is truly amazing and heartwarming

Afromaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:31 on July 2, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This.was.so.coooool !!!! Thanks for this awesome story ,it gave me shivers and all :)

InfectedWithRage ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:07:10 on June 14, 2014 ยท (Permalink)

This is amaaaaaaaaaaziiiiiiiiiing

TheOneGecko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:23 on May 1, 2022 ยท (Permalink)

Why would a 17 year old Canadian girl have read Ulysses?

nyutnyut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:17 on May 14, 2022 ยท (Permalink)

I canโ€™t really explain why but I really needed to read this story and Iโ€™m glad I decided to lay in bed and surf Reddit instead of playing video games.