Wow. This has me in tears. I lost a sister that was on the lung transplant list. I wish more people were donors. I might still have my only sister with me. My sons would know their Aunt. They would be able to see where they got their sense of humor and sassiness. :(
causes a religious issue for many people who didn't realize it was opt-out. it's opt-in to not cause problems after. opt-out is more questionable and more susceptible to problems.
I think what would help a great deal was if it was a question that was explicitly asked as part of some process most people goes through, either getting a driver's license, health insurance or some other common process. There's probably a huge amount of people who aren't listed as donors simply because they were never asked, but would gladly sign up for it if the topic was brought up.
The Planet Money podcast did an episode about this. The DMVs in either Michigan or Minnesota had a lot of success signing up people who were there doing routine DMV stuff just by having the person behind the counter ask if they were interested.
How are they not terrible reasons? Do religious people really not see the irony in using religion as an excuse to deny others the use of organs that could save lives, when those organs are only going to be wasted by being buried or cremated?
I do see the irony. But thats not the point. This isn't europe where mentioning religion in a political standing is political suicide. The US run very heavily by its religions, and many of them say that the body must remain intact upon burial/death.
I understand the issue, and yes it's selfish to hold to those laws in this day and age, but complaining about it here does nothing to them.
Religion or not, some people don't like the idea of their organs being taken when they die, it just feels off to them, and thats also their choice.
Actually, that is the point. You (and others like you) are smart enough, apparently, to see the irony and understand that your organs could do some good after you die, yet you're still too superstitious to allow it. You even acknowledge that those laws/reasons are selfish. Sad to think of people who might die simply because some people are too superstitious to allow their working parts to be used after death. At least you stopped using religion as an excuse in your last paragraph, and acknowledged that some people are just too uncomfortable with the notion of their organs being used for a good cause, and would rather they go to waste. That's better than pretending to be pious.
As for "complaining" about it here- it's an opt-in program, remember? If my arguments can change one person's mind, then it's worth "complaining" about here.
Webo_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:12:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you click on the link it's in the imgur description
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:34:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Nowadays the donor list is so long that if you are a live donor, we can make exceptions for nearly anything: HCV, HIV, malignancy, you name it. Now that assumes there's no evidence of metastasis, which would change the story.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 06:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they're just humoring him in his last moments.
Shaomoki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:03 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want this to come the wrong way, but when I first saw this it made me very happy.
Chinese kids are known for being incredibly entitled "little emperors" when I saw this story it made me feel so happy that there are courageous and selfless kids today.
As a person who has spent a lot of time at Chinese hospitals, I can assure you that they are the last fucking place on earth to look for "the brighter side of humanity."
The fucking polar opposite actually.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 05:57:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This picture is nice, and hell, maybe it even was a genuinely amazing moment. But, overall, Chinese society is an "every man for himself" environment, and hospitals are the epitome of that.
Needles are re-used because they wanna save a few pennies, so patients get hepatitis all the time. They won't help you with anything, so family members have to come and stay with you to feed you, wash your clothes, help you go to the bathroom, etc. If you don't have family members, you're going to starve to death in the hospital.
If you do have all of these things, Chinese society largely rejects modern science, so there is a decent chance they are going to treat your infection with herbs and hot water. Tons of people die for no reason because the doctor couldn't give enough of a shit to do a basic check. They're paid by the month, and as long as they are there, they're working.
You're telling me to fuck off because I'm not going with the positive flow, and fine, whatever. But, Chinese hospitals are absolutely depressing, and they serve better as an example of humanity falling apart.
Choking up here. After extensive experience with pediatrics in the American health care system, I can safely assume that American docs would be tearing through that poor kid so they could fit another billable patient in before lunch.
I dont think that's a good generalization. I believe that they only do these practices is because insurance companies are such a nuisance to deal with. All my doctors and nurses I've ever dealt with have been very considerate and nice.
As cold and clinical as that may seem, they're trying to save the most lives that they can. Detached efficiency is necessary when they're dealing with people's tragedies day in and day out.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 03:55:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 04:38:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
(In the US) 8 years of schooling. 4 years of teacher salary residency, sometimes with 70 hour work weeks. 6 digit college debt. I'm not a doctor, but from what I understand, you have to love helping people to not experience a burnout. There are plenty of other lucrative jobs out there that don't require the level of commitment that doctors must have. So please, do piss off
ruralife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
70 hours is a short week for a surgical resident. It has to exceed 100 before they will consider it long
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:44:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is why I'm not an organ donor. Not because what they would do to me when I'm dead, but beforehand. Heard too many stories of doctors not trying to resuscitate someone BECAUSE they wanted the organs, which is actually backwards, I mean, to let someone die so another can live?
etidorpha ยท 3858 points ยท Posted at 20:09:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Japanese-American man tearfully welcomes his son home from the WW2. His son was part of the 442nd Battalion, which was made up of segregated Japanese-Americans, and one of the most decorated battalions for its size and length of service in American history, despite being subject to deep prejudices at home and abroad.
The old father's face and his protective embrace gets me every time.
Canada doesn't get talked about much in general. The Japanese Internment, and the treatment of the Inuit (forced integration) are the two big dark spots in our history.
baronsin ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:08:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I met a neat Japanese Canadian family on the west coast of Vancouver Island whom had lived through the Canadian internment. Government sold their house towards the war effort while in the camps, when returned to normal civilian life they discover that they no longer owned their home. Worked like crazy to buy it back. Now sit on several millions of dollars of waterfront property.
TLDR: we stole Aboriginal children away from families, forced them to learn Christian methods and morals, essentially cultural bleaching. Punishments for exhibiting any marks of Aboriginal culture resulted in severe punishments (nearly 6k children died). There were 80 schools at the peak and the last one was closed 1996 (not sure if it was truly active but still).
dabbo93 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:46:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's awful I never heard about any of that. How did so many children die?
I actually forgot how horrifying the punishments were. Forced sterilization, physical/sexual abuse. The point was never to kill the kids but they were doing this to KIDS
When you take a bunch of underfed and malnourished children crammed in like sardines in a can tuberculosis and the flu will wreak havoc. On top of that you've got a rampant physical, sexual and mental abuse. Pretty dark stain on the countrys history.
Sometimes I think the only way to really fix it is to create new boarding schools run by the first nations themselves with various psychologists and social workers on staff with the goal of teaching the children traditional native ways, social/psychological skills needed to overcome generational trauma, in addition to the standard curriculum, with the kids free to bus back to see their parents on the weekends if they choose.
Of course the stigma of the prior residential schools would prevent this from ever becoming accepted.
Trintron ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:51:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
David Suzuki was in an internment camp as a child. He talks about it.
serl_h ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:48:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There are a lot more dark spots in the Canadian history than just what the government did to the aboriginal people in general (back in the days of course) and the Japanese descendents during WW2.
The good thing is that, unlike a lot of other countries, Canadian education actually teaches us (from BC social studies curriculum stand point) quite a bit about these issues. Further, in my honest opinions, after doing my own readings and research, these issues are actually described as unbias as it can possibly get.
Edit:
Some other notable issues include the Chinese head tax, Indian immigration disregarding the fact that India was part of the British Empire, and refusing to accept Jewish refugees shortly before the breakout of WW2 (I think, can't remember the exact time), turning them back to the Nazi Germany government (and of course most, if not all, died), and the never ending Quebec vs. Canada problems.
Not just BC, the Japanese internment was in the curriculum in Alberta, too.
And not just social studies, I remember reading Obasan in English class in junior high.
ijoju ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had it mentioned in my history classes. I was surprised to learn David Suzuki, famous host of The Nature of Things lived in one until he was 16.
omnilynx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much every country in that war did dark things to people on the other side (or even suspected of it). Which is not to deny that some were worse than others.
We have some really dark history too. If you have some time and are curious, go read about the Japs but also the Inuits and the aboriginal residential school system. It's seriously dark.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the UK! I recently found my GGrandfather's internment card in the National Archives. He was deemed higher security, and was held for two years until the agreed he didn't pose a threat. I believe my grandfather also wasn't allowed to enlist (born in England, to English mother) so he became a firefighter in Blitz London
Yep UK got upto it too. A couple of members of my family got interned because they had been in the Italian army before the war, whilst others where fighting for Britain and the rest where changing their names to English ones and fleeing their home of 10 years due to attacks from their neighbors.
baevar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:47:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to get dark in a happy thread, but I didn't steer the boat here: 48% of Trump supporters polled in Iowa see nothing wrong with Japanese internment. I also agree it was one of if not the biggest stain on our history that exists so I'm baffled that almost 1/2 of a group of people could see nothing wrong with it. I'm telling myself "Trump supporting Iowans isn't a large or diverse group." but I can't kid myself into thinking that it'd be vastly different in other states. Even the 29% of R's overall that feel this way leaves a really bad taste in the mouth. That's an awful lot of people who haven't learned from history and are doomed to repeat it as the saying goes.
I saw George Takei speak about this actually. He said that on the document you signed to serve, Japanese Americans had to answer this: "Do you denounce your allegiance to the Japanese empire and give it to the United States of America?" (Probably off with wording but the right idea.) That question implies that all Japanese Americans were loyal to Japan, not the U.S. If you answered yes, you admitted to formerly supporting Japan. If you answered no as a way of protesting that rigged question, then you were seen as a traitor. You couldn't win.
It's a more nuanced and complicated situation than the black and white situation you paint it.
For example, I'm a white male who's parents moved here from Sweden before I was born. My family has never owned slaves, at least not as far back as we can trace. Yet as a white american I'm supposed to atone for the sins of non-ancestors; I'm not talking about white privilege, which is unquestionably a thing, I'm talking about how I'm literally supposed to feel bad about being white and feel remorse for something people unrelated to me entirely did (something I was reminded of regularly going to public school in Oakland in the 80's).
Going back to the war with Japan - in that situation an entire culture (not merely a country, the head of the culture itself - the Emperor) had declared war on the US and was simultaneously committing a genocide in China on a scale that makes the Nazi's look lazy. To have the stomach to do the terrible things the US had to do in order to defend ourselves against a ruthless xenophobic enemy we had to galvanize the entire population to support the war effort, which in turn meant we had to fight fire with fire and create our own xenophobic environment in order to embolden our armed forces and factory workers to the same level of zealotry the entire country of Japan had already been in for years. At the time America didn't care much what was happening across the Ocean to others; we simply didn't have the same bizarre worldview that Japan and Germany had at the time; there was no way we were going to do what was necessary to end the wholesale slaughter of millions in China and (more importantly to our own survival) defend our country when all of that was happening on the other side of the largest ocean without fighting the very culture of Japan itself by demonizing it. The overwhelming majority of the Japanese race was actively at war with us at the time, but we are supposed to feel bad for the few who lived here and not hold them accountable at all. Again - white person in America in 2016 is responsible for terrible things they never were involved with that happened 50+ years ago but for some reason we think the ethnic Japanese in America during WWII were 100% innocent victims.
This meant we did some terrible things such as internment camps, racist propaganda, and segregation in the armed forces. However none of those things even begin to approach what our enemies were doing.
Somehow America loves to beat eat itself up and think we are the worst ever, especially when it comes to Japan and WWII, but it's important to put it into context and not forget what Japan was doing at the time.
Two wrongs don't make a right, and one really bad wrong doesn't make a lesser wrong more right, but in war you have to do terrible things to survive. We are, this very day, killing people so they don't kill us or our allies, which is a horrible thing but necessary in the world we live in.
I agree with basically everything you said. This generation does not understand total war and only see the end results, not the means to get there. Could it have been handled better, sure. But people kid themselves by thinking we could just all hold hands during that time, the entire globe was trying to kill each other.
Turns out, there were thousands of Japanese spies in the US. Germans and Italians were interned too. It had to be done. By a Democrat President, no less.
Turns out there were thousands of Japanese spies, including women. It had to be done Germans and Italians were also interned.
edit: fuck your downvotes, it's true.
Oedipai ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:34:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is completely false and it's irresponsible to perpetuate this nonsense. No Japanese American, either US citizen or not, was convicted of espionage during World War 2. Read the Supreme Court case for Korematsu v United States and look at the nonexistent case for interning the Japanese. There was no reason to intern them other than mindless fear. Please do your research from reputable sources.
Our Naval Intelligence intercepts proved with no doubt whatever that, during the war, the
Japanese had an extremely effective espionage network in the U.S. and
that the U.S. government had in its possession names and identification
of innumerable active Japanese agents. So as not to stir up race riots or
any such disturbances, the U.S. has never released the names of the
extraordinarily numerous Japanese agents in the U.S. The American
public consequently remains, to this day, ignorant of the massive
wartime Japanese intelligence operation in the United States.
Among the people hired to do research on the episode, 40 percent had
Japanese names โ and many were militant civil rights activists who had
strongly spoken out in support of the Japanese and in favor of
reparations. These people were generally added to the hearings staff as
advisers. On the other hand, at the hearings, no reference whatever is
made of such works as John Costelloโs excellent โThe Pacific War.โ โThe
rising current of fear on the West Coast, and the evidence from the
MAGIC intercepts the previous year of espionage organizationsโ had been
key factors in ordering Japanese out of the West Coast. โMAGICโ was the
secret code word for top-secret American intercepts of Japanese military
communications. There are other books, studies and documents that could
have been consulted for the hearings. But they were not. Never.
The one man who everyone thinks could have shed the most light on the
compulsory evacuation of the West Coast by the Japanese was John J.
McCloy, assistant secretary of war at the time and, later, high
commissioner for Germany, U.S. disarmament coordinator, and president of
the World Bank. McCloy wrote to Sen. Charles Grassley:
From my personal appearance at the hearings of the Commission, I
believe its conduct was a horrendous affront to our tradition of fair
and objective hearings. Whenever I sought in the slightest degree to
justify the action of the United States, which was ordered by President
Roosevelt, my testimony was met, by hisses and boos such as I have never
been subject to. โฆ It would have been quite simple for an objective
examiner of the Commission to have dug up the so-called MAGIC
revelations.
The few witnesses willing to testify on behalf of the government
complained that they were cut short, humiliated and sometimes lectured
by members of the commission. It is well nigh impossible to find
statements suggesting in any way that the governmentโs actions may have
been legitimate. Former Sen. Hayakawa was possibly the most
distinguished Japanese-American in the country, but no comment from him
can be found in the reports. Completely frustrated in making his views
known, Hayakawa finally sent a letter to the White House in which he
points out:
Japanese and Japanese-Americans in the Western states were relocated
during World War II for their own safety at a time when the U.S. and
Japan were at war. The relocation was in no way punitive. It was to
remove the Japanese from the coastal areas for fear of what might happen
to them if a hostile Japanese invasion force was to land on our shores.
Henry Stimson, FDRโs secretary of war, gave a similar protective
argument: โAnti-Japanese feeling on the West Coast had reached a level
which endangered the lives of all (Japanese) individuals.โ
Stimson could not, of course, mention MAGIC โ the breaking of the
Japanese military code, which might have been the best-kept secret of
the war. The U.S. militaryโs greatest wartime coup in the Pacific, in
fact, was the breaking of MAGIC. Although now declassified, and one of
the keys to our victories in the Pacific, MAGIC is never referred to.
The publicโs indifference, perhaps in comparison with the tremendous
amount of publicity given to Germany and Auschwitz, is something of a
mystery. The only explanation that suggests itself is that Nazi policy
was unquestionably racist. Could Japan too have been infected by the
racist germ? To the Americans of the time it seemed implausible.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:17:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a straight lie. There were no Japanese American spies. And don't bring up the Germans or Italians. 120,000 German Americans or Italian Americans were not put in camps.
I dissent, therefore, from this legalization of racism. Racial discrimination in any form and in any degree has no justifiable part whatever in our democratic way of life. It is unattractive in any setting, but it is utterly revolting among a free people who have embraced the principles set forth in the Constitution of the United States. All residents of this nation are kin in some way by blood or culture to a foreign land. Yet they are primarily and necessarily a part of the new and distinct civilization of the United States. They must, accordingly, be treated at all times as the heirs of the American experiment, and as entitled to all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution........this didn't need to be written about German Americans or Italian Americans.
I went to a speech given by George Takei about his time in the segregation camps in Arkansas when he was a child. He spoke at length about how proud he was of these guys and their accomplishments during the war. They truly were incredible and got almost no that is for their courage and patriotism.
tekdemon ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 03:16:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's not really good for troop morale (or for friendly fire) if you sent a bunch of Japanese Americans to fight Japan. Plus it'd be too easy for the enemy to grab a bunch of uniforms and try to infiltrate you.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:29:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only somewhat related, but I heard that part of the reason Russia did so badly against Finland in the winter war is that they didn't want people who might be sympathetic to the Finns so most of the soldiers were brought up from southern areas and didn't fare well in the harsher climate.
boble64 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now, when we are talking about headshots, are we talking about shooting someone in the head in real life or are we talking about taking a picture of your head (like a selfie)
foxh8er ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:45:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Daniel Inouye did that and lost his fucking arm but then he came back and became a US Senator.
Daniel Inouye may have been one of the toughest mofos in American history. He didn't just lose his arm, he then had to pry the live grenade out of it with his other hand and threw it to neutralize a machine gun nest.
and he had an action movie one liner. When they tried to evacuate him because he was wounded, he said "nobody called off the war" and ordered his men to leave him.
That is badass but the one that gives me chills is the story he tells about they day he left to join the 442nd. It's in Ken Burns "The War" series bit I can't find the clip online.
He retells his father taking him to the train station. They didn't speak until they got to the platform where his father gave him a little speech. "This country has been good to us. It gave me an education, it gave me a job, it let me earn enough money to buy a home and raise a family. Now you may die. But if you do, you will die HONORING this country."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:06:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just generally not a nice day for Daniel Inouye.
kiwirish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah twas but a scratch.
kiwirish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daniel Inouye was a fucking badass. His MoH citation is an amazing read.
I love reading Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor citations.
And the racism that veteran had to suffer under as a Japanese American man just from the Americans. I understand the whole "assholes who become soldiers are still assholes" line of thinking but this just reminded me how many amazing men and women we have and have had in our armed forces.
In response to the 2nd picture: it makes a world of difference. My ex-wife's father is a pediatric dialysis nurse, and when the kids are scared because of the needles, or their parents are freaking out in the hallway, he always takes time to joke around with the kids, or pull out his phone and watch YouTube videos with them. When they see him their faces light up and when they are healthy enough, they wriggle away from their parents to run and give him a hug.
Some nurses really are angels
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:32:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, its been a while sense I felt anything and that second photo got to me. I love threads like this.
Same here. Little bubbles of almost tears in my eyes. She's so small and he's so thoughtful.
scotthan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:42:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously looks like Elvis.
r4bb17_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:12:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first picture brought me to tears. The expression on the father's face is so happy and relieving.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:11:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
When I see that picture I think of "The World Was Wide Enough" from the Broadway musical Hamilton.
If you don't know, the play (which is one of the best pieces of drama every written, and was nominated for a record 16 Tonys) is about Alexander Hamilton, immigrant to America and Founding Father.
It details his involvement in the Revolution, his friendships, his love life, all the way up to his death at the hands of his long time rival, Aaron Burr.
"The World Was Wide Enough" is one of the last songs in the play, where Hamilton dies. A line from it is "America, you great unfinished symphony -- you call for me".
When an American goes to war, they are fighting for American interests. There were a million reasons to go to war in Iraq, or Afghanistan, but I cannot deny that some of the reasons were impure (like oil). But when an American goes to war, they aren't fighting for oil. They're fighting for America. Freedom. Bravery. Against tyranny. A national experiment, a great exercise in justice and liberty for all.
The soldier pictured did not have the benefit of freedom. His people -- Japanese Americans, but Americans nonetheless-- were denied that basic human right. But he fought anyway.
The fear. The uncertainty. Not knowing what the future will hold. We know now that race relations have become a lot better since the 1940s. But he had no idea. Yet he went off and fought for a country that were imprisoning people for no good reason but the circumstances of their birth.
That's why I think of Hamilton. He was an immigrant from the Virgin Islands who only became able to go to college after a terrible storm hit his homeland.
He was able to rise above and beyond his unfortunate circumstances. He rose. He fought. He contributed to the great, unfinished symphony -- the beautiful portrait of a hopeful utopia -- that is America. United and free. That soldier did it too. He added his own notes. I hope that America stays unfinished, because that means it can keep growing. And getting better.
Maybe he was a second, or third, or fourth generation Japanese American. Maybe his people aren't from here. So what. Neither were any of the Founding Fathers. They were all British or what have you.
Alexander Hamilton (the founding father) was born in Nevis, and grew up in Nevis and St. Croix (now part of US Virgin Islands).
At the time, Nevis was a British colony (still affiliated), St. Croix was Danish (until 1916), and Puerto Rico was Spanish (until 1898).
It would be incorrect to say that Hamilton was from Puerto Rico.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh crap. I must have meant the Virgin Islands. I was mistaken
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:57:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:17:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Look. I get it. Plays aren't your thing. But some people appreciate good and insightful writing and good, catchy scores, which are masterfully produced. The people who vote on the Tonys know more about theater than you and I ever will. It sounds like you just dislike it because it's popular. It's popular because it's so good.
It makes history interesting. More human. What could possibly be bad about that?
Edit: The person said something being critical of Hamilton, saying that "it isn't as deep as you think it is", "DAE Hamilton????" and "musicals that take themselves too seriously are always bad" or something like that.
To me it seemed as though he disliked it just for the sake of disliking something, and I tried to reflect that sentiment in my rebuttal.
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I shed a manly tear as soon as I saw the first photo. It was only one tear, and it didn't take even 3 seconds for me to shed it.
Zapkin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like segregating Japanese Americans into one Battalion would be a horrible idea.
slaaitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It resulted in the most decorated battalion in history, so...maybe not? I bet they earned those decorations at least in part because they felt they had something to prove in terms of their loyalty, which is a thing nobody should have to feel.
DaCrib ยท 2734 points ยท Posted at 22:45:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Firefighters are the nicest guys in the world. When my little sister was an infant she fell off a bed once (my fault I was jumping on it) and we called 911. Shortly after there were a bunch of grown ass men in my living trying their best to make my little sister laugh. I watched in shame from behind a corner.
Son of firefighter, can confirm .my dad and his crew always worked their hardest to make every interaction with people as bright and happy as they could given the circumstances they generally had to meet people under.
Daughter of a firefighter. Can confirm and am proud! :) Especially with all the crap they put up with, not just fighting fires, in fact that's the smallest part of the job typically.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:42:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yup! I got my 'all you need to ride' so I could hang out at the station and go out on runs when they weren't serious. We took the engine out to get ice cream and of course all the guys (and gals) are in full turn out gear. So many kids wanted autographs, instant good memories for those kids.
Single female. In need of firefighter. In all seriousness though, I have never met an unpleasant firefighter. My cousin is a volunteer and definitely is a good representation of how great they are :)
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:48:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son of a paramedic/firefighter they are some amazing people i must say.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:47:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has generally been my experience with EMT/Fire as well.
Snide jokes along the lines of, "Well if he's not dead yet, he will be soon chuckle," are common from this group. Even if it's true, it lacks tact, especially when you're saying it to a relative of the person you're talking about.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:02:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if its the same everywhere but where i live emts and fire fighters are stationed together,therefore most fire fighters are qualafied paramedics.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:28:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assume that is the case here. But I don't know, so I made a distinction.
When you call 911 for a fire, the fire department shows up
When you call 911 for a medical emergency, an ambulance shows up, and sometimes you get a fire rescue vehicle too which I've always known was an EMT.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also works like that here but the way its set up is for instance day 1:you work as emt
Day 2 you might work as a ff
JTM13254 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:57:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From a family of fire fighters and am one myself. PR is super important to us. Keeps the townspeople happy.
t_a_c_os ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:59:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked in a factory alongside a volunteer firefighter, he hurt my feelings many times
BlncSL8 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:13:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Firefighters, 10%-20% putting out fires, other 80%-90% morale and extra help. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I got this from an askreddit thread.)
timberx ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:17:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not wrong! :)
80%-90% medical calls to be specific
baronsin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:31:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of my coworkers would shit on me for the following; as a paramedic I quite like having the bucket boys on calls, they are always looking to help in anyway they can and are a kick-ass resource with the average patient weight steadily increasing.
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You live in the USA I presume?
baronsin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:51 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Negative. Canada eh.
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:56 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto.
dabbo93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:32:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cops take note
Qscfr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:43:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy idea: matching firefighters with elderly homes. They play cards with them and have fun but have a firestation part of the building they hang out with the elderly.
I've known a couple people who volunteered/interned with the local Fire Department and they said most calls by far were to aid the elderly. Not such a crazy idea.
My dad was a firefighter and he would come home and drink himself stupid before neglecting his kids and emotionally abusing his mother and wife while blaming all his problems on his brother who he hadn't seen in at least twenty years.
I'm sorry if its a dumb question but do firemen usually respond to 911 calls even if theyre not related to fires? Or did they hear the concern and voluntarily pop in which would be really sweet
[deleted] ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 00:09:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, most departments that run medical calls and have Firefighter Paramedics will respond to the incident and stage with command and help triage and treat the victims. My city's fire dept has 3 Medics assigned to the regional swat unit and those guys are with the swat team busting down doors and are on the entry team. That way if the situation goes hay wire there is a Paramedic with the team that can treat casualties. Source: I'm a volunteer firefighter in the town I work in.
The non tactical medics would assume a triage role and the tactical medics would be going in with the entry team. Usually 1 medic per entry team, however until the situation is under controll (Shooter detained, Killed, etc) that tactical medics sole job is to provide medical aid to his team, that includes bypassing those that injuried. Once the situation comes under control the team will usual "scoop and run" which means grab the injuried and rush them to triage. The non tactical medics will not enter the hot zone, but I believe these rules/guidelines are changing due to the increase in active shooter events. Which will allow non tactically trained EMS and Fire personnel to operate in the warm zone. The warm zone for example would be a wing of a building a n entry team has already secured but command is unsure if the entire scene is secured at that time.
timberx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Was called to active shootings as EMT in LA county. We basically hang out in the ambulance a safe distance away from the scene (the cops would have a safe area where they stage and discuss strategy/eat donuts before they go in and that's usually a good distance).
Once the cops make sure it is safe, they let us know or our dispatch lets us know and we go in.
So yes! By that time, shooter is usually either killed/arrested/nonthreatening.
Bones_MD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:50:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We frequently have fire accompany us on anything that will require extra hands or traffic control.
Only after the police arrived and said the scene was safe.
Adddicus ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 00:32:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once found a drunk guy passed out in my backyard. Called 911... must have been a slow night, we had three patrol cars, two first responder vehicles, an ambulance, and two big ass firetrucks parked in front of my house (as well as in front of my neighbors to either side) within minutes.
I'm my area any "man down" type call gets a high priority response so every one gets toned out. And anything involving alcohol or drugs automatically gets cops because those patients can get violent very quickly. So, it may have just been the normal read out and not necessarily a slow night.
Adddicus ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:53:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would explain it. It seemed something of an over reaction to me, but my wife (a former EMT) did not seem surprised when I was shocked at the turnout.
Yes. Depends on the department as to what kind of calls they take, but typically it will be anything from car accidents, to service calls (flooded basements, smell of gas, tree/wires down in the road, etc), technical rescue operations, first response/assistance for medicals, and of course actual fires. Pretty much anytime someone has a problem and it's not police or medical the fire department gets sent to help.
Someone departments do medical, and others don't. Typically if a department does run medicals, they will only run anything "Charlie" and above. "Alpha" being the least critical (general illness/ fall calls) and "echo" being the most critical, (cardiac/respiratory arrest).
Departments don't ever self dispatch, that would just cause too much confusion and wouldn't help. If the unit dispatched to the call needs extra help, they'll ask for it.
Yeah the first thing you learn in the FEMA ICS course is that units are to never self-dispatch.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:16:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
most fire firefighters are also paramedics or emt's and run ambulances. sometimes they wear their fire gear to scenes (usually traffic accidents), sometimes they just wear their ems stuff.
Yes. The same men and women who fight fires and cut people out of cars are also the ones who ride in the ambulance to help your grandma when she falls, deal with the drunks and heroin overdoses, and any other medical emergency the public deems necessary. There are some areas where fire and ems are separate but around my area it's combined
Source: Firemedic.
DaCrib ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Around me emt fireman and police officers show up when we call 911
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a dumb question at all. I'm a career and volunteer fireman. Most , if not all of us on volunteer dept are EMTs as well so we respond to medical emergencies. On my career dept we are required to be paramedics which is becoming more and more prominent. So we have our own ambulance service and are cross trained in both fire and ems, so yes we are the ones that show up to medical emergencies ,minor and major.
Yes. My mawmaw whom I lived with for about a year has alzheimers and called 911 on a few occasions and probably still does. Firefighters were always first to respond followed shortly by EMT. They were big guys in all their gear and just a couple of them seemed to fill up the whole room. When the EMTs arrived they all sort of bantered back and forth with one another, it's obvious they were very familiar with one another as they respond to the same calls. They were really amazing with my mawmaw, she always forgot that she called them and was immediately hostile (and often rude) towards them when they arrived but within minutes they always had her laughing (usually at the expense of my pawpaw who quite frankly can't stand them) and passing out hugs, so glad these guys were gracious enough to ease her mind, they go above and beyond the call of duty.
We also had a couple instances where EMT was needed to rush my grandfather to the hospital and firefighters were first there and last to leave, blocking traffic on our busy road to clear the way for EMT in and out.
We health care folk don't speak kindly of fat people.
If you have a problem with that I suggest you quit your job and watch people die for a living before you comment.
casstron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I had to call 911 for my dad who I found passed Away, the firefighters came first. They checked his vitals, and made sure of what could be done, then came the police and paramedics. By then, they determined nothing could be done, so they left, but they basically told me then. They are pretty much trained as paramedics on top of firefighters. I honestly feel bad about the stuff they need to see in a regular basis. They are amazing. When my husband collapsed, they arrived before anyone else. I seriously love and respect those guys.
Natafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have epilepsy, and if someone calls 911 for one of my seizures, a fire truck shows up about half the time in addition to the ambulance (which is... unfortunate, especially since I'm a college student living on campus and everyone wants to know what set off the fire alarm).
Some seizures can be serious and life threatening and it's been proven that the extra manpower that comes on the truck can assist the EMTs on scene by helping hold IV bags, the stretcher, carry equipment, prep equipment, etc. That way the EMTs main focus is patient care and don't get tired out having to lug everything in and setup. They can immediately start treating you as fire sets up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live at least, firefighters are most likely the first ones on the scene when you call 911. Especially for car accidents.
I have no idea how they're so speedy in their giant trucks.
We're out the door in under a minute, we hit the siren and everyone moves, we use our air horn to move the assholes and we arrive on scene ready to go to work haha
mannw ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:51:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Story time.
One time when my sister was little and getting potty trained, my whole family was outside playing in the back yard. She tells us that she has to go to the bathroom, so we let her go inside. About five minutes later, we can hear her calling my mom to help her wipe her bottom, so my mom starts to go inside. However, also at this time, my parents were teaching my sister that she needed to lock the door when we came inside. My mom tries to get in, but the door was locked, so we called the house to ask my sister to open the door. Instead she just continues to scream on the toilet. All of our neighbours start calling our house trying to get her to pick up, but she doesnโt move from the toilet. Finally, we call the fire department and they decide it's easiest to break out garage door. Right after they break the door, she prances out butt-naked because one of the neighbors told her that the easter bunny was outside. Then she shit in front of everyone and we has to get a new garage door.
turley70 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:57:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is a firefighter, and firefighters don't make much where we live. Money gets tight sometimes, and I know my parents do the best they can. The other day, my dad and I got breakfast together and we started talking about some other families we know. He said "I'm sorry I'm not a lawyer or a computer guy. Things might be different if I had been, but I can't do anything about it now". And I said "I know a lot of well-off kids. Their dads leave for work at 8 and come home at 6. But in all that time, they only wrote a contract or fixed a computer. You save lives and homes, and every day you make people feel safe, and you make me immensely proud to be your son. That pride is something they'll never know, and it's worth more to me than all the money in the world." He smiled a little while he looked at the ground, and I hope he understands exactly what he means to me.
DaCrib ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:08:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo you made my day. Tell your dad I said thanks and I'd be proud as hell of him too.
turley70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always taught me that most cops were good but some were bad. They also taught that I could trust any fireman because they would always help you. So if I needed help and could pick from the two, go with the fireman. They later said they taught me that because firemen have no power to exert and no weapons to use, so the job tends to attract only those who seek to help others, not those who wish to lord power over others.
zer0t3ch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty fond of them too. Had some check my young girls and pregnant self when I blacked out while driving once (turns out I'm hypoglycemic - that was a fun way to find out /s). And when my oldest was an infant, well she rolled off a couch and onto the floor. I panicked, they came, and not only double checked her to make sure there was no cause for concern, but also to calm me down and make sure I was ok. And a few months back I went to a local station to have them double check a new carseat was installed right, and they were wonderful then too. Joking around and fawning over my baby who was with me.
AZ1717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
definitely true, one of my friends is currently training to be a firefighter and he is one of the nicest people i have ever known
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, had a fire at our house while we were at work, and after putting it out and rescuing our pets, one of the older firefighters stayed behind for two hours to walk through the house with us, cracking jokes and putting us at ease the entire time. Exactly what we needed in that stressful moment.
I wish my neighbor was one of those. He was a firefighter but was a huge drunk asshole. He verbally abused his son (one my my good friends back when we were young) and never seemed to have a remotely good relationship with his wife or daughter.
But yes, 99.9% of firefighters are class-act people who put a bright spot in humanity (while also putting out bright spots of fire).
When I was very young I stopped breathing and was able to do the CHOKING signal to my parents and firefighters came. For some reason.
They carried me out to the ambulance in my own blanket because it was like 1 AM and it was cold. It was just very reassuring to have these big guys carry me to the ambulance. Firefighters are great.
We had a small house fire a few weeks ago in the middle of the night when a neighbor's tree caught fire, fell on our powerlines and energized the aluminum siding on our house. My daughter was asleep when it happened and basically woke up abruptly, had to go out into the rain, and was very shaken up. The fire fighter gave her a stuffed monkey, and the police officer who drove us to my parents' house gave her a stuffed bear and talked to her about her recent birthday and party to take her mind off things. She hasn't been without the stuffed animals since (and a few weeks is a pretty long life for "favorite toy" status in a 3 year old).
timberx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked LA county as EMT-B... Firefighter-Paramedic gave me his phone that had cartoons (veggietales) already loaded and told me to hold it for our 5-yr-old patient in the back of the ambulance as he was about to administer an IV.
I thought it was a wicked smart tactic they never taught us at school so I started packing cute stickers next to our band-aids.
Children can brave the most painful of times if they have enough emotional support.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend was driving me to school once when we were about 17 and he got in a fender bender with a firefighter (it was my friend's fault). He was super nice the entire time and even when he was leaving, he took the time to come over to my friend who was pretty upset and say "don't let this stop you from driving!"
I watched two fire engines worth of firefighters wrap up a phone booth and a free magazine kiosk with yellow tape for some reason today in NYC. Then they left.
When I was 5 or 6 I was in the car with my mom (luckily she had enough sense to keep me in a carseat in the backseat-- I know it should seem obvious but mother's today scare me with their sense) and there was a man biking the wrong direction, coming towards us. His tire caught on a storm drain or something, and he came head first crashing through our windshield, onto the front seat.
I remember being pretty shaken up (especially since my mom was also pretty frantic) and the firefighters made me feel so calm. They took me on a ride around the block on their fire truck and gave me a dalmatian fire dog stuffed animal. Truly good people.
They said that for every person that joined emergency services with good intentions, there was someone doing it for the power trip. There was a little more fluff after that, but I assume they got downvoted enough to just bail out. I personally have similar thoughts about police (not 1:1, and I try to not oversimplify the issue) but definitely not about EMS and the FD.
Thank you very much. So often comments get deleted and we're left scratching our heads.
That's a bizarre thought about EMS--that they have Freudian God-complexes or whatever that posters point was.
EMS? They're doctors and nurses who respond to emergency situations. They view pain and suffering differently than the rest of us. They see human pain and suffering as problems to solve. They appear to us as cool and calm in ghastly situations. They fix us. They've invested years of training and education and experience to solve the complicated problems of unexpected human injury. This is a very particular class of personalities and talent. For which we must be grateful.
Power tripping nut jobs crop up in every field. Nothing to be done about them except recognize and avoid them.
I'm sorry you had to deal with those people. It's probably too late now, but I'd definitely have filed some complaints at the very least. Higher-ups at public services have always taken those pretty seriously in my experiences.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Conformo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with you. I took an emt course in college. The instructors were firefighters/emts. They were such assholes i didnt even think twice about not being an emt. Worst college experience ever.
Join a volunteer department, there is an out of shape 50 year old who just got on our department and is planning on going to the academy next year. Do some Google searching, there's got to be a volunteer department near you.
That's his cover story with his wife. "Oh man, I must've gotten chlamydia from that cute little koala I saved. Don't worry, babe, I'd never cheat on you."
Earliest recorded use is in the 1800s, which is very much modern English.
Nobody really knows the origin of the phrase, though it was used as early as 23 August, 1879.
Dincum or dinkum was apparently a (now extinct) word in an East Midlands dialect (meaning hard work or fair work), which may have been the origin, but I could not find a source for this.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:02:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's an idiom that can be replaced by "honest to god" in almost every use of it I can think of.
vrkas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:16:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until I went to the US I had no idea what a bloomin' onion was all about. Clearly the message got lost in translation, this is what our Prime Ministers do with onions.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:22:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. I am too high and I can't tell if that link you posted is a gif or just a still image. It looks like he keeps changing, his expressions become different. But only in the most subtle of ways. I stared at that damn thing for 5 minutes and I still cannot tell!
vrkas ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:31:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a still image, it's just that former Prime Minister Abbott may be some sort shapeshifting monster.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:43:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried looking at it again after you said it was a still image and I am not convinced. FUCK that shut is freaking me out man.
They frequently make the list of highest calorie options at restaurants. With sauce, they're something like 2,400 calories with triple digit fat grams.
And now they have the "loaded" version. With bacon - cheese fries slathered on top
A little too Occa. I never hear men refer to their SO's as "sheila's", nor do I hear "fair dinkum". The first sentence before it was "translated" is pretty much what a typical Aussie guy would say. That is a pretty spot on Aussie stereotype though, maybe men talk like that out in the bush but not in suburbia or the city. You'd get laughed at.
"fuck me swingin', that fuckin' koala must've given me the clap the cunt. I shit you not love, you know I've only got eyes for you. We can still knock boots after the footy right?"
They can! Not sure how people figure he'd have contracted it by giving the animal water, though, since "humans can catch the koala version through exposure to an infected animalโs urine."
Dregoran ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:07:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They carry a different strain than humans. We can catch it through urine apparently though. I don't know what % of the koala pop has it, but it's definitely not just a rumor.
Edit: As of 2013 up to 90% of the population in some parts of Australia have it.
The koala had a burnt paw, he had water in the palm of his hand and she was dipping her paw in the water. Sadly, Sam, as she was named after this, did actually die due to chlamydia :(
Im an aussie and remember this image.
This poor firefighter thought it was a koala, but it was actually a drop bear posing as a koala for water. Shortly after this photo this guy was mauled to death.
Icehau5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah he would've been fine, drop bears only prey on tourists
You forgot. It's "upside down half limey koala-fucking cunt".
nuentes ยท 5081 points ยท Posted at 16:42:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people don't realize that due to the shape and orientation of the koalas esophagus in relation to it's trachea, they are actually completely unable to drink water with their heads tilted back without subsequently choking. This poor marsupial, instead of suffocating from the smoke, ended up drowning only moments later, and I know this because I completely made it up.
Cityship ยท 2053 points ยท Posted at 16:44:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate you.
nuentes ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 16:46:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
stop bothering me, dad
pavpatel ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit, my willingness to believe you at first based on a few words that sounded legit makes me really question how much shit on reddit I've believed is also bullshit.
Actually data shows that most of the people on Reddit that have their comment show up near the top after sorting by "best" on threads like this are college educated professionals. You can usually rely on these comments to be factual in a thread like this via the Propinquity effect or Interpersonal attraction due to Reddit having so many various professions of different industries and intellectual people from around the world. Top comments are either very funny/witty or consist of great factual based information, of course this is completely not true either and non of what I just said makes sense.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it's no different than talking to people in normal life and discussing ideas, as we've done for tens of thousands of years. Hell, if anything it's better now. I remember a joke on Facebook about how in "the good ole days before smartphones," if you were in a argument at the bar, you could just make up a fact and win.
Some people and ideas are obviously more believable than others, and it should all be taken with a grain of salt.
Read a post about a subject of know very well. What percentage of it is accurate? It's literally close to zero. But people are so arrogant, and they say it with such confidence, that it seems believable.
Realistically it's the same mind numbingly stupid people you went to high school with.
kanated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean just read some random thread on a subject you do know a lot about. Like one in 50 comments has factual information, usually out of context, then the rest tends to be just uneducated speculation, jokes and personal anecdotes.
One can only extrapolate from that and assume threads on subjects you don't know about work the same way. It's just easy to think we're not as easy to fool as the average person.
Kendo16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love you.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:50:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lazin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't birds in reality have sorta the opposite of what you made up? They don't have muscles in their throat to force food/drink downwards, so they have to tilt up to get water/foodstuff down?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This image circulated in many website and papers following the Black Saturday bushfires, the deadliest this country has ever seen, which claimed 173 lives in bushland Victoria in early 2009. Apart from all the devastating images flooding into the media in the month or so following the fires, of buildings reduced to rubble, entire forest areas taken by flames and firefighters struggling to douse the flames, this image really stuck out to people; gave out an image of hope in all the mess and chaos that ensued.
About the image itself, the koala's name is Sam, and the important thing to note is that Sam was not a victim of the Black Saturday bushfires themselves, but a backburning procedure carried out by the Country Fire Authority the week before the fires occured; Sam was unfortunately caught up in the fires. Nevertheless, because of the timing of the image's release, it served as a very powerful one in the eyes of both the many people that were affected by the fires and the many people that were exposed to the kind of devastation that played out across Victoria through the media. One could argue that this image has it's place in Australian history.
It wasn't a CFA backburning. It was a deliberately lit fire in a plantation that took out 30 houses around where I grew up. Wikipedia is a meme ayy.
Great image though. And a great bloke. There's a mural of this image in the main park in town.
That particular koala died a few years later, and is now stuffed in display in a Melbourne museum (It's not a joke, I went there and I remember seeing that photo displayed there).
That particular picture was taken during Black Thursday, the worst wildfire in Australia's history.
oalos255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
James May?
Nige182 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people aren't aware of this but 'CFA' is actually an abbreviation of a notorious African poaching crew and this photo, along with many more that remain unreleased were discovered after a raid on just one of their compounds in the Peruvian jungle. It depicts a man trying to keep a clearly injured koala from dying after shooting it with rubber bullets in the wrong part of the body. The crew kept very precise records of its animals and transactions, and unfortunately they were quite extensive
Although the rivalry is fierce but the second he steps onto the pitch for Ireland he becomes a legend. He was alright for Leinster too, I miss him. Him & Paul will always be true legends.
This is beautiful. Oh and very Irish. Making people happy, connected to beer in some way or another, and the fact that you simply cannot hate Irish people. The Irish made me so happy every time I saw them in the news because the irish supporters did something hilarious or beautiful at the European Soccer Championship. Gotta love the irish. <3
Just remembered that Irish people are just that. People. People do good things and people do horrible things.
My hometown in Ireland once had a wedding gone wrong in the Cathedral involving travelers, knives, and the bride chasing someone down in her wedding dress and heels. That's what makes me think "haha typical Ireland", but honesty that could actually happen anywhere else in the world and it wouldn't seem out of place.
I'm glad you feel that way. It's good to hear that the narrative of Irish people in the international community's eyes has changed so much since the Troubles
This is a bit of an aside, but I live like 5 minutes from this zoo, never been because I hadn't heard the greatest things. BUT THEY HAVE AN ELEPHANT. and a bunch of other cool shit apparently. I've got plans for my weekend now. I could seriously just walk up the hill and be there.
[deleted] ยท 971 points ยท Posted at 22:53:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 22:59:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know there were elephants without zoos!
ktlol92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:04:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some day there may not be :(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:10:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
philadelphia no longer houses elephants. i visited their zoo, not knowing that fact, about a month after they transferred their elephants to a couple other zoos. i was really bummed to not see them as they're one of my favorite animals, but i'm glad the shift is being made toward housing them humanely!
Im jealous. My zoo moved it's elephants to one in California. It was kind of a big deal when it happened like 8 or so years ago. They were definitely my favorite though.
johnzaku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:00:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think we got them, don't worry, they're safe and happy in a brand new huge enclosure. :)
Wolfy21_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i went to a zoo once and the elephant AND giraffe happened to die just a few days before :( , they had some tiny cool looking sharks and a lot of cool parrots though
The Oregon zoo actually just finished a revamp for their I think 5 elephants? And it's wide open space with lots of things for them to do. You can get within about 5 feet of them if they come to the fence which they often do. Being that close to an elephant really puts your size in perspective, trust me.
Oh totally. Elephant Lands is one of the best elephant enclosures I've ever seen.
twas6630 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's good, but doesn't hold a candle to the St Louis zoo elephant exhibit. Bonus: the St Louis Zoo is free.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 23:42:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sad story incoming.
I used to live in a rural New England town. Two hour drive to get to any kind of cultured civilization. Five hour drive to get to a real zoo or aquarium. But twenty minutes from my folks' house, some retired farmers decided to start a rehab place for old decrepit zoo elephants. They got two elephants, which doesn't sound like much, but took a ton of dedication and grants from a bunch of different local organizations to pay for their voracious eating habits. It was awesome. I felt like I lived in the goddamn arctic, but a short drive away I could watch and learn about fucking elephants. They had a heated barn for them to live in in the winter, and a pasture for them to roam in the summer.
Then one day one of the elephants accidentally sat on one of its beloved caretakers and killed him. Because, you know, it was a fucking elephant.
DocOne ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:55:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phoenix Zoo has a few elephants. And some big ass tortoises that always seem to be bangin. I love the zoo. They have Komodo dragons and orangutans and the spider monkey enclosure where you walk through it and the monkeys are just hangin out and can jump on you and stuff. It's awesome...you know, for Phoenix.
My brother has a tortoise, he just sits there looking sad and eating his greens.
I should be a wingmantortoise and get him a lady friend.
DocOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha be a bro, bruh! Help the dude out!
alficles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reid Park zoo is a pretty nice zoo, though. But if you're in the area, definitely check out the Sonora Desert Museum. It's fantastic.
BGYeti ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:28:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup our zoo had a huge enclosure donated to them by Toyota so now they have a gigantic swimming pool for them, a large indoor enclosure and then even more for just walking around.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:04:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Houston zoo has like 4 or 5, they also have a HUGE bath house and I think the elephants might even have a swimming pool. The cutest part is the Multi-Million dollar habitat is all dedicated to a baby elephant that died there.
haha my friend is SO FUCKING PUMPED for this. I'm tryna plan a trip so we can see it together but, eh... it might be a while haha.
Siedrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was there a little after it opened and it is so fucking cool.
Maclimes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:47:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My local zoo also closed its elephant enclosure. One died of old age. The remaining elephant would have been alone, which is terrible for such social creatures, so she was sent to another zoo.
Sedgwick county zoo here in Kansas just opened a massive elephant enclosure. It's pretty awesome.
ck-pasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Camp Zambezi! The enclosure is amazingly beautiful, my family had the pleasure of seeing it a week before it opened since my mother works for Spirit. They have around 4 (maybe 5?) baby elephants, and it's a great sight!
Yeah absolutely. Nice rundown of things. I don't know why I didn't expect it at this particular zoo, it is a sizable city after all, but I just always heard it was a bit of an underwhelming place. After looking at the animal list, I'm quite excited.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:46:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denver zoo opened a massive pachyderm habit recently!
The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans just opened an amazing elephant enclosure recently. It's seriously world class. It's fantastic. I think Oklahoma City recently opened one up, too.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the Cleveland Zoo they enlarged the elephant enclosure years ago, they have probably like 10 acres now.
naus226 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our zoo has 2 (or maybe 3) that have been there for a long time now.
In my home town they built a huge I closure for the elephants about 5 years ago. I remember seeing a presentation where there enclosure was supposed look and feel like the animals habitat (rather than just an enclosed area). I think a baby elephant was born there fairly recently too.
the Toronto Zoo still has an enclosure, but there are some petitions to have them removed because the habitat is apparently "inhabitable for elephants"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weren't the last of their elephants sent down to a sanctuary in the states during that whole kerfuffle a few years back?
Now that I think about it I wonder what their plans are for the left over space...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe 30 years ago, NC Zoo constructed a grasslands for elephants and compatible herding animals. I'm going to guess the enclosure is 40 acres. It's fricking huge. You don't get super close up to the elephants, but I'm sure they're much happier. It was state of the art in the 80s, but I'm sure some newer zoos are as good, or better.
I've been to zoo in Portland. You see elephants close up, but they don't really have much room to roam. The water (pond) looked very poopy and gross.
m1sta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me really happy that they're doing it humanely over there. Saw some elephant parks in Thailand when I was there and you want to hope they're okay but you can't be sure. The day there's no more elephants is the day I don't want to be here anymore
San Diego has an amazing open and huge place for the elephants - it's not the San Diego Zoo but Escondido Park (apols if I spelled it incorrectly, it's been 8 years) about an hour north of the city. Past Miramar in fact, if you have any Kenny Loggins on your iPod/music player of choice :D
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd imagine part of the problem is having one elephant is pretty damaging in itself.
There's another zoo like thing in Oregon called wildlife safari. What's nice about it is the animals that can stand Oregon weather are on a huge plot of land and divided by countries. The lions, bears, tigers, etc. are all separated by smaller (but still larger than most zoos) cages. Elephants also have a large personal cage.
In this zoo you pay a certain amount (not sure exactly how much) and you drive through and can roll down the windows and see all these animals running around like they would in the wild. There's also a portion of the zoo you can walk through with birds, reptiles, and smaller animals that can't be left to run around.
The indianapolis zoo enclosures for the elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, and rhinos are huge! And the orangutans just got a big building that they seem to enjoy. There is even a desert biome for turtles, lizards, birds and snakes. The sea lions seem cramped but other than that we love going to the zoo so much we bought a membership for unlimited attendance. I'm proud of indianapolis.
Brookfield zoo (near Chicago) has returned all of its former elephants to the wild (I believe) and has since used all of its former elephant enclosures for the rhinos.
The Oklahoma City Zoo has Elephants. They have changed the enclosure since I was a child. It is massive now and the elephants definitely seem happy.
pajam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently talked to one of the zookeepers of the Washington DC zoo in which they removed a lot of exhibits to expand the elephant exhibit to weave throughout the entire zoo. Now it makes sense why they chose to do that (I believe the removed the hippos and other stuff). Pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The zoo I volunteer at here in Miami has both elephant species Asian and African and our Asian male celebrated his 50th in June he had been with the zoo since it was located at Crandon park all the way to the new zoo Miami theme
i won't visit the bronx zoo bc of this bullshit. treating animals "humanely" has nothing to do with the habitat of any animal, except for humans in retrospect. in my opinion, zoos can capacitate species in regards to funding. the employment opportunities are too cheap to get good people a decent paycheck for handling these places. the animals lose, and humans get bundled with the emotions, only those who care.... again, back to $ funding.
Yeah, the Toronto Zoo closed their elephant enclosure and sent the elephants to California; they decided that it was too cold to humanely keep elephants in Canada, and they didn't want to keep them inside 4 months of the year.
Was a bit sad because I visited those elephants regularly with my nephews, but I get that it was for their best to send them away.
The free zoo in chicago, Lincoln Park zoo, had to give up its elephants after one died and they couldn't determine the cause so they feared it was something related to the zoo.
FrostySt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:55:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hometown has a zoo with a ton of elephants in it still. It's a wonderful enclosure though, and really large.
They've remodeled a lot of the zoo now and it's much better than it used to be. Especially the elephant area which they expanded a lot to give them more room and activities. They've spent their bond money from a few years ago well and it's really improved conditions for the animals. The primate and rhino areas are up for a major remodel next and will be completed in the next 4 years I think. I just went yesterday and it was really enjoyable despite being packed with people for their special $4 admission deal they do for the second tuesday each month. You should check it out. There's also a free shuttle running during the day every 15 minutes that will take you from the zoo and all over Washington Park like to the Hoyt Arboretum and down to the Rose Garden/Japanese Garden and then back to the Zoo.
Also if you're into Pokemon Go there are a ton of stops and spawns at the zoo too. Voltorbs everywhere
That's all really great to hear! Thanks for the insight! I'm increasingly excited to go. I did kind of laugh when I looked at the website and saw I missed the 2nd Tuesday deal by a day haha. Oh well, I don't mind paying more to skip the crowds. Although I'm not sure which day to go with the shit hitting the fan weather-wise on Friday.
LAXAsh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:42:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have an app for the elephants too! You can tell it what elephants you saw in what area and what they were doing to help the zoo learn more
Do most zoos not have elephants?
Tulsa zoo, and OKC zoo have them so if I am privileged I have no idea.
I know Tulsa's polar bear was kind of a big deal along with the sad giraffes we had but since okc have both a giraffe and elephant I didn't think twice about them not being at most if not all zoos
Perhaps, I'm originally from a smaller town with a pretty shitty zoo haha. I guess I'm surprised by what all they have (elephant, polar bear, giraffes as well) I dunno, the impression I got via word of mouth just made it sound lame.
Some zoos don't have elephants..? That is like one of the staple animals to have here.
Edit: I see you said they had a polar bear so that's pretty cool, the last one I saw was in the Chicago zoo but I've not been to one in the UK where I live for a very long time so I don't know how normal that is. I went to a safari park yesterday and I'm pretty hyped over animal day trips at the moment so I'm hoping they will have one when I go to the zoo soon.
I'm surprised by how many folks are surprised at my surprise with hearing of the Elephants haha. I'm from a pretty small city which wouldn't/doesn't have an elephant or many animals in general. The west of the US is pretty chock full of animal exhibitions that are pretty strictly regional wildlife and small. (Among some amazing huge and world class zoos in some of the bigger cities, Portland not being the biggest city either)
Akin to your excitement about that safari park, a lot of zoos that I mentioned don't have the African side of things because it's hard to house animals like that in the winter! So I get particularly stoked to see Animals like that.
I live an hour away from the Oregon Zoo, and they don't have an elephant. THEY HAVE LIKE 8 ELEPHANTS. And I don't know what kind of person would give this zoo bad reviews but it's actually a very nice zoo and they have awesome zoo lights and very friendly staff. My family used to get a season pass every year since I was a baby so I've probably gone 50+ times in my life and would recommend it to anyone who likes animals.
8 was a bit to enthusiastic of me. It's closer to 5-6 I think.
ratguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's been a long time since I've been there, as I moved out of the country, but I remember the Oregon Zoo being pretty damn good. I'll have to make it a point to visit it again next time I'm back to visit my family.
Not sure what you heard, but the Oregon Zoo is fantastic. If you like elephants the new Elephant Land exhibit is going to blow your mind. As an added bonus they are a key partner in Asian elephant conservation. I love that place.
pdx_1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also live 10 minutes from this Zoo, don't go before noon otherwise you won't find parking, and traffic around there is terrible. Take the Max instead!
Oregon Zoo has almost a whole herd of elephants actually. They have one of the best elephant zoo programs in the country. They just opened a new expansion of the elephant exhibit and it's seriously 4x the size of their previous enclosure and includes a pool they can fully submerge in.
You need to go, the new elephant enclosure is bigger and much nicer. I think they may have a section closed off now due to a precautionary quarantine (one of the males looked like he could have been sick) but that may have been lifted by now.
kayduh_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We were there a couple months ago and they had at least 3 elephants I thought. It's one of my favorite zoos and they are pretty large and have a good variety of different animals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The elephant exhibexhis brand new. I watched a video about it and they designed it for 18 hours a day engagement.
havent been to that zoo in over 20 years, back when it was new-ish. it was a swingin' place for a lot of years there. give it a shot, and ignore the smell.
The Oregon Zoo is great. I'm in Beaverton, and the zoo is great. Great things may not have been said based on the way things were ran, but it's never been bad enough to not go as a day trip or a few hours. They also have zoo lights around Christmas time. One-of-a-kind experience as a date or if you have kids.
You should go! I'm not a huge fan of zoos, but I really do love the Oregon Zoo, and have been a member for a few years now. They are constantly making improvements to their enclosures. They do a lot for conservation and education too.
Also, they have a whole family of elephants, and a brand new "Elephant Lands" for them to roam in that spans almost the entire zoo. It's pretty neat.
FinchHop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:39:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oregon Zoo is actually pretty famous for their elephant program! I think they were the first to breed Asian Elephants in the US, and they've continued to have a strong breeding program (though there was some controversy over the most recent one, with her dad being a circus elephant). They actually just revamped their elephant enclosure, it's much bigger now and has a cool water feature and everything.
You should go during their zoo lights! I normally hate zoos but it's pretty magical
AdumLarp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:36:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty fun. I got to watch one of the big bull elephants use his cock to scratch his back leg once. Didn't know that was a thing until that point.
I'm sorta sad you spoiled it for me but I would pay extra tbh
AdumLarp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:57:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry man. I'm not sure how often it happens, but it was certainly a surprise. My wife and I were like "Huh, weird," but the ladies in front of us were all giggles. Both were like 60.
Several Elephants, and Rhinos, and Hippos, and Giraffes. It's a pretty good zoo.
Skoasha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they had some negative press lately (blown out of proportion by the extremists) but overall it's a very good zoo that is consistently trying to improve the living areas for all the animals.
TeaGuru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a nice zoo as far, as I can tell the animals are treated really well. I did the behind the scenes with the giraffes and it was very enjoyable. Didn't have a lot of time after that so did not see a lot. Was born in NYC and spent a lot of time at Bronx zoo but the behind the scenes was very cool in pdx. I will do the penguins next year I hope.
Idk man, went there recently for the first time and it's pretty sweet. And not like it's saying too much but it's about 100000X better than the flooded dump in Newberg Newport they call an aquarium.
Yeah Newport, derp my bad. I used to live an hour away from Newport in Corvallis, but now I live in Portland and Newberg is just down the road. Thanks for catching that -- fixed.
But yeah, the "aquarium" is just outdated and they simply don't have enough interesting shit. One of their major attractions is the seal area. Are you fucking kidding me? You can drive 20 min down the road in any direction and see seals in their natural fucking habitats. Plus their ultra-cool underwater tunnel -- it doesn't exactly give you a view or experience of anything that is unique or genuinely interesting in any way. We get small ass excuses for sharks, typical generic fish you've seen a billion times before, and the glass itself isn't well maintained in many areas so it's blurry anyway. I swear one of these days it's just going to collapse and kill the 2 people that just happened to be the unluckly ones torturing themselves walking through the exhibit.
Overall the Oregon Aquarium is best stored in the nostalgia box with memories of the golden days when you'd take field trips in elementary school and check out fucking Keiko. Plus as a kid the whole "petting" interactive section where you can poke sea cucumbers and have sea anemones stick to your finger was great, but as an adult it's a total snorefest.
And fuck don't even get me started on the price of entry for that abomination. Almost $20 per fucking person?! What a fucking joke.
When in Newport, go to fucking Rogue then hang out at the historic bayfront then check out the docks and watch the elephant seals bark and take shits on eachother. Once done, go the fuck back home or take the drive to literally any other town on the coast because Newport has nothing the fuck else left to offer.
Hahaha that was a pretty damn funny review. I'll avoid it until they scrap it and try again. I'm sure I'll make it to Newport at some point, the coastal areas seem so hit or miss as far as the towns go. Any solid recommendations? I need to figure out where I like to go, only been out there a handful of times since I moved here.
The largest town (and closest) to Portland is Lincoln City. It has tons of stuff to do including a casino on the coast but the downside is that it can get pretty crowded and getting there on weekends from Portland can be a fucking depressing disaster considering there's exactly one way to get there from Portland and you end up spending an hour in this bottleneck shithole town of Dundee.
Overall, as far as the Oregon Coast goes, you can't really go wrong with the smaller towns (shoutout to Depoe Bay for whale watching). My personal favorite has to be Pacific City though. Not just because it has an amazing brewpub right on the coast and a sweet hotel with an oceanfront view, but there's this massive fucking sand dune that you scale up - and if you manage to get to the top without getting a heart attack you'll be treated to some spectacular fucking views. Manzanita Beach is pretty sweet too -- it's not crowded and there are hella lagoons and caves to explore.
Honestly I've found that the most fun I have at the coast is just driving along the coast and stopping at random shit when you come across it, like insane lookouts or The Devil's Punchbowl. You'l' also just run into all sorts of shit that you never knew existed.
I have yet to explore the southern part of the Oregon Coast but I've heard some sweet things about it too.
As another Portlander, I have to say our zoo is absolutely top notch. They really do care about conservation first. And the new elephant enclosure is huge, the elephants there seem very happy whenever I see them.
The only downside to that zoo is the huge crowds and lots of horrible uncontrolled children. The food is pretty bad too, eat lunch after you go. It takes maybe 2 hours to see everything
Thanks for the insight! Great to hear. I really appreciate their efforts toward happy animals and conservation, the opposite idea creeps into my mind most the time, tends to drive me away from really even considering visiting zoos. I'm stoked :)
Dude, we have a lion pride too. I love our Zoo, and it's increasingly getting better exhibits for the animals. I've heard of terrible zoos, but I don't think ours is one of them. Also there are more elephants.
For sure, excited to check it out. I don't know why I heard negative things, suppose its been a couple years since I've heard any negativity, and likely could be folks from places with big ass zoos or something.
hamgina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a painting that was painted by Paki from the Oregon Zoo. It went to fund their new cage. It's an incredible painting actually. I love elephants and it's heartbreaking to see them in a zoo but the Oregon family doesn't seem to mind so much
I live am hour south and took my daughter there for her first birthday.
That elephant and the next youngest were playing in the pool, dunking each other for about 20 minutes before they got called into the enclosure for a quick presentation for us visitors.
Aaaw that's great, they really are amazing. Been a while since I've seen one, really looking forward to it. Good call on a first birthday spot!
Prockles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah woah woah. You've never been to the zoo? I live about an hour out and bought a family membership this year. Totally worth it. They're also working on a bunch of renovations right now, so there is some construction mess. I forget what they're adding, though. :x
Others have mentioned them! Sounds like some exciting expansions. Education center, polar bear, primate, and Rhino! Honestly if I like it as much as I think I might, I won't hesitate to do the membership. Would love to support the place with all these positive things I've been hearing!
Another person mentioned that as well, excited to see it and their new expansions!
[deleted] ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 22:45:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the zoo in New Orleans was closed down, the elephants were so bored (they liked watching people), that the keepers walked them around the zoo and had them do a little work clearing the pathways of felled trees.
Emmkay67 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:07:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at the Perth Zoo a few years ago, and no matter how bad my morning was going, the sight of Tricia the elephant going on her daily walk past my window would make everything ok.
I always think that if I were rich and had any idea how, I'd do something to help elephants (I'm sorry for not being sorry, I'm a 31 year old male who calls them ephelumps.) I seriously fucking love ephelumps.
lzharsh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:49:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sister used to work at this zoo. Wonderful zoo that really genuinely cares about their animals. They are leading the way in lots of different conservation ideas - for instance, my sister worked there hatching silver spot butterflies, which are endangered, and releasing them into the wild.
We also just got a new polar bear cub since Conrad (the other animal my sister worked with) passed away a couple of weeks ago.
If you ever get an opportunity, absolutely go visit this zoo.
crtvmuse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:02:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"During one of her morning walks" that makes me so happy
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really wish more zoos treated their animals better. It will certainly take a lot of resources, but seeing all animals kept in captivity like a zoo being able to enjoy a happy life would be really great.
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live twenty minutes from there on a bad day. I had no idea they did that. That's so cool.
The elephant was a rescued orphaned calf if that makes you feel any better, and the sea lion was a captive-born calf of a highly endangered species who lived to be the oldest sea lion in the world.
The elephant, Chendra, was orphaned as a calf when her mother was shot dead in Borneo on a palm oil plantation, a casualty of the tremendous loss of Bornean rain forest via conversion to palm oil agriculture. Chendra was found standing by her mother's body, bewildered and grieving and wounded. She had also been shot, and is blind in one eye to this day. She ended up in an extremely tiny enclosure in a Borneo rescue facility until the Oregon Zoo took her in. They made a huge effort to find a way to bring her to the US and give her a better environment and try to give her a better life.
One reason the keepers make such efforts to take her around the zoo and show her things is that she is the only Borneo elephant at hte zoo - all the ohter elephants there are mainland elephants, a different subspecies. In fact she is the only Borneo elephant in N. America and one of the very few left in the world. Borneo elephants are quite different - smaller, furrier, and there's some evidence they might actually qualify as a different species. Anyway she never quite bonded with the other elephants (who, in addition to being a different subspecies, also have a pretty tight social group and are all related and all grew up together) so the keepers try to make up for it (as best they can) by spending a ton of time with her and giving her lots of things to see and do. They spend a HUGE amount of time with her.
The sea lion was blind in both eyes, due to cataracts IIRC, but I know less about his background. His name was Gus. edit: looked up more about Gus. He lived to the age of 27 (few in the wild live past 18) and he is believed to have been the oldest Steller sea lion anywhere on the planet at the time that he was finally humanly put down due to geriatric problems of old age. He was born in captivity at the Mystic Aquarium, a couple decades ago at a time when Steller sea lions were seriously crashing in the wild. (Steller's are doing slightly better now but only slightly)
At the time I was working there, there was a new baby elephant calf born, a male, who developed a HUGE crush on Chendra (the Borneo elephant) and he kept following her around. Would not leave her alone! She actually seemed a bit annoyed at times - like a teenage girl with a bratty younger brother - but was pretty tolerant overall, and it was nice to see her getting some attention from at least one of the other elephants.
source: Used to work at this zoo and with this elephant.
Chedrawasi! I used to volunteer and intern at OZ back in 2007-08 and won a veterinary tech shadow day that included getting to meet and feed/pet her (this wad before they instituted limited contact and we got to be inside her holding quarters with her). She's a real sweetheart.
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course! I worked in two zoos (Oregon and Seattle's Woodland Park) and I've got tons of stories!
Some background info: Chendra is from Malaysia and is part of a subpopulation that is a lot smaller and hairier than most Asian elephants from the main land. So she's already really distinctive. IIRC she's technically on loan from the Malaysian government. I mean, Oregon is her forever home but she's jointly owned by Malaysia as well.
When I met her the veterinary technicians were checking on an access on her foot - these are pretty common and manageable in captive elephants and they just lanced and irrigated it before putting some topical medication on it for her. She was calm and stood still for them to administer care even though she was making noises that indicated it was uncomfortable.
She really loves people, and when we met she gently snuffled arou d my face and hair. Their breath is warm and smells like livestock or hay. They can pick up a person and throw them with those trunks and she was very delicate and gentle. We got to feed her chunks of carrots and she would use her trunk to so carefully pick up the pieces, using her breath to help 'suction' them to her snozz. Then she sort of blew the snacks into her mouth.
Overall a really gentle, sweet creature. One of the major drawbacks to unrestricted contact with elephants is that it necessitates the use of bull hooks. A few times the handler must of have felt she was too eager for the veggies and gave her some prods with the sharp end and I remember the way she flinched and shrunk away, like it hurt her feelings. :(
I'm glad AZA accredited zoos use secure contact so there's no need to use these hooks like that at their facilities. And you really can meet an elephant! I know Woodland Park has opportunities to feed elephants bamboo during the summer and I'm sure other zoos do as well!
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. I really want to go to Seattle next summer and this is only going to make it harder if I can't.
*Edit: oh shit they don't have elephants anymore? Fuck. At least my local zoo has them.
joeynana ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:04:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone tell me what this liquid that's coming from my eyes is?
In 2011, a car crashed with a motorcycle, trapping the motorcyclist underneath the car. The wreck burst in to flames. Ignoring the fact that the wreck could explode at any second, a bunch of people rushed in to work together and lift the flaming car off the guy. The teamwork and selflessness of these people risking their own lives for this stranger is moving.
EDIT: Thank you to the several people have commented that cars typically don't expode like the movies. That perhaps being the case, this is still an amazing story!
[deleted] ยท 4778 points ยท Posted at 18:46:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This warmed my heart, but this happens to be my favorite reversed gif.
It's more like "Sorry pal, getting hurt isn't covered under your plan. By the way, we're increasing your premiums next year so gg m8 get rekt (actually don't cause that isn't covered either)."
[deleted] ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:58:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GeminiK ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:21:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair the tens of thousands of dollars they charge for the ambulance ride, and the tens of thousands for the saline and gauze you'll get will make you wish they left you to die...
NokahHKA ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:56:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they really charge you for the ambulance ride? This seems unreal to me, why would they make you pay for an ambulance ride????
Almost all ambulance services in the states are operated by for profit companies so they charge the hospital who then charges your insurance or you if there is no insurance.
My wife just said it is usually a minimum of $2,500 for an ambulance ride. If you need transported by helicopter it is a minimum of $12,000.
What's the logic of having for profit ambulance services?
I know these probably already exist in the US, but that would be like a private firefighting service charging you to stop your house from burning, or a private police service charging you when they stop someone from killing you.
Just like ambulances, those are just services society can't function well without, and there's no reason a company should profit from it. You could think that having it be private and the companies fighting for contracts would mean lower costs, but it is clearly not the case.
Note that here in Quebec (Canada) they still charge you $125 + $1.75/km. It's most likely to prevent abuse.
As far as I know. The logic is that the private industry can do it for cheaper than "bloated bureaucratic government agency" and it fits in with the already private hospital industry.
It is the same argument for privatization of medicare. I agree it is like privatizing fire and police (prisons are already privatized and that is working out really well /s) if it wasn't for basic human greed and chasing profits privatization would work the way intended.
Theoretically, an entrepreneur could offer cheaper ambulance rides, undercutting the competition. The competition would have to lower their prices until an equilibrium is reached.
If this isn't happening, either onerous regulations prevent it or the market cost of an ambulance ride is actually 2.5K and Quebec is making up the difference in taxes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The market is flawed, to most of products and sercvices you could say no if there is no competitor with the right price and live with it. When the price is too high for the demand they have to lower it.
But if you are lying injured in a pool of blood you are in a bad position to negotiate...
That just means the customer is price insensitive (i.e. if you're bleeding out, cost doesn't matter to you). Which suggests ambulances could compete like tow trucks to be first to the scene.
I'm not saying we should run ambulances in this manner, merely an economic discussion.
I hate to tell you this but there are am ulance districts in rural counties here and if you don't pay your taxes and the rural fire dept. Fees they will watch your house burn and save the ones next to it.
GeminiK ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:02:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean these things do take quite a bit of money to operate. You're paying for a crew of like 4 people per ambulance's wages, any medical supplies they use, the ambulance its self takes money to maintain.
Is it overpriced in America? absolutely, but I don't think it's out of the question that it should cost money.
daymcn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:45:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canada charges for ambulance rides as well, at least in Alberta. 500 a pop
Because many people believe that there's no reason to justify NOT paying. They would say it's a logical incoherency to claim a right to someone else's time / money.... It makes sense that it would cost money, as one has to spend money to operate it.
Yes, they do, which was a rather rude awakening for me the first time I ever rode in one. I woke up in the middle of the night with a strong tightness in my chest that I'd never felt before. I was young, but very overweight with exceptionally high cholesterol, and feared a heart attack. I called 911, they came and picked me up and brought me to the hospital.
It turned out to just be indigestion, thankfully, but I was shocked when I got the bill a few weeks later. Thankfully, my insurance paid for the bulk of it, but the total cost for a 10-minute ambulance ride and a doctor in the ER telling me I had indigestion was in excess of $5,000. I ended up paying $300 out of pocket for it.
Well I don't know what to tell you.....are we supposed to blame a healthcare system that DOESN'T do that for that perception, or the media, or what?
hyene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homeless people are people with health problems who have been left in the road to die. True in both Canada and the United States.
0920 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:12:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know it's a joke but in the U.S. Whether you need an ambulance or not, if you want to be transported by one to a hospital you WILL get one.
Source: have gone to 911 calls where the "patient" says "I need a ride to the hospital I have mosquito bites all over my legs" and ended up transporting them.
My Dad has had an ambulance called for him a few times over the years due to hypoglycemia(low blood sugar) and most times they were able to get him back to normal pretty quickly through IV's and you can clearly tell he's fine and they are still very pushy about wanting to take him to the ER and try to talk you into it.
0920 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:51:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetics can be really tricky. The reason they push for it in that scenario is because it's a serious condition to have low blood sugar. Your dad's state of mind becomes altered. They give him pretty much straight sugary syrup to get his blood sugar up again. I've had a lot of hypoglycemics at a blood sugar of 42 or something, they get D50(the sugary syrup) are completely fine and then you get them loaded up and they lose consciousness on the 20 minute transport to the hospital. Id say that's serious.
Around here we transport all hypoglycemics lights and sirens to get them to definitive care to have their sugar monitored and balanced. It IS dangerous and a medical emergency, and having to call multiple times a year means he needs better management of his diabetes.
You're doing it wrong if you're transporting everyone you gave D50 to. You're doing it far more wrong if you're transporting code.
If you give someone D50 and they're on insulin, unless it was a SERIOUS overdose and not an 'oops, took my insulin and forgot to eat' then give them a PB&J and get your refusal...
If they're on oral medications or are sick (vomiting sick) on top of the hypoglycemia, or took far too much, then transport. But not lights and sirens. If their sugar dips again (it won't if you give them food and they didn't OD) you already have a line to plug more D50.
And don't get me started about you have long transports. I've transported 70 miles for hypoglycemia without issue.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ancaps irl
608_esaj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me think of the cyanide and happiness bit where he can finally become a cyborg, but the doctors say "Wait, he doesn't have insurance." And throw him out a window.
Here in the UK, we do not (strictly speaking) have Single Payer, but we do have "free healthcare" (on necessary, things excluding prescriptions which we pay some of) and thank god for the NHS. But the government (the tories) are trying to get rid of it by defunding it and saying "oh look, it doesn't work". So if anyone in the US says that "The UK had to stop the NHS because it did not work" you can tell them why it stopped working.
Let's correct the fucking record. 1. He never suggested her assassination, he said that the lawful gun owners of the United States would not tolerate her being in office. 2. Obamas actions led to the creation of ISIS. 3. He requested Russia to hack her emails, not sensitive national data. (Oh wait, didn't Hillary say there were NO sensitive government data in her emails? Yes, yes she did.) 4. Calling someone stupid neither justifies your point nor gives you any IQ points. Hillary is paid off by major corporations, and Iran. She's been investigated SEVERAL times, including by the FBI AND IRS. Money laundering is only one of her offenses. Corruption is a second. She intends to throw out the second amendment, she plans to allow several thousand Syrian immigrants in with no sort of checks on them whatsoever, AND she wants to legalize EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL in the country and give them a green card. (which allows them to bring in their families from Mexico). I would type more, but I've got better things to do- I've got a train to catch. A Trump train.
Edit: Adding on because I can.
Continuing her list of offenses, she will put other countries people in front of Americans. Why should we have to bow down to others cultures in our own country? Fuck that, and fuck any who believes in that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What would these 9 million other things be? If we're talking in the millions, let's discuss Obama's recent shipment of 400 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS HE SHIPPED TO IRAN, THE WORLDS LEADING SUPPORTER AND SPONSOR OF TERRORISM. Plus, he converted it to euros to conceal the payment, which is FUCKING ILLEGAL
I'm actually glad you posted this because it helped me visualize what OP's description said; in the original photo it kinda looks like the body that leg is attached to is on fire...
jodom33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's missing the "You assholes!" Caption but yes, this is also my favorite gif reversed ever.
the fact that this has more upvotes than the original comment says a lot about humanity.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That some people deserved to be pushed under a burning car?
[deleted] ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 17:18:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In all seriousness. This also highlights the the fact the people need to always carry a fire extinguisher in their cars.
[deleted] ยท 179 points ยท Posted at 18:05:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But don't keep it somewhere loose in the cabin. It could become a deadly projectile in a crash. This goes for pretty much all hefty things, including people.
i have an older mercedes ('85 190e) and it has a bracket on the bottom of the driver's seat to fit an extinguisher in. I should probably have the extinguisher serviced, since it's probably original....
Former firefighter here: Shove it under the seat if you don't have special clamps. You can put it in the trunk too but it if you're involved in the crash you risk not being able to open the boot due to electrical release failure or twisted metal.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better under a seat or in special clamps. There's very real chance you won't be able to open the trunk after a crash (electrical release, mechanical problem or simply twisted metal).
Also check the storage temperature ratings before buying one. Some cheaper ones have been known to explode/vent due to heat when left in cars here in Texas, which can be a pain to clean up.
A regular fire extinguisher wouldn't do anything to stop this. About a year ago, a motorcycle slammed into a car and started on fire directly in front of the restaurant where I work. The bartender who saw it happen rushed outside with a standard fire extinguisher and it did almost nothing. It seemed to barely die down, but then would immediately be burning again in full force. We had to wait for the fire department to show up with their giant extinguishers and like five of them sprayed it down at the same time to get it to go out.
Also as a side note, the motorcycle driver must have been in bad enough shape for them to start chest compressions, but luckily he eventually got up.
coming from a motorsports background - a lot of people make the mistake of thinking that a fire extinguisher is there to save the car. Its not. Its there to give people those few seconds they need to not die. Saving the car is just a bonus.
All those high dollar fire suppression systems we put in big power cars? Would you be shocked to hear that a big chunk of the suppressant is aimed at the drivers nutsack?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If your cars on fire it's probably not savable any more anyways.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:10:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No. It wouldn't help in this situation but it will help in a ton of other accidents and it doesn't hurt to have one. Nothing ever works 100% of the time. Doesn't mean it won't work some of the time.
People over look the need to carry a fire extinguisher in their cars. After I was in accident that resulted in a person being trapped in their car due to a fairly minor fire. I carry an extinguisher with me.
n0bs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Small fire extinguishers are mostly used for supression. They don't put out the fire, but they'll buy you time. Also, most fires start out quite small. If you get to it at that stage, you can prevent something like in the pic from even starting.
Can you buy a fire extinguisher at any home hardware store? Honestly, up until your comment, I've never thought of keeping an extinguisher in my vehicle.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think so. I buy all my fire safety stuff from a friend who sells it. I am sure they are fairly easy to find since people get them to put in their houses.
But here is info on what type of extinguisher to get:
Fire Extinguisher. It should be rated for Class B and Class C fires by the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA. The NFPA says Class B fires are those that involve flammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene. Class C fires involve energized electrical equipment such as switches, panel boxes and batteries.
Depending on your climate, most Canadians keep a blanket, candles, granola bars and jumper cables just in case, along with a small first aid. Some vehicles have a first aid kit stock, but be sure to make sure everything in is up to date/not falling a part.
Any hardware store. Remember to check the classes for the appropriate purpose. Keep a small one on the kitchen counter too!
Jed118 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do in most European countries. Also first aid kits.
Vesalii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. In Belgium this is mandatory though. I have a quote from a fireman about car extinguishers: "you know what those are for? Throw it away as hard and far as you can. That's your safe distance".
Thoae things work for a couple of seconds. Not enough to extinguish any real fire.
ratsta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it also highlights that Hollywood exaggerates that while cars do sometimes explode, it usually requires more than a swift kick to the bumper :)
hydra877 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:39:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Brazil people are obligated to have one in their vehicle - without that you get a somewhat hefty fine.
that old impala had a defective frame called the x frame. there were other frames that were stronger. they just happened to show this crash test because it has been 60 years for that model
Dent13 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A strong frame doesn't make a a crash any safer, in fact a strong frame anywhere but the around the cockpit would make a crash worse for the driver, this is why crumple zones exist, to lower the amount of deceleration on the body. it's the same reason why they put cushions under people doing gymnastics instead of making them land on the unpacked cement floor of the gymnasium. And that's before taking into account telescoping steering columns so you don't get impaled as it gets pushed into the cabin, or airbags that keep you from smashing your skull against a steering wheel. Sure the car is more likely to break, but cars are a lot cheaper than people.
You might get a bigger flare up if the gas tank lining burns through and starts leaking more gas, but theres nothing under pressure to cause an explosion at the stage the car is currently in. Most vehicle "explosions" are from the initial impact with large amounts of fuel being released.
Sort of. But it's not liquid gasoline that burns. It's the vapours from it. To have any real nasty explosion with gas, the fumes need a chance to build up.
That would have to happen rather immediately. If the gasoline is aerosolized by the pressure of the impact, the fumes would have to ignite very shortly after or they would soon disperse to a non-critical concentration.
Unless they were, I suppose, aerosolized directly into and trapped specifically in a mostly air-tight trunk or other space within the vehicle, and then reached by the flames afterwards. But the air mixture within that confined space would have to be pretty specific.
I don't know. It still seems pretty unlikely that a car already on fire would suddenly explode catastrophically.
Do people still believe cars explode? TV has messed up people's minds about cars. I have seen a gas tank ignite. It didn't explode, it simply blew off the gas cap and burned the fuel as it could. I'm not saying the fire from a burning car is a minor thing. It will melt most everything inside the car. But, explode? Nope.
My best friend is a firefighter in Maryland, he suffered pretty bad burns a couple months ago because while responding to a car fire... It exploded. It happens man.
Lol ok. Sure it doesn't blow up like the movies but it sure as fuck can flare up BIG and very fast when the gas tank catches. I'm more inclined to believe the guy who's got 5 years experience doing this and has responded to hundreds of car fires. But that's just me.
You go with that if it makes you happy. I'm pretty sure I said a gasoline fire can burn quickly and hot so I don't see you disagreeing with me now. Unless the fuel tank is ruptured, it isn't going to suddenly split open and spray fuel everywhere. I've seen my share of car fires as well and even watched as a gas cap was blown off and a flame followed it for a few feet. the gas tank did not blow up. A flame just sat atop the fill neck. There isn't any way for enough oxygen to get the fire into the tank to "blow it up."
Not explode as such, but if the petrol tank ruptures it will send burning fuel every where and that can resemble an explosion, there was a video of a motorbike crash on the IOM on reddit a few days back where exactly that happened.
Burning gasoline is nothing like an explosion. Like I said, the fire can be intense and hot. That is the real danger. But to think that because a car was in a serious accident, that it will explode is simply irrational. Gasoline does not explode.
Edited to add:
" if the petrol tank ruptures it will send burning fuel every where"
Not true. If ruptured, the fuel will flow like water and that will burn, but not send it flying in all directions.
Nope, not an explosion. There would be little to no percussion. The fuel tank was obviously ripped open and spilled on the hot engine or ignited by a spark. Gasoline burns quickly, yes, but, that is not an explosion. The ruptured fuel tank was in motion as it spilled. The bike also appears to be tumbling as well. That is why the fuel spread rapidly in a large area. It did not explode sending fuel everywhere.
Cars don't explode, but when a car is on fire the fire can get very intense very quickly and you never quite know if the car is going to remain burning as it is or suddenly engulf the car. So yes, the chance of a car exploding is very very low but there is still a huge risk involved in being near a car on fire.
Maybe reread and try to comprehend what I said in the post you're replying to. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that the fire would be bad. And, no, there is no risk of an explosion.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jed118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People overestimate an engine fire - There are dozens of safeguards to prevent fire reaching the fuel tank. Even if it does, 9/10 it will just suddenly burn faster, and not fly 20 feet into the air like Michael Bay will have you believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kinda looks like he was just lucky n crashed outside a construction site with bored workers, either way good on em! even better if they stopped work to go help
Cars actually rarely do "explode" like they are shown to in the movies. The danger here was the flame and heat itself and glass shards and the overall fact that you are trying to tip over a burning busted up car.
I found myself in this exact spot twice last weekend, going fishing. Both times, people pulled out in front of me. I think about this every time we take a drive up Logan Canyon.
hotniX_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not trying to take away from their accomplishment, especially since they still couldve still been hurt and are very brave for what they did but cars do not explode when on fire, they engulf.
Just FYI, it's a petroleum fire. There are no explosives in the car. It would not explode it would burst into flames. And yes, they are very different things.
Flaming cars don't "explode" except in movies and TV. If the gas tank catches, there will be a flare up over the space of two or three seconds, with an awful lot of heat. You can't ignite gasoline with a cigarette either.
Rohfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:30:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars almost never explode and when they do its nothing like Hollywood told us. Its a big mistake we have in our head and which costs several deaths because people where to afraid to help somebody out of a burning car.
The wreck burst in to flames. Ignoring the fact that the wreck could explode at any second
This is a myth from the Movies. A gas tank is designed to not explode during a fire, it will just burn. Still... I am sure the People involved also thought that the car would explode. But it does not happen in real life and I don't think any car ever has.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure the guy standing in the suit, doing nothing, is the one who drove the car thats on fire. So both good and bad ahow of humanity.
Mcginnis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:26:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a reverse gif of people lifting the car and placing the guy under the burning car. It's quite funny. I'm on mobile so if somebody could find it that would be awesome.
For context, Libby Clegg is a blind runner, and runs alongside a 'guide' runner to keep her on track. It's a difficult discipline, as the guide has to make sure not to lead so that it is the runner who is competing.
I was privileged to see them both in the heats, and it struck me as a joyous image of what people are capable of when we let go of our prejudices - a white woman, a black man, one blind and one who could see, working together in total harmony for a higher goal.
They won the gold medal later, too.
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:46:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the Olympics, but I love the Paralympics. 2012 was their best year yet and I really hope this year is even better.
that's REALLY impressive. I'm just trying to imagine both sides, and it sounds really difficult to be a guide- to keep pace accordingly without pulling them along (hell if I can even keep up)
and then to be blind and just fucking running flat out- trusting those little tugs on your arm will guide you along.
If you ski at all you'll know how disconcerting it can be just skiing in flat light, where you can't read the texture of the slope. I can't imagine skiing all the time while being able to see even less than that.
I am going to be a teacher for kids who are blind and visually impaired. I went to a workshop that talked about how to adapt physical education for blind kids. It was amazing. You can do so much to adapt pretty much any sport and game for kids who are blind.
Stupid question, why have a guide runner and not like a guide rope or something? I would think you could just run your hand along it as your run and that would be easier.
He most definitely did. I obviously don't know for sure, but judging by the body language of everyone in the pic id say they're in combat in the pic. Dude took his hands off his weapon in an active combat zone, to save two children of his "enemies". Even when we're killing each other, a little light can shine through.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:43:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Vietnamese also rarely wore military uniforms I'm pretty sure. Many of the enemies were essentially just farmers with guns... Making it incredibly hard to tell the difference. Also a huge problem in the Middle East. Insurgency wars are arguably the hardest wars to contribute in.
dagaboy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:35:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Based on that M1919A4 machine gun, I suspect these are Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The US Army did not normally use them in Vietnam.
Lots of soldiers were reporters and photographers in Vietnam, plus they allowed outside reporters to come and report on the war as well. Vietnam produced some of the best documented photos and videos we've ever had from a war.
mnh5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love tye look on the little boy's face. My son gets the same expression when someone he doesn't know picks him up. It's the, "uh.. I'm not sure about this," look.
It was likely a PR photo that was set up like most iconic photos from the Vietnam war. Usually soldier just outright shot children who distracted them during a fight. And Viet Cong used Young children as fighters so US soldiers usually did not risk it.
Makes the photo all the more compelling if it's real to me. I knew US soldiers had a hard time trusting any of teh vietnamese people most of the time just because of how torn the country was, but that just makes this picture cooler to me.
When you break the peace truce and attacked civilian targets, no one will give a fuck about your well being.
SOAR21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the 8000 soldiers that died were to blame for that? They collectively decided when, who, and where to attack? And, conversely, no South Vietnamese soldiers or American soldiers intentionally attacked civilian targets?
Have a little empathy. North Vietnamese youth were drafted too, you know. It's not like they were all rabid Communists. What percentage of 18-20 year old kids give a damn or know anything about politics or government? And what percentage would care enough to throw everything away and say "I'm not going to follow your orders because they're morally bad." One of the most moving anti-war books I ever read was a semi-autobiographical book written by a North Vietnamese soldier.
People forget that the Vietnamese were the ones that did most of the fighting and dying in that war, and the North Vietnamese died at a much higher rate than the American soldiers did.
When you occupied a city and executed 2800 civilians on purpose, your live doesn't matter. You don't have to be a genius to know that targeting civilian during a peace truce is fuck up. Imagine someone go into your city during Christmas after both side agreed to not attack each other and fucking murder everyone.
The soldier on the ground has the Browning M1919A6 machine gun, commonly used as an infantry machine gun in World War 2, but by Vietnam the iconic M60 had largely taken over that role. It's very strange to see a soldier using one almost 30 years after the war, especially since it wasn't that good at it's job during WWII to begin with.
Reminds me of a picture my emt instructors showed me of a navy corpsman carrying an enemy Iraqi soldier to a medevac bird in the middle of an intense firefight. When asked why he did it, the corpsman replied "We're Americans. It's what we do."
Fantastic photo! It's encouraging to know that, even in the heat of battle, soldiers still have the presence of mind to know that child hostages are an important resource to have.
rabbit395 ยท 8763 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dinewiz ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:04:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhm, unless I've misunderstood what 'one shot' means, that can't possibly be the scene people are talking about as it's obviously filmed from multiple perspective/angles which means it was edited, which isn't what a 'one shot scene' is.
Just to add to this, there's also this scene from Children of Men which I've seen credited both as either one take or done with hidden edits: https://vimeo.com/92383943
Yes, but was left unclear whether the Human Project was able to develop a cure from Kee and save humanity.
Juxta25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yeah, good point. I thought you were talking about the last scenes in the rowing boat. I had forgotten about the cure aspect of things, it really has been too long since I watched it.
charb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like what? Are people or objects in different places between cuts or dirt/grime on characters? I thought that scene was really fluid. Really curious to know what I missed. I know that one scene with the car driving away wasn't supposed to drive off into the distance, just the camera man didn't hear cut and they left it in.
The blood spatter dissappears off of the lense for starters.
Don't mistake me, it's one of my favorites, but even the director described the editing execution of those scenes in interviews at the time.
charb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a film buff, I don't have a film degree. I just love movies for many different reasons. I did grow up on shitty westerns and war movies and I've seen so many movies that had blood, dirt, mud, water etc... show up on camera. It is gone after the next edit/cut and I've always assumed that to be accidental. "AH DAMNIT, we got fake blood on the camera. Someone Clean that up". I don't know of a film where it was intentionally left up for the duration of the scene.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No the trick of the editing is that it all looks seamless. The takes are extremely long don't get me wrong, but there are a few cuts, usually disguised as the camera panning over a wall without any actors in front.
My favorite continuous shot is a 4 1/2 opening scene in Serenity that involves dialogue with multiple people while the captain walks around the ship through multiple levels. There some really clever things they did to allow the camera to move around.
Nothing compares to True Detective season one. 6 minutes, single shot, 50 + actors, helicopters, explosions, squibs, across a quarter mile of terrain with multiple sets and dialogue the whole way.
It also really captures the feeling of being shot at. The way the entire environment seems to become malicious and you feel like the next moment will be your last.
When they're running from the farmhouse! You are right that was spectacular! With Theo the whole time unhooking the car batteries and rolling the car out. Guy running along bashing on the window. I'm so on edge watching those scenes it really puts you there.
That is my favourite scene, and one of my fav movies. They actually blended in a new shot when Theo gets into the hospital due to the marks on the camera lens.
No problem kid, I read all the comments and your whining, so good for you! Gald you didnt have to show some iniative. I'll be certain to treasure your advice!
I paused that scene so I could weep, I mean weep. My daughter was 2 and her mom and I just divorced. My kid was napping in her bed when I watched that film and I cried.
It's a REALLY good movie but gird your loins because it's rough.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:45:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated that movie. I expected something completely different before watching it :/.
zentimo2 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:45:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that the climactic action scene of that film is the unarmed hero walking into a building, finding a baby, and walking out again. No gun in his hand, just a man on a mission. Love it.
mimo2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that juxtaposition: the innocence of an infant crying and this grown man in full combat gear just standing in awe. This is the first human child born in near two decades and all these killers can think about is the future
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:20:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then once they're far enough away, they start again :-/
That whole sequence, the long shot, through the building and out of it is one of the best moments of cinematic history in my opinion.
extropia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Normally people dislike the sound of crying babies. But in that scene, you'd experienced so much bleakness and sadness up till that point, hearing a baby's cry amidst the gunshots was just so life-affirming and evoked such intense nurturing instincts. It was brilliant.
wabojabo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mimo2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:13:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really hate to be that guy but you use reddit, can you not Google? You can literally just see the scene in HD on youtube rather than have some redditor explain it to you haha
Yes. Let me google 'that scene from children of men'. I'm sure google will know exactly what clip I'm talking about, and I'm sure me, never having seen the movie, will know that I'm watching the right clip.
mimo2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:37:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guarantee you if you type those words in the scene we are talking about will show up.
TL;DR Clive Owen is a government official assigned to guard the last pregnant woman on dystopia Earth where everyone has gone sterile. She gives birth amidst a firefight and combatants on both sides stare in awe at this literal rebirth of humanity.
I never used to have an answer to "what's your favourite movie." but then I saw Children of Men, and then I watched it again, just to make sure. It's still the answer.
That movie almost killed me. I'm a rather sensitive man and I was already emotionally tired when I entered the theater. I felt a tear rolling down my eyes when the explosion went off in that little coffee shop at the very beginning. It was rainfalls from then on until the end.
Watched it tonight. For a full decade I haven't watched that film, because I thought the storyline of Men having babies was silly.
Colour me shocked when there were no pregnant men in the movie!!!
Watched it tonight. For a full decade I haven't watched that film, because I thought the storyline of Men having babies was silly.
Colour me shocked when there were no pregnant men in the movie!!!
crow_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gamobot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:31:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chilean here. In case of an emergency, like an earthquake, good part of the rescue work is done by volunteers and recruits, there are experts that give indications on how to proceed in a given situation, obviously.
They've had a pretty decent military ever since shortly after WWII, their constitution just prohibits using it for offensive action (they call it the "Japan Self Defence Force", so it might not even legally be a military, I'm not sure, but it is for all practical purposes).
They've got soldiers, tanks, naval vessels, warplanes, the lot.
Sibire ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:44:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Just grab some orange post-it's, we're moving out!"
I guess that's sort of my point. They don't already have hi-viz gear?
Edit: I'm getting some downvotes so I guess I need to explain this. These guys didn't just drop everything and jump on the first truck off base to help. That wouldn't make any sense. It's the military, they need organization and discipline. They should report to a specified area and meet up with their platoon. They would get the gear and equipment needed to help people. In this case, they should be wearing at the very least a hi-viz vest over their jackets. It should be considered basic equipment.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:11:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If they mobilize the Army here in Austria for an emergency assistance they also wear their usual gear.
After the 2011 quake and tsunami, our cable provider in the US gave everyone a week free of NHK and I think a couple of other news channels. Me and my dad sat there and watched the Japanese news in utter fascination as they used wooden pointers to point to physical maps sitting on stands. Some things you'd expect to be advanced really aren't (fax machines and television aesthetic), and some things that you wouldn't expect to be advanced really are (pretty sure you could hack the CIA with one of their flip phones). I'm always super fascinated by it.
ukronin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If memory serves. It's to Lee the comp ones who make those models in business. It's a symbiotic thing. I honestly can't cite my reference unfortunately.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, the flip phone era is over in Japan too. I had them when I lived there too, and in the 2000s they were amazing. But today it's all about iPhone and Android there as well.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really is.
When I tell people this they find it impossible to believe though. I love it there and would gladly move back to Tokyo, but it's definitely not the Bladerunner superfuture country that people think it is. Plus, it often feels like it stopped really advancing in terms of social adoption of tech around the 90s. Which, incidentally, is the same time as the market crapped itself. So that figures.
At least for the US Army, they have hi-viz gear in the form of reflective belts - they get used daily during their runs so any vehicles can more easily see them.
I get that they might not each have a hi-viz uniform, but it seems odd that there weren't vests available. Standard traffic-cop style reflective vests or even bicyclist reflectors would be far better than nothing.
I'd be curious to hear exactly what was up - my initial guesses are that these may have been the most local responders, and that it may have been a low priority because it was a "settled" disaster.
Military would still be deployed with plans in place for if something bad/intentional happened. If they needed to establish patrols for looting, bail and respond to an attack elsewhere, etc. Easier to pass out some reflective vests if/when they show up than issue and transport multiple uniforms.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If reddit has taught me anything about the military it's that they don't fuck around when it comes to wearing fluorescent vests
060789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OSHAs gonna be pissed
Jed118 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't the entirety of the JSDF be the national guard? Their military can only be used for self-defense/crises or incidents only within their country (though a new law was put that allowed them to deploy their military overseas now).
KaBar42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(though a new law was put that allowed them to deploy their military overseas now).
Only if an ally has been attacked.
But, yes, the JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Forces), the "military" of Japan, focus on Japanese territory (which also includes the disputed Senkaku Islands. Which, by the way, Japan owns!). In a way, they're basically the equivalent of our National Guard. However, one major difference is that the National Guard is a sub-branch of the US Army, meaning you're still active duty military and can be deployed at any time to a conflict zone. And plenty of National Guardsmen have been deployed with the Army to Afghanistan or Iraq.
Military uniforms are practical for more reasons than just the pattern. Big ol'cargo pockets, made from a material that wont melt to your skin if it catches on fire, and comfortable/easy to work in.
Plus they're probably just military folk sent to help.
I think that they are in the national guard, if so i'd guess they use camouflage to show "dont worry, the guys who will get shit under control is here!"
He remembers the moment captured in that picture better than any of us ever could. The smile on his face guarantees it. How many bodies has he found in his career? He's clearly seen shit, the lines on his face. He found an unharmed baby, in the wreck of a building where it in no way should've survived.
The smile on his face is literally vindication that his entire life and purpose had meaning, that baby was saved.
Another respectable moment was when that group of elderly workers decided that they were going to go in to the fukushima reactor in place of the younger workers because they had lived their lives and the younger workers had a lot ahead of them. Extremely noble.
This photo gets misinterpreted a lot, but the baby in this photo had actually just gone unresponsive and the rescue worker is trying to figure out what to do.
fatjopa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:07:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful. Things like this make me teary eyed every labour day and remembrance day (i'm canadian). The things people gave usp, direct and indirectly, and the things they fought for and worked with/through. I couldn't imagine being so happy to get new shoes, it's such a strong reminder that this could be anyone, anywhere.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:43:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kind of the opposite situation happened to me, where this guy who was about a foot shorter than me held an umbrella above my head as we walked on a rainy day. He couldn't stop cracking up at how funny it was that he had to hold the umbrella so high, and I was too dumbstruck to say anything but the occasional 'thanks.' He walked next to me for about two blocks.
When I play golf, I have this plastic umbrella holder that I can screw onto my trolley, and pop an umbrella in and not have to carry it when it's raining. I wonder if there's a niche in the market for wheelchair versions
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:44:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly not an engineering student or he would have fashioned something similar rather than carrying it himself
yoguy2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:20 on December 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this one is my favourite. It's not a perfectly framed epic photograph of an act of selflessness in a catastrophe, it's just some guy helping a brother out. Simple. Pure. I love it.
You bring an interesting topic. Morally it is a great thing to do for the man, yet there surely are people who do it to showcase themselves. At any rate, they would still be helpful and their kindness still exists regardless of their agenda.
FGHIK ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:55:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather have people be kind to look good than not be kind at all
-Hanai- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:39:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[We see various scenes of a cartoon version of the girl from the picture playing with her friends and her animals...]
(Mother calls...): "Batbayar! Come to dinner!"
[Girl, now named 'Batbayar', runs toward her mother, as we...]
{CUT TO: Reverse shot of Batbayar joyfully running, with dark, ominious clouds rolling in from the horizon behind her.}
"... the only hope in a dark time."
{CUT TO: Batbayar's Mother talking to other adults of her tribe in council meeting, worried...}
Mother: "But, if HIS spirit has come back, how can we hope to oppose him? The prophesy fortells that no arms, no army can stand against his return. "
Wise Old Shaman: "Yes, but if we can remind him of who he was, before, perhaps he will stop himself... and to do that, we must fulfill the secret part of the prophesy... we must send the 'Strong Joy' "
{CUT TO: Everyone but WOS looking confused, WOS looking at Mother, sadly...}
Wise Old Shaman: "In the Old Tongue, the word for 'Strong Joy' was... Batbayar."
Mother: "NO!"
{CUT TO: Shot of marching solders, in rank, scary looking.}
<Ominious music plays>
"The spirit of unrest fills the world, the Ghost of Temรผjin, known to the world as Ghengis Khan, has been reborn into the world of Men..."
{CUT TO: Shots of same solders kneeling, in respect, to Mighty Khan}
"Now grown, he will rise and conquer the world... and no force of arms, no weapon can stop him from Ruling the World..."
"<quietly> ... except his own will."
"And that will is cold and dark, destined to pull the World into darkness also, unless..."
{CUT TO: Montage of shots of Batbayar, hugging her Mother goodbye, mounting her camel friend, and riding off with her protectors, a motley band of humorous characters we're introduced to during the montage; and traveling toward the Dark Clouds, the Soldiers...}
"... the Mighty Khan can be reminded of the young boy he once was, so long ago, when he was happy."
{CUT TO: Shots of young boy, much like Batbayar, running and playing just like she did. ZOOM IN on his face, which AGES, GROWS ANGRY, DARK (This is the Mighty Khan of Today)}
"He must once again be given that which he once had..."
{show shots of Batbayar's journey, hardships and her encouraging her protectors...}
I know, I did a quick read-up on his history, but its Disney, so I took some "Disney-fication" liberties with his backstory... otherwise, he's just a horrible person who's had a horrible life. Gotta have something to reawaken... ;)
Hm, you may be right, but I can't put my finger on where I went Dreamworks instead of Pixar. Dark subject matter, maybe? Didn't have a lot to work with in a cursory search of Mongolian myths and history (not familiar otherwise - Hey, it's on my list... my LONG list); and was "limited" by basing story on picture and Pixar tone. Not enough silliness, perhaps?
Oh, well, back to the drawing board and the hairshirts and pot ash... I have failed! <commence weeping and gnashing of teeth> ;)
It's like the second one I've seen that doesn't have a sad premise. When the thread said "brighter side of humanity" I wasn't prepared for it being relative to such darkness.
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite sets. Way more inspirational than any motivational poster.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:39:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so cool. I'm a sucker for human/animal bonding. There's something so incredible about entirely different species teaming up to support each other.
Right? We take interspecies bonding so for granted. I know dogs and in a lesser degree, cats, were bred to be with us, but every other species? I'm quite sure in their limited and/or different minded intelligence, they know we're not one of them, yet they bond to us, us to them, and we "love" each other. Like someone with an African Grey parrot, or a ferret, or any non-standard pet. Hell, even wild animals like wolves, and lions, and tigers, can bond with the people who raised them.
Human/non-human bonding to me is so much precious than human-human bonding. Not to say I don't care about humans -I do!-, but we're made to interact with each other, so it's rather obvious. But as I'm writing this, I look at my cat, and my heart fills with love, I call his name and he actually comes by and headbumps my leg, and purrs as I rub his chin. I know my reasons, but my cat's? I refuse to believe it's only because I feed him, because he's quite a good hunter. He doesn't need me. Yet he stays here.
The last picture of the girl almost hugging the eagle touched my heart.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuugh, my brain just sees that freaking spider horse thing from Grimm. Those hollow eyes on the camel. It's gaping maw about to vomit those webs. Uuuugh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favorite photos ever because she looks just like my late friend did when she got really excited or was laughing her ass off.
The best part is that her brother agrees! Sadly I never remembered to tell her. She would have thought it was great.
I'll be the judge of that... I'll even downvote it just to be contrary D-aaweeweeeee she likes the camel. Can I upvote more than once ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
This gives me Neverending Story vibes. I want a film made of these two.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness! This could be a Disney animated film. The girl has no family and is raised by the camel, and one day he's stolen and she has to find him. Basically. Don't hire me to write the script.
This is wonderful but, I mean, what is the alternative? Do people just sit around eating their meatballs while some dude dies? You get your ass moving. You do whatever you can do. Because you would hope others would do the same for you.
You're definitely right, but if 20 people are already moving the bus, some people will go "nahhh, they got it" and continue on talking about how bad Ghostbusters was.
Why not 21 or 22 people? It's easier.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:54:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would've been even easier if the passengers would've gotten off the bus.
what you are talking about is known as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect
very interesting read. also why if you are in danger and you need help you should yell at a specific person
The alternative is riding a bicycle and not a fucking unicycle anywhere near traffic
yottskry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:12:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is wonderful but, I mean, what is the alternative? Do people just sit around eating their meatballs while some dude dies?
Yes. In other parts of the world that's exactly what happens. I've seen several stories recently about people in China where someone was hit by a car and everyone just walked around them.
Divney ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:40:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also live just a couple of minutes walk away from where this happened. Remember reading in the local paper a couple of weeks afterwards that his legs were a bit mangled but was otherwise doing well. Well, as well as can be expected of anyone willing to ride around in public on a unicycle.
JamJarre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:44:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm starting to feel like there's some sort of curse around buses and Walthamstow. Just on that short stretch of road, I know of at least two people, not including this poor fellow, that have been rolled over by slow moving buses, and not so long ago, a bus just kept turning on the junction along this road and ended up inside a McDonald's. I mean, we all get hungry, but Jesus.
JamJarre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:31:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DocOne ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:58:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Iraq it was kind of eye opening. The kids were always asking for candy and stuff but they loved school supplies. We'd all buy like notebooks, and big ol' packs of pencils and backpacks (occasionally, for the neighborhoods we liked and the people were decent), crayons all that stuff and they would be just pumped the fuck up...over pencils.
So something most people don't know is that in almost all recorded 'terrorist groups' (basically ISIS, Taliban, etc), whenever they get American captives (the girl in this picture was an American visiting her family), they are made to tell them their religion, and if they are anything other then Muslim, they are beaten until they take back their faith. Once they do so, they are forced to find any religious book, in this case christianity (a Bible), they find and bring it back to be burned. The girl in this picture was a captive looking for any bibles she could because she would be punished if she didn't get enough in time, and all the while this photographer is sitting in some abandoned house in his flak jacket taking pictures to send to his feel-good news outlet while he has every possibility to call in help for her (by law all press reporters in hostile areas are issued satellite pagers to call in support if they are in or they witness anyone in trouble (I used to cover the wetlands of Afghanistan)). If people would actually do any research in this site maybe we could actually get somewhere
source: I'm bored
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 21:54:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't help but think that she looks a little too cheerful. May just be odd shots but why would she be smiling constantly doing that?
Fwhqgads ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:23:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because she's saving the literature from being destroyed by the war.
The "old cameras had a really long exposure time" thing is sort of a myth, or at least not entirely correct. Really old cameras from like pre-1850 or so had an exposure time in the magnitude of minutes or more, but camera technology evolved pretty quickly. That galloping horse film doodad was taken with a whole bunch of cameras, each shooting a picture of an actual galloping horse in a sequence, and that manages to be pretty clear even though it's 1870s camera technology.
I did too. That one is making me question if that is a myth.
DdCno1 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:32:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of decades of progress had happened between the earliest photographs which had a long exposure time and the late 19th and early 20th century, when these photos were taken. By that time, moving film had already been invented, as well as high-speed photography.
Depends on the age of the photograph. People tend not to think about it just because of how long ago they were all taken from our perspective, but the length of time between the c. 1840 photo in that set and the picture of the couple on the beach is the same as the time between this photo and this one. Older photos required a long exposure time and were extremely expensive. Later photos taken during the Victorian Era (which was a very long period of time) were cheaper and could capture movement.
It's really a strange thing to think about in a way. When we talk about the Victorian Era, we're talking about a time period that spanned from 1837 to 1901. During that time frame, we built our first North American transcontinental railroad, the first skyscraper, and the first metal warships. We invented motion pictures, incandescent lighting, and color photography. The planet Neptune, the theory of evolution by natural selection, Maxwell's laws of electrodynamics, and the odd results of the Michelson and Morley experiment were all found during the Victorian Era. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, the world was a very different place than when she took the crown. We think of the 19th century in a monolithic way sometimes, but we really, really shouldn't.
Started a war which the people didn't want (WW1) and refused to leave the war when revolutionaries started to appear, set up a sham parliament to appease revolutionaries which he quickly ignored and dissolved, generally ignored the plight of working class Russians. It was no wonder the people rose up. However I can't say that what happened to his family was anything but barbaric.
Yeah, it's a pretty great subreddit. Helps to humanize the soldiers of the Wermacht, shows us that they are in a lot of ways just like us and we shouldn't judge them all as Nazi scum. Also shows how the real Nazis were frighteningly similar to us too in some ways, and evil isn't black and white.
Jucoy ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 03:13:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Czar Nicholas is a sad story because he never wanted to rule and never expected to, yet when the crown suddenly passed to him he had to suddenly grow into the role and he was woefully unprepared. All he wanted to do was live his life and be happy and he was quite abruptly pulled from that life style and had the responsibility of bringing Russia into the modern age thrust upon him. He was constantly criticised for being to indecisive or to wishy washy. He was never taught how to rule or how to lead so pointing out his mistakes loses gravity after a while when you realize that this guy was given a position that was way beyond him and it speaks to the ineficacy of monarchy rather than to his own incompetence. It is a sad story when you think about how his life was never under his own control and his family was brutally murdered because he was never prepared for rulership.
Yeah listening to Dan carling's podcasts "blueprints for Armageddon" has made me feel bad for him. In the same circumstances, I definitely don't think I'd do any better. That podcast has been informative and eye-opening
It's crazy, most of the old photos I see are so serious, but these ones make me realize that people weren't any less bizarre and goofy back then than we are now.
Idk why I assume people didn't goof off in the past.
Who would have thought that people back then could have been funny? I know it sounds odd, but we have such a disconnection to that time and age. Humor is ageless.
A lot of English entertainers have done drags (probably because Shakespearean plays cast men in female roles), and I guess the Yale guys are trying to be English?
M_JPB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:39:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mean to be a drag but is this all legit? I mean, I know most of these photos are from right at the end of the 18th century so photographs were more familiar but some of these are so crazy
Why would I think that? It's sometimes accentuated because they are dead. They had a moment to leave an impact on everyone who would see that picture, people they would and could never meet or even understand that something like this (the internet) would exist.
And yet here we are, looking at silly pictures of people having a good time, and that will last forever, whether or not they're dead. They live on in these moments they share with others, intentionally or unintentionally
And even after photo-taking sped up, it was still seen as the "proper" way to take photos.
Back when photos took a long time, only the rich could afford them. In those pictures they all looked serious. This means that for years the only photos people had seen were of serious rich people.
Fast forward a couple of decades and all of sudden everybody can get their photos taken in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost. They still don't smile because they want to be perceived as upper class and all of the photos of upper class people had them looking serious.
Anyone who travels very much on airlines in the United States soon gets to know the voice of the airline pilotโฆ coming over the intercomโฆ with a particular drawl, a particular folksiness, a particular down-home calmness that is so exaggerated it begins to parody itself (nevertheless!โit's reassuring)โฆ the voice that tells you, as the airliner is caught in thunderheads and goes bolting up and down a thousand feet at a single gulp, to check your seat belts because "it might get a little choppy"โฆ the voice that tells you (on a flight from Phoenix preparing for its final approach into Kennedy Airport, New York, just after dawn): "Now, folks, uhโฆ this is the captainโฆ ummmmโฆ We've got a little ol' red light up here on the control panel that's tryin' to tell us that the landin' gears're notโฆ uhโฆ lockin' into position when we lower 'emโฆ Nowโฆ I don't believe that little ol' red light knows what it's talkin' aboutโI believe it's that little ol' red light that iddn' workin' right"โฆ faint chuckle, long pause, as if to say, I'm not even sure all this is really worth going intoโstill, it may amuse youโฆ "Butโฆ I guess to play it by the rules, we oughta humor that little ol' lightโฆ so we're gonna take her down to about, oh, two or three hundred feet over the runway at Kennedy, and the folks down there on the ground are gonna see if they caint give us a visual inspection of those ol' landin' gears"โwith which he is obviously on intimate ol'-buddy terms, as with every other working part of this mighty shipโ"and if I'm rightโฆ they're gonna tell us everything is copacetic all the way aroun' an' we'll jes take her on in"โฆ and, after a couple of low passes over the field, the voice returns: "Well, folks, those folks down there on the groundโit must be too early for 'em or somethin'โI 'spect they still got the sleepers in their eyesโฆ 'cause they say they caint tell if those ol' landin' gears are all the way down or notโฆ But, you know, up here in the cockpit we're convinced they're all the way down, so we're jes gonna take her on inโฆ And oh"โฆ (I almost forgot)โฆ "while we take a little swing out over the ocean an' empty some of that surplus fuel we're not gonna be needin' anymoreโthat's what you might be seein' comin' out of the wingsโour lovely little ladiesโฆ if they'll be so kindโฆ they're gonna go up and down the aisles and show you how we do what we call 'assumin' the position'"โฆ another faint chuckle (We do this so often, and it's so much fun, we even have a funny little name for it)โฆ and the stewardesses, a bit grimmer, by the looks of them, than that voice, start telling the passengers to take their glasses off and take the ballpoint pens and other sharp out of their pockets, and they show them the position, with the head loweredโฆ while down on the field at Kennedy the little yellow emergency trucks start roaring across the fieldโand even though in your pounding heart and your sweating palms and your broiling brainpan you know this is a critical moment in your life, you still can't quite bring yourself to believe it, because if it wereโฆ how could the captain, the man who knows the actual situation most intimatelyโฆ how could he keep on drawlin' and chucklin' and driftin' and lollygaggin' in that particular voice of hisโ
Well!โwho doesn't know that voice! And who can forget it!โeven after he is proved right and the emergency is over.
That particular voice may sound vaguely Southern or Southwestern, but it is specifically Appalachian in origin. It originated in the mountains of West Virginia, in the coal country, in Lincoln County, so far up in the hollows that, as the saying went, "they had to pipe in daylight." In the late 1940's and early 1950's this up-hollow voice drifted down from on high, from over the high desert of California, down, down, down, from the upper reaches of the Brotherhood into all phases of American aviation. It was amazing. It was Pygmalion in reverse. Military pilots and then, soon, airline pilots, pilots from Maine and Massachusetts and the Dakotas and Oregon and everywhere else, began to talk in that poker-hollow West Virginia drawl, or as close to it as they could bend their native accents. It was the drawl of the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff: Chuck Yeager.
Wow, that's really interesting. I need to read that. Also, as a descendant of Appalachian folk, it makes me feel a little proud for completely arbitrary reasons. Dat ingroup bias.
Oh, awesome! I had no idea. Not that I'm up on the nation's best aerospace programs. But anyway yeah it's always "Texas Texas Texas." I should know better than to assume WV didn't have much, because people tend to leave Huntsville out of the discussion habitually. Anyway, that's cool!
Freakonomics touched on this with popular baby names. Names popular with the high income families were almost always missing from the top 10 list 10-15 years later but were high on the list of most popular names for the low income bracket.
Yeah, I remember reading about that. I also vaguely recall reading something about the linguistic development of English and how upper classes kept changing the way they spoke in order to distinguish themselves. Of course, lower classes would pick up those speech patterns and the upper class would switch again.
Don't quote me on any of that, though. I think I may see if I can find that info again tomorrow because it was pretty interesting.
I'm actually not. It's just a realization that hit me and I think it's fascinating. It's not really good or bad. I assume it's just how we evolved as a social species.
dhelfr ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:31:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a ton of good ideas that no one will ever do, simply because no one else did it.
pajam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:13:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should be the first; nothing's holding you back from starting the "eating falafel from a sock" fad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
monkey see monkey do
Tuss ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually. A photo wasn't really that expensive. When the Tin type came in 1870's the cost was about a dollar present time. The struggle was the exposure time. Many got their photos taken at special events in their life and wanted them to be perfect and many of those were sadly post mortem among other special life events.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adjusting for inflation (wildly inaccurate since at 1870 the concept of inflation was nonexistent)
Last 100 years average is 3.22%, so let's use that
$1*1.0322145 = $99.02 in today's currency roughly
Are you going to tell me a poor person today can justify spending $100 on a single photograph?
Tuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:13:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't understand me. It cost about a dollar present time. So about 5cents back then.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:49:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
($1/1.0322)145 is just over a penny.
Assuming 3.22% inflation rate
Also, yes there were cheap photograph methods. If you were looking to belay the image of higher socioeconomic status, those would not be the one you picked. You would have picked the Daguerreotype. The Daguerreotype runs within the range I specified.
Around the turn of the 20th century roll film and "pocket" cameras came onto the market. These allowed the average person to own their own camera and take the film in to be developed rather than having to haul around some photographic meth lab like they would have for wet plate photos. Once it became common for people to have cameras the sort of photos they took became a lot more candid.
Maybe not, but the original comment stated only the rich color afford them and you jumped straight to the opposite side of the spectrum, only asking about the history completely poor.
Also, I referred to the current dollar. I may have been unclear, but i meant based in our dollar it, would cost them a dollar or two. About $20 in today's time. So, not wildly expensive, either way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
($1/1.0322)145 is just over a penny.
Assuming 3.22% inflation rate
Also, yes there were cheap photograph methods. If you were looking to belay the image of higher socioeconomic status, those would not be the one you picked. You would have picked the Daguerreotype. The Daguerreotype runs within the range I specified.
Also because the photos were rare so you wanted to be photographed in your default state, not smiling. Mark twain said "A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."
Mark twain even said "A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."
By the 17th century in Europe it was a well-established fact that the only people who smiled broadly, in life and in art, were the poor, the lewd, the drunk, the innocent, and the entertainment
Want to be seen as upper class and as a person of good character? Donโt smile.
o_oli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I guess a photo was just a whole other thing back then. It was a more serious thing not to be wasted perhaps? I dunno.
Oh for fucks sake it was because they were portraits. That's how you pose for a portrait, and that's what they were. When the brownie came out the opportunity to have more than one photo of yourself made having them be portraits not necessary or even desirable and people were free to experiment and be creative.
Exactly. People wanted portraits of themselves for centuries to preserve an image of themselves for posterity. It was something usually reserved for nobles but the advent of photography made it attainable for many more people. It still wasnt cheap, but it was finally possible, and people of course copied the nobility here because that's what they were doing. The brownie really was a world changing device. It was about as impactful then as the smartphone camera is in our era, it completely changed the way people thought about photography. Suddenly it became possible, reasonable, not just to preserve your image, but the very essence of your life. A picture is worth a thousand words, so to speak.
addysol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did they get one of the girl jumping though? I struggle to do that in this day and age
It comes also from the tradition of portraiture. When you have to sit for a portrait, you tend to adopt a neutral expression. Most paintings are like this, which is one reason the Mona Lisa is a thing.
And that tradition lasted into old photography even after exposure times were down to seconds or less.
That's a false misconception. It only took a few seconds of exposure to take a picture in those days, even early on. Taking a picture was just a much more formal thing to do and smiling wasn't seen as appropriate.
I lived in a rural developing country once for a couple of years and no one would smile for pictures. When I finally understood it, it was that they considered that kind of flighty and embarrassing, that it would make them seem silly like a little child.
pr1mus3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever seen the movie Million Ways to Die In the West?
And many times a photographer wouldn't be readily available, so getting your photograph was a rare event, similar to visiting an opera or such. They wouldn't want to 'waste' the chance on a silly picture when they could get a formal, nice picture.
d_toma ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:32:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was basically bad manners to smile in a photo in those days. People literally thought you were crazy if you did.
Exposure time by the 1860s was already less then 10 seconds. Its why the photos are blurry but not why people didn't smile. The reason they didn't smile is most likely a combination of bad dental hygiene and the fact that photos were very professional and smiling was seen as goofy and not professional.
Yes I know. The knowledge still doesnt help me know what the people were like.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And neither would a picture of them smiling. What's your point?
I'll save you the time of a response. Because a picture of them smiling only tells you this about them: they have the ability to smile.
Also, this is how it was back then. People weren't able to sit and hold a smile for 5 minutes straight without moving at all. A five minute exposure time will do that.
Honestly it's not? It's obviously easier to just not smile, but it's not that difficult to hold a smile.
I think it was just the norm not to back then, so no one felt the need to.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:07:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think wrong. I'm not giving you a guess or a theory. That is why people didn't smile for photos back then.
The one where they are smiling, they are also clearly moving. Maybe the couple, or the photographer, wanted a more natural look. A picture that didn't look as much like a pose.
All I know is that if I wanted to, I could hold a smile for 5 minutes straight right now. I don't want to, but I could.
Soperos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you can, but that was the reasoning for why they did that.
Shijin83 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:20:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yโknow, supposedly thereโs some guy in Texas who smiled one time while he was getting his picture taken. I don't know. Kinda sounds like the sorta bullshit someone would make up.
I just like how it goes from standard old photography, to what I can very easily imagine a kind grandfather on the man's part. (Woman is too blurry but I can assume the same for her.)
Fun fact: The reason nobody could ever hold a smile for those photos was because the camera took so long to take your picture. These people probably struggled to get a decent photo.
Most seem serious and what not because they had to stay very very still to get the photos, that's why when they're smiling and laughing the photos are blurry. It is an interesting side effect of the tools at the time, and provides a certain amount of a false sense of stoicism to our history.
Fun fact: The reason nobody could ever hold a smile for those photos was because the camera took so long to take your picture. These people probably struggled to get a decent photo.
this is fantastic! and for the exact reason you named. that's actually really cool, I had no idea those photo sessions were anything but boredom/seriousness until now.
People often misunderstand this photo as a laughing couple, but actually in this photo the couple was just told that her parents had died, and this is a rare photo of a late 1800's husband trying to comfort his wife through hugging, instead of the more physical method commonly used during that time period
My family has an old family photo from this time period in which the mother is dressed formally and has a very unhappy/angry look on her face while the father is wearing pajamas and a grin. Apperently his wife's unhappy look was due to the way he was dressed, as was his grin.
Dang, this post reminds me of a twitch streamer I used to watch whose streamroom had a ceiling mirror that she wasn't allowed to take down cause it was a rented apartment. Chat had so many inside jokes about it and I had made my share of "oh man that would be so hot for watching me cry and jerk off" type quips.
I'm sad now cause now I have to relive the worst screwup of my life. I had been faithfully watching her for almost a year and she mostly played League and Hearthstone plus sandboxy fun games like Little Big Planet and Minecraft. Those games weren't really my cup of tea put her personality and sense of humor were so great that I didn't care.
She only had about 60 average viewers but we all adored her and there was a great sense of community among everyone. I was super excited that night cause it was her one year twitch anniversary and she invited us all to drink with her to celebrate.
I woke up with a massive hangover still in front of the computer and instantly went to her twitch page to check out the vod and was met with a "this account does not exist or has been deleted message." I'm not proud but my first thought was hoping that she had gotten a bit to flirty in her drunken state and maybe even flashed chat which led to a temporary ban from twitch, I then went to her twitter and her last tweet was "I'm sorry, I just can't even...I'm out." I started to replay the night back in my head and noticed one of my "hidden" folders was open and ohhh no..oh god no...
The night started out great, with many toasts to her subs and longtime lurkers but as she drank more she gradually got more and more morose and started to open up about her personal life. She said she loved streaming but she wanted to do this as a career and her parents had given her a year to prove it was viable until she needed to get a "real job" and her time was pretty much up and she was scared. She also talked about how she was undateable (very untrue!) and no man would ever want her. All she really wanted out of life other than making it as a streamer was to be a housewife and mother but she would probably screw that up too, fuck my life!! And she tilted the webcam away so we couldnt see her cry.
I was drinking shots of whiskey to her swigs of champagne and was even drunker than her at this point, and typed "Actually you'd be an amazing mother!!!" And I then uploaded a shota gallery of her and me I had been working on for 6 months to imgur and being a longtime mod I was able to link it directly in chat.
I'm a cartoon storyboard artist by trade and had put more effort into this than my real job. In between the sex parts it was full of inside jokes from the stream including the ceiling mirror and the storyline was basically "me coming home from school and walking in on mom in the shower" which should be familiar to anyone familiar with the "genre." It even involved several personal aspects of her life I had discovered from a bit of internet detective work.
Seeing the look of horror dawn on her face as she scrolled in disbelief I immediately started apologizing but she ended the stream and I screamed fuck!!! and punched a hole in the wall and started chugging the whiskey in an effort to forget what I did and soon passed out.
It's been 3 months and she hasn't come back, the only saving grace is I deleted the gallery before passing out and nothing made it onto r/cringe or livestreamfails. If I'd just offered her kind words of support she probably would have ended up streaming on Saturdays and we might even have a budding relationship going on.
A lot of people think that people are serious in old photos because of the time it took for the exposure when in truth the technology for quick exposure was invented very early it was just so rare to have a photo taken that it was considered a serious thing.
atglobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason is that old timey photos took so long to take, so you had to remain completely still for several seconds or even minutes in order to not come out blurry. Try smiling for 5 minutes. No? That's what I thought.
Fun fact the reason so many old timey photos make all the subjects look miserable is because exposure times were so long it was often next to impossible to hold a smile for the entire duration. they weren't all angry and miserable.
Cephied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:27:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People didn't like when the first Kodak cameras came out b/c they could be in a photo when they might be drunk or in public.
It makes me think it was the first time social media became a thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:24:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was actually severely beaten after this photo, he had to pay for all of those pictures to be taken and was NOT happy about it.
alidoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that was going to be a picture of Boldrick from Blackadder.
cfuse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I envy people that have so obviously found their purpose in life.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:37:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I dunno why, but I would be afraid of that man. If he isn't stupidly nice, which I'm sure he is, he proibably has a basement styled similar to "Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" where he sodomizes people with his giant vegetables
Not just British, but English. His name is Keith Gordon Tweggle and he lives just outside Waddle-on-Chipslyton, in Lancashire. His wife's name is Margaret, his kids (Cheryl and Gary) are grown up and moved out so he can go full-tilt on his oversized veggies. He's a legend at his local (The Squandered Goose) and his favourite tipple is 'alf a bitter. His favourite sport is cricket, but he will watch tennis (mostly Wimbledon) if that Andy Murray is playing. His favourite food is chops and two veg (home-grown, of course), his dog, Morris the West-Highland terrier, gets the chop bones.
Dfry ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:01:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so awesome how much joy you can see on his face. Growing enormous onions is such an unusual pursuit, and doesn't have any real practical application, but it clearly meant a lot to him and made him proud of what he did. Reminds me to look for joy wherever I can find it.
Same. Except for the train thing... I mean the crowd made me happy, but the fact someone was caught under the train made it's ending too distressing... At least tell me if the person was saved!!!
CJB95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of my favorite photos. I read somewhere that the man struggled with severe depression and the camaraderie between him and his dog helped him stay alive. Such a beautiful relationship we can have with animals.
My dog is almost 14 and has cancer. His favorite thing in the world is walking around downtown.
He just likes to see what's going on. He gets that big happy dog smile with the floppy tongue, wiggling his nubby tail at all the attention he got.
Both of his back paws have lost 50% of feeling and he lost 100% of one of his front paws. He also has arthritis pain that keeps him from walking too far. Sometimes he will slide and flop onto his belly because he can't stabilize well enough. Unfortunately
this really makes walks difficult.
So we got a stroller for him. I can push him around and he still gets all of the excitement his little dog heart desires. I will happily push him around until his last day, I want his last bit of time on earth to be wonderful.
I also happen to live right on the shore of Lake Superior. I know exactly how cold it is, even in the summer. That's part of what makes that photo so touching. He could be so cold but he does it for his buddy.
I teared up when i saw the pic... I straight up started crying when i learned that he died.
Daamus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:12:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the dude who was in love with his giant onion had him teared up too
dasher11 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:28:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lake Superior is so goddamn cold though. I cringed a little, even if it is sweet.
FrostySt ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:47:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the looks of it, that dog is at least part Husky or at the very least a dog bred more for colder weather than warm. I had a Pyrenees that would just about live under a garden hose during the summer but loved every minute of winter.
dasher11 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:52:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no, I was referring more to the man in the water. I'm sure the dog is comfy. :)
FrostySt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:15:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, yeah the guy in the picture is definitely pretty chilly. I've never been to Superior but Lake Michigan is always cold.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:57:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's one of the first things i think of every time i see this photo (which i actually love)
god damn lake superior is so fucking cold. i like to think i would do that same for my dogs...but im not sure i could get that deep into that lake
Ha! I would like to know these parts, I live about 5 blocks from the water and that shit it tough to swim in even on a hot day unless you go a one of the (relatively) crowded beaches with shallow water.
My experience with Lake Superior was going there when it was 95 degrees out and the lake water still being way too cold to even walk in, let alone swim.
Honestly it probably depends on exactly where on the Lake you are, what the weather has been like for the days leading up to getting in the Lake, how much sunlight there is, and such.
That said, nine times out of ten Lake Superior is colder than it has any right to be, even in 95 degree weather.
Relaxel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
daviep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wondered about this one because lake superior is usually very cold, even more so in the fall and winter, isn't it? I went there as a kid one September and the water was ice cold. Maybe in the peak of summer?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make no mistake, that water is COLD
MaugDaug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's more to that one. IIRC the guy used to be a drug addict and says that his dog is one of the main reasons to quit. It's been a while since I read about it, so I apologize if I'm not remembering this correctly or mixing it up with a different post, but I think he was on the verge of suicide and says that his dog saved his life.
dabong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John and Schoep. Followed their FB page after the photo went viral. They love each other so much.
Sad to say that Schoep has already passed a few years ago.
The dog saved him by being there when he had suicidal thoughts after a breakup. So the story goes. It's on youtube.
bexyrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the first one on this thread to make my cry I don't know why but to me dogs are the essence of the good humanity has produced. We selectively bred dogs for millennia. Dogs are perfect.
The_R4ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It still looks like that man loves his onion more.
The money raised from that photo kicking off fund raising meant Schoep had a lot of lazer treatment for pain meaniing his life was easier before he finally passed away...John now has another dog - Bear - a rescue dog.
Actually it is not him, this image (that OP posted) was from Turkey, during anti-government demonstration in 2013. I was there when this photo was taken (we were group of people going around helping animals affected by the tear gas), this dog is one of the locals that was living in the square that the protests took place.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 23:52:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't find the picture but one just as strong as the Christians saying sorry at the gay parade was one where one of them embraced a gay person as they walked through. He cried, she cried, they all cried. Tears of joy just thinking about it. โบ
I feel like the one with Chicago's mayor is kinda screwed up. Any follow-up on that? Did she get the job? It's a phone interview, the interviewer could have easily thought it was bullshit and unprofessional for the woman to let a random other voice on the phone.
EDIT: that said, awesome collection of photos. Thanks for sharing.
That last picture gave me some serious frisson. There's nothing in the world as powerful to me as seeing people united behind a common goal. Letting individuality go for a moment to become humanity.
Thank you for these. When ever someone says they "hate people" I try to remind them of all the good humanity is not only composed of, but the actions that are undertaken everyday that are overshadowed by the horror of reality. I'm not good with words, but humans are amazing.
thank you for trying to remind people of the awesomeness that we're capable of. I know we can't let suffering aside, but I appreciate the effort. There's a singer and songwriter that I like that once wrote "People aren't evil, they're just lost. There's still time". I think it resonates with you.
People are the most powerful force ever to grace this planet. Good is a choice a person must make, while bad is a decision as well. I love people, for their good and their bad. The fact we are not all perfectly good is a tribute to the variety of people. Differences are what allow us to move forward as a species and grow. I'm glad to hear their are others out there that agree that people, with all their flaws and problems, are an amazing thing. Every human being is not unique, not special, not filled with purpose and needing one. This is a rant, but
TL;DR People are amazing, and I love people. Just cause you hate a person doesn't mean humans are not worth your interest.
Damn, the general crying hugging that dude got me. I don't tear up much but that one got me.
EDIT: Got to the tear gassed dogged. I am crying at work now thanks! All I can think about are my own Huskies. I love my dogs so much. EDIT 2: Cone of Happiness made it all better now, thanks for the roller coaster of emotion that desperately needed today /u/flythistime.
That picture withe the tear-gassed dog...I've been tear-gassed and it sucks pretty hard. I can't imagine being on the receiving end and having no ability to understand what is going on.
I like searching and keeping happy pictures!
I hope you had a great night. cheers.
Nilliak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's something about old couples having fun that just makes me so happy. There's a good chance they've been together for longer than I've been alive, and seeing them smiling with each other just makes my day.
[deleted] ยท 4151 points ยท Posted at 16:07:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There's this guy on Instagram, wolfgang2242, who adopts senior dogs and other unwanted pets and gives them a better life. This includes dogs with severe health problems. Here is a picture of him walking some of them: http://cdn2.littlethings.com/app/uploads/2016/03/44-850x845.jpg
EDIT: Whoa, my first gold! I'm very pleased it's for something like elderly dogs going on happy walks.
Oolonger ยท 2420 points ยท Posted at 16:25:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy rescues dogs, and he built a little dog train so he could take them out on doggy excursions.
When I was a kid my friend's mom and dad would take their family to volunteer at shelters during the summer. Kind of a way to teach their children about animals and being a helpful hand and what not. One day I was invited so I tagged along. I'll never forget how sad a lot of older dogs looked and how happy they were when people gave them attention. From that day forward I've always made it a goal that when I'm finally able to buy a house I'd adopt older dogs and let them live out their last few years in a peaceful setting and with someone who will show them unconditional love.
I'm still renting apartments at the moment, but I'm hoping within 3-5 years I'll be able to own a house and do what I've always wanted to do.
The Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary takes in older dogs and the Facebook page is truly lovely. It is heart warming.
kororon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I truly wish I could do this, but the cost of their medical care is a huge burden. The last dog I adopted was from a senior dog rescue. Senior animals deserve love too!
I'm very late to this thread, but my friend runs a non profit organization called One Last Treat that is dedicated to adopting older dogs out to people so they have a home during their last day/month's/years!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously love this guy. This is one of my favorite photos on his instagram page. I believe I found out about him through Humans of New York (another great guy).
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A woman my mother works with does this. She says that they deserve the ends of their lives to be wonderful and in a loving home. I don't think I could ever do such a thing, it'd break my heart every time. Its a really noble thing to do.
good on him, more people should adopt dogs. also nice forearms, damn
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter has been going to horse camp here in Idaho for the last three years, the only one I could find that wasn't also a bible camp. A week or so ago she told me the horses they ride are rescue horses - ones that the owners couldn't train or sell because of behavior problems and that the camp takes in and rehabilitates.
I hope I can find myself in a life situation one day that lets me follow in his footsteps. There are so many animals that deserve better lives than they have.
I saw a guy like this walking like 6-7 dogs recently. Wonder if it's the same guy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He lives in Colorado.
wildery ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this guy! He's so genuine and passionate about his cause, and it's so fun to follow his life with this adorable little menagerie of misfits. Englebert is my total fave, he's the goofiest little old man, and I always smile seeing his tiny face in the group photos.
alshadai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:25:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do this too. I had never thought about making a social media thing with it. I can't afford to take on more than 3-4 at a time but I am so so happy to give them their great final years.
Side note, I think I found my dream man.
One of my friends does that. They adopt the old, sick, abandoned puppies from the shelter so they get a warm loving place to stay for a couple of months.
Then they become dogs, and they adopt another one.
Oh gosh, if I had a buttful of money and time that would be my life too _
Wazoisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's his instagram name? I would love to see more.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's wolfgang2242
Wazoisme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:05 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only people cared about reptiles and fish as much...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:58:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do some Redditors ruin their comments with stupid shitty OMG GOLD acceptance speeches? Just PM the gilder directly if you want to thank them, instead of flipping out like a toddler and thanking everybody who didn't gild you. Seriously, get a sense of self-worth, you fucking loser.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:36:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said the Redditor flipping out over gold in a thread about the good of humanity ;)
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I'm assuming this reply is on the wrong comment. That said, this guy lives in Colorado.
I think if our extinction ever looks assured our last duty should be to do everything in our power to elevate dogs as the successor dominant species.
And then like...IDK....cats become dogs and I guess horses can be cats. I've not really thought through the whole line of mammalian dynastic succession but dogs deserve to be in charge after us.
Read "City" by Clifford D. Simak. He wrote an interesting sci-fi book about the intertwined destinies of humans and dogs, along with other creatures.The dogs actually have a point of view as shown through the descendants of a line of dogs that were companions for a line of men. It's fanciful, and though humans were boring, I found it raised a lot of questions about what we perceive as intelligence from the animals around us. I won't go into further details, but if you're even a little serious underneath that joke, you should really read it.
There was a really great story on /HFY a few weeks ago about that. Humans evolved dogs to be able to speak and behave at a higher functionality and as humans died off and dogs took over, they always told stories of their old masters and how kind and giving they were. Eventually the dogs were contacted by alien species and went off to form partnerships with them just like they did with us, and they spread the stories of their loving masters throughout the stars.
NorthAve ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:21:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh man. I wrote a story, like made up a story, about that picture being a Mexican hero because he warned the Governor of a Mexican state, I think Jalisco, of cartel members raiding his home. Some journalist PMed me asking for information about it.
[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 01:19:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was driving through a semi-ghetto part of town a few months ago and one of the local "characters" who is an elderly, very hard-lived looking man was shambling (probably drunk) his was lazily across a busy road and the light changed when he was about half way. A nice young feller ran out to take him by the arm and help him to safety. That poor young feller got his fucking ass cussed off his body by that old codger. The manners we were taught as kids do not stack up to today's social expectations. Elderly and disabled people rarely ever want to be reminded of their limitations, so be extremely judicious in your efforts to help someone.
Agreed. I was about to walk by a very old woman shambling (and I do mean shambling) out of CVS last year - I assumed she wouldn't take kindly to a big strange man interacting with her as she tried to get to her car. But I saw that she was actually having a hard time even getting her walker over the tiny ridge from the sidewalk to the parking lot.
She was headed for her car - honestly at the rate she was walking, the process of getting from inside her house, out to her car, and into the CVS must have taken her an hour.
She showed me where to pack her walker in the car so she could get it out, and assured me several times when I asked that someone was waiting to help her at home. Sadly, I don't think anyone was, and even with my help she had a hard time getting into her car. But I just didn't think I could extend this to following her home without the possibility of there being some misunderstanding if anyone was there waiting to help her.
However, I'm really glad I helped her to her car. She was super grateful and I seriously think I saved her 20 minutes of inching her way across the parking lot. At no time was she resentful or anything but grateful for the assistance.
Bobzer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 05:16:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on you.
I never know how to approach someone like that.
"You...uh... Want a piggy back?"
Like if they're gripping their walker where do I latch on to provide support?
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 04:16:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The manners we were taught as kids do not stack up to today's social expectations. Elderly and disabled people rarely ever want to be reminded of their limitations, so be extremely judicious in your efforts to help someone.
Yeah let's label a whole generation based on one experience you had.
I've had the opposite experience for the most part. Believe it or not most people, regardless of generation, are good people and not as cynical as you make them out to be.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 07:13:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's one example. Calling someone over 60 ma'am or sir and they get offended. In french we use "vous" instead of "tu" to show respect for our elders, I dare you to try it on someone 90 or younger in Quebec. I know if I were disabled and some athletic cunt tried to walk me across the street I'd probably give him a crutch to the junk. Have you ever spoken to or been friends with a disabled person or an elderly person? Generally they're not stoked on being condescended to by strangers and are willing to take on the challenges they're faced with.
sc1003 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:47:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Calling someone over 60 ma'am or sir and they get offended.
What? Most older people I've met like to hear ma'am and sir. It's generally more respectful
See, this confuses me, because just thinking about this technically, I don't think he's helping the elderly man at all... Like he's basically just holding that elderly man's hand as he continues to rely on his cane to be cross to the road. In a way, it could be worse, since the elderly man was swinging his left hand for balance but is no longer able to do so once the runner grabs it.
I'm not sure it makes a difference in speed, but I always thought it was for the stability/securit. If you're an elder and someone's got your arm, you are for sure not gonna fall.
I think it's more about making sure the older guy doesn't get run over by other runners. Some old folks have low vision and/or slow reaction times. By helping him cross the street, the marathon guy can keep an eye out for anyone who might run into him and signal the other runners to go around, if needed.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:20:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would have been much more efficient to launch the man across the road in a catapult.
why are you getting downvoted? careful not to be sincere and express your slightly different opinion on reddit...but back to your qustion: I would say it's more of a mental support to the elderly than anything else. Like a safety net in a way
Noahcarr ยท 3064 points ยท Posted at 22:16:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:50:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. The last 6 months have been the darkest of my life. It's weird what can cheer you up. A few of these post have made me smile more than anything else has for half a year.
Sharkoh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:02:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man, I'm almost crying over here
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:45:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially after that creepy 'found footage' post from earlier today...
HyakuJuu ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:40:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This must be the lowest voted and gilded post I've ever seen.
Edit : Well, it had fucking 30 votes when I first posted.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:15:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah was just talking to my gf about how earlier today I was reading through the thread about disturbing audio/video footage. This definitely cleared my mind from that.
redbootz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its a shame most of the photos miss the mark completely. If the photo needs a huge back story, it's not exactly showing the brighter side. It's just a photo of a dead child, or two men in a war.
The man feeding the Koala, the dude with the umbrella, the happy girls with the cat and camel. Those are photos that show it.
Idk, I clearly need to look at more of the photos. ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
I'm on the second half of my life and if you think I look back at my accomplishments as hallmarks, you'd be wrong. I look back at the time I took a 51 year old woman to put her cat down because her piece-of-shit boyfriend wouldn't and she had never done it before. I look back at the time I walked a four-year-old girl around the neighborhood trying to find her home because she showed up at my door lost. I look back at those times I did things for other people for no reason other than I was in a position to.
We all have to look ourselves in the mirror every morning and convince ourselves that we aren't bad people. Those shoes mean a lot to him; they always will.
[deleted] ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 23:10:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not quite the same, but a couple of months ago I was at a mini mall running errands when I heard a little kid call at me:
"Excuse me sir!"
I ignored him. This place is usually crawling with people collecting money for one cause or another so I walked by. He called two more times as I was walking away so I turned to him annoyed...
"Sir do you know how to tie a tie?"
Standing there was a ~10 yr old boy in full dress attire holding a tie in his hand... I saw his (young) mother observing from about 50 ft away.
I was taken aback for a minute, but tied his tie. He thanked me, and I walked away feeling like a complete piece of shit.
MJBrune ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:04:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I am 27 years old and still have to look it up on youtube every time I need to tie one. They seriously seem from a lost age to me. Work has never required one. Any place I've ever had a tie, excluding my and others weddings and others funerals they seem completely out of place.
But damn does this make me regret not memorizing it.
The age of youtube gives you easy access to much fancier ties though, I use it for fancy knots once in a while. Couldn't live with myself telling the kid to go watch a youtube video though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:42 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I learned how to tie a simple tie knot when I was 7 and went through a huge Avril Lavigne phase. Though I haven't had much use for the knowledge (other than the occaisional Hermione Granger costume) as I've become more of a dress kind of girl as I grew up.
MJBrune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:11 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you found that you have forgotten how to do it? I had it down for about a week then lost it after that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:00 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It takes a few failed tries to remember which side goes first, but after that I'm good. I don't think I'll ever be as good as little me was though.
Hobotto ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 19:56:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know what you mean man, one time I cast blessing of protection a guy to stop him from taking damage and not to prevent him from being able to mine the ore node I wanted.
Sometimes it feels good to be selfless.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:11:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what
Stylux ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a fellow paladin and a miner I thank you for this trick. I can't believe I never thought of this when those stupid druids swooped in and stole my node
Totally. I still think about the American girl on my train here in Scotland earlier this year. She had no change for a drink so I just gave her mine. Just the feeling of making someone's day is awesome. Things like that are the best parts of life.
Well, with the low initial investment and the amortization of the "feel good about yourself" spread out from current age to actuarial life span indicate that, while there is risk, the long term payoff will significantly outperform the S&P 500.
Same here man. I remember the time I helped a poor girl who lost control of her car and spun out, nearly hitting a concrete barrier. Getting the police to arrive so traffic could be redirected around her. Stopping to help made me feel good. I didn't want to leave her abandoned.
Soperos ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 19:28:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took the "deep" comment to be some angsty teen emo jab. I just wanted to give more background on why I made the comment I did. You didn't have to read it.
"Good" people are always look for an opportunity to tell everyone just how much of a good person they are. People who are actually good don't look at those events like they are anything special.
Soperos ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. A truly good samaritan keep it to themselves.
I can list my good deeds on Reddit too. Who does that benefit? Me.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And reddit eats this shit up. Either they wish they did that shit, or they're the type who would brag about it. Either way, if you do good deeds, it benefits no one but you to brag about it.
If anything, bragging about it cheapens the good deed, but that's just my 2 cents.
I recently came to realize that there are people out there that would be happier for a bag of rice than I would be if I won a 100k $ car on the lottery
DocOne ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:26:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I know what you mean, the taxes alone would bury you.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:26:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can take this line of thought and apply it to just about every aspect of life.
Right now this is just another night to you on reddit, somewhere out there someone the same age is breathing their last in a hospital bed due to some disease. Or someone else is sitting in their car 5 minutes away from the wreck that will end their life tonight
Or when the soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy somebody was making toast and coffee to start the day,
I think about that last one a lot when I look up in the sky and imagine what is being experienced at that moment under that same sky
Brazilian here. Can confirm this is just a very kind act just as it would be anywhere else in the world.
Nothing specially respectful because it's a flip flop; it could be shoes, winter clothes, anything useful and needed.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:37:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another brazillian here. This!
It's not like you could get here, give someone a flip flop and then you're the most amazing person ever. It's just a nice gesture, not an ULTIMATE sign of respect
Yes it is. What kind of Brazilian are you that you do not respect the Holiness of our Lords the Flip Flops? They are the ones who guide us forwards, while keeping our feet gracefully ventilated!
Source: from Rio, havaianas are my life.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:29:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shhhh, that's supposed to be a secret. I'm trying to set them out.
JK, but maan. I was in a supermarket today and damn havaianas are expensive these days! 30 reais for a simple one
small502 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:05:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen some pairs go for about $30 in the US. We usually just wait for family members to bring a pair or two from Brazil.
You can still find the plain, solid color ones for 12 bucks out there, but then there's the mall shops and shit that sell the things for like 70 temers a pair...
Everyone knows the ultimate gift to a Brazilian is a top of the line pair of cleats.
Zueira d+ neste thread
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many things we take for granted. able to shave with a clean razor...shower everyday and brushing your teeth are a couple things. How many luxuries can you notice from the time you get out of bed and go the bathroom in the mornings. :(
Last month we got to bellow 15ยบC pretty often, we even got to like 7 some nights. And it is not a normal cold, this shit hurts. When I was in florida 2010, it was doing bellow 0ยบC and it still felt better than last month.
herzkolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True! Humidity is a bitch, Argentinian here and even my European friends freeze in winter, with temperatures that rarely go below -1ยฐ or -2ยฐC
lowest average monthly temp is in July at 70 degrees.
I forgot for a sec that the seasons are opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. I'm thinking "no shit, of course it's going to be warm in July, but what about January?"
YES, winter clothes. Maybe not in Rio, but it gets very cold in some big cities here. Like bellow freezing. And every year homeless people DIE because they can't get warm overnight.
That's just what they want you to think. It's all a big cover up. Che Guevara actually conquered all of South America and unified them under one communist government but they're working to keep everything real hush hush because they're worried about intervention from the atheists and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.
Source: I have no source and completely made this up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything feet related has usually been tied to respect all throughout history. It's like the ultimate form of prostrating yourself to another. It's why the pope washed the Muslims dudes feet when the first met and why it's mentioned all the time in religious texts.
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Mexico giving someone your flip-flops is a sign of trust, because everyone knows the power of la chancla.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:53:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In caracas when i lived there i saw barefoot people all the time and on 4 different occasion i saw somebody give there Cholas to somebody less fortunate. By the way where in venezuela are you from
The flip flop is the holiest of accessories here. Mothers use it to enact justice and discipline, men wear it to treat the scorching sands of the beach, dogs chew them to acquire their power
Well it's a kind gesture, of course. The girl is homeless and doesn't have any shoes.
As someone who grew up in Mexico though, I can assure you that there is likely an abundance of broken glass everywhere and it is a pain in the ass to try to spot it among the pebbles on dirt roads.
You pretty much have to depend mostly on luck and keep your eyes out for anything shiny. My feet were really tough then, but a piece of glass in the right shape or position will get you every time. Shit sucks.
Really?????? I live here for 27 years and I never heard that giving sandals is the ultimate sign of respect here. I gotta start giving those to my mom on mothers day.
Edit: also that dude probably got robbed right after.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was Brazilian law that the only footwear allowed was flip flop
r0ck0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my high school, there are posters of this photo, extremely grainy and in black and white, saying, "There are many great people in the world. If you can't find one, BE ONE!"
ademnus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:05:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's some starting points for those who may want to do the same.
What's going on with the intense amount of Photoshopping going on in the right side of this picture? That's some serious clone stamp and healing brush work.
I've met this guy in real life and talked to him on the phone before! His name's Bob Goff, and he has some fascinating stories about his life. The dude has a book where he talks about how he considers the Tom Sayer island at Disneyland to be his office.
Guys name is Bob Goff! My aunt and uncle were seated beside him on a flight once, and they spent the flight hearing about just a handful of his amazing experiences. Really cool dude.
CoolTom ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:43:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god! That's almost cartoonish. She's literally wearing rags!
This photo often gets misattributed frequently but the girl is actually getting her shoes stolen by a white supremicist who forgot shoes on a visit to South America
Source: I'm bored
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this picture almost brings me to tears everytime i look at it
This is a good photo but this is extremely common. My family brings an extra bag with baseball gloves and hats and old shoes when they go on vacation in Central America.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been so jaded by living in South America that my first thought was, she'll probably sell it for drugs, or his father/pimp/whatever is going to take them from her. It's sad how inhuman you get.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:15:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I so thought this was going to be a gif of the pickpockets and thieves that are operating in rio stealing a man's shoes. And i would have lauuuuuuughed and lauuuughed and lauugghhheeed. But alas, no.
nieud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:20:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor girl is probably in the Olympics
humad7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:32:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks that as soon as shed take them off, they'd get stolen
Barshki ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:11:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not trying to be a dick, but wouldn't have been nicer if he bought her a new pair instead of giving her his rank old ones that probably didn't even fit her?
I give her my shoes , they cost nothing for me, but now I feel like a good person, after all people who works for me for cents do it for right reason, I give my shoes to poor girl!
Dat world of naive and stupid people makes me sad.
A few weeks ago someone posted this album of a woman saving a baby seagull in Boston harbor. It didn't get much attention, but I thought it was quite incredible of her to put so much effort into saving such a mundane creature.
Apparently, that's also the reason she did it. The fact that nobody else would bother with a bird like that.
Not anymore. They are a completely separate network, and most of them even despise Reddit...
Just take a look at the front page, almost all made-for-imgur stuff.
Power users often post stuff here that they find on Imgur.
akanyan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:39:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The stuff you see on the front page is made for imgur because they recently made it so that you have to intentionally publish an image for it to make it to the front page, so everything there is obviously made for imgur. The vast majority of the use the website gets is still for reddit.
Of course the vast majority of use is for Reddit.. In the form of private image hosting.
The majority of what you're seeing on the front page of Imgur is content Imgur users made for other Imgur users.
Jamabope ยท 1037 points ยท Posted at 16:46:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had not long bought two tarantulas and joined the /r/tarantulas subreddit when this post cropped up from /u/chandalowe where he saves a tarantula from being potentially eaten or falling to its death. Tarantulas are very fragile creatures and cause no immediate threat to humans. But who else apart from T owners would actually help one in this situation ?
Huh; I never would have noticed that the tarantula was stuck - I'd probably just think it was really weird it had climbed a tree.
Reminds me: While I'd never touch one (too freaky) or let one get too close, when I was working night shifts as campus security I used to sometimes play with the wild tarantulas by having them chase the light from my flashlight. Curious little guys.
Wallafai ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 21:24:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fun! Have you ever played laser pointers with cats? And the tarantulas are so fast as well, with those big, long, hairy legs they are quite agile. And then of course you shine the light on your buddy, who is blinded and does not notice the tarantula climbing his body and most definitely going for the face. Where it will make a small incision right at the top part of the eye brow and lay it's eggs. You won't notice the eggs at first, but as time passes and the baby spiders are growing bigger in their eggs they will eventually have to chew their way out
The girl in that picture ate the spider. There's a picture somewhere taken just after this one. The girl has just bitten down and the spider's juices are running down her chin while she smiles.
Wallafai ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:24:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooooh, thats even better. In this purpose. I have no beef with the multiple eyes, eight legged little buggers. I keep six of them near by at all times. You ever heard of pocket sand? Pocket sand ain't got nothing on me.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:25:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like randomly throwing a spider on someone is a great way to get murdered. My mum "accidentally" broke someone's arm with a door when he was chasing her with a spider (that later turned out fake).
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a chance we take. Like when you decide to unleash the tickle monster on a grown person, you best be prepared to get punched/kicked in the face
Jamabope ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:20:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if someone has replied to you yet, but there are arboreal (tree tarantulas) and terrestrial (ground tarantulas). Arboreal tarantulas are great at climbing, they generally have long legs and small bodies so their holding on strength to weight ratio is pretty good. Terrestrial on the other hand generally have bigger, fatter bodies, most likely a tarantula youd think of right now would be terrestrial, but its these guys that dont climb well. Pretty much if they dont have all legs on a surface, theyre struggling. and since the T in the post had 4 legs hanging off you can almost guarantee he was in a bit of a pickle.
Tarantulas are very strange but fascinating creatures, each are different and have their own personalities per say. Sure, theyre creepy looking, but theyre not out to get you lol.
If your interested this is a common pose for arboreal Ts. They hang with their front legs pretty much. long legs, small bodies. Thats a P. Irminia, gorgeous tarantulas. And this is a terrestrial G. Pulchripes which, as you can see, has smaller legs and a fatter body. Thats just a general difference between them but you seemed interested lol.
I do not own one but I make sure to miss hitting them on the roads here in the southwest. I know they are beneficial and eat the "nasties". My son helps me and calls them out so I can avoid them. People probably think I drive like an idiot, oh well!
oh god I read the first part quickly and thought you said you missed hitting them on the road XD exact opposite
CianKy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Besides, I'm sure he would rather spend his remaining months looking for a sexy lady tarantula."
The Brocode is strong with this one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because I'm terrified of spiders, I don't know anything about them. Because of that, I wouldn't want to get bitten and would be hightailing it out of there. You obviously know your stuff and good on you for helping that wee guy out :)
That's interesting because when I was around 11 or 12 I was absolutely terrified of ghost or spirits, demons, etc. Because of this I tried to learn absolutely everything I possibly could on the subject. I bought books about the Paranormal watched movies about it and basically searched for all the information I could. I figured the more I knew the better I can protect myself. Of course, I no longer believe in such but that has been my basic philosophy. If it scares me or makes me uncomfortable I try to learn as much about it as possible. Most of the time it relieves such fears.
I have a severe phobia of spiders and would probably have a panic attack if it so much as brushed up against my hand. So no, I'd feel bad but I would not be able to save it, I'd probably accidentally hurt it in my fear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's amazing but there is no way in hell that I would let one climb onto my hand.
As someone with an irrational fear of spiders, that was terrifying to see. But also really wonderful.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just killed a spider cause my sister was scared :( I deserve death
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:06:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you, but I am glad you found it and not me. I probably would have started a catastophic brush fire trying to kill it.
ryov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:55 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I might be an idiot, but I had no idea there are tarantulas native to North America. I thought for sure that an insect like that was from the Amazon or some weird place
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has a great heart
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love seeing people with the same course of action I would take. I lost my phone in the meantime but a baby dove was just floating in this fountain...it couldn't get out because the walls were too high so I lean in and scoop him up. His crop was so full of water that it was probably going to drown any minute. Brought him into my office the remaining day and by the end of it - he was ready to go again. I also volunteered at a Bird Rehab so I love seeing people who don't just look at birds like a diseases. They are truly fascinating animals if you take the time to read about them.
VixDzn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First post ITT that made me tear up. Doesn't happen often, that was beautiful. thank you.
also that pic with the dog, amazing, put it up on /r/itap
Holy shit, I read this as "a woman shaving a baby seagull" and I was thinking "WHY IS SHE SHAVING SEAGULLS!" I was a little disappointed after going through that photo album.
That's honestly incredibly beautiful. So many people see these kinds of stories on the news, or through friends, or even online like on reddit and think "I'd do the same thing, because I'm a good person too." Well, everyone that passed that bird probably thought that too. But you know what, this woman put actions to those words and actually saved a life. And she's the most average, regular looking middle aged woman too, the exact image of a person you wouldn't look twice at just because of their normalness, but you know what? She was special.
It isn't the grand and sweeping gestures written in history books that define what it means to be good, but instead how we treat those considered below us, animal or otherwise. This woman stood to gain nothing from her actions. What she did wasn't particularly difficult either. She didn't risk her life, it didnt take much skill beyond knowing how to swim. It was just inconvenient. Yet how many of us would have looked down at that drowning bird, suffered a momentary pang of grief, and then went on with our day while it's life slowly ebbed away. It is through our inaction in these small moments that we as humans are made or broken. We can all be great. All it takes is an instant of unrewarded kindness.
Imperito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'll probably shit on her in a week and steal her lunch. Shes a good person don't get me wrong, but I dislike seagulls a lot. They are pests, they have bins out, they steal food right from your hands, they aim for you when shitting.
BGYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because seagulls are rats with wings, fuck seagulls.
About 4 years ago, i was at a local cove area, and as I walked by pigeons they all flew away. All except for one, and I noticed he had an injured wing. So I got a shoe box, loaded him in and brought him home. I put him in an old dog cage i had, and slipped in a bowl of water and some bread pieces. I figured id nurse him back to life and let him go. Well the next morning I woke up and went in to check up on him, and I saw he was face down in the bowl of water, dead. Fuck.
Dang, this post reminds me of a twitch streamer I used to watch whose streamroom had a ceiling mirror that she wasn't allowed to take down cause it was a rented apartment. Chat had so many inside jokes about it and I had made my share of "oh man that would be so hot for watching me cry and jerk off" type quips.
I'm sad now cause now I have to relive the worst screwup of my life. I had been faithfully watching her for almost a year and she mostly played League and Hearthstone plus sandboxy fun games like Little Big Planet and Minecraft. Those games weren't really my cup of tea put her personality and sense of humor were so great that I didn't care.
She only had about 60 average viewers but we all adored her and there was a great sense of community among everyone. I was super excited that night cause it was her one year twitch anniversary and she invited us all to drink with her to celebrate.
I woke up with a massive hangover still in front of the computer and instantly went to her twitch page to check out the vod and was met with a "this account does not exist or has been deleted message." I'm not proud but my first thought was hoping that she had gotten a bit to flirty in her drunken state and maybe even flashed chat which led to a temporary ban from twitch, I then went to her twitter and her last tweet was "I'm sorry, I just can't even...I'm out." I started to replay the night back in my head and noticed one of my "hidden" folders was open and ohhh no..oh god no...
The night started out great, with many toasts to her subs and longtime lurkers but as she drank more she gradually got more and more morose and started to open up about her personal life. She said she loved streaming but she wanted to do this as a career and her parents had given her a year to prove it was viable until she needed to get a "real job" and her time was pretty much up and she was scared. She also talked about how she was undateable (very untrue!) and no man would ever want her. All she really wanted out of life other than making it as a streamer was to be a housewife and mother but she would probably screw that up too, fuck my life!! And she tilted the webcam away so we couldnt see her cry.
I was drinking shots of whiskey to her swigs of champagne and was even drunker than her at this point, and typed "Actually you'd be an amazing mother!!!" And I then uploaded a shota gallery of her and me I had been working on for 6 months to imgur and being a longtime mod I was able to link it directly in chat.
I'm a cartoon storyboard artist by trade and had put more effort into this than my real job. In between the sex parts it was full of inside jokes from the stream including the ceiling mirror and the storyline was basically "me coming home from school and walking in on mom in the shower" which should be familiar to anyone familiar with the "genre." It even involved several personal aspects of her life I had discovered from a bit of internet detective work.
Seeing the look of horror dawn on her face as she scrolled in disbelief I immediately started apologizing but she ended the stream and I screamed fuck!!! and punched a hole in the wall and started chugging the whiskey in an effort to forget what I did and soon passed out.
It's been 3 months and she hasn't come back, the only saving grace is I deleted the gallery before passing out and nothing made it onto r/cringe or livestreamfails. If I'd just offered her kind words of support she probably would have ended up streaming on Saturdays and we might even have a budding relationship going on.
So I guess random copy pasta is a reddit thing now?
vVvMaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was an old man and a young boy walking on the beach when they discovered thousands of starfish washed up on the shore. The old man began to throw some starfish back into the ocean. One after another. The little boy said to him, "How come you are throwing the starfish back in? There are thousands of them. What you are doing doesn't matter."
The old man picked up another starfish, threw it back into the ocean, turned to the boy and said, "It matters to that one."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'M NOT CRYING...
cc0011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a wonderful story.
My partner and I rescued a baby seagull a couple of weeks back, despite them being a pretty big problem in my area. We called him Flump, and even though we only looked after him for a couple of hours before the relevant wildlife guys came to get him, I loved that little son'f'a'bitch... Hopefully he will come back one day when he gets released
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing mundane about them. Seagulls are straight from hell. They will divebomb you and attack-shit on you.
/u/afewstupidquestions pointed me to this post. I took those pictures and I've shared this thread with the woman in the pictures. She is an extremely modest person but I'm sure she will love to read the positive comments on this thread.
And yes the second to last picture was my dog tax.
I feel like I need to know the woman that did this. 10/10 would have done the exact same, and probably made the exact same faces. And here I thought I was just an overly compassionate weirdo. :)
samwulfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats the same reason i want to adopt a pet from a shelter.
"oh theyre there because they have such and such health problem, too much of a hassle, bla blah who'd ever adopt them?"
well thats the point i want to adopt them, no one else is willing or wants to take care of this creature
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you can be a rich fuck on a beach. As someone that grew up in a port side industrial town littered with those flying rats, I'd rescure them from the water so I could have the pleasure to strangle them myself.
They're agressive, loud and shits everywhere. They steal food, rip garbage bags and trash cans. Breed like rabbits and go ballistic during post mating seasons on everything and everyone in a miles radious. They fill no function in nature to boot.
I respect the woman for saving an infant animal though.
We fill no function though? We destroy and kill... Our art is only valuable to us. I'm sorry you don't like them but it doesn't mean they deserve death. They wouldn't be like that if they were in their natural habitat without the drastic and industrial human intervention. I respect her for having a compassionate heart, regardless of the circumstances.
I find you very rude and hostile. I shouldn't even acknowledge your "rich fuck on a beach" comment because it is futile but I feel the need to tell you that it's my parents house and they were raised poor. Through hard work and wise money choices they were able to retire and buy their dream home in a small, relatively inexpensive beach town. You are someone I aspire not to be like so I bid you good day and good luck with all the hate you hold on to!
I was just watching a documentary where seagulls were pecking the eyes out of baby seals, so that the seals would be disabled enough to eat. Seagulls are literally trash with wings. Seagulls and mosquitoes are the only two forms of life that do not deserve respect. I would save smallpox before I would save a seagull.
I agree. Seagulls also peck out the eyes of baby seals to disable them enough to eat. Fuck seagulls. They are the absolute worst.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most birds do this. They will "pick" on other birds. It actually happened to a bird I rescued. Went out the next day and the pigeon had a huge whole in it's skull.
jeufie ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's just hope that seagull wasn't infected with anything. This is like saving a rat that's caught somewhere in the city. Seems compassionate, but it's actually stupid.
I used to live just down the street. I passed it on my way to work and it was always nice seeing all the superheroes washing the windows to brighten up the days of the kids inside
yaosio ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:48:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Aycion ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes me think of the Route-29 Batman here in Maryland. This guy would dress up as Batman and drive to hospitals to entertain children. He had a car decked out like the Batmobile and everything, I even saw it one day driving to Tennis practice.
He died last year when his car broke down on a highway and he was hit by another driver.
mimo2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:50:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is supposed to be uplifting but I can't but help think of that picture with the men in super hero costumes being pallbearers at a child's funeral. It was fucked up. These grown ass men, wearing symbols of strength, were crying. Carrying such a small coffin. Fuck.
VeeRook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:32:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin is actually in a group that cosplays for children events. I think it started as just visiting kids in hospitals dressed as superheroes then it just kinda grew from there.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looks like Sick Kids hospital in Toronto Ontario. It's bad enough being sick with some devastating illness, but for a child to come down with cancer or what not can be devastating. What's so amazing about this place besides the quality of care is just how much they do for those kids to try and make their stay just a little better.
A photo I took of a young girl seeing herself in another photographer's photo for the very first time. Her reaction was so beautiful and pure. I like to go back and look at this when I'm feeling down. I only wish that I could share the sound of her laughter with you guys, it was even more beautiful.
You're absolutely right. It isn't something I regret, since I was hired to take still photos along side a videographer, but it would be nice to be able to share it, still. I can certainly still hear it in my own head. Thank you so much for your kind compliment, and thoughtful comment.
dakboy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:57:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the still photo. I think it has a way of capturing the sparkle in her eye that a video wouldn't have.
You, the videographer, and a few people around you are the only people who heard or ever will hear her laughter from that moment. Rarely do people have experiences like that shared with so few. Cherish that memory.
I was feeling really homesick, and physically ill the day I went to this village, and this moment was all I needed to keep going. It rejuvenated me. Thank you!
Going into rural villages in Malawi (where this was taken), there is a good chance that the villagers haven't seen photos of themselves. I always make it a point to share after I take them and their reactions are priceless. Kids will just scream with laughter.
I mostly take photos for me, as a hobby, but I do get paid professionally from time to time. I was hired professionally for this particular assignment. You can check out more of my work on my website if that interests you at all. Either way, thank you so much!
TheD0mi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:52:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
17-40mm cropped photo. I was shooting wide to capture larger scenes of how the region's drought was affecting the village. If I had been there to get portraits, or just people, I would have definitely been using my 50mm.
My wife's family is from Vietnam so we went there to visit for a couple weeks a few years back. There was a little boy in one of the houses we went to so I took his picture and showed it to him on the little screen on the back. He looked at it for a while and then asked his mom something in Vietnamese. I asked my mother in law what he said, apparently he said "I know I am small but that thing is a lot smaller than me, how did I get in there?" It was the cutest thing ever.
No art or creativity here, just documenting truths through still photos. You aren't uncultured, there isn't anything to 'get'. You might be bitter, though.
Michigan State player befriended 8 year old girl with tumor, carries her onto court as family member for his Senior Day ceremony because she could no longer walk
titomcfly ยท 1327 points ยท Posted at 19:50:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of NBA player John Wall's interview after winning a game the day a child cancer patient he befriended died. It may make you cry, just a warning.
This tore me up, man. Glad there are selfless people out there to bring joy like this to a person at the end of their life.
Maudhiko ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:28:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. I'm sobbing now. Fuck. I've been looking into becoming a child's advocate in the court system for abused or neglected children and this just gave me a ton of motivation to stop being scared for myself, and be scared for the kids who need help like I did.
All children deserve to have someone be there to just care
Hockey is full of really good people. PK Subban donates millions of dollars and a lot of time to the Montreal Children's hospital. The players name escapes me but he lost a parent at a very young age and meets with kids after every game that are in the same situation.
Shit dude, I read his warning and figured eh, I could take it. I couldn't take it. In my cube trying not to make enough noise for someone to investigate other I'll have to show the whole office and make everyone cry.
I am a Paramedic and a Firefighter. I literally see people die on a daily basis. I cried so hard watching this. It wasn't even bad. It was just... honest? Maybe that's it. Regardless, It got my tears for today.
I just wanted to add a little back story to this game. John Wall dedicated this game to Miyah. They went to double overtime. Everyone was dead tired including John Wall but he found his third wind. The Wizards almost lost to the Celtics. With 2:40 left in the game, the Celtics were winning by 7 points. John scored the last 10 points for the Wizards to win the game by 1 point.
John played with all heart. One of the only basketball games I consider heroic.
Not only did they win, they won because of him. Incredible statistical performance, and just sheer force of will and heart. You could tell he was playing for something more
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dammit, a 48 year old man crying here. And not because of what my life has become as usual.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Apparently I have no soul
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aes110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? Why why... I was so happy from this thread
sc1003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may make you cry, just a warning.
Assuming you have a soul, it WILL make you cry
[deleted] ยท 660 points ยท Posted at 17:22:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adreian Payne and Princess Lacey. Unfortunately she is no longer with us, but her name is still closely tied to Michigan State Athletics, basketball in particular. They also now sell Laces for Lacey, where the money made from the shoelaces goes toward a fund set up in her honor.
She passed during my senior year. It was rough for a lot of people
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:46:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She went to all the games she could that year and was his biggest fan. Payne referred to her as his little sister and would visit her and is a close family friend now. Started at a hospital visit.
T-R-Y ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:34:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture always makes me so sad for Payne. This was the weekend Lacey passed and the Rock was painted for her and it was so full. The basketball team comes up and it all gets dead quit when AP signs his name.
If there's a meaning to life then it's most likely to give your offspring a better life. On the micro scale by passing genes and on the macro scale taking pride in them living healthier, easier and happier lives you might not have lived yourself.
And if your kids don't love you as much as you love them that's not a big deal. As long as my future mini-TheCoolDoc is cooler than me, I'll be content.
Practically my entire family immigrated from Vietnam, both mother and fathers side with literally nothing but a bag of clothes. Growing up, I had heard the stories my entire life of their journey as boat people, random jobs they picked up to survive with a small grasp of english. I honestly thought that this was a typical story since that was all that I knew. My dad ended up starting his own aerospace manufacturing business. I have a lot of cousins that range from doctors, pharmacists, engineers, and teachers. It is amazing how much of a difference one generations sacrifice can make for the next.
A really great movie to check out is "Journey From The Fall" if you were interested on seeing an accurate portrayal of the Boat People story. My mom cried when I showed it to her.
ruralife ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:17:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Vietnamese boat people who were settled in my area of Canada quickly developed reputations for being very hard working, often working two full time jobs, and doing both well. They quickly learned English and created solid lives for themselves. They are an asset to our country, although when they arrived people were fearful of them. That was misplaced
Thanks. He is basically my "childhood hero" that all the elementary school teachers ask their students to do a report on.
When he first got to America through Guam, he did odd jobs all over the place. It ranged from abalone diver, manual labor, game tester for Sega (pinball machines), and forklift operator among several others that I can't remember at the moment.
When he was a forklift operator for a large manufacturer of parts for a lot of different industries, there was a day where the forklift broke down and he just got off and fixed it with the tools he had at his disposal. Luckily, a manager or higher up person saw him doing that and went to talk to him basically saying, "you're a lot smarter than you let on huh?" He got promoted that day to work inside with some of the engineers. I think he said that he got a pay bump to $5/hr (minimum wage at the time was $2/hr).
From there, the company paid for some college education and he was promoted to engineer. He made a name for himself in the industry after a few years work. He actually showed me an article that some industry magazine wrote on him which I thought was pretty cool. Also interesting to see him in 80s corporate attire with a huge head of hair. A lot of his colleagues that he worked with and helped were eventually promoted to chief engineer of whatever branch, but the highest he was offered was senior engineer. There was a point where they did offer him a chief engineer title, but that would require him to relocate to Mexico. Since he was planning on starting a family, he declined and realized that he wouldn't get anywhere in the corporate world due to thinly veiled racism in the 80s. He quit and established a manufacturing engineer machine shop specializing in aerospace, tooling, prototyping, and consulting. He maintained relationships with many other engineers in the field and got a lot of business that way. He was able to support our family of 5 fairly comfortably on his salary alone, leaving my mom to raise my brothers and I.
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Wow that ended up a lot longer than I thought.
TL;DR: Came to America with nothing. Got a bunch of random jobs. A forklift broke down, he got promoted. Quit because of racism (glass ceiling) and started his company.
In which case what would your opinion on global warming be? Using fossil fuels to help existing people but ruin the planet for future people is fine?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not wrong... we're all the same species, and we will succeed or fail as a species through altruism, not just for our immediate family- but for all other human beings.
I think this may be because he is not looking at the camera or smiling, but he may just be uncomfortable with getting his picture taken. He looks very humble to me.
cjust689 ยท 444 points ยท Posted at 18:02:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any context to the photo?
Part of my family immigrated to the US from Vietnam,during the war. Had nothing at the time, they were sponsored by a church and the youngest son at the time (2 years old) is now a anestesiologist. A number of other members of the family have earned degrees in engineeeing and are amazingly well off. Im always amazed by what people who face adversity can make for themselves given the right resources/access. Makes me feel lazy as fuck.
mimo2 ยท 165 points ยท Posted at 18:43:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. My grandpa packed up his bags and family and came here after the ashes of the Korean War. He didn't speak a lick of English but owned a corner store and made sure his youngest (my father) made it to UC Berkeley. I can't even imagine leaving everything behind to start a new life across the world.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:08:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Probably not the one you're thinking about. It's possible that he owned a store in Koreatown, and just sent his kid to Berkeley, but unlikely. California has a pretty large Korean population spread out everywhere.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ahhh, you got me. Forgot to reiterate it was California. For a second I actually thought to myself "Where is Seoul, CA? Where else is there a Seoul except SK?"
mimo2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They lived in Richmond (greaterr Bay Area Suburb) for most of their times in America. Luckily my family was in the Bay Area when that happened.
And next time, just google it? Berkeley is literally the most famous American public university in the world, I'm sure our overlords at Google will be able to help.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
mimo2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mean to condescend haha sorry if it came off that way. I'm just surprised that you know that enough about California culture enough to know that Koreans were involved in the LA riots in the 90's but don't know where UC Berkeley is
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
mimo2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I shit you not, my dad's side is California based but on my mom's side I have two uncles and their families who live in Canada! They both live in Toronto. Yeah my bad dude, like I said I was surprised that you knew of Korean involvement in LA riots (which is usually rare) but didn't know about UC Berkeley (the school that all Koreans try to send their kids to).
nusigf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:00:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, too. He was in the Korean war at the age of 14, came to the States, put 4 of us through college, worked everyday, still does, now doing maintenance for his church.
I remember going on a ski trip with my school when I was 14. The school bus drove past a mechanic shop. My dad was lying under a car outside fixing it, and just 20 minutes earlier, I was bitching about how cold it was waiting for the bus.
I knew there were 535 members of congress at the age of 7 because my mom had to take her citizenship test in a foreign language (to her) while raising 4 of us, working full time as a seamstress, and I would read her questions at night after she made dinner for us.
Immigrant parents set a high bar by example, and even though I went to college, got an engineering degree, and make well into 6 figures, I still feel like I don't do nearly 10% of the work they did.
mimo2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:45:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hear hear brother. And now me and my brother were able to live and grow up in a very cushy part of the Bay Area and I just graduated from UCSB while he's studying down at UCR. If we had been born two generations earlier we would have been straight shipped off to be cannon fodder. It's insane the sacrifices that immigrant parents have to make and let's be honest, Koreans are relatively luckier as a whole when you look at other countries. At least our parents had trades or education to fall back on and bring over here. Others are lucky so as to make it here with the clothes on their back.
The first emphasises the overall lifestyle change through education the most though
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:22:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly why immigrants are such an incredibly valuable part of America. If you've risked your life to move across the world in search of a better life for your family, you are exactly the type of person I want as my neighbor.
As far as I know, the back story is that they're from Northern Thailand. His dad was a single dad and a farmer who worked hard to help his son get an education.
(Just a quick google search, so I'm possibly wrong)
phamio23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same story for my family! All the way down to me feeling like a lazy fuck.
Im always amazed by what people who face adversity can make for themselves
I'm not surprised at all these people take nothing for granted.
asotranq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The farmer's wife died when his son was young, and he sold almost all the possessions he had in order to be able to afford a good education for his son.
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๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2751 points ยท Posted at 16:51:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get why, but at the same time this photo represents what some would consider unimaginable progress between only a generation. Pretty awesome.
I am the first in the family to graduate university. Dad worked his ass off to have me reach my potential. He was as proud as a monkey with 7 dicks when I graduated.
Important to remember social mobility is a two way street. We need plans that allow everyone to contribute to society while still providing safety nets for when people have a misstep.
There's a hint on the medal thingy on the front of the kid's garb. That style of temple is from South East Asia. So my guess is either Thailand, Cambodia, or Myanmar.
Even if that was true, his father was a laborer which means that his son will probably still have a much better life than he did even after having to pay off loans. College is an investment.
But everyone in the world, in terms of 'mobility', only wants to move up. More money, by doing less and having more free time. You and I and everyone else in the world would like to be, for example, the CEO of some international bank where we had to do literally nothing and had enough money to buy a country. That's the problem with the idea of social mobility, we are all already striving to be in a position of the tenth of that luxury, and the reality is we will never be. To feed the people in the working class, service industry, office work, any repetitive brain numbing job, the idea that social mobility exists, that the better your job, the higher up your position in society and you can feel better than the people earning less than you. It exists, even if you don't want to believe it does, TV and fashion and trends all make us want things that are more and more expensive, we shouldn't want.
But what do I know? I've been consumed with the transfer of Paul Pogba for the past 2 months and they spent ยฃ89m on him, and he gets paid more per week that I have earned in 10 years.
I have zero percent problem with a CEO making 300x that of the average worker, if the skills of that CEO create enough value to justify it. The problem is that it doesn't, because it causes overconfidence-blinders. Google the Forbes article by Susan Adams titled "The Highest Paid CEOs Are the Worst Performers" ... one hypothesis floated by the article is that CEOs that are paid those astronomical amounts cause overconfidence in their abilities and predictions, which means that they are more likely to discount and ignore dis-confirming information to their plans, and more likely to sink money into pet projects.
C'mon, brexit doesn't mean Britain's a third world country just yet. In all seriousness, your father sounds selfless and a really good guy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had an uber driver in my hometown of NYC who was an immigrant from Nigeria. His son was back in Nigeria, not because he couldn't afford to come to America, but because he'd gotten a degree in international affairs from Columbia and was back there running a Peace Corps operation.
I always love stuff like that. It hits close to home for me being the son of an immigrant. Whenever my dad tells me he's proud of me, I take it to heart cause I know I'm able to do and succeed in things he never had the opportunity to. Crazy how much can change in one generation.
I always find stories like that touching. Especially the ones where the kids take the initiative and tell their parents they want to do whatever they can to go to school against unimaginable odds in most places.
I've always felt this simply shows how different (and better) your life can be if you resist instant gratification at the cost of long term reward.
jwilcz94 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:55:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What instant gratification did his dad receive?
I don't think toiling in the fields for years until your body is nearly ruined in order to provide your child with a life and an opportunity to graduate from college qualifies as instant gratification.
It is. He hand was forced, yes, but he still choose the short term because his son wouldn't have been alive in the late game otherwise. I'm in no way stating that I think he should have thought more long term(after having kids, at least), but I am saying that you(the common person) have such a leg up in life if you think long term and sacrifice the now.
this sounds like the opinion of someone who has grown up sheltered with no idea of the outside world. how could you understand this man's situation from just a picture and say that this is because he was in it for the "now"?
If the dad looked happy and proud it definitely wouldn't be chilling.
H3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well.. yeah.
OK_Soda ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:19:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's kind of weird that they would stage the photo that way. Like the son is wearing a suit and nice shoes under the gown, so presumably he had the resources to at least get his dad a bath. I'm trying to imagine how this photo happened.
Son comes home in his fancy clothes, mom is like "Oh let's get a photo of you and dad and you wearing your gown from college."
"Sure, should dad change or at least wash his feet first?"
"No it'll look more striking like this."
Blues88 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:33:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your cynicism is miraculous.
Son comes home presumably from an out of town/state/country university and may want to surprise his parents upon graduation. Maybe its not even a surprise, but son's family can't pick him up at the airport, and so they don't have an exact time he'll arrive home.
Maybe his family doesn't have a phone.
Maybe the Dad was on the verge of crying or just finished crying. Maybe he's too humble to enjoy being photographed.
Maybe he just gives a shit about the robes his son is wearing, and what they represent, both for himself personally, his son, and the rest of the family.
Or maybe he's some vain asshole who kicked off his shoes the moment before, hoping to become a viral sensation.....
so presumably he had the resources to at least get his dad a bath
OK_Soda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean your scenario is very plausible. The thing that confuses me is just that he's in his graduation robes. People don't just wear them around town, you put them on for the ceremony or for a photo and then take them off. So my though process was that he came home and someone asked him to put them on for a ~very special photo~ and I just thought it was odd that the dad wasn't like "I don't want to take a photo looking like this, hold on a minute."
But what the fuck do I know, I'm a middle class white guy who's never known struggle or hardship. The son returning home as a surprise, wearing his robes in full regalia to have a more powerful effect on his parents seeing him after so long, and the dad looking like that because he'd just been crying and the son wanted a photo with his dad right now -- like I said, I was wondering what the back story was and that's a pretty good explanation, so thank you for suggesting it and I am sorry if I came off like a cynical asshole.
CJKay93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC his son was studying abroad and had just returned to visit.
OK_Soda ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is still weird.
"Hi dad, just popped popped home in my graduation gown for some reason! Let's grab a quick photo!"
Or it could be an over excited mother wanting a photo of the two together as soon as they saw each other.
pabbenoy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks ill, like some old alcoholic dude.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:32:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like the dad doesn't even understand what his son has accomplished, maybe cause he's not knowledgeable about those kinds of achievements.
Ewaninho ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:36:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a bizarre assumption to make based on a single photo.
[deleted] ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 17:56:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That thread is basically /r/creepy . The best ones are actually chilling, most of them are slightly disheartening, and some of them just leave you thinking, "how the hell is this creepy?"
This photo is of a graduate from Thailand. He finished his bachelor degree from Chiang Rai Rajabhat university. His mother passed away when he was little. His father took care of his son all by himself working hard in a farm in a remote area in the north of Thailand, saving money he could earn for his son to study.
To the father, education is the only thing that would change their lives, especially his son's life for the better.
_Ryman_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:35:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fatvod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is off topic, but why are collared shirts so common in less developed nations and among workers. I always see videos or pictures of field workers and such wearing ragged polo style shirts. Wouldnt they be more comfortable in a t-shirt?
1h4h8h8h ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sun protection. Longsleeve shirts, especially ones made out of linen are good for working in and means you don't get sunburnt i guess. or it may just be the style there.
Valkonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can pop the collar up to protect your neck from sunburn.
So_Yeahh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't begin to imagine how extremely proud he must be of his son.
This is actually about where the father sacrifices everything to get his son into college. Worked hard all day, spent all his money on him. Pretty cool story
It's so uplifting to see a photo like this. He sacrificed his valuable time and put forth such effort to graduate college in order to ensure a better life for his disabled son.
BPSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Worth."
dmcd0415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad is confused by son's ridiculous outfit. Son tries to explain. Dad thinks son is wizard, is annoyed when son cannot magic up some waffles for breakfast.
So he can buy fancy shoes, a college education , a suit and a one time ceremonial garb but he won't buy his dad 5 dollar woth of new clothes (yes asia has cheap clothes)
chaynes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:15:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He probably just graduated and hasn't landed a job yet. You don't make money as a student, you spend it.
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Ginkel ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 02:32:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am told I can be fun to talk to. If not, I'm certainly capable of shutting up and listening. If the photos are ever not enough, don't hesitate to send me a pm. I'll happily send you my Skype info/cell number if you need it.
So I get that people photograph the notes they get, but what are the odds someone is there to take a picture every. time. someone. does. something. nice.
Haha I remember that Johnny Depp scenario from my English exam.
wutvuff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:39:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I'm sitting here preparing my speech for my aunt's funeral (funeral tomorrow). This is the worst day (besides the day she died) in years. Thank you for this. I desperately needed it. You made me feel better.
Nothing to do with anything, but that one of the five or six people holding signs in front of the skyscrapers are where Rick Grimes rode into Atlanta in season 1 of The Walking Dead
The little note about the laundry made me smile. Back in college I used to have to take stuff out of the dryer all the time that wasn't mine. I knew I would hate it if other people pulled my stuff out so I always folded it for them to make them feel a little bit less annoyed. One time came back to get my stuff only to find a sticky note thanking me and telling me it had made their day for doing that. I left it on my desk for the entire year and it always made me smile.
IIRC I think 24 and 25 are described wrong. The black runner was well ahead of the other, I think in first place, but he stopped early thinking he had finished the race. He actually needed to run a little further, just down the track to the line. The guy who slowed down directed the leader where the finish line was so he could finish in the position he deserved, rather than taking advantage of the situation and being placed ahead of the guy (and I think winning). Something like that.
EDIT: Oops, forgot to say thank you for posting the album. There's a lot there. Which is awesome. :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:42:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"A Spanish runner has intentionally lost to an opponent because he thought it was the right thing to do. Ivan Fernandez Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Navarra, Spain last month when his Kenyan opponent Adel Mutai - who was comfortably leading the race -- suddenly pulled up short."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYqcqzSVH60
Oh man, I'm not a crier but that one where the cop handcuffs himself to the suicidal girl made me ugly-cry.
JDogish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:43:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a pretty nice collection. :)
Ceola_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather used to take leftovers from a Panera to this assisted living center. It would usually amount to a large bag or two of goodies for the people there to eat. Best part was, he called the place the "old folks home," despite being older than like 75% of the people there.
That's interesting considering most of the people are malnourished
effexxor ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 00:00:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Olympic weightlifting is much more about using momentum than just necessarily using strength. You have to have exquisite motor control and perfect form more than brute strength. Plus, if you're a good weightlifter in North Korea, that will be your job and you will be given what you need to make North Korea look good, so long as you do make them look good. So there is a big incentive to train incredibly hard in order to get a better life. Also, steroids are pretty rampant in the sport outside of the US, so they'd be able to recover faster and train more.
kaji823 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:54:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In fall fairness, Oly lifters tend to be strong as fuck too. It's every bit as important as technique.
effexxor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely. But they aren't as reliant on brute strength as powerlifters. Someone who is seriously strong as fuck can muscle up a bunch of weight in a deadlift without spot on form, through they'd likely hurt a ton the next day. But you just can't brute muscle up a snatch. Not for any good amount of weight.
Besides, you can wait to actually put in the money as an investment for a weightlifter. Just wait until you see someone with perfect and explosive form with a wooden dowel, then feed them more and try them with an actual bar.
Either way, I'm of the opinion that Oly lifters are crazy strong because of the lifts they do so often. The snatch and hang clean are basically perfect exercises, when they can be done right. If you can manage the form? You will have explosive, high twitch muscle strength for days if you keep doing them. I never could manage the coordination and stuck to powerlifting and was happy with that.
yea but still surprised even have sufficient amount of people to pick from
effexxor ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:51:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. Desperation and enough PEDs will do alot. And you wouldn't need all that many people to find someone with fine motor control and a small enough size and start them early. If they're good using a wooden dowel and have excellent form, that's when you really bulk up the nutrition and PEDs for several years to build up enough bulk. Then you taper off for the Olympics and boom. A person who would be very good at weightlifting without PEDs is suddenly a medalist. It's a part of the reason by US lifters don't tend to do well, they just can't compete with how stringent the US Olympic committee is on PEDs. And they almost always still have to have a job, they can't train all day.
I bet you if Kim Jong Un participated, he would've won a gold in every event! He just chose not to so everyone else had a chance to win! Praise our glorious leader!
Damorte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wouldn't be fair to have God competing against mere mortals.
Her match against Ding Ning was insane! The constant, calm back spin returns were really fun to watch. I've never seen anything like it, but granted I don't watch a ton of ping pong
Damorte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:04:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cant tell if that's a joke name or not. Ding Ning ping pong champion. What a day to be alive.
Hahahaha I didn't even think about that but it would be a fantastic fake name. She's the (actually real) Chinese woman who is competing in the gold medal game today
The announcers yesterday kept calling her Ding Ding though and I figuratively died laughing
I did. North-Korea always does surprisingly well for the deprived country it - supposedly, I have never been there - is. Especially in sports like weightlifting. They got 2 silvers already in weighlifting.
South-Korea is called Korea by default. So that's just normal. South-Korea is the Republic of Korea (Korea), North-Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR Korea).
I attended a circus performance in Pyongyang a few months ago and saw some incredible feats of human ability, really impressive acrobatics and such. When the North Koreans (the ones in Pyongyang anyway) are found to have a talent, they spend all day long practicing and honing their abilities "to bring glory to the fatherland" and such. They start out from a young age and really train like nobody's business. We visited a school and got to play soccer with a team of 13 year old girls, their instructors told us most of their time at school was just spent solely playing soccer.
That's really interesting.
I always wondered why weightlifting is the one sport where ''alternative'' or what westerners would call ''deprived'' or ''poor'' countries really do better than other countries. It might be one of the fairest sports where technology and money don't really matter, it's just pure training and lifestyle.
Weight lifting is probably really easy, anyone can do it if they have stuff to lift. They put a lot of emphasis on it in North Korea, we watched a movie in their theater called O Youth which was all about a guy with 5 sisters, and each was an athlete, I recall the weight lifter being the favorite.
We drove and walked through Pyongyang's sports district which has giant elaborate training rooms and there was a weightlifting one in the midst of badminton, basketball, etc
Do you get to choose your theme of propaganda when you go there?
Like if I say I really love art do they show off more of their art slave kids, if I say sports they trot me over to play a few games with the athletic kids, etc?
I want to know what type of package I can get if I go on vacation there.
What do you think would be the wildest to ask for? If you say "I enjoy fishing, farming and DPRK'S unspoiled nature that is the envy of environmentalists" do you get to see more smaller towns off the beaten path?
Haha not quite, I went on a group tour with a very general, all encompassing itinerary.
They love to show off their farms so you'll see those, fishing they could do, and you drive through a ton of countryside on the way from Pyongyang to the dmz. Pretty much if you wanted a truly personalized tour, get in contact with a tour company (I recommend Young Pioneers) and they can sort you out. There's some reeeeally ritzy shit you can do, including renting private planes, booze cruises through the river in Pyongyang, ski resorts, the works
Whoa, would that be at Western "give us your fucking money" tourist prices or would all that cost the rock bottom north Korean equivalent of doing those things?
8 packed days. All around Pyongyang, to monuments, statues, science centers, the mausoleum with the 2 dead Kim's, farms, schools, sport areas. Drives to the DMZ and back which is hours away, drives to a city called Nampo with a "spa resort", and including all hotel, food, transport and tour guides, and even more than that that I'm forgetting or there's just too much to list
Dolurn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, you can just go to North Korea? I honestly thought you had to be invited or something.
I've considered it but I'm not sure it's a truly "one of a kind" experience. I've spoken with a good number of people on reddit who have been to/are soon visiting North Korea, I know it's quite a unique experience but it's not like having two dicks or anything.
At times yeah, there's a few smokestacks in Pyongyang that pollute on occasion. If you go through my profile I posted something on /r/Northkorea with hundreds of photos around the country
We spent most of our time in Pyongyang which is where the elite live, they're at least content. They have generally decent food, TV, even cell phones.
Outside Pyongyang, no, it's totally abject starvation and poverty. Obviously we didn't see much of that but we drove a few hours to a city called Nampo, and on the way there were absolutely dismal conditions people huddled on the side of the highway (dirt road) in the rain, it was terrible.
Thanks for the answer, Follow up, how was the tone of your visit, were you being told where to go and when? Also what was the attitude of the local people towards you?
The tone was very friendly, very welcoming. Of course it was a strict, militaristic country, but the guides themselves were very gracious. We were on a guided tour so it was quite regimented, but we had some freedom as a group to do what we wanted.
The locals were extremely friendly, even when they were aware I was American. As my Korean guide put it, "we separate you from your government, just as you do the same for me". All that said, he also told us most people on the street would have assumed we were Russians.
I remember seeing North Korea in the top 5 women's football teams or something like that a while back
blaghart ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:26:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NK always does surprisingly well for the deprived country it supposedly is
It's amazing what happens when you're one of the elites, born and bred from a very young age to earn medals for your nation. They're not exactly collecting olympians from the labor camps.
I'm not sure I've ever heard a reporter or any 'official' media call South Korea 'Korea'. Is that a US thing? The athletes were definitely called South/North Korean in the broadcasts here.
I live in the Netherlands and I always hear it as Korea vs North-Korea. I think it's just a matter of being ''official/correct'' versus being clear. Officially the South/North isn't part of the name of the Korea's, but I'd imagine it is really confusing if you'd call them both by their official name. So most people would just say North/South for clarity.
I don't understand why you would call either north or south Korea as simply Korea. It entails a complete disregard for the other part. I've asked some people who said they are from korea, which part of korea and they got super angry about that but I don't think i've asked anything offensive. I know there are close to no north koreans in the west but still it's not impossible for koreans to be from north korea. So if you don't want to get the question that might have a very obvious answer to you, you should specify. The only reason I see of calling it just Korea is that you really hope for a unified korea and incorporate this wishful speaking of it as a single country, but i'm afraid that simply isn't going to happen in the near future with the huge political differences.
It's a really annoying response. I know some Korean people and when people ask where they are from they will always just say Korea. The response is always the same too: a jokingly ''which Korea?''. They get pissed because they hear that multiple times a day, and most people say it as a joke.
It's never going to be North. Unless you met Kim Jong-un I'm pretty confident you'll never meet someone from North Korea where you live.
Lets be clear, I don't say it as a joke. I say it because I have respect and a hope for a better life for the north korean people. Disregarding north korea and calling south korea simply korea seems disresptful to me. Also, it might be a north korean you'll meet some day, you can't rule that out as impossible. there are some refugees among us.
dupelize ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If somebody says they are from China, do you ask them which one? What most westerners call Taiwan is officially the Republic of China and (I think) still claims the right to rule over the mainland (what we call PRC).
I think it might be similar to someone from the US saying they are American and then being asked which one. I still wouldn't be offended, but the person who is asking would probably be trying to offend me because it's pretty obvious.
To me mainland china is china and taiwan is taiwan. Go look on any map, and it will tell you the same. I've actually met Canadian people who introduced themselves as Americans btw. So it's not unheard of but if you get annoyed by that sort of thing you could also say you are from the united states. Maybe people ask because the united states is so big and they prefer to hear from which state you are? whatever you do, don't get offended by something like that. People are genuinely interested in where you are from.
dupelize ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:27:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get offended. My comment about Americans wasn't because I would get offended, but because I have have quite a few British friends that ask which country with the intention of annoying Americans. It personally annoys me that I don't have a better name for myself (Unitey?)
Taiwan is China even if the maps don't say it. I have had a few friends from Taiwan and they are adamant that their country is China.
mgman640 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's actually a huge source of tension between the US and China, because we recognize that Taiwan is its own country while China does not, Taiwan is part of China to them. It's actually a really big deal.
Both halves consider themselves just "Korea". It might have been intentional
AP246 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:13:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, Koreans from south Korea generally refer to their own country as 'Korea'. I don't think they really recongise the northern government as a proper country.
Because people from South Korea only know one Korea, their country is called Korea. My friend from Korea didn't even know that North Korea was even called Korea when he came here.
It is quite weird how you phrase it. Beause in Korean none of them is called "Korea."
South Korea in Korean is "Daehan" and North Korea is "Chosoen".
But it makes little sense to me that only South Korea was labeled as "Korea" in the American broadcast since in English it is "Republic of Korea" while North Koreas official name is "Democratic People's
Republic of Korea".
Because they tell their people that every other country is some kind of evil cesspool of corruption and inadequacy. Which is hard to maintain when the evil, evil USA is flogging you on the medals table.
Zhanchiz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:35:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also don't see how they are allowed. NK has always told it's citizens that people outside NK was just hobos around camp fires so I don't understand what it's like for the atheles to get on a plane and go to country and so how developed (rio not best example but they NK was also at london 2012) it is and how everybody is well and still go home to NK and continue.
In gymnastics, or the Olympics in general? NK has won Olympic medals before, and they have had some great female gymnasts over the years. Hong Un-jong won gold on vault in Beijing.
And then there is Kim Gwang-suk at the 1991 World Championships on bars.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea uses "sports diplomacy", since it is all it has. They tried getting a united Korean team together but south korea turned it down (they could broadcast the actual olympics then).
Lazin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do, in fact they've already won four medals in comparison to South Korea's nine medals. I'm trying to find a way to stream the women's archery round tomorrow that is a North Korean vs a South Korean, that should be fun.
I knew. I mean the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had participated. The two Koreas walked together in the opening several years ago under one unified flag.
In 2012 she did not participate, because North Korea was punished by sending a gymnast (not this girl from the pic) under than 16yo to the Olympics (the rule does not allow under 16).
There's were some big headlines during the Beijing games about the North Koreans hiring Chinese people to wear North Korean clothes in the stadiums. The government wouldn't let anyone go to the games to support the athletes as they feared they wouldn't return.
They have also been negotiating with South Korea to send a joint Korean team to the Olympics.
c3534l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Displays of nationalism are kind of their thing. Although they do actually have trouble training their top athletes, sending them to the Olympic games somewhere, and then those athletes completely jumping ship and never returning home. So there are reports that North Korea also sends spies so anyone abandoning the state can be caught and executed when they get home. In fact, there was a controversy several years ago when North Korea participated in the World Cup and because the team did poorly, they were sent to concentration camps. Anyway, bringing up North Korea is a surefire way to not show the brighter side of humanity.
Moogsie ยท 496 points ยท Posted at 21:06:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has been photographed hugging Simone Biles. North Korean athletes socialising with other athletes is nothing new. You can argue that because it is a South Korean athlete it is different however North Korea has pursued a joint Korean team in 2000, 04 and 08.
uzra ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 22:19:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This from the BBC article, funny... "Claiming that Hong will face the firing squad or a life of hard labour for her selfie with Lee Eun-ju ignores the fact that she was also photographed in 2014 hugging American gymnast Simone Biles at an international competition."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea are much more liberal with sports as it's one of their few good outlets for International Communication.
North and South Korea have been trying to organise a co-Olympic hosting big for the last few decades.
HMJ87 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:08:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In short, no.
VELL1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:45:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea is thinking about reunification with the South just like South Korea. They might have a lot of differences in terms of how the united country will run, but I think both countries and especially people who live in both country very much think of themselves as one. I mean, there are multiple families that were split by the division. Even in North Korea it is understood that people are not at fault, they might think of them as brainwashed sheep, but they certainly don't think of them as the enemy per se.
I was wondering about this. In John Sweeney's book North Korea Undercover he talks about how North Koreans who interact with foreigners (tour guides, hotel and restaurant staff, etc) are banned from ever returning to their families or even the normal public. They're generally fed well and lead comfortable lives (as far as "comfort" goes in NK), but isolated from everyone else. They basically act as an airlock between normal Koreans and foreigners to ensure that the Koreans learn nothing about the outside world and vice versa. I'd assume the NK Olympians are in a similar situation. I'd like to think that after they're too old to compete they're given jobs at hotels or bars for foreigners and not just disposed of. Can't be sure though.
mongdong ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:48:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"North Koreans who interact with foreigners (tour guides, hotel and restaurant staff, etc) are banned from ever returning to their families"
They also have a very big shopping mall on the China border, where tons of people from China come to sell their goods. They have thousands upon thousands of tourists from all around the world, who walk across Pyongyang (you can find them in Polish, Russian, Chinese, and other east european blogs, similar to this guy's videos http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3728000/From-asking-permission-photos-propaganda-underground-s-s-really-like-tourist-North-Korea.html). Near the South, there is Kaesong Industrial Park, where about a hundred thousand people from North and South work together. If what you are saying is true, then millions of people would have to be in an "airlock", and that is totally implausible. In fact, basic education about the countries of the world and their cultures are a part of the gradeschool curriculum in North Korea.
As a foreign visitor to the DPRK, I interacted with people all over Pyongyang. Western influence through tourism has really permeated North Korea and in my opinion is a really positive force in the country. Probably in the past, people who interacted with foreigners were isolated, but the comparative scale of Western presence in NK is rapidly increasing and it would be impossible to keep everyone isolated.
That said, Pyongyang sort of is its own isolation from the rest of the country. Only the elite are even allowed to visit the city; you need a special permit to enter/exit Pyongyang even as a Korean. Most Koreans could never dream of visiting Pyongyang which is honestly a really beautiful city.
As others have said north and south koreans looks towards unification as a good thing. The war divided their country. Its more that their governments are at odds. The people dont hate eachother however.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anybody they let out of the country are likely to be super loyal to the country. I doubt they are worried.
It's crazy how different the two countries have become. Just from looking at their faces, I was able to know which was from North and which was from South. Even before I got to look at their jackets.
They're different in terms of lifestyle, looks, language (yes, there is a great difference in language now) and so on ... it's really sad how this has happened.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:41:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In way it's also kind of heartbreaking. For this South Korean girl, selfies are just another thing that you do, but for the North Korean, to have all this around you, to have this technology and colour etc, and to have to go back, that's gotta be depressing as fuck.
Kinda amazing how these two people who are separated by so much have a brief moment that they can share much more with each other than anyone else there.
This is really an amazing photo, hopefully a historic one as well. I dont mean to be negative in such a positive thread, but do you guys think the North Korean will be punished? As a species we should ban together to ensure her safety
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's sad though too - that north korean, very very likely, has never seen the phone that girl is using. She wouldn't even necessarily get why they're taking a picture of themselves on her own phone instead of asking someone else to take them. There's a silent divide here, we're assuming she's exposed to certain things, and it's likely she wasn't.
She's competed at a few international competitions before. It's not her first time out of the country and it definitely isn't her first time seeing a smartphone.
Im sure she has some idea.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:23:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:34:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your ignorance is showing
i stopped reading your comment after that, it's just not a great way to speak to people or to get them to listen/read anything you have to say. Maybe it was informative, maybe it wasn't. i'll never know.
Funny thing being that the North Korean girl probably doesn't fully understand what it is she's doing. I mean I guess the olympians get exposed to more than most North Korean citizens, but the idea of taking a selfie with the two finger sign on a smart phone in a bear case so she can upload it to instagram or some other social media for thousands of people to potentially see? Yeah that's probably lost on her.
It's not even a joke. If someone from the government found out that she was posing with a South Korean she would probably be executed.
Moogsie ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:05:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a joke.
She has been photographed hugging Simone Biles. North Korean athletes socialising with other athletes is nothing new. You can argue that because it is a South Korean athlete it is different however North Korea has pursued a joint Korean team in 2000, 04 and 08.
Don't be absurd. She was photographed in 2014 with an American athlete and here she is. It's not uncommon for North Korean athletes to interact with other athletes and the DPRK sought a joint Korean team in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
It's even sadder that it was so unexpected. He was a young, healthy guy without drug addictions or dangerous behaviors. We lost him completely out of the blue due to something that could have been prevented.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:34:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was crushed between his Jeep SUV and a fence pillar on his property.
He parked his vehicle on his inclined driveway and got out, when the vehicle rolled down the driveway and pinned him in a corner. He suffocated. That particular Jeep SUV was a model that was recalled for transmission errors, of which led to unintended rolling.
[deleted] ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 23:08:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fiat Chrysler. This is a somewhat random and recent fact I just learned looking into him after seeing this dope picture:
"On August 1, 2016, the attorney of Yelchin's parents announced that they are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler."
Honestly, it's things like that that make me put the parking brake on every single time I park, regardless of whether or not I'm on an incline. I'm just paranoid of it
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 22:55:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His car brake malfunctioned while he was behind it and rolled backwards, trapping him against a fence and vertically crushing the air out of his body, suffocating him.
This is obviously a matter of opinion. I can't factually prove that one would have to be a big fan of someone to be "so sad" at their death. I think so, you disagree. So go ahead and downvote me some more, eh?
How in the hell did I not know he passed away? Was it not major news? He's one of my favourite actors. Wtf.
[deleted] ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 21:19:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Zuwxiv ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:43:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lack of a gated shifter. In other words, you know that silly maze you have to drag the gear shifter through? It's there for a really good reason; it lets you know with a high degree of accuracy what gear you're in.
If you just drag it straight up and down to go from park, neutral, reverse, drive... it's really easy to push it a little too far or not far enough. My understanding is that's what happened with Yelchin, he probably thought he put the car in park and it was actually in neutral, slowly slid down the hill.
Such a terrible accident to someone who was, by all accounts, an absolutely splendid person.
My 2004 Focus doesn't have that maze...It has exactly what you described where you just move it straight up or down. Also, it's possible for it to not lock in, and you can release it when you think it's in drive but it can slip back into neutral or something. Is there a reason this car doesn't have the maze (maybe because it's kinda old)?
Zuwxiv ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:19:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, that's common for a lot of vehicles, mostly for aesthetic reasons. In some higher end models, it might be purely for design. More functionally, you can save some space in the center console by having the shifter be narrower; no need to move it left or right. For compact vehicles, that's probably a main motivation.
From a purely safety perspective, it's dreadful, though. I know some manufacturers have been moving away from it, and hopefully everyone does. The sooner, the better!
The same can be said about touchscreens on cars. I know the giant touch screens look great on new cars, concepts, or Teslas. But consider this: when driving my 2009 VW Rabbit, I could adjust the radio or change the AC by touch alone, without needing to take my eyes off the road. With large touch screens, you can't do some simple tasks without looking down.
Of course, there are design choices made, and you do sometimes have to compromise between features, price, and safety. But personally, these are my two non-negotiables: gated shifter, and I can adjust the AC / heat without looking down.
When I did my driving lessons 15 years ago I learned to always engage the hand brake whenever I was in park.
It would have helped here...
Zuwxiv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised how many people don't do this. It's there for a reason and simple habits save lives.
n0bs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Non-gated shifters are by far more common than gated shifters. Off the top of my head, I've only ever seen Toyotas and and some Mazdas with gated shifters. The one in Anton's Jeep was a digital knob shifter. Absolutely no way to tell what gear you're in without looking down. With a non-ggated shifter, all you need to do is press the button and push it all the way up. No ambiguity in what gear you're in.
It was major news. Happened about two months or so ago. It was a horrible accident where his Jeep seemingly slipped out of park and rolled into him, pinning him until he died (hopefully quickly).
Oh my God I sure hope it was quick. That must have been terrifying!
Warkiln ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:49:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it wasn't and they only found him a couple hours later when he didnt show up for practice for a play :( he was so good in star trek I will miss him.
Oh man.... That's so sad and tragic. What a waste of a life and talent.
Warkiln ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently that car had been having problems too because it has a park mode that didnt put it in park but like a sort of neutral, and people would think the car is in park and then it would roll and cause accidents. So people are thinking thats what happened, he thought he put it in park and then it wasn't :( I for one think that it is so dumb to have that kind of mode without some blinking light or something that tells you that you are not in park.
Not to mention that you're supposed to put on the parking brake.
n0bs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was most likely never in park. Chrysler has been using this stupid knob shifter. Its super easy to put it in the incorrect gear because you have no tactile feedback.
Ran into him at LAX a few years back. I offered to buy him lunch, and he recommended I spend the money on someone who needed it more. Seriously cool guy.
Well wind and rain often go together and ducklings are just not able for a stiff breeze. Not that the umbrella at that height would help them at all but we've already seen that is shopped.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:26:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason I'm relieved. It made me more upset about his death.
That reminds me a lot of this photo that was taken in my hometown a few years back. This man used to hang out in the center of town a lot, and was very well known for his "out-there" appearance and friendly attitude. Once his son was born, he'd bring him around with him and hang out in the little park where this was taken.
Edit: forgot a letter
[deleted] ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 23:51:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should watch the documentary "The Other F Word". It's about these legendary punk musicians (Fat Mike, Lars Fredrikson, Jim Lindberg, Mark Hoppus, etc) talking about what it's like to now be fathers. It's a fantastic documentary. You get to see Fat Mike waking up early in the morning to make his daughter toast and Lars scaring the soccer moms off a playground just by pushing his kid on a swing.
I am a huge fan of punk and about to be a parent so I will be watching this!
June1111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was about to mention this documentary! I LOVED it. It made me laugh when Lars approached a mom and said something like, you wanna know how to empty a playground? Bring in the punk rocker. Or something along that line, paraphrasing here. :)
I find it weird to call myself punk, but I go to punk shows almost monthly and I've never met a punk that wasn't friendly. Punk isn't so much a music genre, that's about playing 4 power chords but for most of us it is about creating a better world. Some of it is quite extremely, like the anarchists in the genre (which I do stand for), but it's not about killing people in power it's about being good to others and not take advantage of people.
This picture shows that attitude. It's hard to find a punk that's racist or a homophobe. It's always been about progression, not aggression, even if it sounds that way because of the anger...
That is so true. I got into the music, but was a lil unsure about going to shows because I am a black chick, and do not look even remotely bad ass, wasn't sure I'd fit in. I found the crowds were very cool, inclusive, never even got a side eye. We were about the music, and its message. Great community, I've found.
pit courtesy. I haven't been to a hardcore show since the 80's it was like a family, us against them, not us against us. I stopped going when the "really hardcore" decided that just blindly kicking and swinging was what the scene was about. It was about showing joy with physical, not wailing on someone that tripped.
On the flipside tho, don't get in the pit and think its the playarea at McDonalds. There will be pushing, there will be shoving, if you just wanted to run around in a circle....theres the parkinglot.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 22:18:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sounds like you're awesome too, with a nice lady. Congrats and Happy Cake Day! ;)
mocisme ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:47:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. but like any subculture, there are assholes.
But generally at shows, it was a cool crowd of people. Heck, the Dead Kennedy's shirt the guy in the shirt is wearing have a song called "Nazi punks, fuck off". A majority of punks have the all inclusive mentality and really hate that some supremacists started using the "punk" title and listening to similar music.
Punk was invented by the rejects, the lame, the nerds and the uncool. Any place, show or situation that does not embrace this is by definition not punk. Badass is not punk.
I think punks much more inclusive these days with more bands having members of all ethnicities, gender/sexual identities. People are quick to call out aggressive assholes who take up too much space or oppress people in the community. I love it, I generally see it more with younger bands and fans too. I'm stoked about that.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:05:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a fellow black chick (half Filipino too but I look black) this was my experience too! I for sure thought I was gonna get SOME kind of hate. They even let me mosh with them! ๐โบ๏ธ
KingKane ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:29:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's an interesting documentary called Afro Punk about black punk kids.
Cool, I found it on YouTube. Thanks! It's interesting because one of the bands that really got me into punk was Bad Brains, in the flick.
YodasMom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:09:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll suggest one named A Band Called Death. it's about three brothers who grew up in Detroit before "punk" was even an idea. it's not necessarily about being black and punk, but it's fascinating nonetheless
Sometimes there's nothing more badass than being in a sea of black leather and chrome spikes and wearing a floral sundress.
notjawn ยท 406 points ยท Posted at 18:05:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk has always been about coming together. It's seen a good revival and an awesome sense of inclusion in the past few years. Almost a 180 from how it got kind of bad in the 80's and 90's.
A lot of legendary emotive hardcore from that era challenged a lot of masculinity and this whole aggro-he-man-in-the-pit angle that was prevalent at the time. Bands like rites of spring, angel hair, mohinder, swing kids brought the concept of emotional honesty and baring one's self to to the diy underground consciousness and it grew from there. But I'd say the best and most important shift came from Bikini Kill. What a fucking turnaround.
rsplatpc ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:47:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk has always been about coming together
or ask 1,000 people that think they know what "punk" is about and you will get 577 different answers, at this point it's a type of music, trying to define it more as a culture = "straight edge" punks think what they know what it's all about, "gutter punks" think they know what's it all about "crust hippie punks" think they know what it's all about "hardcore vegan punks" think they know what it's all about, yadda yadda yadda
Darcyoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Can you give me an example of this 'good revival' you're talking about? I haven't been able to find a good band in ages, most recent bands seem to just have a singer with a really whiney voice, whinging about relationships
YodasMom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:13:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe it's mostly on a local level, because I agree. I can't get into these "folk punk" bands like The Front Bottoms or AJJ and other similar ones. I agree, too whiney
but here in Atlanta there's a bustling local punk scene! it can get pretty rowdy at times. I'd suggest a band called The Coathangers if you're interested! just put out a record this year
Darcyoss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hometown punk friends in the 80's were super inclusive. People of all walks of life went to shows to have a good time and everyone helped pick you up when you fell while dancing. I was quite preppy, a jock, and an honor student, but no one cared about all that. They genuinely cared about knowing you as a person and having a blast (while slowly losing our hearing).
Would you mind name dropping a couple bands that are part of this revival? I'm aware of the screamo revival and the emo revival but the rest of the genre is largely off my radar since the late 90s.
Pretry much this. I'm into really heavy metal but true punks are always welcome at any gig... The neo-nazi scum who give them a bad name get stomped on by the real punks which i find amusing to no end.
Which is so weird. So many songs are so specifically against it. Nazi punks fuck off by Dead Kennedies for example.c
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone did a nazi salute at a Dropkick show. Bassist clocked the dude.
notjawn ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:54:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah there was a really messy time when neo-nazi and just in general bully types were drawn into punk in a sizable movement. I think around the mid 2000's they kind of died out and Punk went back to people who wanted to get together and have a good time. I'm in no way Punk or Metal (I could be easily be described as Yacht Rock) but I love and appreciate the sub cultures they foster.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:19:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, punk is misunderstood by everyone who doesn't listen to it.
The same way "rap is all about murder and drugs" and "every country song is about a broken pickup truck, a dog that ran away, and your girl leaving you".
That rap bit is interesting regardless. In an interview with Henry Rollins, famous punk artist, I read that some black hip hop artists wear bling because it shows others they're wealthy and usually, black people who are also poor aren't treated like normal humans. Really put things into perspective for someone like me, growing up without knowing a lot of black people and never really liking that "bling bling" thingy. I mean, before I heard Wu Tang Clan.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:52:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could talk about the rise of hip hop for hours. The entire black drug/gang problem came about because blacks were essentially forced into poverty, with no way to make enough money to survive. If you could even find a job, you wouldn't be paid enough to feed your family too.
So people started selling drugs and earning money. Slowly but surely, people started rallying behind these drug dealers, because they too saw their only opportunity to make money. Eventually, you have entire communities relying on drug dealers to help them survive. Urban communities are often very tight nit and family is very important.
"every country song is about a broken pickup truck, a dog that ran away, and your girl leaving you".
NO, you have that backwards, FIRST your girl leaves you (little heartbreak), THEN your dog runs away (bigger little heartbreak), LASTLY, you truck breaks down (total soul-crushing heartbreak - I mean, how can you be a Redneck in a country song without a pickup truck? Inconceivable!).
FTFY.
;)
SOURCE: Am "That Damned Yankee" who's maternally related to half the state of North Carolina... and lived there for a few childhood years...
Wow, I guess you've gotten the good side of Punk. In my teens I was long-time into the hardcore/punk scene in my city(feels really wierd saying that now) and there were some nicer crowds at nicer shows, and friendlier bands that advocated for brotherhood/unity between all the people there; but then there were also always the people who always looked for fights, glorified violence, and used mosh pits as an excuse to just brutally FUCK people up. There was a really homophobic side to some of the testosterone floating around, and intolerance towards anyone who was different or considered "wimpy"; ie, emo kids, gay kids, girls at times. There were tons of greaser crews hanging out on the scene as well, and many of these crews were openly violent people who started fights for nothing and beat up their girlfriends in front of everyone--which the nice punks were too afraid to stop because any one of those guys could be packing. There was a fair share of old-school type punks who were raised by fathers who had also been in the scene, but some of these guys also adopted their father's attitudes about race--thus there was also this idea of "you can't be punk unless you're white" floating around. There was a fair share of nazi skinheads, and my friends would get jumped for not being white. Also, the tagging crews, these guys would literally kill you if you started the wrong kind of shit with them, of course depending on the crew. They would hang around sometimes, and they always dampened the mood. Dear lord, and the drugs too. I had friends who never came back from that. My first punk friends were the nicer ones, so I also got the idea that punk kids were just really nice, welcoming people, but there was an uglyer side to the scene that made me want to leave(and eventually leave) for good.
Just curious, how do you feel on people who claim to be punk but are actually jackasses that attack "the man" but don't actually care to improve the world around them? I personally only know one or two people that claim to embody the punk lifestyle but they are almost the opposite of what you claim, al I just unlucky or is that kind of person common in the punk scene?
Lol i know i guy who dresses like punk but he doesn't know any punk band or anything, he just like the look, at first it was weird to me ( all my life going to punk shows) but it's really fine for me, we just laugh about it together.
odie4evr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much the same with metal. I was at a metal festival recently and pretty much everyone was nice. And The people that were jerks were kept in line by everyone else. And when someone fell in the mosh pit, within one second there were at least three people pulling them back up. Only downside was my neck was sore from headbanging all weekend.
I never realized this until now, always assumed punk fans were violent/aggressive. TIL
rax85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is I can't stand most punk music, cept some of the more mixed punk bands (Converge comes to mind, but I suppose they are more hardcore) but the punk culture I absolutely love and totally respect. I have not met a single punk rocker who wasn't kind and interesting to talk to.
jbcgop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Back in the late 80's and early 90's punk was not like that at all.... They were a bunch of skin heads and there was punk on punk violence. Winos were drug addicts and pedlars the L.A. Death Squad would shank people at shows.
I'm within the rock/heavy metal crowd and ive experienced nothing but friendliness all around. Even Justin Bieber hung out at my fave metal bar one time and was just accepted. Love my friendly rockers ๐
Out of all the kids I met in high school, I only enjoyed hanging out with the punk kids. They were such a tight nit group. They always had each others backs. They were almost like 1 giant family. I barely hang out with anyone from high school now. Every once in awhile I'll jam with the punks, drink, smoke, and have a good time.
I came here to say this, and as a female punk rocker with veteran status(20 years) it bothers me that even now, I get hateful looks for looking different. Why does it matter if my hair is pink or orange, isn't it normal yet!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so true. My theory is that the music and the image is so hard, because most punks are big sensitive softies. The mosh pit and the spikes are a way to keep the world at bay because the cruelty of the world is too painful.
That's a fantastic point and a good highlight of the wonderful and much needed attitude most punks stand for, yeah.
In fact, one of the best cases making it I find to be one perhaps my favourite song of the 80s, the age of which I couldn't believe given the amazing lyrics when I first found it... and, though not much of a punk person as such, I believe it's sung by one of the bigger groups of their day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8J9WssSj7Q
Punk changed my life. You should read "Our Band Could be Your Life", totally inspiring. The music, the mentally and outlook on life, the people, and the experiences all helped shape me into a more independent and confident person. People have this idea that punk is about saying fuck the man and just being rebellious. It taught me important lessons on how powerful you can be as an individual, and all that you need is a bit of creativity and the right mindset to have an effect on the people around you.
God the stories I could tell from shows. First off, yes, hard rock and punk fans are generally some just super people. One of the best things I ever saw was at some big show or another, all I can remember is Offspring were about to come on (always an excellent time). This tiny girl, couldn't have been even close to 5 feet tall, started to sense impending danger. She let out this meek "can someone please make sure I don't get hurt?" Right away, 4 guys who clearly had been in their fair share of both weight rooms and mosh pits surround her, with one getting in the middle and picking her up on his shoulders. She had this huge grin on her face, an excellent view of the show, and no chance at all of getting so much as a bump.
No one thought about it, or had to be convinced. It was just the immediate instinct to help out.
Ive always thought it was funny that metal and punk get so much bad press, when from my experience those are the two most friendly and all around great communities. There are of course the minority that fuel the negative stereotypes, but it really is a very small percentage from my experience.
I went to a small local show headlined by an older local band that hadn't played in a long time. It drew a lot of older fans in their 30's and 40's. Many of them brought their husbands, wives, or friends, who weren't even into the genre or punk scene.
My favorite part was swing a woman who looked like a stereotypical boring sitcom mom in the moshpit. She was surprised that when she got knocked down, dudes with spiked hair, spiky jackets and mohawks immediately helped her back up. It's a fun subculture that gets a bad rap.
Crust Punks taught me how to drink and get along with anybody.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 39 and was in the first pit of my life at a Dead Kennedys show a few weeks ago. It was awesome how different a mosh pit is compared to what you expect. No one was there to hurt anyone. In fact, every time someone fell, the nearest 2-4 people would stop and make a human barrier to help the person up and keep them from getting hurt. As such you had dudes who were 6'4" and 250lbs, kids under 17, 5 foot tall 90lb women, dudes in their 50s who saw the Kennedys when Jello was still in the band, all in the pit having a fucking awesome time. I see live music all the time, but I don't know that anything tops the energy, both in level and positivity, of a punk show.
I'm a 47 year old married father of 3 who still considers himself s punk. I'm sitting with my 15 yr ild daughter right now in the beach in DE. I'm in a pink brooks bothers polo but IM STILL A PUNK!!!
Not disagreeing with you because you are right but honest question, do junkie crust punks fall under the category of punk? I'm talking the pieces of shit that panhandle for drug money (and then spit at people who refuse to give) and beat their dogs for not shutting up. I'm speaking from experience when I used to live in the East Village in NYC.
I don't know those people. All I ever heard of personally is Leftover Crack. I like the ideas in some of their songs, but I've heard they're not the nicest people but I'm not sure of that at all.
Thanks for posting this. The punk DIY scene gets such a bad rap from outsiders when it's honestly the only social scene I've ever felt welcome or at home. Punks look mean but it's all about survival in this fucked up world. I've met some of the coolest people through punk.
I think that's why I got into the punk scene in high school. I never wore spikes or had crazy hair but they accepted me anyway. At shows, if you get knocked down people will pick you back up. It reminds me of warped tour in 2006/07? I was watching AntiFlag, one of my favorite punk bands. The last song they played was "Die for your government" and though I was not anywhere near the pit when that song came on the entire crowd exploded into the biggest pit I've ever seen in real life. Suddenly I was in the pit. I have a really bad knee so I couldn't keep up and ended up getting knocked down. Another girl who was tiny was on the ground too with fear in her eyes. All of my parents warnings about how punk music is evil suddenly flashed into my brain as we started getting trampled. Next thing I know a dozen hands are dragging me up and out of the pit. I lost my chucks but I found them later and most importantly, I was safe and not injured. I feel like if something like that happened at warped tour now we would be reading how a couple of kids died.
Punk has always shown a level of animosity towards the status quo. This animosity is reciprocated back at The individuals unfairly by people who made their way in the world as it is an see "punks" as people who want to skip all the bullshit they had to go through in life and find that unfair.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I totally agree with this. The first time I was at a concert with a real mosh pit, I got separated from my group and wasn't scared at all. When I needed to tie my shoe, a girl held people off me while I was crouched. I'm honestly convinced that pits are safer than non-pit concerts. If anyone falls, everybody backs up to give them space. It's such a unique atmosphere and everyone is usually kind
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:08:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I personally am not a fan of the music, but I do have a few friends who would be described as 'punk' nicest people you'd ever meet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:26:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:39:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal head checking in. (Death, grind, thrash, etc etc)
This is vastly true of metal also. Horrible lyrics, horrible imagery, just gross all around. But overall I find alot of metal heads and shows to be quite friendly. Yeah there is a certain percentage that are fuck tards. But over all, someone Falls in a pit, they help them up. Someone drank to much they take care of them.
There are some sub genres that are terrible. But you have to actively seeking them out to find them.
As someone who spent all my nights in the early 80s at punk clubs and shows, this is somewhat of a load of crap. Racism and homophobia were rampant. Neo-nazis everywhere. There was also the opposite. Fist fights were constant. So, post 90s this might be true, but it has not "always been about progression, not aggression". Before it was sanitized, it was very very much about aggression.
Like... really really worn Docs? They were so hard wearing we used to scrape them and bend them to try to get them looking older. Rubbing black shoe polish over the cracks and then wiping them off was an old trick too.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:58:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I drove over my docs with an F-250 Ford XLT truck repeatedly just to get them to stop hurting me so much.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should've given them the good news with some dubbin.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep, theyre worn docs. you can see the yellow stitching at the bottom
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a metal-ish concert and the singer pointed out a nine year old kid near the front and told him how cool it was that he was there cause he never would've been allowed at a concert like that when he was nine, then gave the kid his sunglasses as a souvenir.
SPK87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was having a crappy day when that thread happened, and it seriously made me so happy. I must have shared the link (and explained what reddit was) to like twenty people that day.
Roverandom is a novella by J.R.R. Tolkien, originally told in 1925, about the adventures of a young dog, Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to the moon and under the sea in order to find the wizard again to turn him back into a normal-sized dog. The author wrote Roverandom for his son Michael to amuse him upon the loss of his favorite toy, a little leaden dog.
Oh hey! Yay! That's about my son and my son's toy elephant Fezzik. :) My fiance and I were moved to tears, and my son was very, very happy to see all the fun pictures of his friend.
This is a good thread! Before I went to bed last night, I looked at all those horrible photos in the 'bad photo' post like I was super-hard. Then I had a nightmare while sleeping and thinking about the poor girl lost in the catacombs. Terrible.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:44:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also thought I was a bad ass and could look through that thread last night and it took me an hour to stop thinking of the Jonestown audio recording. So glad this is here tonight.
When I went to sleep after reading that thread I had a dream where a girl I know cut me open with a pair of scissors. I had a long dream about recovering from that and felt the pain for the duration of it. When I woke ip it turned out I really needed to shit and that was the source of the pain.
Same... I was in there with her and I tried to help her, but ended up scaring her death. I then walked around until I stumbled across a mass of bodies. I know this because the killer came with a light and revealed the corpses :/ fucked up night
Oh shit, I also had nightmares last night that were clearly tied to that thread.
stingoh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally with you there. Thank god for this thread!
moo_L ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if only this was posted right after the creepy thread, it wouldn't have been so bad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:19:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that post put me in a terrible headspace! Had to watch some light stuff to cool down a bit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:21:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a horror movie -style dream after that thread. I was thinking I bet I'm gonna have a bad dream after this and I think that's why it happened too.
I was completely overwhelmed by Columbian girl Omaria Sanchez, that thread kept me disturbed for hours. I had read about her before but that thread did something to me yesterday..
Me too! I'm happy to see an opposite-thread for a change. Last night was just sad. Tonight is nice and peaceful.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:01:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at all the pics without feeling any huge emotions until I got to the momma cat and her poor kittens quite far down the thread. Now I'm bawling my eyes out at every single picture in this one.
Yep, no emotion, no emotion, no emotion, NIGHTMARES!!!
Aluep ยท 1645 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo, but this gif of people banding together to save another human in a Maryland flood.
nyyrhtak ยท 706 points ยท Posted at 16:43:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy closest to the woman in the car actually owned a toy shop that was being flooded. Instead of try and save his inventory, he literally went into harm's way to save the woman who before the .gif starts, was being dragged by the water while still in the vehicle.
f1sh98 ยท 433 points ยท Posted at 17:14:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I live nearby downtown Ellicott City, and the damage there hasn't been covered in any major news outlets as much as it should be.
The entire town is on a hill, and the buildings are mostly old. 1920s old.
The scene right now is of a literal disaster area. The basements are all emptied and flooded, marquise in the road, the city is desolated.
CNN, I've seen nothing. NYT, WSJ, nada. Hopefully I'm wrong, please prove me wrong, but I haven't seen any major coverage.
Edit: Governor Hogan has handled the situation extremely well, having immediately deployed the national guard and declared state of emergency. There was a Chinook there the other day airliftin supplies. Basements are empty, segments of road are nothing but substitute gravel. They have refugee tents setup near mainstreet.
Refugee tents. In Howard County, Maryland.
nyyrhtak ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 17:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just did a quick google search and literally ONE article came up, and it's not even about the flood, but rather recovering from it. God that's sad.
Well thats because you googled the name of the city lol ... Try this 126,000 results for "ellicot city flood 2016" under the news section of google search.
Not to be dismissive, but a very localized natural disaster resulting in only two deaths isn't really national news.
Fatal tornados are fairly common across the Midwest and the Plains, and they don't usually get more than a few minutes of national coverage unless they kill a lot of people.
I'd say the national coverage of this was pretty conparable to comparable tornados, floods, and storms elsewhere.
My husband is from Baltimore and I've fallen in love with the city as we usually take a trip every spring and summer. EVERY trip includes at least two (or more) visits to the batskellar under EC brewing co. When the news of the flooding started, my heart broke. I'm concerned about how to fix the issue of it happening as I remember the first time I ever visited there were visible lines of the water levels from the last flood (this was early 2013). I hope something can be done to prevent it from being that bad again.
Sending love (and donations) from the west coast. Can't wait to get back.
f1sh98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only viable option I see is retrofitting and improved drainage, both of which are expensive and not too effective
strack94 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:41:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And attempting to stop the effects of Climate Change from rising sea levels any further. Which has also been not too effective.
I'm nearby. We got some quick, heavy rain that night, but nothing that raised my eyebrows. I think the fact that the only area that had severe damage was like 1 square mile has something to do with the low amount of coverage. It's just really shitty circumstances with the way the rivers are in the area and the topography. It's pretty insane though, because my girlfriend and I had dinner exactly a week earlier in the area.
Old Ellicott City is a great place to hang out! Met my girlfriend there! Hoping it recovers quickly.
f1sh98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't very very heavy rain, but it flooded route 40 and even as far out as Carroll County the highways had an inch or two of water.
The Washington Post's meteorology report showed that Ellicott City itself received freakish amounts of rainfall, 6 inches of rain in two hours, which is statistically estimated to only occur once every 1,000 years. Just happened to be extremely localized, almost like a bullseye right over the city.
It was on the news in Australia. It was just the footage that I'd seen earlier in the day on Reddit (including the posted gift) but at least people were talking about it
Yeah see that's so crazy! I'm in Odenton, like....really not that far. And I didn't find out how devastating it was until the day after. They just had flash flood warnings, then nobody reported on it until after the fact.
I saw it multiple times down here in Houston, both local and national. We did have some horrible flooding here recently so there was a true understanding of the impact. I was also more in tune with it since I lived in MD during the 80's early 90's and loved Ellicott City.
Do you know of any options for people in the area that want to volunteer with the clean-up? I could talk to some people at work, see if we can carpool over and lend a hand.
Yes, here's the latest I could find from the Baltimore Sun. Starting Saturday, they're organizing volunteers at the Disaster Assistance Center at 9401 Frederick Road, and ask that volunteers report there first, instead of the flood damaged areas directly.
To volunteer in the cleanup, bring a photo I.D. and register at the volunteer reception center or at https://www.howardcountymd.gov/ECFlood-Volunteer-Opportunity. Howard County Recreation and Parks staff will contact volunteers as needed, but those who are not contacted may go to the volunteer reception center starting Saturday.
Teams will be working from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily, county officials said, as different tasks arise along Main Street. All volunteers must be at least 18 years old and able to lift at least 40 pounds.
Volunteers must be pre-registered to enter the area, and will report to the volunteer reception center. In addition to bringing a photo I.D., volunteers should wear work gloves, closed-toed shoes and long pants and bring sunscreen.
I live in Gaithersburg and I'm shocked this happened so recently - I haven't heard anything about it at all
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm originally from Maryland and my heart goes out to y'all so much.
fyrilin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard about it a lot on local (WTOP) radio. Nothing on larger stations.
amoliski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a similarly bad flood in my hometown, only covered on local news. It sucks, but a flood just isn't a nation-level disaster, I guess.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live 10 minutes from Ellicott City, and I had been to that part of town numerous times before. I can't even describe how far my heart dropped when I had seen this video, among others, of a beautiful town being decimated by ruthless floodwaters. I haven't been there since the flooding, but I'd imagine it's just heartbreaking. Seeing refugee tents in Howard County, the place I was born and raised, would just tear me to pieces.
This is so sad. I live a few counties over and I was visiting family in another state when this happened. We had some friends with us who live a few streets from us and we were petrified that something happened to our homes. Thankfully we just got some hard rain. This poor city and these poor people...
Holy shit. I mean, I heard there were bad floods, but I didn't realize they were so devastating after.
I guess you hear about floods in the south and just assume the water levels go down and things go back to normal quickly. I just know Howard County, so it's weird.
Admittedly I've been in my own little world with a 1 year old and sick family members yada yada... but this is the first I'm seeing ANYTHING regarding the flood. Like, I vaguely heard about it.
I need to stop getting my news from Facebook/Reddit.
Jeez, I'm gonna cry. This one is the one that affected me the most. Seeing people work together like that makes me have hope that the world isn't a piece of shit.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:18:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Beautiful choice! Beautiful image! But in all reality, if they were to slip in the water, would they be in any actual danger in drowning? I'm not at all trolling or trying to be a dick, it looks as if they would just be washed down the street aways and just be very wet.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:18:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These are from when I was in Afghanistan. In one, you can see my team leader waving at a bunch of shy kids. After that, they brought out their little sibling, who had burnt their hand on a stove, you can see doc treating it in the other photo. Stopped a patrol to treat the kid. Little girl in the green scarf was a real sweetheart. Giggly little thing once she got used to us. She used to have this little game where shed stand apart from us, just looking, and then, one of us would smile and wave, and she'd giggle and run off, and repeat a dozen times.
[deleted] ยท 498 points ยท Posted at 23:17:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The little girls in Afghanistan were the sweetest children I've ever encountered. I remember this one little girl who would would walk past my guard tower on her way to school and keep yelling "Hi!" and wave to me until she was out of sight and when a little girl yells "Hi" and waves you can't not do it back; she always brightened up my morning when I got stuck in that guard tower for 12 hours. The Afghan boys on the other hand were the definition of little shits, whenever we would go on patrol we would give candy to the kids and stood around until the girls completely ate theirs otherwise the boys would shove them to the ground and take it from them.
The girls were adorable; spot on those little fuckers, though. The boys were asshats. I couldn't stand those pricks. Fortunately, the elders gave us permission to smack the hell out of them. The girls also, as I remember, grew to be shockingly beautiful in their later teens, especially given the environment. I couldn't believe it. Either that, or deployment goggles like a bitch.
My friend was deployed there (Australian forces) and was telling me he had problems with those little shits stealing from them. One was so bad he had to spray him in the face with mace but the mace didn't seem to do anything to him. Confused at this, he figured the mace didn't work so he went to show his buddies and to prove to them it didn't work he sprayed his own eyes with it. Turns out that <1% of the population isn't affected by capsicum based mace spray, and my friend wasn't one of them :3
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 03:00:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh those little fucks would try to steal anything from us when we weren't looking. Especially pens, I learned to keep my pens strapped to my helmet where they couldn't reach. "Mistah! Mistah! Pen?" "No fuck off kid!"
I'm not saying they're immune, I'm saying you don't know all the facts of the situation.
Bobzer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well unless you plan to enlighten me I'd say it's still pretty safe for me to say your friend was wrong to pepper spray a kid who's country he had invaded, who's people he'd killed, who's infrastructure he'd destroyed and who's future he had helped extinguish.
Interesting fact; when western men marry women from 3rd world countries, their marriage success rates are over 80% - this is compared to closer to 60% with marrying western women.
In contrast, when western women marry men from 3rd world countries, their marriage success rate is just under 20% - some of the lowest anywhere.
Probably because the 3rd world women are so used to dealing with so much crap, but western women won't put up with that business.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 11:59:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 23:28:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I can assure you that was there way before the Taliban. Rural Afghanistan is straight outta the 1500s... but with modern weapons and a few rusty POS cars.
Yeah... Afghanistan is like going back to the stone age outside the city.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 02:25:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the interesting things I have learnt about Afghanistan from Reddit is that many of the people outisde the cities had no idea that they were at war - in fact, many of them had no idea they were part of a bigger country....
We had to explain to an old man what in the fuck Americans were. He thought we were Soviets. For 10 years. Which is why he was helping the Taliban.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 02:54:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We encountered a village deep in the mountains that didn't know the Russians had left. When they found out we were Americans they thought we had come to fight off the Ruskies. This village was only like 30 kms away from Kandahar city too.
It was southern Kandahar, near FOB Wilson? Right off of Highway 1 headed into the city.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, we were North of the city until we closed our two COPs and moved into Camp Nathan Smith for a few months, then we closed her down and moved to KAF.
Oh, y'all got the shitty end towards the end. That sucks. Glad I only had to do war stuff lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yea, we had to keep a war standing while we closed two ops, two COPs, and a FOB. When we closed CNS the AUP fucks we were handing the FOB over to came in by the hundreds and started stealing guys' stuff out of the rooms as we were moving our bags out to the HLZ. We ended up having to setup a perimeter around the HLZ until the last of us were picked up by helicopters. It was like Saigon '75.
We had to hand over a patrol base that we had lovingly transformed from a shitty mud hut to a defensible mini fortress, replete with towers, built by us, by hand, to the ANP. Fuck. Them. I'm still missing my god damned camera. We'd go back for patrols, and it was fucking wrecked.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Within weeks after we turned over our COPs the Taliban had overran them and driven off the ASF.
Yeah, soon as our unit left, and was replaced by 10th mountain and Afghan forces Taliban took back every fucking thing. Apparently the American commander was nowhere near as aggressive as we were.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it would be awesome if you two have met and now are finding each other on Reddit lol
lcpl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13-1 so i was right after you. Hellman provence usmc
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 02:53:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, many Afghans don't see themselves as Afghan. They identify more with what ever tribe they're apart of. That's kind of one of the core problems towards stabilizing the country. While in America a guy from Texas would die to defend Oregon, a guy from Khost won't risk his life for people in Kandahar.
eazolan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What really blows my mind, is when they don't know how old they are.
You guys are the real hero's. Helping those that neither wanted nor were asked for that war. Let's not forget that one day they may be the one's to decide on your actions of kindness about whether to continue terrorism or to renounce it and look to live in peace. Never punish the son for the father's sins.
Well, what we did helped to oust the Taliban from their birthplace. We used to get tips on IEDs and whatnot because we weren't flaming douchebags.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:27:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rah
epicluke ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:32:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice pic man. One of the things that sticks out the most from my tour in Iraq was when we stopped were in this little shit town off the main highway a little girl was making hand signals for a toothbrush.
Saddest thing I may have ever seen, little kid didn't want candy or a dollar, just a goddam toothbrush. Next time we went through there we (well the other guys, I wasn't on the second convoy) had a bunch of personal hygiene products for them.
I wish people would see the good that we do in the Middle East instead of the bad. We really are helping there, but everyone only sees the accidents when innocents get hurt.
Maybe the soldiers do good things, but keep in mind our presence there isn't a good thing. The invasion of Iraq led directly to the creation of ISIS. We invaded a country for literally no reason, bombed their citizens for decades, and left a power vacuum. Not to mention the atrocities that were committed. Besides Abu Graib, they have plenty of reasons to hate us.
We gave them Freedomโข and now everything is all better now? Is that what you're saying? Not only is the Taliban very much alive and well, ISIS is growing in Afghanistan. Terrorist attacks are terrible? We kill thousands of innocent civilians in drone strikes.
Funerals seem to be a popular reason to bomb Muslims, but an even more popular reason to bomb Muslims is if they are coming to rescue the victims of the previous bombings.
The U.S. command carried out a devastating bombing of what turned out to have been a memorial ceremony for Timor Shah. As many as 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed by the bombing.
Arsey56 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:15:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah good job for bringing this up, that soldier really had to see that. This was, after all, his fault and this does nothing but makes him feel better
Of course I'm not saying the soldier is responsible. Only an idiot would think that. The question is whether our presence in the Middle East has done more good than harm for the people.
I actually left one off. We destroyed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, a textbook war crime. Not only did we bomb it in two runs, we gunned down the doctors as they fled the wreckage. It wasn't mistaken identity either; their building had the only generator in the neighborhood.
Again, I'm not saying that we should blame the soldiers. They were told it was a hostile target and were given direct orders to destroy it. I'm saying we should take a hard look at our own foreign policy and accept the fact that we commit atrocities. These passages from this article are relevant:
It's not like Trump, Republicans, and Americans in general don't know that we've been bombing Iraq for 24 years, and Afghanistan for 14 years. It's not like they are unaware that we've invaded and killed many thousands of brown-skinned people. It's that the lives of foreign people don't matter as much as ours do.
Between President Bush and President Obama, we've bombed at least eight Muslim weddings. And were a wedding party to be obliterated on a highway anywhere in America on the way to, say, a rehearsal dinner, whatever the cause, it would be a 24/7 tragedy. Our lives would be filled with news of it. Count on that. But a bunch of Arabs in a country few in the United States had ever heard of before we started sending in the drones? No such luck. If youโre a Murdoch tabloid, itโs open season, no consequences guaranteed. As it happens, โBride and Boom!โ isnโt even an original. It turns out to be a stock Post headline. Yes, "Bride and boom". Slaughtering women and children is a reason for a funny pun, as long as it isn't Americans. Surely we can squeeze in a hilarious use of โtill death do us partโ.
Arsey56 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:17:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're using the words 'we' and 'our' a lot. I'm not American, I'm from Northern Ireland. I just respect soldiers is all and think it was really unnecessary to bring that up here and now. The guy was sharing a nice photograph, no need to make him feel like he's done something wrong, it's his job.
The entire situation in the Middle East is a quagmire, and there are no easy solutions. I'm not claiming to be an expert on foreign policy and geopolitics, but I don't put my country on a pedestal either. We have destabilized an entire subcontinent and directly caused most of the suffering there ourselves. By "we", I mainly mean George W. Bush and the neoconservatives, the news media who cheer-led the calls for war, and the American populace who let mass hysteria lead us into a useless war.
It's way too late to unfuck the Middle East. If I could go back in time to 2001, I'd avoid invading Iraq in the first place. I'd focus our resources on destroying al-Qaeda, not illegally invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We'd have no Iraq War, no trillion dollar debt, no 5,000 dead soldiers, no 200,000 dead Iraqis, and no ISIS.
If I could go back in time to 2006, after we'd already invaded Iraq, I'd stop bombing civilians and torturing suspects. How do you think people started hating Americans? Abu Graib and Guantanamo Bay are a stain on our national legacy, and a disgrace for the military. I'd also put a little more thought into building the coalition government than Bush did. He gave all the power to the minority Shiites, who of course started oppressing the majority Sunnis and helped lead to the collapse of the government after we left.
If I could go back in time to 2012, on the other hand, I'd actually enter Syria. I think Obama has done exactly the right thing with the knowledge he had, but we could have stopped the Syrian Civil War much sooner if we'd intervened early on and removed Assad. I don't blame Obama. War was immensely unpopular and he wanted to avoid making Bush's mistakes at all costs, but there's no way to easily fix Syria now.
If I had control of foreign policy today, I'd stop our atrocious drone strike policy. I give Obama a lot of credit for most of his foreign policy decisions. He has pursued a massive bombing campaign against ISIS, combined with special forces and military support for regional alliances, that has been quite effective at fighting ISIS. However, the drone program is the single worst thing he's done. We are bombing people in 5 or 6 different countries that we are not at war with. And we choose our targets not based on credible intelligence, but on things like cell phone data. We bomb the cell phones of suspected terrorists, and if that cell phone is with someone else, too bad. We have killed thousands of civilians, and that's my biggest problem with our policy today.
I'm going to be honest, I wasn't expecting something that well thought out but you have a lot of good points. I disagree with some of the details, but I can respect your opinion. It's definitely given me another angle to see the situation. Thank you.
You're obviously not familiar with the website. It's not a hard news article. It's a user-created opinion piece. If you read the whole thing and the only thing you took away from it was diction, I suggest you seek help.
I'm saying it's an analysis of the negative impact our foreign policy has in the Middle East. It's an essay. It profusely references its sources, in case you're worried about that. If you're too intellectually uncurious to realize the purpose of an essay, I suggest you read more often. And again, if you actually read it and this is the only thing you took away from it, you're a moron.
Saudi Arabia spread Wahabbism, which led to the ideology of al-Qaeda. The Iraq War removed the only stable leader of Iraq and left a power vacuum.
Do you know what happened to Saddam's army after we took over? It was disbanded. So you have a bunch of professional soldiers let loose with no job and a hatred for the US. They got together and started an organization called ISIS.
Their leader is a man called Abu Bakhar al-Baghdadi. He was tortured by American soldiers at Abu Graib.
Thats the problem when you police an area populated by civilians with military means. It will be a huge mess, even though you try to help the people too.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:51:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are seriously awesome
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, at the least then, thank you for sharing these pictures, they brightened a stranger's evening. Especially your recollection that the little baby with the burn(s) was okay.
Multiple times a day. I eventually got addicted, bought a propane burner, kettle and tea to make my own. Fun fact: over there, a dude drinking black tea is feminine as hell. Apparently it's for women, while green tea is for men. They do make really good tea. You also get offers from total strangers to eat and drink with them. The food was surprisingly good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And thank you to all your team members.
Jits_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's inspiring to see that. I graduate 68w AIT on Friday and it's always made me feel good that medics are there to help no matter what and no matter who. They tell us "You're just another soldier till someone is hurt, then you go colorblind, you can't see the color of their uniform or the color of their skin, it doesn't matter. The only color you are allowed to notice is red, and wouldn't you know it, everyone's blood is red."
I don't know, but the girls have just super bright eyes. I have never seen eyes so bright outside of there. And it isn't a one off, they all have like... fairy eyes. Only way to describe it. They're just otherworldly bright. The green eyes are greener, the blue eyes are bluer, even the boring brown and hazel eyes are just luminescent. Those girls can trap you with those eyes.
I was at the Dublin airport a couple months ago. There was a group of boys in their 20's who were speaking French playing that same game with a maybe two year-old whose family was speaking something that sounded Chinese. I love that such a basic thing is found in every culture, and can connect people so easily.
who had burnt their hand on a stove, you can see doc treating it in the other photo.
Burnt their hand on a stove? Why is his entire other arm already covered in bandages along with his hand looking like it's burnt to shit. That kid looks like he was hurt a lot more than simply burning his hand on a stove.
Don't quite recall. 6 years ago, you know. The details are a bit fuzzy. Stove may not have been the best word... more like a fireplace with a cook top.
alonjar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For whatever reason, its not uncommon in their (less educated) culture to use warm/hot water to sooth crying children. Its actually sadly common for them to heat the water too much, and give their children serious burns unintentionally.
I strongly suspect this is what the OP came upon. There are a lot of similar reports of this type of thing, if you search around or talk to some experienced combat medics who served in the region.
I did the same, it's definitely improved my reddit experience. :)
Sharkoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gods speed you beautiful son of bitch
sam11233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:41:35 on September 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
BoboMcBob ยท 1591 points ยท Posted at 16:56:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it doesn't draw in ratings the way the scary stuff does
ld115 ยท 805 points ยท Posted at 17:17:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's funny because when you start showing more uplifting news, people complain because they believe the media is trying to hide things and keep the masses ignorant and stupid.
They don't even go with uplifting stories when it comes to the "distractions." Every Pokemon GO story is a tragedy. It's either talking shit on it, like the media always does to video games, where they point out how dumb fucks are walking into trees while playing, when they don't even have to look at their phones to know if a Pokemon is nearby, or "Man gets killed in a car accident because he was playing Pokemon GO while driving" (real story that was in the news a few days ago, here). Why does that warrant a fucking news story? People die due to texting and driving all the time, and we're lucky to see even one of those people mentioned. It's legitimately the same concept. Why is a Pokemon GO player more special or tragic than a person who's just telling his wife he'll be home soon?
If anything, the conspiracy is that the media wants us to believe that 99.99% of the world is misery because they want us to make it miserable by treating it as such.
Literally all the facebook comments for any positive news story is "This isn't news! What about [insert other news story]?! Ridiculous!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that is the whole idea, keeping the masses full of propaganda instead of spreading any sort of truth. Truth doesn't sell soap or put asses in seats.
Tesrab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfiltered news for better or worse would be nice.
Good with the bad... happy with the sad... you know the facts of life.
Supply and demand. Consumers do not demand positive news. People are more drawn towards negative emotions. It's been extensively researched. It's not some evil Corp conspiracy to keep you down.
This is an average humans for ya. Media do what they do because this is what generate money: this is what a regular user WANTS.
notjawn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would seriously fund a positive news network even if it was a commercial failure.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually featured on a lot of news sites.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet the real scary stuff doesnt end up on there either.
sbroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone says this... But I'd bet my entire life fortune that if a news station that provided quality content of all the good happening in the world, there would be a monumental shift in how people live. The reason this won't is because money, yes. But they are operating on a, "it ain't broke, don't fix it" business model. But I know, with all that I am as a human, that if their was a station that didn't buy into all the bull shit but focused on the good, it would be wildly successful.
JMS1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, people will watch the news regardless of the shit that goes on in it, as long as it isn't boring. Shock factor doesn't make a news story. The impact does. And, no, just because something has a high shock factor doesn't mean it will have a high impact. And just because a nice and calm story doesn't have any shock factor doesn't mean that it won't have a high impact. It's honestly 50-50 either way.
I don't want the bad to be broadcast non-stop. My life is depressing enough without bringing in the misfortunes of everyone else. I'm not saying stop broadcasting the bad. I'm just saying level it out with an equal amount of good.
It's always refreshing when I see a nice story on the news. It happens maybe once a year, if that, and it's 1000x more intriguing than the usual "Cunt gets murdered, dude robs a place, ISIS fucked shit up again, epidemic in X-third-world-country, your life sucks, and so does everyone else's, so just end it already so we can make a shitty news story about you" bullshit.
It happens too often, which makes it not newsworthy.
I'm sort of being snarky, but not really. All over the world, people of different faiths go to school together, worship near each other, engage in trade and commerce.
Sectarian violence, despite seeming common, is the exception not the rule.
It's important to remember that such violence, whether between Catholics and Protestsnts in Ulster or between Sunni and Shia in Baghdad, isn't inevitable or unsolvable.
That's the danger with the information era we live in right now. Overall it's great that people have access to more information, but since some sorts of news naturally spread more easily than others it can really distort people's perception of how common certain occurences are. Fundamentalism isn't the norm, but most news we get about for instance muslims feature fundamentalism cause it's more newsworthy. So it distorts the perception.
Yup. Contrary to public perception, the world is currently the most peaceful, prosperous, and just than it has ever been.
Colopty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also important to note that overall, the world is improving and becoming more and more peaceful by the day. However, violent incidents are getting more media exposure than ever.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:18:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The areas having these issues are not experiencing unprecedented peace...
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:55:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The world has become more peaceful" does not mean "everyone in the world is experiencing unprecedented peace". It means that on a worldwide scale, we're fighting less wars, the wars are smaller, and the trend shows that this development of a more peaceful world is continuing. So no, we don't have world peace quite yet, but we're getting closer every day, and that's amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know. It just seems weird to bring up in the context of people living in constant danger of being blown up. Doesn't really matter to them how peaceful the world in general is, and the ideology causing those issues is a global concern.
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The discussion just now was about media coverage of negative events vs the frequency of negative events though, it was quite an appropriate point to bring up. After all, it's important to take a look back at everything we've accomplished rather than just looking at the stuff we have yet to do, or it'll look like we're never making any progress at all, which is incredibly dismotivating. As a species, I think it's incredibly important that we all raise our heads up high every once in a while and tell ourselves "we're getting there".
exelion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We don't talk about the normal.
We don't talk about the day customer service took care of our problem without an issue.
We don't talk about the cop that was polite and friendly and let us off with a warning.
We don't talk about the priest that was open-minded, kind to others, and would never touch a child.
We don't talk about the muslim that minds his own business and does't want to hurt anyone.
We don't talk about the billions of happy or at least dong OK people in the world.
We talk about the folks that aren't like that, and ONLY about them. We only talk about the bad, so that eventually, we start to believe the bad is all there is.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone needs to start a news channel that covers the good things that people do throughout the day. it should be called "happy news"
lurgi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do, actually, but it comes and goes pretty fast. If a good thing happens then the media reports "Good thing happens". If a bad thing happens then the media reports "Bad thing happens". Then "Bad count due to bad thing increasing". Then "Why do people do this bad thing?" Then "Police suspect that bad thing was done by single bad person" Then "Policy engaged in chase with bad person and were able to stop his car with 1,738 bullets" Then "Bad person was radicalized by ISIS/anti-abortion group/the Dutch/the Tellytubbies/chocolate". Then you have a whole discussion about big chocolate and why it doesn't come out against bad things and then the next bad things happens.
There isn't really a progression for news about good things. "Man saves ducks". Okay. Then what? "Who is this man and what is his deal with ducks?".
Because life is such, that we have to seek out the good. It whispers by while the travesties and horrors are endlessly at our fingertips, or forefront of our minds. Actively seek it out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fear mongering is an easy way for them to draw in ratings and feed you propaganda.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because good things are, in general, more expected. We don't expect bad things like terror attacks, mass shootings, or burglaries, which is why they show up on the news.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they don't want us to see that. They want to keep fomenting hate and bigotry, because that gives justification for the wars they keep starting to keep making more money. And as long as we're fighting amongst ourselves, they can continue to rob us, destroy out environment, and murder us for profit.
Because, after the initial awe of the moment, the story is over. With a 24hr news cycle, substituting prayer for bomb can take up the whole day with editorializing,
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's surprisingly normal.
kosif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's around once in a while. Not nearly enough though
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need to be the change we want to see. If we all start looking for and acting for love, the world will have no choice but to watch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No money in it.
Humans crave vicarious grief and rage.
gooberoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see stuff like this a lot on CBC (Canada)!
tgcowles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a journalist, and this kind of stuff makes me cry. I try my damnedest to make sure it's given the coverage it deserves.
hlfx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im here in my bed, waiting for my food crying like A LOT.....
nachof ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:08:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember this. The Egyptian revolution had a ton of amazing moments that gave me a lot of faith in humanity. This one was after the Mubarak government had attached protesters during prayer time.
There's also similar pictures after a church was attacked and Muslims formed a line around churches to prevent further attacks.
elcarath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you give a little context to that picture? Who is that person, and what does their sign say? It's certainly a dramatic picture, but it's a little hard to properly understand it without context.
nachof ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't read Arabic unfortunately. I do know it's during the 2011 revolution. It's from one of the many days of protest against Mubarak in Cairo.
I think it's really wonderful that some people can, in some sparse moments, really come together and not brutally murder each other.
And let's be completely honest here: if anything could be called the brighter (brightest!) side of humanity, it's a large mob not brutally murdering each other. We've really raised the bar.
Seeing people of all Faiths, backgrounds and sects shout for the fall of the regime, was incredibly powerful to me. Hopefully one day, it'll happen again.
While this is uplifting in itself, it also reminds me why it was necessary at all: Because these people would be in constant danger to be killed, just for believing something different. Which makes me sad again.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:29:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So there's a dude riding a camel around Mongolia delivering books to kis, and I'm sitting here trying to decide which one of my neighbour's wifi has the strongest signal to surf Reddit and download porn...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:04:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can these children read?
Totentag ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 08:54:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rural Mongolians make up 28% of the population (Source) and the adult literacy rate is 97% (Source) so, I'm going to vote "probably" on this one, assuming both of these statistics are accurate.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:39:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On 22. september 1984 the french president and the german chancellor met for the first time on this french national cemetery. In joint remembrance of the fallen soldiers of both world wars they laid wraths and declared: "We have found reconciliation, we have found our common values, we have become friends"
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:38:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh.. see my other comment.
Wallafai ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:18:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is he an idiot?
[deleted] ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 21:37:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because in 99.9% of the US, shit like that is not something that happens.
Wallafai ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:44:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not something that just happens every day or just like that. But let's just say the states have had their fair share of bad PR regarding police brutality. Domestically and international.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:18:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Television ratings. You see terrorist attacks all over Europe but what about Africa? No one cares about Africa but it's a major daily occurrence, whereas it isn't in Europe.
But, for the sake of joking about it, I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite here based on my usual shitposting comments.
Upon viewing this photo, I now dub this move the panty dropper. I don't know how to word it in a way that does not insinuate I am talking about the girls panties. I am talking about my panties.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn Danes, even the cops look like Calvin Klein models.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah we dont have those elevations in Denmark. We barely have hills at all.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:15:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bornholm? That has a lot of elevation and is still Dennark.
Faroe Island and Greenland, while technically not part of the country of Denmark, they do habe Danish police.
Nope, that's legit. We keep geese on our farm and goslings and ducklings often look startlingly alike. Then the goslings start getting big a lot faster.
Ha, yup, and much meaner parents. Ducks will quack warningly and maaaybe ruffle their feathers at you - very rarely try to look menacing or nip. Geese? The entire adult population in the immediate area will straight-up charge you and try to latch on with beaks while beating you with your wings if you ignore their warning hisses and so on.
Our geese once beat up a coyote. No lie. And there weren't even any goslings involved.
You know what? If you want to hold me up 15 minutes on my morning commute just to save a bunch of fucking ducks, you go right ahead, you magnificent bastards.
Not trying to get down a rabbit hole or anything, but I find it interesting that you felt the need to specify that she was a female police officer.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:20:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably wanted to describe the picture as well as possible
Zephs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:00:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... I mean you can directly contrast it with the other post that simply says "Danish police officer" and not "Danish male police officer". I agree with what the person is saying. It's not to sound like an SJW or anything, but it is interesting that the person felt the need to add "female", when they probably wouldn't have put "male" if it were a guy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same person didn't write those posts
Zephs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So? The point is that people almost never feel the need to qualify "male" police officer. The reverse is that if a nurse does something, most people will qualify it as "male nurse" if it's a guy, but just say "nurse" if it's not. It puts those people into an "other" category. They're not "nurses", they're "male nurses", or they not police officers, they're "female police officers". In the context of the picture, her gender had absolutely nothing to do with what was happening.
Like it's not an earth-shattering, end-of-the-world issue, but it does show a sort of subtle biases a person has when they feel the need to specify things like that.
Lazin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best thing about that video is certainly the other officer handing finished snow balls to some of the kids. Like, even if some of the kids were in doubt if it was okay, that must be the best sign to just keep at it.
21.000. And while I disagree with the recent changes in danish legislation, I don't think the gratuitious use of "propaganda this" and "propaganda that" will achieve anything but furthering the divide between both camps.
10 religious faiths of Singapore coming together to bless the F1 track. Hearing about religious tension in other countries helps me to never take peace for granted, and know that peace is always possible.
Appears to be Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Taosim, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Bahaโi faith, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism according to this article. Definitely not in that order. Number 6 is definitely Taoist and 7 is Buddhist, but that's as far as I can place them.
edit: All right, with the help of others it's looking like 1. Christian 2. Sikh 3. Muslim 4. ? 5. ? 6. Taoist 7. Buddhist 8. ? 9. Jewish 10. Jain (my guess, based on the clothing)
Can anyone identify the Baha'i, Hindu, or Zoroastrian? Might the hands give us a clue?
Blake326 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:42:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow didn't know people still practiced Zoroastrianism. That's a cool pic.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:45:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Blake326 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow no shit. Which part of the US if you don't mind me asking.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:06:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait - he's a priest while also attending high school?
Blake326 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Is there a Zoroastrianism community in your area
Zorastrian called Parsi in india. as they are from Faras (iran). they imigrated to gujarat india form iran few hundred years ago due to arival of islam in iran. they are well established in india. usually rich and well educated community. one of the biggest industrilaist "tata" is zorastrian. we love them, such a good community.
FrostySt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there are still roughly 200,000 practicing Zoroastrians.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:35:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Zoroastrian priests usually wear all white with a flat white cap, but none of those guys are. My guess is the 3rd from the right, between the Buddhist and Jew. The on the far right also looks like a Hare Krishna priest not a Jain. Jains usually are naked or wear a Gandhi style white shawl, but it's possible they just made him wear something.
hiaastha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3rd from right is Zoroastrian, 5th from lefts seems to be Hindu
Any of the plainclothes individuals could have been Baha'is, there's no particular guidance for clothing or hands to my knowledge. A better look at #1's book and the pendant on the woman might help.
Nah the last one looks like a Jain. Shaved head, Indian guy, simple toga like dress.
tekku9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm 100% sure he is not jain. Jain monks go either completely naked or are dressed in white. Also his dress is not toga like, he has a shirt and pants. And iirc the scarf over his left shoulder is worn by educated Brahmins. I say he is the Hindu
edit: And his head is not shaved(though I think jain monks don't shave their heads)
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:18:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Islamic person is likely the third from the right. The black fez (called a songkok) he's wearing is quite common among Muslims in Southeast Asia, outside of Indonesia.
It's like the live-action version of the Coexist bumper sticker.
Mcginnis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The lady looks like she's saying "oh shit wait I'm not ready" or some other look of surprise
Shaomoki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should come out to Singapore sometime. You'll never see a place where so many different races (those who are joked at for always hating each other) working together or living together in coexistence.
Badrijnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ferrari won't race on any tracks not blessed. What is Formula 1 without Ferrari?
JokeMode ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:31:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They prayed hoping nobody would ever be hurt on that track.
They were also going to pray that Pastor Maldonado would not crash into other people, but they decided not to push their luck.
Aetrion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:43:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Singapore has very strict "harmony laws" that make it illegal to offend people of other faiths, and also hand down approved sermons to all preachers in the country, not allowing anyone to preach anything that goes against these harmony laws.
In many ways Singapore is a very peaceful society because of this, but it is based on their government directly interfering with what interpretations of any given faith are allowed in the country.
It's kind of a double edged sword. Singapore doesn't allow true freedom of religion, they allow state approved, harmony compatible versions of the religions.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:35:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the object in the very jewish man's hands, and am I racist for thinking it looks like a giant half eaten bagel?
2020 is our last year if I remember correctly. It is a truly beautiful sport. I've signed idk how many petitions and bitched at the IPC, it needs to stay.
Officially 2016 is the last year, then wrestling will have to fight every 4 years to be a non-core sport! Wrestling won 2020 now it is time to focus on 2024 to ensure wrestling makes it in!
Exactly! It is so wrong. Yet they continue to put in sports like golf.
Wrestling should never be questioned for removal.
Also gonna bash NBC quick; it is absurdly difficult to view all of the sports. They don't broadcast things when they are live then show you a tape delay later that night that is like 4 hours of swimming. I would rather have seen the entirety of team finals for Women's Gymnastics instead of some broken up compilation that they call coverage.
Amndeep7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:09 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you have a cable provider partnered with them, then you can go and watch live streams on their website for all the sports. Not all of them have commentary though, or not for the entire duration of the event. That's how I've been watching :)
If I recall correctly it was some kind of bureaucratic dick-waving contest and the international wrestling representatives didn't send anyone to speak for wrestling because of the mindset "no way will they cancel Olympic wrestling."
Indeed it was. There's so much corruption around there. It's however not the worse Olympics we ever had, and I'm still glad that the Olympics are being held each four years.
Not really. Iran is not gonna stop being an evil country just because their wrestler was friendly to an American. Iranians are famous for being very friendly, their beliefs are still evil.
What does it take to change a belief? Maybe the realisation that "the other guys" are just like you. Coming together at the Olympics is a perfect way for that. It takes time, but at least the athletes, and those watching them back at home, will be more open to the world after that experience.
Nations today can't really go to war anymore. States can, but nations are made of people who can't help but know that the other nation is made of people too.
ptmc15 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that picture ignores decades of differences. Such a thought provoking picture.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:26:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like this one. From when the Americans invited the Russians and Iranians to New York City to wrestle, to show that wrestling shouldn't leave the Olympics.
This is the one that made me weep. Lovely, wondrous photo that renews one's faith.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:48:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sheesh. I cried about fifteen years ago when my dad died. I think I'm done looking at these but that, whew! Almost had this old guy crying like a baby.
Came here just to find that video. I can never not watch it. I'd be beside myself if my pupper was missing in debris like that, she must have been so happy
deeeevos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:58:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for a second there I thought an F5 Tornade was some fighter jet. Why would a fighter jet attack a house in North Alabama? WHY?
KohinaH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:40:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why isn't this one the most upvoted?????????????
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 03:22:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoted for not linking directly to the image, you lazy asshole.
[deleted] ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 01:24:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo but this old lady who thought she lost everything in a tornado finds her doggy underneath the rubble of her destroyed home. It all happened during the live interview. Still makes me cry.
This thread reminds me of the Mister Rogers "look for the helpers" quote. So many of the moments in these photos are actually deeply tragic events, yet we find some of the best of humanity in those helping others.
0rangePod ยท 4666 points ยท Posted at 15:29:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one:
This is an 19 year old University of Michigan student putting herself between a mob and a klansman.
People donโt have to remember my name. I just want them to remember that I did the right thing.
That was the best part of this story for me. She wasn't even looking for any recognition. She just saw another human that needed help, and she did what she thought was right.
Eh, just by virtue of time passing the odds were pretty good that his kid wouldn't be (as) racist.
I know people think race relations are at an all time low or something, but I really belive that in 20-30 years as an entire generation dies, things will be a lot better.
An interesting thing: surveys keep showing that people think racial tensions are exceptionally high, and it keeps getting reported as racism being exceptionally high.
It's hopefully obvious that this is stupid. First, because racial tensions and racism don't go hand in hand (I'll be people were more racist a decade before MLK than during his campaign), and second because "I think racial tensions are high" is a statement about everyone else. With enough awful media spin, it's something you could conclude even if no one is actually more tense.
The sentence is completely correct. Race relations are not at an all-time low, because if they were we'd have segregation. It doesn't matter how recently we had segregation, because we don't have it any more.
I'm not sure where you learned English, but I'm a native speaker and I know what I meant. Edited anyway, since the English teachers are out in force tonight.
But the point of the original comment was that slavery ended 150 years ago so by now there shouldn't be racism because generations get less racist than there parents. My point was that 60 years ago there was still segregation. Ok so three generations ago had slavery, two generations ago had segregation, this generation has racism. It's getting progressively better. So yes, some of our parents were klansmen, then some in our generation are racists, not cross burning lynching types, but racists. In theory our children will be less racist. So things may not be perfect, but we are moving in the right direction.
Maybe slavery in that we don't literally see blacks as subhuman, but I don't see the difference past that point in history.
You even see most of the same arguments from the 40's and 50's today, they're just dressed up to fit the modern context and they are said less frequently. The racism itself is still the same, though.
I'm really tired so I probably misread. You're the idiot driving it back towards racism. If you honestly think BLM, as a whole, wants segregation to return you're terribly misguided.
I totally get where one would get that opinion on this site, as all everyone does here is shit on BLM and spout racist agendas. BLM is not the KKK. They strive for justice not hatred.
Idk Ive read their demands on their website and it seems it would require reconstructing the entire country ground up switching out of capitalism entirely.
Okay. Fair enough, it's good that you actually went and read what they had to say rather than just went off of what the people on the site said.
Sorry for loosing my head a bit there and calling you an idiot. Totally unfair, my bad.
I really think their demands, as you put it, is less about concrete law (albiet, that's a big factor when it comes to fixing the problem of cops gunning down unarmed black people in the streets) and more about changing the social attitude. Even getting people to talk about these changes is enormously beneficial. Racism is still a very real problem, and it manifest itself in sneaky ways.
BLMs goals are optimistic and rely on a huge change in attitude in this country, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they seek to destroy capitalism and our entire system
dupelize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I agree, this part really seals the deal
We are committed to acknowledging, respecting and celebrating difference(s) and commonalities.
Did you actually read their website? Don't get me wrong, I disagree with some actions they have taken, but your statement is just not true.
And nothing against megamaniacal racist xenophobic fat old billionaires, but not Trumpy.
mqduck ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:08:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What people mean when they say "race relations are low" is that they have to be bothered to hear about it. Race relations are "low" because there's a visible movement against police abuse of blacks, not because the problems are worse.
I feel like many of the kids my age like to swear that they aren't racist but then are completely blind to the systemic issues of racism. If not that, then many of them are passive racists, as in it doesn't matter to them one way or the other if people are suffering as long as it doesn't affect their lives.
Far too many young people I've met would rather BLM doesn't cause issues with their daily commute instead of fighting for the injustices in their lives.
sg7791 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:37:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think systemic racism is more talked about now. So maybe now you're noticing more people who are the "unaware" variety of racist. But I would guess that almost everybody (white) was a passive racist as little as 50 years ago. It's progress.
I was responding to someone who mentioned people who thought current race relations were an "all time low". And I said that that is an idiotic position to take, because slavery is obviously a lower point that the current situation (and, for that matter, a lower point than segregation).
How recently we improved or how recently segregation was in place is completely irrelevant to the point I was making; I don't need to list every single point in history that is lower than the current situation to disprove the claim "the current situation is an all time low". I just need to mention one, and which lower point I choose is arbitrary
Actually, the south was doing fine during reconstruction, until the GOP at the time decided to end Reconstruction abruptly, and allowed the Klan and former confederates to let Jim Crowe seep in. Plessy vs Furgeson did not help matters either.
Edit: post Reconstruction! There were black congressmen and even black senators from southern states during reconstruction. In 1877, in a compromise to get Hayes in as President, the GOP ended reconstruction, pulling all federal troops out of the south. Thus allowing "the klan," and other racist white southerners to pass Jim Crowe laws and setting back civil rights for the next century.
Post Reconstruction! Anti klan laws were passed during reconstruction, and those were repealed when federal troops left, AFTER reconstruction.
Like I said, the south was doing fine, until reconstruction ended. But, yah know, people only read the part where I'm bashing the GOP. Read up on the election of 1876, and how the GOP ended reconstruction so they can get Grant's successor Rutherford B. Hayes as President.
I was talking about post Reconstruction!
epraider ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 18:39:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The party was fucking things up even when they were liberals, huh?
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:31:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow you really got him man, stellar logic. When they said race relations were at an all time low they meant that people were more racist now than in the Antebellum South. Definitely.
notjawn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:49:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach young adults and teenagers in college and their generation really is getting better at inclusiveness and some of them are so over "othering" and want to connect individually and collectively. I have hope.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:00:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about time. My grandfather openly used racial slurs. Not often but it happened. My dad was a quieter racists and a homophobe. I've never been like them. Hell, last year a gay black guy told me I was cute and it made my day.
gaqua ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:42:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only people I've heard say "race relations are at an all time low" are racists who hate Obama and blame him for everything.
I'm 42 and I feel like things are a lot better than they were when I was a kid. I grew up in the south and just looking at people I know from my parents' generation, most have mellowed out in their views considerably. I remember certain people throwing the n-word out left and right over dinner like it was the most normal thing in the world. None of them would dream of doing that shit now. I remember when an interracial relationship in a family was a major scandal to my parents and now they don't even blink an eye. I think it just seems worse because really horrible shit still happens and now it's often caught on a cell phone for all to see. Even more horrible shit happened in past decades but no one was recording it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still means it's at an all time low though doesn't it? And still improving?
there is a lot i like about the older generation, but their typically rigid ideas about race and sexuality are tiresome at best. it's just a fucking nuisance talking about this stuff with them sometimes.
not saying every older gen is lame! far from it. but the prevailing attitude seems to be one of intolerance.
dbeat80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They still pass that nonsense on to the kids starting at a young age. But I totally agree with how things are going to change after the next generation.
Race relations ARE a lot better than they have ever been. The problem is that some people think that racism doesn't exist other than in older generations. A lot of younger people think that since they weren't the ones enslaving people,or engaging in segregation, that the work is essentially done.
People who aren't racist want to live in a colorblind society. Unfortunately, we can't just hit the reset button.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say it, but I think that a lot of things will get better as the older generations die. Homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny, xenophobia...
blaghart ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People think race relations are at an all time low for the same reason they think that cops are on a "black genocide". They only hear and see what passes by them on the front page of reddit or news stations, who only show these things because they'll be successful.
The reality is we're all in this together, and we're banding together as never before. Third party and grass roots candidates are challenging the establishment as they never before have. Every day people band together in desegregated communities, interracial marriages are commonplace, even misguided protests about one race are banding together with the rest of us, realizing we're all being afflicted and uniting under our common cause
It's no different than people thinking we're more violent now than ever before. We're not, crime is at all time lows, it's just that the front page of everything only has the bad. As Bob Ross once said:
"Happy things. We paint happy things. You want sad things, watch the news"
Do a little research beyond the front page and you'll see that yea, there's a lot of suck, but it's getting smaller every day that we work together to make it so.
I think that calling things "always this bad" is a slap in the face to all the people who were killed, raped, assaulted, or injured for no reason throughout the early 1900s.
We have 24/7 news coverage. We do not have 24/7 race-related attacks. There is a big difference.
What I mean is, a lot of people seem to think that racism ended and is suddenly kicking back up again, and they don't realize that it just never ended.
But yeah, should have clarified, "always this bad or worse".
When thirty people attack you and one protects you, I would like to think that one person made an impression, but I'm sure those other thirty most definitely did.
I don't know, I kinda feel like having a mob attack you is pretty much what this guy would expect, whereas this one woman protecting him is completely opposite from his expectations. Therefore she might just leave a greater impression and might make him reconsider his thoughts that all black people are the same.
_plinus_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:42:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may, but we are biased to things that confirm our beliefs. So while one person did save him, he will probably focus on how they all are "savages that attacked him", which confirms what he already believes.
Well skin color aside if I was being attacked by a gang of anyone and only one person from that particular gang helped id cross the street whenever I saw someone from that gang.
I don't know, I kinda feel like having a mob attack you is pretty much what this guy would expect
I don't know if someone would show up to be attacked. Protested and attacked are different things. The woman in the photo understands what it means to protest and voice your opinion in a civilized society...the others do not.
thad137 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:24:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. He wasn't expecting to get the crap beat out of him, but at the same time his thought process would have more than likely brought him to the conclusion that it was something that "those kinds of people" would do. However, the fact that one of "those people" risked herself to protect him is almost the exact opposite of what he was thinking.
I think that's what the meant when they said it's what he expected.
The tactic of a lot of the far right is to go to provoke violent reactions they can use to help feed their narrative to people, so there's a good chance he was expecting to be roughed up depending on what his group's style is.
mnh5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is more associated with the far left I would disagree they show up to get beat up,but I have a feeling our defunitions of far left differs.
Either way I would hesitate to say "true" of the far left because I see it much less often and isn't as ingrained as it is on the far right. Neo nazis look for highly black areas to demonstrate in on the reg. You don't see the far left doing it as often or on the same scale.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course the far left doesn't show up to get beaten. They show up to throw rocks at police and batter political opponents at conventions. The extreme left does tons of stupid shit these days.
As someone who is more associated with the far left I would disagree they show up to get beat up
No generally they show up to do the beating.
These mob attacks of political opposition has been happening for months...and it is happening a great deal more from the left. Violence is not acceptable.
Well obviously if I say they aren't as tied to getting beat up it implies they prefer beating,yes.
Keep that mentality and the party you represent will start being labeled, "the party of peace". "We are allowed to attack people that have a different political opinion...because that is obvious justification." Extremism. smh
I woke up an elected representative of the democratic party? That's news to me, bit tough to get away with considering I am Canadian that is not ted cruz, I don't think I am eligible...
Don't you dare put actual quotes around something saying "We are allowed to attack people who hold a different political opinion because that is obvious justification".
I did not say that. I did not come close to saying that. I did not come close to saying that because I do not come close to thinking that.
You're talking to a non white person that shakes the hands of violent self avowed and proud white supremacists despite their seething hatred for me, because I acknowledge that hate just begets more hate, as does violence.
Do not twist me into being a violent thug that attacks others for political belief just because you are projecting your hate-boner onto me simply because you saw me post something that doesn't fit your narrative perfectly. If you are going to hamfistedly try to twist my words into something you can feed to others, at least use 'these' to imply you aren't using my actual words but just boiling it down to the essence behind the words'... you will be a better troll if you know how to use that properly.
You miss the entire context of my post is response to a person saying that it is the same thing, how far sides of the spectrum approach protests and violence in this continent. I said it is well established that the far right will purposefully march into areas to incite violence unto them, a person responded and said 'true of the far left' to which I said 'well no not really, they dont purposefully antagonize that on the same scale or as frequently as you find far right groups do.' (hey see how you can use ' ' to boil things down without misleading people into thinking its a direct quote!?!)Which is true, because like you said they tend to do the beating.
That doesn't mean I agree with it, it just seems that because I didn't fawn over your post for explicitly saying what I implied in the conclusion, you see me as some terrible boogeyman you built up in your head. Read things better and breathe a little deeper!
We don't disagree or anything, you just wanted to paint me as a violent democrat.
Lol, as if I would ever have such little self respect to call myself a democrat if I was American, how funny! They're to the right of the right wing party of my country! Cmon dude, step your troll game up son!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The crowd looks largely white tho. I only see two black people in the photo and the man in the tank top appears to be with the woman protecting the klansman.
From my experience most tankies are young and white and aren't actually the people experiencing the oppression they claim to oppose.
I definitely think the negative impressions have more of an effect.
I grew up with Mexicans my whole life, had Mexican girlfriends and best friends. Then a group of Mexican guys broke into my house one night and beat me close to death, and left me with possibly permanent brain damage.
And I genuinely hate Mexican people now. I don't choose to, it just left such a negative impression on me, that my brain won't allow me to like them.
And please don't downvote me for this. I'm just telling my personal experience because it fits what they were talking about.
Genuinely hope you one day meet someone who changes your viewpoint about demonizing millions of people based off one incident that involved only a few of them. That's a terrible way to go through life, hating people for a characteristic they had no say in or control over.
Oh no absolutely not. I wouldn't judge individuals I know are good people based on my caution towards a group of people. I'm just definitely more reserved towards Latinos I come into contact with who I don't know though.
It does make me sad though, because I come from such an open minded family. They have never said anything negative towards anybody's race, sex, or religion....and I hate that I've become this way. I'm afraid I'll subconsciously pass it to my kids one day, if I ever have any.
I guess almost dying has a more profound effect than I thought it would.
mnh5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:18:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the same way with men from Saudi Arabia. I'm sure there are good ones, but a couple violent rape attempts and a few experiences of being treated with a weird contempt/lust for being an "American whore" left me incredibly cautious and suspicious of Saudi men.
Have you ever tried envisioning the break-in, but with assailants of another race/ethnic background? As in, if they were the same race as you, you likely would have internalized the experience as "just some criminals up to no good" (sorry if that sounds like it trivializes your near-death experience; I'm just aiming at the fact that you were severely wronged by another human being), and you would not have focused at all on their ethnicity because your mind wasn't trying to compartmentalize or rationalize why they did it and ultimately ended up focusing on race?
They didn't break into your place BECAUSE they were Mexican, or every Mexican you've ever known, including the ones you call friends now, would be seeking to do the same, right? And it's ignoring the fact that Mexicans are victims of crimes committed by folks of other races as well - victimizing another is a sign of a really shitty person rather than that person being compelled to victimize someone simply because their racial background commanded that behavior. Their race had no bearing on their actions that night.
I get being traumatized (well, only in the superficial sense because I don't have an equivalent experience to relate to), but I can't imagine pinning the actual motivation of a crime on someone's race, as if he/she could be compelled to harm another person simply because the Mexican/black/white/Asian inside said "go forth and commit crime".
mnh5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just live in a very diverse part of the U.S.
As far as identifying who is Saudi, it's mostly accent, dress, and facial features. The general overwhelming contempt for women is also a pretty big giveaway. The princes give me the heebie jeebies.
That said, it's just Saudi guys and usually just those of a certain social class that bother me. Like with any anxiety disorder, the more positive experiences you have with similar people/things to your trauma, the less that stimulus will bother you. Your triggers then either become much more specific or fade completely.
In my case, I've only met one Saudi man from a high social class who wasn't deeply misogynistic. He was only a little misogynistic. That hasn't been good enough to take the edge off of my fear response. Still, I try to recognize that this is my problem and no one else's responsibility.
BGYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is mostly going to push further the mentality of "you are on of the good one's"
c3534l ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:08:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, she's just one of the good ones.
WeirdF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If that guy is still racist after that, bless his heart.
Likely still is. What you often find is that people will rationalise it by telling themselves that one person is a good egg but the rest of them are still bad. I mean Hitler's personal doctor was Jewish; he referred to him as "The Noble Jew".
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not american but i can't believe that many people just hate black people. I think most are angered by the divide between stereotypical 'white' and 'black' culture.
I know what happened before the 70s/80s but nowadays i can't imagine a klansmen just being angry by seeing a black person (unless it is a stereotypical 'gangsta' (pants halfway down, yelling obscenities), but i bet black people themselves, or anyone for that matter are offended by those types)
Then again i've never even visited the US so it's difficult for me to judge all of the USAs cultural elements
i can't believe that many people just hate black people
See above, where one guy now hates all Mexicans because of one violent incident involving only a few. Trust, there really are that many people who hate black people (or "others" in general) for no other reason. Maybe they had a run-in with someone who just happened to be black. Maybe they know someone else who did. For those people, that's all it takes to vilify an entire race and see nothing more than their skin tone and react based on that fact alone, or they don't see those run-ins as isolated incidents where the person could just as easily have been of another race.
I was in a jury pool once years ago and since the defendant was black, the judge asked every potential juror what their overall level of interaction was with black people, and if it was positive or negative. Cue the white woman who said her daughter was once raped by a black man and ever since, she sees ALL black men as rapists or otherwise criminals. Look at all the more recent incidents of police brutality - especially the reports today about the review of Baltimore police department activities where they actively target blacks in the community, including children, for no reason other than the fact that they are black.
Holding racist views typically signifies a severe lack of brain power to begin with; don't think people feel the need to apply logic in order to arrive at the conclusion that they hate all people of a certain appearance.
UrNotFly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not trying to be an asshole, are you from the South /u/notjawn? I ask this because i live in SC and everyone around here tends to say that.
notjawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Born and breaded in Eastern North Carolina. It's southern for "Go F yourself" or to describe someone who is mind boggingly stupid or making a unwise decision.
This is beautiful and takes a lot of courage. I have a lot of respect for her. Not many people would throw themselves into the fray like this at risk of personal injury and it's really refreshing to see someone actually do what's right especially when there is always so much negativity and violence in the news.
As Mr. Rogers' mom said "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping"
I'd forgotten about that quote, thank you. A lot of optimistic quotes don't really move me, but it's powerful to look at tragedy and see the people all around trying to make things better.
nept_r ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I completely agree with your sentiment, but she definitely wasn't putting herself in any potential harms way. Those guys were beating up a klansman. There's no way they would harm the black lady telling them to stop. It would be the exact opposite of why they are there.
What she did was amazing and selfless and kind and lots of other wonderful things. She wasn't risking personal injury by any stretch, she was just being an amazing human being.
In some places, mobs do attack people for this: antifa protestors often treat anyone protecting racism as complicity. I doubt that would happen in this case, but I'd still be concerned about accidental injury. She dove in during the assault, rather than before it - that's an easy way to get kicked or hit with a sign from someone who's slow to react. It's why refs don't get between fighting players.
nept_r ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree there could be some incidental harm, but the previous person made it seem like she risked her safety to protect him. She didn't. Accidents could have happened there if someone was slow to realize but only in the same way accidents happen in life in general. No one was going to target her or specifically try to harm her.
I hate having this whole conversation because I am in no way trying to detract from her incredible act. I just think we should appreciate it for what it is and not try to mythicize her. Let's keep her human because she's already an amazing one.
Kelend ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:35:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are assuming the mob is rational and if the mob was rational it wouldn't of been attacking the man in the first place.
nept_r ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
...she clearly wasn't a klansman, so why on earth would they attack her? I get that it's a mob and all, but a mob getting pissed off about racism isn't going to suddenly do the complete OPPOSITE of what they're mad about. That's just stupid. "I'M SO MAD ABOUT THESE RACISTS I'M GOING TO RANDOMLY HURT THIS BLACK WOMAN" is just not believable. A mob gets carried away because they are passionate about something, and you're trying to tell me that they're going to get so riled up they instead start doing the opposite? That's not people. That'd be like someone going to a recycle rally and getting so pumped up they stay littering. That's simply not real life.
I'm not trying to take away from her actions. I tried to make that really clear in my comment. I just thought it was going too far to say she was putting her personal safety at risk. She simply wasn't. She was doing an amazing thing and being an amazing human being just because she cared about his safety. Her safety was just never a part of it.
[deleted] ยท 205 points ยท Posted at 17:06:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if anyone cares about my little feelings but this shit gets me so hard. This woman demonstrates an absolute act of love. Love your enemies. This image is literally what this means- Do what is just, and what is fair, and consider the human at the other end even if you have nothing in common but mutual hatred. Even if you're atheist, this is all most religions try to preach. Just because they don't believe what you believe doesn't mean they deserve to be harmed, even if their ideology is totally backwards.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:51:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:17:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are people who put glass in dog treats and recently my town has had issues with finding nail-ridden planks on hiking trails. There are literally no point to these behaviors but to cause suffering. The people aren't even around to observe the aftermath. I don't understand how sick you have to be to do things like that.
Heroicis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i wonder what would have happened if it was a white protester that jumped on top of the guy. would bystanders have realized what was going on, or would they think it was a fellow klansman protecting the guy?
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:20:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People would probably take no notice because people don't get surprised when white people do heroic things /s
I hope you don't think that's what i was implying. The reason the photo is so powerful is because you can tell immediately which "side" these two people are on, what with a picture being worth a thousand words and all that
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. I was parodying twisted racist thought but it doesn't seem like it was understood by a lot
You have a lot of time ahead to try. With the added bonus that you can exclude the criminally retarded propositions that sound as good ideas when you are 20 and drunk. Some calculated risk is necessary for a good life.
Well, and also because people before they're like...23-27 have underdeveloped regions of the brain responsible for a bunch of that kinda stuff. Risk management, impulse control, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, personally I'm much braver now than when I was young.
Age doesn't always wizen or enhance us. Sometimes it just jades and empties.
Gsusruls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. We get jaded into complacency. It's not that most people would have been afraid to help him. It's that they would have accepted that 'mobs do what mobs do,' and just felt bad for him, without actually doing anything.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually made me tear up.
The_R4ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That takes so much courage to do that. I have to imagine there's a large part of her that would have wanted to seen him get his ass kicked, but she knew that it would only make things worse so she risked bodily harm to protect someone who openly hates her, and her entire race.
Aiku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You find a woman like that, you marry her, before some other asshole does.
inzur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:26:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me happy, especially after the shit I've gotten for saying that racists/fascists should not be attacked in the street. Love not hate changes minds. The future will be better because of people like that woman.
n3wgirl ยท 880 points ยท Posted at 16:39:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this thread would make me so weepy.
fikis ยท 534 points ยท Posted at 19:22:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it strange?
We associate crying with negative emotions, but I damn sure didn't feel like crying in the "Awful photos" post. I just sort of felt sick and grossed out.
Then, in this thread, full of all these moments of transcendent humanity and kindness, I'm legit crying.
So nice to see the best aspects of humanity represented, but...also slightly embarrassing.
Don't nobody want to see this old dude tearing up...
jokzard ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:09:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You fucking own it my brother, it's simply transcendent to reach the point that you are at. I've faced some super serious stuff in the last few years and I can distill the things I've learned down into this: Humanity is uplifting and it encourages us like nothing else to be allowed to experience it.
Crying doesn't make you less of a man. It makes you a complete one.
fikis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, man.
Hope you are doing well these days, and that you have a great end to your week.
I think people misunderstand crying a lot. It doesn't go with one feeling or emotion, crying just goes with strong ones. As someone who cries easily (as much as I wish I didn't), it's hard for me to get this across to people sometimes.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But knowing you, and I, another jaded old geezer, are tearing up just shows that we're part of that brighter side. We STILL have feelings for the happy and good things in life, no matter what's being thrown at us, and no matter what's passed before.
fikis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:39:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
<3
Take care, brother.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man, same to you.
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fikis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe we cry because something bad has to happen first. The building has to be on fire to rescue the cat. The town needs to flood to save the drowning girl. Terrorists need to shoot up Paris to hear the exchange between a boy and his dad.
As I mentioned in another comment I've had a never ending run it seems like of bad days at work. The picture of the smiling girl with the camel made me finally crack a smile, then I realized I'd also started crying. Felt great to get it out. This is an awesome thread.
gregdoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For real. I just feel so fucking happy right now. I needed this thread, and I didn't even know.
ksperry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to think that it makes me weepy because the kindness and happiness in these images are familiar to my soul. My soul feels at home.
This may be one of the simplest posts in this thread. It's just two friends at a skate park with a little kid and it made me so happy. We've all been at both sides of that situation. You're out with your friends and some random kid tags along whilst you play football or skate. Or you've been the little kid. It was so sound of them to just chill with him and not make fun of him or trick him into calling the trick a dirty name. They just ahd a good time.
Oh man reminds me of when I used to skate back in my teen years... every now and then there was a young kid that would be just as awesome as this little kid. Reminds me that while we were mostly total idiots in our teen years we always made that young kid feel welcome.
Galindan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:17:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was that age I had a skateboard and went down to the local pit, I was instantly petrified because there were a dozen people there who were much older and much better than me. However instead of ignoring me or getting mad when I took my time going down a slope or something they coached me and encouraged me. THAT was a great day.
omg, this made me so happy. I could see my 4 year old daughter in that kid. Looking for approval from his heros, and they gave it to him. So, so sweet.
Yeah most of our friends stopped hanging out with him because it became more difficult. I still make the dude go camping and hook his nightly dialysis machine up to my generator so we can cliff jump and hike with his daughter (shes 3). Hes a rad dude imo.
Crazy drivers in every state. I live in AZ which has almost 40% uninsured motorists on the road. Don't waste the sunshine and the smiles man! (or woman for the SJWs)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just made my eyes rain man. As someone who rides I can only imagine how hard it must be for your buddy and you met him have the experience. You're an awesome friend.
clykel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my goal, I will one day own a nice supercar and i will let kids sit in it and I will give someone a ride in it, I want to inspire kids to pursue their dreams and make their days.
ayekay1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Careful bro, nothing against you, but there are a lot of weirdos offering kids rides these days!
clykel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not that kind of person, I'm the person who sees a kid with their parents getting excited over my car and I'll stop and ask if they wanna sit in it and get pictures or if I'm at a car show I'll let kids sit in it.
It's so sad we want the things we can't have the most. I am visually impaired and can't drive but am obsessed with cars, motorcycles, and motorsport. What I wouldn't do to be allowed to drive a fast car.
AP246 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 06:24:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not an expert, but if they are hunter gatherers I think they would have no problem keeping their teeth clean. Hunter gatherer societies generally ate a mixture of roots, fruit and meat. This is what humans evolved to eat. However, as civilizations grew, you obviously needed a more practical food for larger numbers of people to eat, which lead to the consumption of grains like wheat and rice. These are packed full of energy and are very efficient foods, but are also the perfect food for bacteria in your teeth. So, I guess one of the drawbacks of switching to an agricultural system was bad teeth.
What rots your teeth is all of the sugar in your diet. Hunter gatherers get very little sugar in their diet, and instead eat a lot more meat and roughage veggies. That's why when we find remains of early man, the teeth aren't rotted out, despite the fact they'd never had access to toothpaste or a toothbrush.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 05:08:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mum was a wildlife volunteer when I was young and we fostered so many of these orphaned little babies. They are the absolute sweetest, silliest and most adorable little things. I'll never forget being 5-6 years old and waking up to them hanging off my door handle or climbing up my bed sheets to say hi.
[deleted] ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 21:51:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So guys, when the aliens come, we show them this thread
sheven ยท 361 points ยท Posted at 17:53:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This seems more like the darker side of humanity to me. Sure, it's nice to see a kid wanting to learn. But no child deserves going through this bullshit to do so. And yet I'm sure he's not the first or last to do something similar.
It shows the brighter side. Many devolve into crime and stagnate positions, he uses what he can to do what he can. Its perseverance and determination even in the worst situation.
In places all over the world, he would be receiving military training. Given the premise of the thread, let's celebrate his commitment, huh?
3amek ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:21:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can say that about half the pictures in this thread since they're pictures of refugees, war zones, and other unfortunate circumstances. I guess it's in these moments where humanity can shine the most.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:35:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the shit my brother in law went through. He's from Africa and came to the USA when he was 10. He didn't speak hardly any English and never went to school before.
He graduated high school with honors at 19 years old. This guy is a machine. Got a scholarship for college, worked nights at McDonald's. Graduated college with a double major in biology and chemistry and went to medical school. He's a Urologist now and one of the most humble, kindest, and hardest working people I have ever met.
Thing is, these kids, they have the best chance of everyone in the country. People send their kids to the capital, conakry, just so they have a chance to pass their exams to go to college. If you don't, you might not have teachers who show up (our philosophy teacher showed up twice during the 2 years I taught) or electricity at all.
Conakry's electricity has gotten better recently, but many people probably don't have it.
I helped one of my students get into a master's program in Canada, and it will change his life, if I can just manage to get his study permit in time and figure out how to pay for it. I might take out loans for it. This is a kid who was orphaned by age 6, walked several miles a day for school, lived on one meal a day for high school, had just one uniform for school, and never asked for anything from me but knowledge. I actually had no idea his life had been so hard until we started trying to fundraise to get him over here. Sorry, totally unrelated. I'm just stressed about managing the Canadian education system for him.
This pit bull was on the Kill list some years ago at the New York Animal care & Control. He was adopted after a volunteer snapped this photo and posted on facebook.
I seriously recommend everyone watch The Champions documentary on Netflix about the fate of the pit bulls who were involved in the Michael Vick case- without giving too much away, it's a really feel good watch although I sobbed like a baby with happy tears every time progress was made or the owners/shelter workers started talking and you could just sense their love for the dogs.
I have seen it! I also when the Vick dog book, though the name eludes me at the moment. I couldn't get through it because they graphically described Vick picking up a dog by the legs "like a skipping rope" and smashing it to the ground until it died.
sc1003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever seen Vet Ranch?? They make videos of animals coming from the worst conditions (warning, very bloody!) And these animals are the happiest beings ever.
Absolutely. Had a coworker who has grown up to fear pits slowly come around to understanding they ain't so bad. Still remember her asking me what the worst part of owning a pit was, answer: Lack of personal space.
So many people hold on to the notion that pitbulls are vicious or mean. It's not the dog or the breed. It's the previous owner or trainer. Pitbulls were bred to be nanny's, even going so far as to be more trustworthy that humans. They are giant loving cuddle monsters who want nothing more than all the love they can get.
It makes me so mad to see pitbulls that are abused or forgotten.
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 01:17:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, a vast majority of lethal dog attacks are caused by pit bulls. Yes, good training can help them become more tame, but to act as if all breeds are equally aggressive is plain nonsense. Biology has an enormous effect on animal behavior.
pitbulls have a reputation, so many of the people who get them, do so to exploit said reputation. these people won't treat the dog with love or care, and so the dog will learn that the love in its heart is a lie. the dog will become bitter, and therefore vicious.
this is most certainly a chicken/egg scenario.
[deleted] ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 02:08:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the breed. There have been numerous studies on this very topic.
Go take your amateur arguments to some 9th grade classroom where they belong.
1- until you link said studies, i'll continue to not believe you- every pitbull i've known has been soft and loveable- indeed, there's a pit bull that lives in one of the ground floor flats in the building where i live, and every time i go to check my electricity meter, the dog comes out all like "hai friend wat r u doin?"
2- who shat in your sandwich? that insult was unwarranted and frankly, kind of rude. just because i subscribe to the school of thought that there's no such thing as a dog that's inherently bad...
I have been unable to find any unbiased source for or against your viewpoint. Perhaps you could show me the study that help make your arguments not amateur.
So you're saying environment can't have an effect on behavior?
Virus64 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:53:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've only ever met one aggressive pit bull in my life and that was because it was a rescue from an abusive home. Pit bulls may contribute to a large portion of dog related deaths, but try and dig deeper; how many of those dogs were owned by people who knew how to train this breed, or cared for dog like a good owner? Probably not a lot. I've seen more shepard dogs attack other dogs, and people, then I have terriers. All dogs have that instinct to kill, don't pretend that a pitty is more dangerous, or more of an attack risk than a gsd or a saint Bernard.
AdamZax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awwww I would never adopt a pitt, but I appreciate the ones who do.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 05:13:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Virus64 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:00:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Euthanasia is too soft of a word. They can't find a home for dog, dog has to die. This is the reason that Bob Barker wants people to spay/neuter their pets, so that these situations (kill shelters) don't have to exist.
ayala559 ยท 1135 points ยท Posted at 17:31:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to the interviewer for holding his words and knowing when to speak! Really allowed for the conversation to flow.
djohn_14 ยท 669 points ยท Posted at 18:08:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ain't that the truth. If the interviewer had resumed talking after the kid said "Bad guys are not very nice." (at around 10 seconds). We would have missed this whole beautiful moment. The interviewer held off to get as many words out of the boy. Great interviewer.
ayala559 ยท 382 points ยท Posted at 18:38:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes good point! I'm not used to that pause since I only watch American media. I asked myself "dude the kids done talking, it's getting awkward" but I was wrong, the kid wasn't done talking because I'm used to scripted speaking on tv. This kid was given time to recollect some thoughts and what came out was amazing!
Worked at a kindergarten a couple years back, actual kids will take forever to generate their thoughts and it will again take another eternity for them to say it. And the process repeats if you ask another question. If it's scripted then it would be smooth and sound. But their answers? Sometimes it'll make me think, man it's worth the wait. (and I'm not a woman with patience)
ayala559 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao I feel you! I think a good reporter should have a general sense of how people react especially after a traumatic event. I think most journalist however are trained to conduct their interviews so they can be edited into quick cuts and big key trigger words instead of asking about feelings and thoughts.
Lazin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:31:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a great technique when you're interviewing people about something they actually want to share, like something they're passionate about (job, hobby or what not), or something current, like in this case. Just ask the first question, don't be afraid of 1-3 seconds of silence, they will almost always start talking first and continue on in the directions they feel like is the most important.
Like, if you are doing an interview were you want to know more about a subject, not live but for your own research, it's often better to let them drive the interview some of the time, because they're the expert, and knows what is important, you don't.
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's a really neat concept! It's like it's catered more as a conversation than a questionnaire! It's almost weird seeing it in practice, it feels so organic and refreshing!
It's how you get the best answers. If you're interviewing someone just wait, they'll always fill the silence. Usually with shit they shouldn't have said.
CeaRhan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:24:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a frenchman and I don't know this interviewer but another french citizen on an older thread explained how this guy was usually a journalist covering war zones in dozens of countries, and how he was really good. It was surprising to see him there and unexpected
I wish all interviewers were like that. I have no interest in what the interviewer has to say, I want to hear the people being interviewed.
ayala559 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I don't want the interviewed re-cap. I want the raw emotions.
JcmNOOT ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:46:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy is the best journalist I know. He goes to many dangerous places, like Syria, and interviews locals. He was the only one to do that on French TV. This is all the country he visited for his reportages (And he's only 29)
ayala559 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my gosh! This guy is insane! He puts some of our "journalists" to shame. Jeez I'd love to be the network that has him.
I took a class from a field journalist on how to interview, and he said the first rule is to ask your question and then shut up. Wait for them to keep talking. Ever since, it drives me crazy to watch bad reporters who obviously just have a list of questions to get through and don't really care what the answers are.
ayala559 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy, if regular media is frustrating for me to watch as it is, I can't imagine you're frustration as someone who actually studied that lol. I imagine it's similar to tech savvy people watching Movies that display "hacking" and just find it ridiculous.
I can only roll my eyes thinking of all the ways American news coverage would have stampeded all over that scene until it was nothing but a 3 second sound clip.
ayala559 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:37:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
American would ask: "Are you terrified of all these guns and murder happening in your home?"
This reporter allowed the dad time to calm the child on air: "Do you feel better now?" With a friendly smile.
Why? There are plenty of smaller news outlets in the US that can take their time. Le petit journal (the people doing the interview) isn't a hardcore news channel.
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very true, it seems like local channels put more emphasis on these types of interviews compared to national networks.
lapzkauz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to the interviewer for.. being an interviewer?
ayala559 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:51:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad to say but yes, now a days it's not very common.
Flowers obviously won't stop guns. Although telling a child, "they have guns, but we have better guns" might be similarly comforting in the short run, it perpetuates the idea of fighting fire with fire. This father is trying to demonstrate to his son the importance of peace/love. Flowers themselves don't protect us from guns, but a generation of children who know better can hinder the spread of violence.
Matrix_V ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:49:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a very nice comment, thank you.
ElMeanYo ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 05:18:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice comment, but naive. Evil exists in this world and is ready to fuck you over if you aren't ready to defend against it. Father would have been better off to train this child to watch his back and be prepared to fight to defend the ones he loves.
I see what you mean, but my comment isn't exactly naive. I am well aware that there are evil individuals in the world, and in those cases "flowers" won't help. However, for the most part, humans aren't inherently evil (emphasis on "for the most part" - obviously there are natural shit heads). Much of the hatred and vitriol in the world is a learned behavior, passed down through generations. To a degree, fear is instinctual - we fear what we do not know because it is safer than blindly embracing it. However, evil people exploit that (somewhat natural) fear and manipulate it into hate through the power of ignorance.
When children are young and malleable (like the child in the video), it is the job of the parent and the community to protect the child and show them the good side of humanity. When the child grows older and is able to grapple with the complex concept of good vs. evil, the child's teachers/guardians/role models/whatever can demonstrate that, though evil exists in the world, the child will be happier and thrive in a peaceful/loving environment.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy... I was feelsing pretty hard before I got to this video. Now I'm literally trying to keep myself from losing it in the office.
[deleted] ยท 155 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh gosh, I remember seeing that for the first time on Russell Howard's Good News. I just shut my eyes and listened to the child and his beautiful innocence, and the father's incredible response, and fuck me that hurt. Paris was a shock, a tragedy, and hurt far too much, but this was a small bit of beauty that brightened my vision in light of the massacre.
Edit: Oh fuck, I just watched it again for the first time in months, but I was lazy and left Arrival of the Birds playing in the background and now I'm crying.
Have you read the comments on that? the video is uplifting and then I was stupid enough to go and read the YouTube comments section and got depressed again.
I just recently got out of the Marine Corps I served for 8 years in the infantry. Honestly one of the weirdest things I went through was when I came home from Afghanistan and a WW2, Korea and Vietnam vets were at our homecoming to greet us, which wasnt weird, what was weird is that they hugged us and said "I don't know how you guys do this" I was shocked because all through training we would always dicuss the battles these guys fought and we would say things along the lines of "I don't know how these guys did what they did, and I don't think I could do it." This post hit me in another way and reminded me of attending my buddies memorial who died saving a squad in his platoon by shielding them from bomb, I will never forget standing in the theatre and watching his wife explain to his son why dad wasn't coming home after he asked when is dad coming home. It was one the harder days in my life sorry for bringing everyone down with this post I just really wanted to share those memories with you guys.
That first one, whooo... it took my breath away. My grandpa was in WW2, in the Philippines (I think). He never spoke of it, but he had nightmares until his death that were so terrifying he'd kick violently while crying, "Snakes!" He and my grandmother had to sleep in separate bedrooms because she couldn't sleep through his night terrors.
The WW2 vet in this photo must've had his own mental demons to battle. What a powerful photo.
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:34:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This right here is why I love Marines. The respect and love they have for one another, even generations apart, and even toward their spouses. Esprit de Corps in the flesh.
From this perspective, it either appears as though the Afghan man is half buried in the sand, a floating torso with no waist, or simply sitting down. I'm going to go with floating torso because I can believe in Afghani Genies if I want Darryl!
e0826e ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture made me cry the most. It's beautiful.
[deleted] ยท -89 points ยท Posted at 19:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean I get it but 1st place is more important than handing a water bottle to a guy with no hands, isn't there more to the story?
edit: I've just been informed that she's opening the bottle for him. I thought she slowed down to hand him her own bottle. I even said specified "handing a water bottle to a guy with no hands" but you all rush to judgement so quickly. Shame on you.
I don't think it's about giving the guy a drink. I think it's about humanity, and putting others before a win, which really, means nothing. Being a good person is worth more.
It's not like she would have been a bad person had she not stopped, but in this case, she chose to help her fellow man rather than run by him.
She may have fell back to help him, recap it and all that. Or maybe it was just that close.
Sometimes helping people means more to people than their 12 seconds of fame?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO out of thousands of people in the marathon, there are exactly three that should be able to excuse themselves from helping him without being questioned. She was one of them.
Nowadays it is more like "fuck the game". People drop out or join ISIS because we are being taught that this nice gesture is for losers and getting a pool and a ferrari is the ultimate goal of the "game".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I understand that, but she was the top dog out of thousands of people, and she gave that up for what I thought was just to hand him a bottle of water. I now understand that she opened it for him, which I can understand.
JWGhetto ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe the win wasn't that important, and she wouldn't have enjoyed first place as much knowing that she should have helped the guy and kept on going for the win
DocOne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if she's that good, there will be more marathons and more wins. On the other hand, she'll never get another chance to help that man in that situation again.
JWGhetto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly what I meant
DocOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right on, I know. I was just kind of trying to reinforce it from my point of view for Mr. Winning One Race is Better Than Showing a Little Compassion up there.
DiscoTut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1st place is more important
And hence, your downvotes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean't what I said, I don't care. Unless she did more than hand him a water bottle, I would have kept going.
I mean after all, he's in a marathon. What, you think he was surprised to find himself halfway through a 26 mile journey? He didn't go into this expecting help, he doesn't explicitly need it, so I would have kept running.
Obviously if he was hurt or needed more than my water bottler I would have stopped, i'm not heartless. I just think that by stopping just to give him water you're dis-empowering him in a way. The man made his decisions, he committed to a goal, let him earn it.
i truly believe there is way more people doing good things than there are people doing bad things.
the main thing about our species is that we are capable of alleviating the suffering of humans and animals alike, so i believe that is our responsibility.
shakey29 ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 23:43:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this pretty late in the "Chilling photos" thread yesterday when someone brought up "napalm girl":
BobOki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:56:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my grandpa's house I used to read his Life hardbound book which had this picture in it. I used to stare at this picture for hours, horrified by the circumstances, sad by the pain, and encouraged by the will to live in her eyes. This picture moved me in ways I still don't understand, and I some odd wayi am glad it exists today.
[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 04:36:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This pic shows a cop called talking a black dude out of suicide. They talked for an hour before the guy climbed back over. Here they both are eight years later. The black guy, Kevin, is happily married with a family and career. He's shaking hands with the cop who rescued him (also named Kevin).
The post was a picture of shelves of bread with a sign saying that if you couldn't pay for the bread you could have it for free. Unfortunately the sign made the mistake of being in both English and what I assume was a middle eastern language and alphabet, and Dr. Dickmunch above me decided it would be a good time to make a sly quip about how England is becoming a Muslim country.
I'm just really glad the guy who gave her the flowers didn't say anything about her being beautiful. That always makes me cringe, as if that makes a difference. But he just simply recognized that she needed some sunshine.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a lot of people with them as well, and I have them also.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:06:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're in a better place. :) If you need to talk, PM me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:20:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! I'm not yet, but I'm working on getting there! :)
You're really kind, the world needs more people like you. :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, I appreciate that. I'm not the best person, but I hate to see hurt.
You're welcome! My grandmother always tells me the key to getting through things is to remember that pain and hurt are always temporary. You'll get there, I'll get there. We'll all get there together. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you feel as if you're not the best person, may I ask?
And that's a really nice sentiment, your grandmother seems like a lovely woman!
I'll get there
May I ask, are you self harming, or have you in the past?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:44 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can be selfish, I can be full of myself, I can be sharp and rude. Nobody is truly the best person, so why should I claim to be? I have many vices, I have a lot of things I could work on. But I'm a little better every day than I was the previous one and that's what counts.
And no, I've never self harmed. I had the knife to my arm once or twice but didn't have the guts. It's been years since then though. By "I'll get there" I meant "I'll get there too." None of us are 'there.' But you and I and the whole world are in this together, and that's what counts. :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:15 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, nobody is perfect, but not everybody is terrible.
And oh okay, I'm really happy that you haven't self harmed before. Whenever you have a knife to your arm PM me, okay? I'm here for you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:13 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a wonderful person. Not often I meet someone of your calibre (on reddit no less). I'm way past self-harm, and I've made more than enough significant changes to make myself infinitely happier than I was. But I genuinely appreciate your concern!
And the same goes for you. I'm always available and willing to talk. What's your name, anyhow? I'm Alex. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:48 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a wonderful person as well.
I'm really happy that you're way past your self harm, that's great! I'm really proud of you! And that's great that you're significantly happier than you used to be!
And thank you, I really appreciate that. My name is Lepeka. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:17 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. :) And I know you're not too far past yours--but you are past it and that's what makes me happy! I hope you're happier than you were too, and I hope you get happier every day.
That's an interesting name. Where is it from, if you don't mind me asking?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, my friend. :) And I'm from Hawaii in the US. I was born in Minnesota, though. Where are you from?
Edit: words
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:46 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, okay. That's awesome! My great aunt used to live in HI, her place overlooked Pearl Harbor. I'm from KY but live in Alabama!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:41 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:31 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if we wanna get technical, sure. But it ain't me and I sure as hell don't know who 'em.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here! My sister has self-inflicted scars. I should get her flowers now.
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:50:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks a lot like my cousin. Not her, but close enough that it hits home pretty hard. I know a lot of people with those scars too, some friends, some family.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read the first one as "protecting an elderly gentleman from the train". I was wondering how that worked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised to see this downvoted. Referencing the subreddit is certainly overdone, but these pictures are such /r/thathappened fodder. Especially the self harm one.
jibsand ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:09:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Israeli Dudu Yifrah holding an Israeli and Palestinian flag together at the summit of Mount Everest for his partner Ali Bushnaq, a Palestinian who was forced to turn back while climbing due to illness. http://i.imgur.com/Lutx2FR.jpg
Fair warning though, it's interesting, but a bit of a downer (and creepy obv).
Edit: not yelling, just learning Reddit format. Not removing exclamation point
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks
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zk3033 ยท 251 points ยท Posted at 17:41:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back, there was a small symposium on artificial intelligence held in Boston. They had all the best AI computer scientists in the region there, who are trying to figure out what it means to be human.
They also invited English professors of poetry, who know what is means to be human.
I think there was a planned program at NASA to send poets and artists into space, to see how they could help the rest of us feel what it's like, but it was cancelled after Challenger.
zk3033 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:41:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a fantasy/sci-fi writer (unpublished, working towards that goal) and I've always scratched my head as to why they've not sent a writer yet. Any famous sci-fi writer who has a particularly evocative writing style would do. (Famous, so what they learn reaches more people, and evocative, so we're sure they'll capture their experience in pretty words. Some authors are pretty spare on the details, which would negate the reason for sending them!)
I mean, I always write better when I have personal experience of an event, because I can include details others wouldn't think to put in, or wouldn't have the words to encapsulate the experience in. If I'm copying details or ideas from an experience someone else has written about, I can't "get at" the details THEY didn't think to add about their own experience. I can only do that with my experiences.
One of the things I learned--purely through chance and constant wikipediaing--is that coming in from a spacewalk smells like a hot grill. (Hot metal, that is.) Supposedly in theory, depending what area you're doing a spacewalk in, you could smell like sugar, or other "identifiable" smells due to the composition of elements in that part of space. The moon supposedly smells like gunpowder. I've read a lot of sci-fi and at least the works I've read (more stuff from the early 2000s and earlier...I'm a bit behind) the smell of space on your spacesuit after you come back inside is never quite mentioned like that. Probably because authors simply didn't know what it would be!
If we sent writers to space, hopefully we'd get a lot of contributions involving little sensory details like that to our sci-fi. Things a person who doesn't typically have to set the feeling of a scene, using words, wouldn't think to talk about. (In particular, I'd really like an author's take on being weightless, or in microgravity.)
Are you me? Because last time I checked I am still unpublished Sci-Fi writer. I am about to finish the 3rd book, I figure what the hell keep writing and wait until it's all done right?
While it may be, there is a lot of merit to it. When you write, you spend so much time, so much effort trying to make your characters feel alive. Maybe you opt to make your character inhuman, but in order to make someone, even in a poem, believable you must know what makes people... people.
You may not know nearly as much of the science behind why that is as a psychologist, or sociologist, but a good writer and poet will usually have a very good grasp of people.
This is simply not true, a poet only goes on what he's experienced and puts that forth into his characters otherwise there's inconsistencies, cliches and tropes, for a poet to have a good grasp of people he would have to experience those people and know how they think, which you don't have to be a poet for :) Saying that a certain profession makes you know everything there is to know about such a broad and complicated matter as humanity is very silly to suggest.
This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your bodyโฆ .
Wow, that's a great utopia, are you quoting Stalin? Seriously, this only proves that poets only live by Disney stories, not reality, if you want to delve deeper into the topic of humanity you can't present fairy tale scenarios....
Sorry, it doesn't interest me, I've given it plenty of shots but it's such a primitive type of writing that it just simply doesn't compete with the standards of writing today. Saying that poets and writers know everything there is to know about being human is the literal parody of a "modern artist", which is quite hilarious to me :)
bak1984 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:51:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First day on the internet, eh? Welcome friend.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As opposed to the countless hours of circlejerking of STEM here? "lol enjoy working at starbucks, only le stem matters"
edubiton ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:21:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's just a kid!
yottskry ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 09:37:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I was trying to convey to my step-son when we visited the US cemetery at Omaha beach recently. I'd said that I was disappointed that we didn't have time to also visit the German cemetery fairly nearby, and he said "Why do you want to see that? They were the bad guys". When I explained that many German soldiers were simply doing their job, or even conscripts; men who didn't want to be there, didn't want to be shot at or shoot any more than many of the Allied soldiers; that each was somebody's son, brother or father, he understood.
It's funny you say that about young soldiers/Normandy because the 12th SS Panzer Hitlerjugend, drawn from the ranks of the Hitler Youth, was heavily involved in the Normandy campaign and committed several well-known massacres. Several people, including one of their commanders named Kurt Meyer, got convicted of war crimes.
Shrike99 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:01:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of old stigler in ww2.
Also that british guy in ww1 that shot down a german pilot, but when he saw that he didnt bail and went down with the plane, he put his plane down in a field and ran to the crash site, pulled him from the wreckage, then ran to the nearest farmhouse to call an ambulance.
more to the person who uploaded the video than you sir/ma'am, but i find it strange we credit the brand of camera used in a video these days.. lol @ modern humans
His patience and kindness is almost overwhelming to me. It might have something to do with my childhood hair memories, which included a lot of whacks to the head for not sitting still. I thought that was normal until this very moment.
Chubiski ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:42:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Somerville's Facebook page is amazing, as well. He consistently posts uplifting stories on his page, and the comments are almost always respectful and understanding.
Frank Sommerville is a Bay Area icon. His Facebook posts are always dignified, well written, and usually uplifting. He's seems like a genuinely amazing person.
[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 17:47:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty fucked up that we celebrate Columbus. He landed on NA accidentally and on the way managed to rape and murder many people. He should not be regarded as a good man.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you think the war against Japan comes down to two atomic weapons, I seriously suggest you go back and read a book.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:17:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they lostโbadlyโso I might find it pathetic. Or adorable. I have zero trouble with someone 50 years ago deciding that we needed to have a state holiday celebrating victory in a war we did not want. We can quibble over whether it's time to put it past us, but I'll argue effectively, even decisively, with you or anyone else that the bombs were justified and saved WAY more Japanese lives than they took. One more fun fact: Japanese samurai swords killed more people than the atom bombs ever could have.
Victory doesn't justify that attitude either so I find it pretty pathetic of you. Choosing the lesser evil is still evil and even though there was no better choice, you should remember it with quiet reflection, not boastful apathy. I'm honestly a little disgusted by your attitude.
You deserve more upvotes than you're going to get.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because reaching the moon means nothing to the everyman. Some people think that we wasted money simply going there. There are people on this planet that are so aggressively practical that anything that's not within the purview of their daily life is outright useless information to them. You could tell them a mars colony was started and they'd tell you about their vacation plans to Bermuda.
Not in China, we have our own Chinese New Year instead. It spans for a few weeks and replaces the Christmas holiday.
TrymWS ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen selfcentered substituted with agressively practical before.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:25:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean some are self centered, but some are just ... simple. Almost like they force themselves into simplicity and a simple view on life. Aggressive in their defense of that mediocrity and practical viewpoint. Aggressively Practical. Like 'there is nothing bigger than driving to work and driving home, and I'll make a big deal out of it to let you all know that's my view on things.'
Even to the practical people going to the moon should be seen as a worthwhile investment. Besides the novel invention that filtered into everyday life from the space program it also pays the foundation for colonization and resource gathering.
Space Day should be the first global holiday. Celebrated with Armstrong's "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and Yuri Gagarin's "I don't see any God up here." Humans are amazing beasts and are capable of the impossible.
rctsolid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I am consistently in awe of Apollo 11. I consider it one of the greatest human achievements but people care more about pancake day or some shit..
Why not a global holiday? This isn't just an achievement for the U.S., it's an achievement for all mankind. You might even call it a giant leap in terms of what humanity is capable of.
Manadox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:34:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty fucking stoked it's my country's flag up there. But can you honestly look at Earthrise or the Pale Blue Dot without thinking that maybe borders and flags aren't that important in the grand scheme of things? The whole point of this thread is that the best parts of humanity aren't defined by your nationality.
For me, the apollo missions will always represent the best that the US and the world have ever done. No real ulterior motives, no awfulness, just all the good stuff.
The majority of the technology that allowed this to be even remotely possible was developed for missiles. The scientists developing it had the dream of going to space but it was all funded for missile research initially. If Russia hadn't made it clear they were aiming for the moon I'm not so sure America would have even looked.
I actually think it's beautiful that we could take the worst weapons ever created and use them for something as noble as peaceful scientific achievement.
T6kke ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:07:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is true. At least they used it for a cool purpose. But it was still the 60s and Cold War was going strong.
That's why the NASA got the funds. The people that actually did the leg work to get there were like you and I, and believed that what they were doing was for the betterment of humanity.
As others have stated, I think there were ulterior motives (obviously) but the greatness I feel in the Apollo missions (and I would assume you enjoy as well) is that there was no guaranteed pay off. During a war or other excursion "we" could always count on something else over there. Resources, slaves, easy pussy etc. But with Apollo, there was literally NOBODY that knew what we would find. It's a shame we've not capitalized on it since the early 70s but still, it was awesome.
YNot1989 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh... I hate to break it to you, but in 1958 the US Air Force and Navy both published white paper outlines on why going to the moon was a vital national security interest of the United States, partly because it would provide a stable platform to spy on Soviet activities on Earth. The space race was about national interests, both in terms of military capabilities and economic ones (1963 was the year of the first private telecom satellite).
BTW, I'm glad we went, I just wish we could dispel the myth that we went for purely altruistic reasons or a dick measuring contest with the Soviets. We went because we knew it was economically and military advantageous to develop the technology to go to the Moon. If it weren't for spy satellites becoming half-way useful in the early 70s we probably would have bases there by now.
Not to rain on your parade, but you're joking, right?
dubman42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No ulterior motives? What? The space race was about developing delivery vehicles for nuclear payloads.
Senray ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:06:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People say that constantly, but it doesn't make sense. You don't need to get to the moon and back to launch an icbm
dubman42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's true! But you need something like the Apollo program for the American people to be Willing to fund the capital investments required to develop the rocket technology. It was about PR. People say this constantly because it's exactly what happened.
Piggybacking on that: Earthrise, the first photo of the earth from space, taken from lunar orbit on one of the Apollo missions. This photo is often credited with starting the environmental movement, being the first view humans ever had of the whole earth, fragile and isolated.
Anything with Miles (Batkid). If you haven't heard about him, check out the documentary on Netflix. One of those "people can do some really awesome things if we stop being dicks for 5 minutes" reminders.
Homeless people, despite being at the very bottom, can be some of the kindest and caring people alive. When you have nothing to lose, I'm told your willing to give much more to others in need.
It's slightly more personal, but a couple weeks ago I recieved a message from a neighbour via cat, and I talked to him face-to-face a few days later. It turns out that as he was talking to me Nala was in his living room at that moment! I thought it was really nice to have a neighbour check up, and to live in an area as nice as that.
Diox788 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:13:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say your cat looks so much like my 15 year old Tabby, Mia.
What a precious baby and awesome neighbors.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:12:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone got the picture of the I'm looking for? It's a brilliant photograph from WWII which IIRC is of a white (possibly USAF) lieutenant and a black U.S soldier of a lesser rank eating together and both laughing. I saw it in a museum once and I found it really moving considering the time in which is was taken but it was a while ago and I haven't been able to find it since.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:04:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
During WW1, after months of slaughtering each other in trench warfare, the opposing sides stopped the fighting on Christmas day, 1914. Some brave souls stuck their heads up out of the trench, didn't get it shot off, and eventually all the soldiers began to come out. They crossed no-man's land and exchanged cigarettes and chocolate, and soon started a impromptu game of football. When the commanders later heard what had happened, they put measures in place to make sure it never happened again.
WAWDoing ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:46:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a movie call Joyeux Noel about this that is hands down the best Christmas movie ever. The part where they come across the No Mans Land, wondering if the otherside is doing this as a trick and literally betting their lives on the kindness of men who seconds ago were trying to kill them is so intense. I saw it as the most fragile thing, just one man could ruin it all through hatred and fear, just one man, and in the end when they couldn't go back to participating in the War properly, it says so much about the human spirit and just how awful war is.
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WAWDoing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never cared much about reviews when I liked the movie. Got an old saying, "Those that can DO, those that CAN'T critique"
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 03:29:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading that after the truce the soldiers refused to shoot each other and would actually miss their shots on purpose. Eventually they had to rotate the groups out because of their refusal to fight one another.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:16:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good example that it's almost always the higher ups who want war and not the people on the ground.
Dunno if I'd go that far. Small example: Christmas Truce was in 1914. During that same period (from 1914-1915), about 2.5 million men in Britain volunteered. (For comparison volunteers ended up being over 60% of all British servicemen, on the low end.)
This wasn't of a simple case of politicians dragging an unwilling populace into unpopular wars, though that's a popular narrative.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 03:27:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you added the /s, although I feel like you didn't mean it. I don't give a fuck about safe spaces, but I won't tolerate people being complete assholes, especially in a thread with the purpose of improving one's faith in humanity, not continuing to tear it down.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 04:50:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How was he being an asshole by bringing up the fact that Obama literally kills children? If he said it in a mean or demeaning way I can understand but really the dude's just trying to talk about important issues.
OH, but those don't belong here. Because this is your safe space.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:24:34 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're kidding right? This is absolutely not the place to bring up something like that. He's basically saying Obama can't be a good person because of drone strikes he authorizes. Not only is the truth much more complicated than that, these kind of attacks are not what this thread is for. Go to r/conservative or something if you want to spout bullshit like that.
Also, he totally said it in a demeaning way, by making fun of Obama's peace prize.
To quote Sagan himself "(Edit: The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.)To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
To be fair, it can be taken in two different ways, both complete polar opposites from each other. One is "We're insignificant compared to pretty much everything", which would be why it's in the disturbing thread. But you can also take it as "We're unique and have come so far."
Honestly, either of those sentiments can be taken either way. "We're insignificant in the grand scheme of things" could easily be an idea that could be calming or reassuring. The fact that "we're unique and have come so far" could also be a distressing concept of existential dread.
What is this disturbing thread people keep referring to?
jjremy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our insignificance is both terrifying, and freeing at the same time.
plop0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:34:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The earth is bipolar
bipolar is not an adjective/describing word. i REALLY hate to be that guy. and some of those with the mental illness don't mind it being used so lightly. but i think most don't in my experiences.
fluxus ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For anyone interested in the full quote:
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.โ
ZenPencils seems to get a lot of hate on reddit, but his comic strip to go with the quote never fails to give me goosebumps. I usually view it while listening to Sagan speak the quote tho, so maybe that's cheating.
euxneks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
Sagan was a poet as much as an astronomer. I feel like it goes well with another quote I really like:
Yet all the suns that light the corridors of the universe shine dim before the blazing of a single thought
Proclaiming in incandescent glory: the myriad mind of Man...
As far as I know that's from Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam
It's truly hard to imagine. It looks like any other speck in the sky but that's where I'm having trouble with my dog's aggression. That's where Star Trek was made. That little dot is where I've lived every second of my life and I was living one the second that light reached the receptor of that probe. That's what makes space exploration so fucking compelling!
sg7791 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo was taken by Voyager I as it was leaving the solar system in 1990. Carl Sagan requested that it turn around and take a selfie of the entire human race (my words not his).
Here's another goodie. Michael Collins (whose claim to fame is travelling 99.999% percent of the distance to the moon and then going home) took this picture of the Eagle lander and the Earth. All of humanity is within that frame, except for him.
A black woman saving a KKK member from a mob of angry protesters. She threw herself on top of him to shield him from being kicked and took a few blows herself.
What's the story on this? Did the KKK member change his ways or have anything to say about what happened?
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:53:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unsure about him, but his kid apparently thanked the woman for her actions.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It was in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 1990s, I forget exactly what liberals were protesting for, but some KKK members counter protested and this black woman was apart of a women's group. The KKK member managed to get into a group of them unnoctied till someone with a microphone said "There's a klansman with us." and this ensued. I don't remember if the man here ever said anything to her, but apparently his son thanked her a few days later for what she did. There's an article on it so I'll try and find it.
Apparently the KKK was holding a protest and the liberals countered protested. He wondered into a crowd of them unnoctied till he was seen and that happened.
Really? This photo
is iconic. One of the most important in the 20th century.
There was a political protest by workers and uni students in Tiananmen Square, China in 1989. The military was deployed, opened fire, and killed hundreds or thousa ds of them. It was a massacre.
The next day, the tanks were rolling through the streets and this random guy stood in front of them and blocked them from moving for a really long time.
Credit to him, who knew they could have destroyed him at any time, and credit to the lead tank, who tried to go around him, failed, and decided to stop rather than kill another person.
Its the ultimate picture of courage in the face of authority.
I've been asked lots of stuff the past couple years that I thought were obvious too. The first year I was a bit judgy. For the past year, more than ever, I've been accused of misinterpreting sarcasm, but I'd prefer that over accidentally discouraging an inquisitive mind.
We're officially old "asexual bro".
Ceryni77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xkcd sums it up very well in their comic 'Today's 10,000'
This photo has given me chills every time I have seen it since first day it was published on the front page of my local newspaper. I remember watching it on the news as well.
I remember watching all this stuff live as a teenager, I only found out what really happened in those days once the internet came about and I read first hand accounts. There was video footage of the camps, and the statue, but once the crackdown happened, the news ended, all we knew is that something happened, but not the details.
Reading about it, it turns out that the man was a very young guy, a student - but from the photo and the video I always interpreted it as a man, on his way home from shopping, who suddenly realized that he had had enough and just snapped.
I saw a documentary about this event and the Chinese government has basically erased this from Chinese history to the point that no one under 30 has ever heard of it or seen a photo.
Also, the man was never caught. No one, to this day, knows who he is.
funbaggy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do we know he wasn't caught? They erased his memory, they could have "erased" him.
The rumor is the man in the photo was caught and served an unspecified amount in some black site. They eventually let him go on the condition that he never talks about it.
All I know is that the documentary makers, who are usually kinda good at that stuff, could not find him or anyone who knew him.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iirc the government had massacred students protesting in the square, and the tanks were sent there to intimidate protesters from gathering again, and he decided he had enough
That's not what happened though. The government sent troops to get the students to leave the square, they met resistance on the streets leading to the square. Violent clashes broke out between soldiers and people barricading the streets, tensions high, shots fired, molotov cocktails thrown. It was a shit show. A lot of people died during those days, but it was never just soldiers firing into a crowd of peaceful students. Once the soldiers got to the square, they negotiated with the students and the students decided to leave. The tank man photo was taken as the tanks were leaving the city after everything had quieted down.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe the tank was going to an area to break up protestors or something, but this man peacefully managed to stop or delay it. I could be wrong about that though
At first I was like, "tank man, tank man" what could he be talking about? Then right before I clicked the link I realized what it was. I can't click that right now. Can't handle it.
There is a recent extremely similar video (during Turkey's staged coup?) where the tank just runs over the protester. The guy had the whole outfit too, from the white shirt black pants combo to the plastic grocery bags.
It's most most things work... even down to our treatment of animals.
There's no biological reason to treat dogs as friends and pigs as dinner, they're both intelligent and emotional creatures and both can make great pets... but we "other" the pigs because they taste good and we'd prefer not to think about them being conscious and feeling pain when we eat them.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:32:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a news video on it, and I think she did indeed. The video ended with him looking very healthy and chubby, but said that he had yet to say anything and had some emotional issues (obviously).
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:50:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh thank god.
blaghart ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:54:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How much you wanna bet he was accused of being a witch so they could justify no longer having him be a drain on their resources? I don't mean that in a "he's a waste" sense I mean in the "sadistic choice" sense...do we kill this kid or do we all starve.
I think I remember this story. He was left alone to fend for himself and no one in the village would help him because he was "a witch." I just can't imagine, especially being a mother!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:35:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, remember the conditions these people are living in. Life is extremely hard and dangerous, education is limited. If you get told that the ills of your life are being caused by witches and then people you trust to recognize these witches can show you proof, it's not like you can just Snopes it and see that it's bullshit. Obviously no one would be this cruel if they didn't really and truly believe in their deepest of hearts that he boy is a bonafide, real and true, actual living breathing witch who is directly responsible for the drought they are in.
Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.
First we forgive ourselves, and being truly sorry, we stop treating ourselves so poorly.
Then we forgive each other, and being truly sorry, we stop treating each other so poorly.
Then we forgive the unfeeling universe and learn its ways.
By then God will have forgiven us.
AlecHunt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:21:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the corniest line I've ever seen on reddit
boboyt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do know the Catholic Church is the world's largest non governmental healthcare provider right? Most of which are in places like this. And you obviously haven't a clue about Christians in science. Just because what someone believes is foolish to you doesn't mean it's foolish... And no I'm not saying that it was right to brand the kid a witch because I know that's probably where your mind was going.
You do know the Catholic Church is the world's largest non governmental healthcare provider right?
Sure... but Catholics aren't Christian Scientists. "Christian Science" is an oxymoronic sect that rejects medicine.
From the Wiki page I linked:
There are key differences between Christian Science theology and that of other branches of Christianity.[9] In particular, adherents subscribe to a radical form of philosophical idealism, believing that reality is purely spiritual and the material world an illusion.[10] This includes the view that disease is a mental error rather than physical disorder, and that the sick should be treated not by medicine, but by a form of prayer that seeks to correct the beliefs responsible for the illusion of ill health.[11]
Peil ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 22:38:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just had to go and ruin a good thing didn't you? Fecksake
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:32:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck is this logical? Most everyone in the military come from a working class background and probably have very few options in capitalism for work and education. The working class are more or less forced to do things like join the military if they want a chance at a good life under capitalism. Hate the bourgies not the people they exploit.
NehEma ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:39:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy used to go to childrens hospitals, dressed as Batman to help the kids through their treatment. He would give them Batman themed presents and show them his Batmobile (a custom Lamborghini)...
Unfortunately, last year (August 16th actually i just googled it because of this thread) he died when his Lamborghini broke down on the highway on his way home from the hospital. He was hit by another car when he got out.
People only found out about him when he got pulled over and the dashcam footage showed up. I think he was pulled over for his plates not being visible or something. He never tried to get attention.
I'm sure this will get buried, but thank you OP for posting this. This should be a thread that gets posted once a month just to be used as brain bleach to all the negative shit going on in the world.
New shoes. Reminds me not to take the little things for granted, and also the good that people can do for others, even the little things (he got them from the Red Cross).
Edit: A bit more of the story behind it. I took this today when I went with my parents to put a headstone on our former maid/babysitter's husband's grave. She helped raise me for the first 13/14 years of my life and she's like a second mom to me. She only quit working for us when she became to old to work. She's been out of work for about a year or two and she lives in a housing project. She's a really sweet woman, and only received an elementary education. I don't know how it was like for her growing up besides that though. She is in her 60's.
This a great picture and story but you need to reword that sentence a little. I had to read it 3 times to understand what was going on. Maybe something like: "A retired maid and widow who is no longer able to work looks on as her former employers put a headstone on her husband's grave".
It was after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, there were a few pictures like this taken in france, but they were spontaneous acts of french patriotism and resistance to the goals of terrorism.
truffeli ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:40:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am saving this thread for whenever i need my heart to swell with pride and happiness
blaghart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't have a separate series for little people. The cars are referred to as midgets because they're relatively small compared to similar racing cars. Despite the perfection of a little person winning the Midget Car championship, the name of the series has nothing to do with the height of its drivers.
_four_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:24:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A buddy of mine races late models and has met Rico a few times. Says he's an even better person than he is a race car driver, which is saying a lot because he's one heck of a driver.
Here's a video of him jumping out of his car to pull another driver from their car that just flipped and was on fire.
Thank you for mentioning invisible flames; I was confused as it looked like they were aggressively wiping the dirt off while dumping him on the ground.
There's also this guy, who lost all four limbs from an infection and still participated in one of the most demanding races, a 24hr endurance race, the Le Mans. He has a really cool story, watching them lower him into his car was a sight.
blaghart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like dwarfism is an unfair advantage in racing since you're naturally lighter than any other racer could be...
I know it's a huge advantage in mini baja racing...
I can't speak for the lower levels like Sprint Cars and Midget Cars, but in NASCAR there are weights added to compensate for driver mass. Like, Tony Stewart is a heavy guy, so I imagine the stick figures like Joey Logano would have a few sandbags in there to even things out.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:03:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! One of my fondest memories is getting high-fived by a dude (not you) while running my first 5k in prospect park. I think we need more of this in the world, really.
I don't remember which paper this ran in, but I remember seeing it. I cut it out and hung it on my wall to help me remember what my brothers (both military, both deployed at the time) were dealing with over there. I still have that copy in my keepsake box. Truly one of the most moving photos I've ever seen.
I'm very much a fair weather Rangers fan. Only really care in the playoffs but I was so into Lundqvist and basically his one man stand against the Kings in that game and series.
Of course, I happened to be watching that game surrounded by Kings fans so that was fun. I'm just happy I'm not very invested. Would have suuuuuucked.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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nufadzoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a Blues fan. I'm immune to fucking.
EFpointe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to high school with Alec. I was a freshmen when he was a senior. I remember talking to my friend between classes and he walked by us. She looked at me and said "see that guy over there? He's going to be in the NHL one day." Always reminds me of that.
what crawled up your arse and died? you want to rag on the yanks like that take it to a thread that's not meant to be uplifting. give us all this. please?
You always see old photos like these where everyone has very stern looks because they had to stay perfectly still for a long time to give a sharp image. It's a complete change from what we usually think of our ancestors.
My classroom is right next to the Head of Year's office.
On her second day of school in England, M (Syrian refugee) came to me because she didn't know where to go. She showed me her timetable and gave me a lost look.
Waiting outside the Head of Year's office was a child who was well-known as the worst kid in the year.
I was trying to give her directions (couldn't leave my classroom as kids were starting to arrive) but she didn't understand.
'Worst kid in the year' offered to escort her to her class.
I asked, "Are you sure you're not going to get into trouble? [HOY] is waiting for you." (Also...behave.)
'Worst kid in the year': "I've seen the news. Her life has been fucking awful. Sorry for swearing I'm not going to make it worse. [HOY] will understand, or he's a knob. Sorry for swearing. Please tell her where I went?"
He took her arm and escorted her to the Art department like a little gentleman.
There's a lot of people posting videos here so I'm just gonna hop on the bandwagon, sorry if this is a bad comment, it's all I had to throw into this feel-good stew.
It's from Nigahiga, so you've probably already seen it. For Thanksgiving, he did a video that involved a lot of jokes involving playing with their food, so they had to make a ton of meals as backups in case a shot didn't go well. Turns out they didn't need quite so many, so he made a followup video where he gave all the extras to the homeless.
I know there are a lot of people on YouTube who try to take advantage of the homeless by giving them two dollars on camera and acting like they're a based Jesus, but this video clearly had a lot of effort put into it, from organizing all the meals into nice trays so they can save it to making sure they had utensils to enjoy their food with.
I always saw Thanksgiving as a thing reserved for the more economically stable, so seeing a personality like Ryan provide the homeless with all those meals almost brought a tear to my eye. They'll probably appreciate those meals more than anyone who gets to have their nice Thanksgiving dinner every year ever will.
K_Murphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool! I've heard of this guy but hadn't seen this, love it.
This reminds me so much of how detached people who rejects refugees into the country are to the reality the refugees are living. And we constantly forget that they are ordinary people too, like us, have jobs, school, family, lives, they risk and leave behind because they wanted to live.
And how grateful they will be when they reach a safe country.
Very nice picture but also very interesting it's in Arabic and English, not German.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:22:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Most of the refugees are Maghrebi. Take note how many of them speak French. No one in Syria or Iraq speaks French. Whole thing is a mess.
Should we help refugees: yes.
Should we open the flood gates and let millions of people in whom we don't know who they are: no.
Plus note how no one seems remotely interested in actually ending the conflict which is the root cause.
CeaRhan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:25:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should we open the flood gates and let millions of people in whom we don't know who they are: no.
Plus note how no one seems remotely interested in actually ending the conflict which is the root cause.
Hypocrisy at its finest. People have been calling out big countries for helping this crisis to unfold for years but all you all ever did was not listening. Now you're all being surprised and think you can give a real opinion about it while you don't even know who they are. When you fuck up something you don't tell yourself "I don't want to be held responsible for this", you try to find real solutions and how to deal with it. Plus you wouldn't even have to host them and this "flood gates" and "let people in" shows how little you know about immigration.
ps: maghrebi people speak french because they are from colonies and french is known in these countrie, not because they somehow are better than other refugees. Stop being stupid.
I don't think anyone is heartless enough to completely deny refugees but you at least have to have border control so you can prevent people from easily entering with illegal materials. Not only that, you can't let too many people enter your country or else you risk cultural assimilation or economic failure. Does it suck that we have to put limitations on immigration? Yes. Do we need to do it for the greater good, at least in the current state of Earth? Yes.
bardeg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, I watched this live and since he's from my country it really made me sob. Bolivian Olympic Athlete cries at the opening ceremony. He's the first Bolivian athlete to earn his spot in the Olympics by breaking the Olympic mark, making it his own merit. All of our other athletes got sent there by invitation. His parents are professional swimmers too. It was quite moving.
Thank you You made my day so much better, and Matt probably has inspired so many people into getting more out of life. I started watching the first video and I was feeling jealous that he could go to all of those places.. but by the time I finished 2012 I just so happy watching it and for all the people he has been able to put a smile on their face. I saw you said he is doing a 2016 tour, I can't wait to see it. Do you know where he plans on going this time? It would be amazing to see / live this in person.
Greensburg, KS was destroyed by an F5 tornado on May 04, 2007. Two days later, eleven-year-old Tyler McIntosh found a new friend while collecting things in his home. source
That literally just happened to my friend/co-worker about 3 months ago. Same circumstances. It was so sad... I had to search for this post because it showed me just how awesome people could be.. Still haven't been able to show her. She would love to see the support that family got in their time of need because she was kinda/sorta in the public eye when it happened to her as an on air talent in television.
The saddest thing was that she was on maternity leave. The little girl was seemingly healthy for about 3 weeks. Then went downhill quick. She Never brought the baby to the office. Never saw the gifts that viewers sent in (which was kinda odd but awesome at the same time.. Getting diapers from complete strangers).. Her desk was covered in baby stuff and we just had to.. Get rid of it because of what happened, Loading the stuff in the car and hauling it to a local food pantry/general help place was one of the saddest things I've ever had to do.. Still the outpouring of support she gets to this day 3-ish months later is amazing. For all the awful things some people can do, in general humanity is beautiful..
ext23 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 06:42:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fear I'm way too late for this thread, but I have some original photos that people may like.
I was living in Fukushima during the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis in 2011. My town didn't get hit by the tsunami, but it did suffer pretty heavy earthquake damage, and took in a lot of refugees from inside the evacuation zone. I lived on rice and water rations for a couple of weeks, and had no water or electricity in my apartment, but apart from that I made it out OK.
Here are a few photos from a week or so after the earthquake.
This is a photo of an old couple at their stone masonry shop in my town. Literally everything they had made - their entire business - got smashed to pieces. You can see the forklift they were using to clear away the wreckage in the photo. I walked by with my camera and all they wanted to talk about was me; where did I come from, did I like Japan, how they had been to my country (Australia) like forty years ago on their honeymoon. They didn't say a single word about the earthquake.
Since I haven't seen this one posted yet, I'd thought I'd share it (if it has been, then I apologize for a double post)
An article, with a series of pictures, about students from a UCLA frat who saw a sign in the hospital room window of Lexi Brown, a 12-year-old cancer patient, asking for pizza. They ended up getting her the pizza, and then doing something much, much, cooler.
willjj99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:09:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is incredibly nerdy, but that's kinda my thing, so. The University of Scranton has a digitized collection of penmanship from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the flourishes (kinda like embroidery samplers, but for writing) especially are just absolutely glorious.
http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/zanerbloser/
LostBaka ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:46:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever see a cheese photo of two people you do not know but they have this look that they love and care fro each other. I like to hope that stuff grows outward towards other when seen.
kosif ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:42:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a photo, but a couple of videos made by Operation Smile. They are a charity that travels around to poor countries and fix children's cleft palates. I believe that this little girl is in Brazil.
Sammy Sosa ran to home plate to hug Mark McGwire after Mark hit the record setting home run. The two had been in a nail biting back and forth competition the entire season up to that point, and happened to be in the same ballpark on the night it happened. Even after all the cheating allegations and whatnot, this one moment for me always spoke to the true nature of sportsmanship. Taking true joy and celebrating the victory of an opponent, and being happy for their accomplishments even in a moment that relegates you to 2nd place.
djs758 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a little late, but on the passenger ferry to the Cape Lookout lighthouse in North Carolina last year, the captain let a girl sit with him as he navigated back. They both seemed genuinely happy.
Aw, I missed this thread, but am going to read it now!
Anyhow, in the future, you should message all the mods at once with requests like this, honestly it's not something we usually do but I'm sure we wouldn't mind having a chat about it <3
bbdbike ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:24:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the post, and also not a picture. But this video made me think that there are people who actually want to make changes to the world.
kosif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome :).
_Daje_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:51:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, this may not equate to many of the other pictures here, but I wanted to add a picture of one of my happiest memories to the list.
This is a picture of myself (top left, black shirt) staying at the Guest House Mintaro in Yamagata Japan, toasting with the other guest and the owner (bottom right). My friend and I spent 21 days traveling around Japan and made a last minute decision to stay there before leaving from Tokyo.
The owner and other guest were some of the most friendly humans I have ever encountered. The picture shows all of us toasting as we ate and drank and talked through the night. My friend and I didn't speak Japanese, but it didn't seem to matter since the owner and most of the guest spoke English for us and we could still communicate through body language. (Still slowly working on my Japanese :)
The San Jose Sharks and the make a wish foundation got together for 17 year old Sam Tageson, a kid with lifelong heart issues. They really went above and beyond, signed him to a 1 day contract, he suited up and skated with the team during warmups AND took the ice with them to start the game. He stood on the ice for the anthem and was given a tribute on the jumbo tron before opening faceoff.
Sorry if the link doesn't work i'm still figuring out this posting on mobile shit lol.
Divney ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:44:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This Picture was taken after my football team (Leyton Orient) reached the final of the playoffs. A pitch invasion ensued, led mainly by the over-excited youths. A couple of minutes later, this couple thought they'd take the opportunity also to have a pleasant stroll around the pitch of the team they'd been coming to for years.
Strutys ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:10:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have a picture since there are many of this event. But the Baltic chain of freedom is quite fitting here id say
onyxpup7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember the video or holiday associated with it but there is one where petiole were running a race/marathon and there was an elderly man sitting on the street in his uniform watching and all the runners started running over to him to shake his hand and thank him for his service.
"In World War I on the Christmas of 1914 Germans and British soldiers lay down there weapons and celebrated Christmas together, they sung Christmas carols, made a Christmas tree and exchanged gifts, held a football (soccer) match, and even had snowball fights. This continued till a few days after new years.
This was against orders. But the men were really in the Christmas spirit. there were a lot friendship made between the Germans and the Brit."
I quoted this from a Yahoo Answers page. I couldn't recall the exact details of the event, but I truly think this is an enlightening thing that should be embraced.
Edit- spelling
You're thinking of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). HO2 (hydrogen dioxide) is hydroperoxyl.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:52:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, TIL. I knew H2O2 actually "translates" to dihydrogen dioxide, but when I Googled hydrogen dioxide all I got were results about hydrogen peroxide. Still, would HO2 actually be something that he could drink though, since one of the O's will have a free valance electron?
Oh, they definitely would have. The Americans or the British probably not, but it was the USSR that would have reached the dog first. Considering how much they(justifiably) hated Hitler and everything associated with him, that dog would likely have died horrifically over a pretty long amount of time.
blaghart ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:59:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's an unfortunate reality that Hitler had a few good ideas.
The shame is his vile character has forever stained these good ideas into the future. Much like he ruined the name adolf and that kind of facial hair.
Ceryni77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention the swastikas which are a symbol of peace..
blaghart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well his weren't, they were crosses, but obviously yes in many other cultures that shape is considered a sign of peace or harmony, such as the Japanese Manji (famously the crossguard of Ichigo's Bankai in Bleach)
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it was probably uttered quite a lot before people figured out how big of a nutcase he was. It has probably been uttered every now and then even after people figured out about the holocaust thing.
As much as no one will ever admit it, there is always a small bit of kindness in everyone. Even Hitler loved his wife and pet and would probably give his life for them.
Wixou ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got into an argument with someone over this the other day (it was a Harambe post on FB; asking if you could choose to save Harambe but he wouldn't be as famous and a lesson wouldn't be learned, or choose to have him killed the same way so that we had the lesson still learned, which would you pick)
Basically the guy said "That's too small a scale, what about Hitler committing genocide? Would you choose to kill him before he started, and not know what the future would hold? Or let him go through with the Holocaust in order for us to learn the lesson from his actions? Without Hitler, wouldn't there be more genocides today?"
And, my response is that, no, there is nothing to suggest that we would evolve into a humanity that committed genocide. Hitler was one person who commanded others and also commanded respect. But if he died before he was born, and he didn't instill those thoughts in others, how would it have gone through?
And, really, if genocide is bound to happen one way, and MIGHT happen the other way, why not get rid of the situation which would guarantee it?
The argument is honestly different with Hitler I feel. Without going into depth, what Hitler's rise to prominence did do was pit extreme factions in Europe against each other. Fascism fought Communism, and although Communism won, it was weakened a lot. Without the rise of Hitler and the right, there is certainly a reasonable chance that Germany would have been Communist, and with that brick falling almost all of Europe would have been Communist. This power would surely ultimately clash with the Western capitalist world, where the US wouldn't have been as strong and Communism wouldn't have been so weakened. Maybe then more people would have suffered than in World War II.
It's all hypothetical of course. World War II is just such a substantial historical event that it's nearly impossible to say what would have happened without it. But I can understand the argument that Hitler, perversely, killed fewer than the alternative.
Colopty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's quite a dramatic view of what would've happened if communism didn't lose so badly. More likely some random country would've figured out how to do communism well and benefitted from it, kind of like what the Nordics did with socialism, while the rest would've failed at it and switched over to something else once they figured it wasn't working out for them. We all walk away from it with the knowledge that while communism does have some strengths it's not for everyone.
Hence the last paragraph - I in no way mean to say that the events I typed out would have happened should Hitler not have risen to prominence. But they could have done - Stalin's Russia was a powerful force. That was my point. Potentially, Hitler killed fewer than could otherwise have occurred.
Of course, maybe he hasn't, maybe your tamer set of events play out instead. We don't know. We can't know. I was just explaining what the guy before the person I replied to may have meant.
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Russia kinda collapsed under its own weight though. That project was doomed to fail from the beginning.
Arguable - after all, it did take 80-odd years to collapse under its own weight, and with the influx of resources that a communist Germany, and potentially rest of Europe, would bring, it could have had much more success.
Again, this is all hypothetical, we can't know. It's an interesting time period either way though, such an important century for almost every nation on earth.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing with the Soviet Union's collapse is that it was largely an effect of the cold war, with America inventing the nukes and SU getting them a little later. With nukes in place, none of them could really touch each other due to MAD, no matter how powerful communism might have gotten. Nukes are simply too big of a threat either way. This lead to the cold war, also known as the period in which both America and the SU completely wrecked their own economy in what can only be described as a dick measuring contest motivated by their opposing political ideologies. Seriously, they wasted ridiculous amount of money. This is also a big part of why the SU collapsed. Quite frankly, with the way America was spending money they should've suffered the same fate, if not for a key difference: due to the way communism was implemented in the SU, the economy was directly tied to the state. Thus, if the economy is in shambles, so is the state, and when the state is bankrupt things generally just goes to shit. Meanwhile, the American capitalistic model meant that the economy and the state were effectively different entities, so while they had fucked the economy six ways to sunday, the state was technically still fine. Either way, the SU was pretty much bound to fuck itself over in an attempt to wave its dick at America, no matter if they got some extra resources from Germany or not, as they would've just wasted those resources too on an even bigger dick waving attempt (we're talking a couple hundred more nukes or something).
So yeah. The reason for the Soviet Union collapse wasn't that they didn't have enough resources, it was that they were terrible at handling resources when they were trying to boost their ego (among other things, such as their inability to keep the population happy and well off). It's like giving money to a drug addicted hobo who wants to impress a girl by upstaging her boyfriend. Doesn't matter how many millions you give him, he'll be broke in a year.
I'm aware, but these nukes were only really developed in response to, again, World War II. Without that war, the Cold War could have happened in an entirely different way, a more powerful Soviet Union, undamaged from a long and painful war and with more influence over Europe than they'd ever had, could potentially have overwhelmed Western Europe in a war or, more likely, scared everyone into submission - appeasement was the diplomatic tactic of the day after all. Furthermore, should nukes have been developed, it is far from guaranteed that the western world would have got them first - it's hard to overstate how much the US actually benefitted from this war, not only in its own growth but in the fall of other countries and the change in its foreign policy, as before Pearl Harbour the US practiced isolationism on a grand scale. An undamaged Soviet Union could have potentially developed them before the introspective Americans, if they were developed at all. After that, the Americans may have just tried to stay out of it - that's what they preferred to do - and hoped it would all just blow over.
On the other hand, the US did truly despise communism, so they may have got involved and communism may have ultimately lost - again - but maybe not. There remains potential for hitler's rise to power having a serious influence on capitalism being the dominant force in the world today.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:41:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are, however, forgetting the russian revolution, a great big show of how the Soviet Union was doomed to fail from the beginning. It didn't collapse because it was weakened after a war and finally fell after making a great big show of resistance against outside forces, it collapsed because the country itself was run really badly, fucked itself over and the people were pissed. It was considered really anticlimatic because it had this whole buildup to something huge and then simply failed to keep itself running. While WWII would indeed have been drastically different without Hitler, the Soviet Union would still be a badly run shithole whose population would eventually start a revolution.
I would dispute that. To me, the downfall of the Soviet Union began when the central committee chose to stick with the old, failing schemes and paper over the cracks, as Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko did. Had they chosen a reformist route, keeping the same basis of totalitarian government but rejigging the system to promote efficiency, the Soviet Union would have lasted better - could've acted in the same way modern day China does. Khrushchev tried this (I think he went about it the wrong way but still, he did attempt reform), and this got him thrown out. That, to me, is when the Soviet Union began it's long death throe.
The Russian revolution had some potential. Lenin, in his later writings, proposed reasonable forms of communist government that could genuinely have worked. Stalin was insane, but Russia was far from failing in his years. The Soviet Union modernised Russia, it just failed at the end.
But this is all rather besides the point. If we are assuming that communism spreads all over Europe in this ulterior reality, can we really assume the USSR would've been run the same? Had the same leaders, the same decisions made at the top? And this isn't even getting into the fact that, had communism spread around Europe it would've appeared to Russia as if Marxism was playing out correctly - Marx theorised that once communism had begun in one country, others would embrace it. Stalin may not have even gained all the power that he did if Hitler never rose to prominence in Germany, as Stalin was the one that proposed moving away from this idea of communism spreading to all countries.
I'm jumping from one point to another here, but that's rather my argument. Take out Hitler from the equation and there are so many loose ends, so many variables. It seems unrealistic, to me, to suggest that everything would've played out the same way as it did with Hitler if he hadn't rose to prominence.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:56:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed, there are quite a lot of loose threads that makes theorizing how things would've played out hard. Anyway, I think I've more or less said all I wanted to say, but it was fun exchanging theories with you. Your perspective was quite interesting. :)
I say it's still humanity. We should not single the bad guys out and distance us so far from it that we won't ever learn a lesson from them. By saying he's not one of us we imply we can't make the same mistake, since we're not him. We can be, yet we still have to do our best to be something better.
Sebbot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best comment I read on reddit for a while. User name checks out.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think we call it inhuman because we learned from it. We learned how terrible people can be, and we hold ourselves to a standard of "humanity" because of people like him.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:29:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then why do I feel the entire world is making the same mistakes right now?
NavyJack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because we ignore what goes on if intervening doesn't suit our interests.
We learned, we just don't care.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's the thing, a big part of what we should have learned is that not intervening until it affects us directly is going to bite us in the ass.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That way of thinking implies that the people in charge actually care about the outcome of a situation for anyone other than themselves.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking more about the general population. Though, I do like to believe that there can be government that actually wants to do good for the people it represents.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is little the general population can do about this other than put pressure on those in power. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Of course there are actually good leaders around the world, and often they do take action when necessary. However, it is becoming increasingly common for those who want to take action to be silenced by superiors who don't want to make any puddles that might bounce back to them and their careers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was pure evil. He condemned millions of innocent people to die just because of their political ideologies, religion, culture, and skin colour, then sparked the biggest, bloodiest war in human history. I think it's fine to dehumanize such evil.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:24:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try as you might. He was just as human as your or I.
Well, that's kinda the thing. Each person has both good and evil in them, the capacity to be Hitler or Ghandi. But being one doesn't mean the other doesn't exist in you somewhere.
I like to think that's what a God's Eye View of humanity would be like. Seeing that even in the blackest of hearts there is a soft spot and compassion for something or someone.
Don't do that. Don't claim that anyone who commits atrocities isn't human. That's the point of humanity - we are all capable of incredible and horrific things. There is light and dark in all of us: it's what we choose to act on that matters. But even when someone acts on the darkness, it doesn't make them less human. Less good, yes. But to be human doesn't mean to be good. It just means.. To be human.
NavyJack ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:58:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"inhuman" is an adjective. It means to do something that is not considered humane. I didn't mean to say that we was literally inhuman, like some kind of lower life form.
Let us not hide under the covers, but face the monsters in our closet with a firm, resolute, "I've matured."
Colopty ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:07:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When looking at that picture, I'm imagining Blondi excitedly overlooking the holocaust while spewing antisemistic propaganda, while Hitler is timidly telling his dog that maybe they're going a little overboard.
chewcok ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No you dont charlie.
Wixou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proof? :D
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he looks so old and tired in this pic
Sebbot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what he was. Parkinson.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey little fella, you aren't the youngest anymore, just like me. Bet your joints hurt like mine...
Nice view up here, too bad I don't get around to paint lately. I wonder how all went down if I would have stuck to painting, sometimes I'm so fed up about all of this..."
"woof"
"at least you are here to listen, buddy, you always are"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Blondi, is that a Jew? Do you see a Jew? Is that a Jew down there? Ho ho ho, a merry jape. Have some sausages."
meatb4ll ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:26:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was visiting Dubrovnik just before last Easter. I dropped my stuff off and was headed to explore the non-medieval part of the city when I saw these grandmothers selling knit products. I got a bracelet, and they agreed to let me take their photo.. It was warm, they were cheerful, and they had ice cream! It's my favorite image from when I was abroad.
djuggler ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:23:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
Not sure who it actually belongs to but for the past three years this Danny Trejo pic has always delighted anyone I send it to.
https://imgur.com/gallery/jgPk9
Self Immolation of Thรญch Quแบฃng ฤแปฉc - Its morbid and disturbing but its one of the most iconic pictures ever taken, mainly because it caused so much emotion around the world. It can be seen as a negative but there's also positives to be had from the picture, it all depends if the emotion it causes is negative or positive emotion, i guess.
I feel like a lot of people don't know why he did what he did. It wasn't in protest of the war, at least not directly. He immolated himself because of the treatment of Buddhists by the government. The government was lead by the Catholics and Buddhists were discriminated against by the government. In the month leading up to the immolation Buddhist protesters were gunned down by government forces. He burned himself alive and called for compassion and religious equality.
Its awful that he did that. But its also a symbol of absolute will. He burnt himself for a cause he completely dedicated himself towards. He didn't attack or kill others, he took his own life out of sheer dedication.
And whilst horrific, its somehow impossible not to feel respect.
My history teacher in my first year of college had us watch film of a monk burning himself alive and tons of other crazy shit. Half the class left when he warned them beforehand. It was... intense.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never knew his name, and I can't read Vietnamese. How do you pronounce it?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buddy. You know those things you're using to mock us right now? The transistor, and the Internet? We invented both of those things. We invented the things you use to mock us. Calm your shit down. Sure, America is no longer as strong as it once was. Yes, we have and have had problems. Slavery. Imperialism. Gay rights and religious fundamentalism. Trump. But we have had more triumphs. In less than 200 years we went from backwater bumpkins to the most powerful nation on Earth. We have made great leaps forward in social progress and technology. Democracy. Electricity. Computing. The abolishment of the Noble class. We landed on the goddamned moon, for chrisssakes, and now we lead the world in space exploration. We helped save the free world from the greatest threat it had ever faced-and then we held off an even greater threat for decades. We helped prevent the world from falling under the iron heels of Fascism and Stalinism. We did not accomplish this single-handedley, but we were instrumental. And today, 10 years away from our 250th year, I look at America and I see progress. Change. A revolution in the way we live, do business, think. I see a nation of endless potential.
We don't need to make America great again.
It's already great.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In casinos you tip dealers based on how efficient they perform. The traffic patrol was working in the rain and was tipped an umbrella. Also, tipping the dealer could be paying him off so you get better cards. He paid the traffic patroller an umbrella and in return let that car pass first. So that's why I said that
xdq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of Nelson Mandela rocking a Springbok jersey at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final to show his support for the pretty much exclusively white rugby team.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:04:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Jack Hoffman has pediatric brain cancer.
Rex Burkhead, a player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, befriended him. Jack became a fan of the team.
On April 6, 2013, the Cornhuskers allowed Jack onto the field to score a touchdown run during their spring game, complete with his own uniform. Here are both teams cheering for him as he scores:
Butterfly boy. Kid has some super rare, ultra terrible disease that makes his skin as delicate as the wings of a butterfly. Short life expectancy and every day is agony. But he is a huge fan of our local hockey team. The team has done various things for him such as free tickets, regular visits from the team, having him participate in opening ceremonies etc. but the coolest part is in the photos where they give him a real employment contract to be a member of the organization for a day. One way or another, he was officially a member of the Ottawa Senators in the NHL. I think they took him to the draft.
Picture quality is nothing to brag about, but these two fight like cats and dogs, it was heart warming to see some step-sisterly love when it really counted.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:04 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey OP, thanks for the thread. I really needed this after going through the Most Chilling Photo thread last night. I had nightmares last night and now I'm tearing up.
letsboop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these gave me sad feels guys, he said BRIGHTER side.
I read through the entire thread yesterday about the most chilling photos. Not a single one made me tear up or cry. But a lot of the pictures in this thread have brought I tear to my eye and brought me to tears.
You guys now have to make an album of the best of these set to some beautiful music on a slide show and upload to YouTube! It'll be the next viral video!
kxthleen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really needed this thread today! thank you everyone for improving my day significantly
Y'know, I was really sad earlier. Now, because of this thread, I feel fantastic. /u/DotaDogma, thank you for posting this question, and thank you to everyone in this thread for contributing. For the first time in a while, I'm going to bed in a wonderful mood.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't find the picture at the moment(on mobile), but I have always appreciated the picture that was taken in the immediate aftermath of the explosions at the Boston Marathon where there is a fallen runner and near him three or four LEOs are reacting to the explosions. I realize that the picture depicts violence as it shows the aftermath of an explosion and weapons being drawn but I think it is more important to focus on the simple humanity of the picture. Several people choosing to put their lives on the line to defend those who cannot defend themselves. I've always been a little surprised that it wasn't turned into some sort of memorial or statue.
This is not a pic and it's pretty late but it's one of my favorite videos.
This one guy was dancing alone at a music festival, then another joined him, and in the end a lot of people just followed them and had fun.
You can't have light if you don't have any darkness to show it. To quote Warcraft (to each their sources of inspiration, you know): from light comes darkness and from darkness, light.
Good isn't just about being good, it's also about changing things from bad to better. Like, you can't save a kitten if it's not in danger beforhand. Yes, a safe kitten is great -but the act of saving a kitten isn't just about the kitten being safe, is it? It's also a bit about the fact that people, humans that always seem to be selfish by nature, go out of their way to save something innocent just because they can, and that's good.
Even when things are really, really bad, there's still good to be found -even the smallest thing can brighten the world for just a minute.
It's like a drop of water. Just one on dry land isn't much, but a billion make an ocean. And you can't have a billion if you didn't have the first one.
(Though the spiky jacket one really is about being really really good without any bad. It's just awesome like that.)
Here's a fairly famous photo of "tank man", a Chinese man who was going home from buying groceries or something at the same time as the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. The military tanks were sent to subdue the protestors and this man stood in front of them for some time, continuously moving in front of the tanks when they tried to steer around him.
Not only is this absolutely lovely but it is inspiring to me and I hope it is to others as well. Thank you for posting this OP without realizing it you have done a random act of kindness by making many people smile today. :)
Coltsmit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this was my favorite reddit post ever, brought tears to my eyes
Honestly I've always thought of anything before like 1950 being only in black and white. For example, their day to day lives were in black and white. they didn't live in color! and then I realize I'm wrong but it's odd thinking of things that old in color to me.
After that last one, we needed this thread. The eyes of the girl from the landslide are still looking at me.
raspvidy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have any photos but oli saw them on 'the great war channel' on YouTube. Photos of German and French troops putting their warring aside on Christmas and meeting in the middle of no man's land to exchange gifts and play football.
thanks but i am too dumb to figure out how to find photos form this thread on that website. does it require some coding ?
i went to picture section but could not find this subreddit in dropdown list.
ok this one is not a picture but a song but nonetheless it cheers me up because well who dosent want to feel inspired... is life a reflection of the force or is the force a reflection of life... either way i think we can agree its bright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfMnMaGH-Nc
ld43233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie, was expecting some whimsical photos of Hitler.
We live in a world where telling the tragedies is what makes money. We are plagued with dark and depressing news stories delivered straight to us via our phones, televisions, computers and newspapers. It's incredibly easy to absorb that negative energy and feel sense of doom in regards to the human race and our future.
Threads like this make me think that maybe we aren't doing so badly.
Really needed this after the creepy footage thread...
preduxz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Firefighters rule.
42words ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have a pic. I just wanted to say thanks. I browsed the thread that prompted the "Okay, Reddit" in the post title, but now I'm okay again. I'm crying a little, but you know. Good crying. I love you guys. <3
This thread deserves more attention. There is so much good out there, from your local community to the international stage. Very unfortunate that bad news sells, or perhaps it is our own morbid curiosity that creates the demand.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly like the picture but close ;)
Karathen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:48 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's threads like these which make me feel like I'm not doing enough in life. Like there's just some huge portion of the human experience that I'm completely missing. It makes me so happy to know it's out there but so wistful to know I'm not a part of it right now.
Damn, this thread made me cry like a baby after having a not so great day. Thank you all for these heart warming pictures, I'm gonna take my dog for a walk.
May be seen as dark, but it can also be seen as beautiful, not just because of the colors, but because although the bird is dead it left beauty. My friend saw it and said, "But the photographer killed the bird for this picture." (we both know it's a drawing, but for art's sake) and I said, "How do you know this to be a fact?" she couldn't answer, and I said, "Maybe it's just a freak accident. Maybe the string was tied to those crayons for a different purpose and the bird happened to get stuck on it and in its panic made a beautiful mark for us to see and remember it by, but for argument's sake let's say the artist did in fact kill the bird for this shot, is there anything we can do about it other than contacting Peta? Probably not, but we can appreciate the bird's life and through this work we can see that there's darkness in all things beautiful and vice versa. So if you think about it, this is kind of a different take on Yin Yang, if the artist did in fact kill the bird." And she told me that what I said really got to her and made her realize that nothing is black and white.
Porn. Sometimes i click on a video and think to myself: "wow. These two/three/eight humans really shared a personal experience together. They were together during a really intimate moment. They were in tune with eachother. One person actually felt what the other was doing to them." I jerk off to this notion.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:00:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God for this thread. I spent the whole day in a rabbit hole listening to podcasts about cannibalistic child sex rings and murders. I needed this.
Quaaraaq ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:06:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which in turn are human therefor part of humanity therefor the brighter side of humanity, so I'm wondering why you're surprised about the thread being filled with content asked for..
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fortunately this affects me not at all. And I'm sure the 200,000 or so men who died in your name would be sickened by yours.
I didn't know it would get downvoted. Posting jokes on Reddit is entirely time dependent if you want upvotes. A joke could get downvoted if posted some time, but get upvoted if posted a few hours later.
Really, I don't care about downvotes as long as atleast one person found the joke funny.
[deleted] ยท -134 points ยท Posted at 16:24:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing dark in the photos.
O-nater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just haven't gone in far enough. I was about to go back to link them, then decided I don't want anything do with them.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no picture you could show me that would make me feel differently, think about why any photo exists - someone framed the moment and took a picture. For a picture to be dark, something dark would have to occur, someone witness it, be able to capture it, and someone seeing it identifying it as such. We can debate the likelihood of each elements existence if you want but I think you can agree for them to be in sequence is an impossibility.
S3fb ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:54:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these images are people reacting beautifully to terrible things. There is no image of humanity being nice for the heck of it. Why do we have to contrast with nightmarish situations to look bright?
Most of these are people being nice for the heck of it. Aid worker helping an African child: yeah that's just for the heck of it. She could've never gone and her life wouldn't have been any different than the day before. There was no monetary gain, only expenditure. Being exposed to diseases long eradicated at home. Would you rather I take a selfiie while helping my neighbor bring groceries in? Or is that just because we're neighbors and so it's really not just for the heck of it?
How to describe you in one sentence: A edgy emo 15 year old kid.
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 23:42:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy do I wish I was 15 again. Do you think a 15 year old would be even giving a shit about the current elections? Or have to worry about weather or not his S.O. has a job when he gets home? Or worry about making ends meet?
NOT IN THIS LIFETIME!
So if you think I'm some edgy emo 15 year old sitting on his ass jerking it while pirating music and indie video games, you are just a generalizing asshat old fuck. I don't even like emo music - whine about parents not getting you a car!?!? Fuck that shit! How about worrying about how you are going to survive in the future when the current idea of a "Career" is to work at some place 4-5 years and then be laid off because of so-called "budget cuts"! How about worrying about paying off $10,000 of medical debt. How about worrying about finding someplace to live where you don't have to argue with your dickhead neighbor who owns a race car over how he and you park in your parking spaces! How about worrying that your wife has something critically wrong or something eating her up that she's not telling you about - how about that shit for a "edgy emo 15 year old"....
How do you like that broad brush and where did you buy it from...Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore?
Yawehg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just commenting to say the Sherwin Williams line was pretty funny.
You know, with people dying all the time because of terrorism, wars and whatever bullshit there's next (maybe a plague of locusts)... There are lots of things that could make us think the world's going to hell in a handbasket, lately, it's good to see pictures of nice people once in a while.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:54:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it's not what news show us (well actually I don't know, I don't watch the news, but still, I hear a lot more about the bad than the good). If the good news don't come to you, you gotta go look for the good news yourself. That's what we're doing, with kitten.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:15 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Shaomoki ยท 2501 points ยท Posted at 00:08:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Doctors in China paying respects to an 11 year old boy who personally decided to donate his organs so that others may live and "do great things"
Edit: the boy was suffering from an inoperable tumor in the brain. The lady in the back is his mother.
Magyars4 ยท 210 points ยท Posted at 03:21:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the picture that gets to me most.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 05:54:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah I was good the rest of this thread, but this one just got me. Not even the first time I've seen it either.
abc123doremi ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 04:35:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. This has me in tears. I lost a sister that was on the lung transplant list. I wish more people were donors. I might still have my only sister with me. My sons would know their Aunt. They would be able to see where they got their sense of humor and sassiness. :(
Thanks for posting this.
to-plant-trees ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 06:29:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard that if being an organ donor was opt-out rather than opt-in on drivers licences, we (USA) wouldn't have a transplant list problem anymore.
mdragon13 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 07:32:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
causes a religious issue for many people who didn't realize it was opt-out. it's opt-in to not cause problems after. opt-out is more questionable and more susceptible to problems.
Schnoofles ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:42:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think what would help a great deal was if it was a question that was explicitly asked as part of some process most people goes through, either getting a driver's license, health insurance or some other common process. There's probably a huge amount of people who aren't listed as donors simply because they were never asked, but would gladly sign up for it if the topic was brought up.
ApneaHunter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:58:55 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Planet Money podcast did an episode about this. The DMVs in either Michigan or Minnesota had a lot of success signing up people who were there doing routine DMV stuff just by having the person behind the counter ask if they were interested.
UTTO_NewZealand_ ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 10:20:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
those are terrible reasons.
mdragon13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:07:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not in the US they're not.
ApneaHunter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:56:54 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How are they not terrible reasons? Do religious people really not see the irony in using religion as an excuse to deny others the use of organs that could save lives, when those organs are only going to be wasted by being buried or cremated?
mdragon13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:35 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do see the irony. But thats not the point. This isn't europe where mentioning religion in a political standing is political suicide. The US run very heavily by its religions, and many of them say that the body must remain intact upon burial/death.
I understand the issue, and yes it's selfish to hold to those laws in this day and age, but complaining about it here does nothing to them.
Religion or not, some people don't like the idea of their organs being taken when they die, it just feels off to them, and thats also their choice.
ApneaHunter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:32 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually, that is the point. You (and others like you) are smart enough, apparently, to see the irony and understand that your organs could do some good after you die, yet you're still too superstitious to allow it. You even acknowledge that those laws/reasons are selfish. Sad to think of people who might die simply because some people are too superstitious to allow their working parts to be used after death. At least you stopped using religion as an excuse in your last paragraph, and acknowledged that some people are just too uncomfortable with the notion of their organs being used for a good cause, and would rather they go to waste. That's better than pretending to be pious.
As for "complaining" about it here- it's an opt-in program, remember? If my arguments can change one person's mind, then it's worth "complaining" about here.
Webo_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:12:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah
ElishevaGlix ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 04:03:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this, but just out of curiosity, aren't you disqualified from organ donation if you have cancer?
petey92 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 04:37:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I remember correctly the kid had some sort of brain tumour or something to do with the brain that made him eligible for organ donation.
zer05tar ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 08:43:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also China.
Trainkid9 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 04:13:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where did it say cancer?
Blazedatpussy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 04:15:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you click on the link it's in the imgur description
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:34:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Nowadays the donor list is so long that if you are a live donor, we can make exceptions for nearly anything: HCV, HIV, malignancy, you name it. Now that assumes there's no evidence of metastasis, which would change the story.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 06:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they're just humoring him in his last moments.
5fluffychickens ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 04:01:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus fuck that made me sad
Shaomoki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:16:03 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want this to come the wrong way, but when I first saw this it made me very happy.
Chinese kids are known for being incredibly entitled "little emperors" when I saw this story it made me feel so happy that there are courageous and selfless kids today.
shortyestperspective ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 05:05:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This got me weepy. Maybe the definition of tragically beautiful?
WAFFLE_FUCKER ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:27:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shivers
disfixiated ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:32:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He did a great service by allowing others to live and possibly do so themselves.
Argyleskin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:26:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This got to me more than any other photo here. So sad, but so beautiful they did that.
Slacker5001 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This entire thread but especially this picture are gonna make me cry.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:13:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP I thought this thread was supposed to make us not cry.
DestituteDomino ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 03:10:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The nurse who can't even bow gets me, man. I love humanity.
hapaxx_legomenon ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 03:50:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's his mother.
DestituteDomino ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 03:59:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oooooooh.. shit.
LovableContrarian ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:20:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a person who has spent a lot of time at Chinese hospitals, I can assure you that they are the last fucking place on earth to look for "the brighter side of humanity."
The fucking polar opposite actually.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 05:57:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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LovableContrarian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:18:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? It's true.
This picture is nice, and hell, maybe it even was a genuinely amazing moment. But, overall, Chinese society is an "every man for himself" environment, and hospitals are the epitome of that.
Needles are re-used because they wanna save a few pennies, so patients get hepatitis all the time. They won't help you with anything, so family members have to come and stay with you to feed you, wash your clothes, help you go to the bathroom, etc. If you don't have family members, you're going to starve to death in the hospital.
If you do have all of these things, Chinese society largely rejects modern science, so there is a decent chance they are going to treat your infection with herbs and hot water. Tons of people die for no reason because the doctor couldn't give enough of a shit to do a basic check. They're paid by the month, and as long as they are there, they're working.
You're telling me to fuck off because I'm not going with the positive flow, and fine, whatever. But, Chinese hospitals are absolutely depressing, and they serve better as an example of humanity falling apart.
throwawaybabay2 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 07:27:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
have you ever been to China...?
LovableContrarian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:42:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes
Eshado ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:45:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
am chinese he's right
D00G3Y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:14:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's with the open toed shoes?
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:54:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T-T
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:45:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what a fucking hero
accessred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:54:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hero
bitjoseph96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:02:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk rocker lets a little kid touch his spiked jacket:
http://img.brainjet.com/slides/4/1/3/3/1/0/4133107588/fd51dfbb0e1de63aa25e472c3f614008cb0a5b8b.jpeg
Hitlerdinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well it's not like he was going to use them
valley_pete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:38:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party here, but holy shit. This is the first one to legit give me goosebumps. Great post.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a nice thing to do, may that kid live a great afterlife.
hahadllm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:10 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it's not in China.
The words shown on the poster on the left is like Thai. (Not sure about that but it's definitely not Chinese.)
aagha786 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one always gets me
im_sad_pepe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one absolutely broke me
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:26:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I'm crying.
SandvoldTheMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one got me. Holy shit.
king-krool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo made me cry. I've never cried at a photo.
keanedawg ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 02:24:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He killed himself?
DestituteDomino ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 03:09:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was terminally ill and donated every organ he was capable of donating before he passed, of his own accord, if I remember correctly.
PeachPy53 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:12:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness... that little boy's sense of wisdom to do that, is amazing.
soykommander ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:31:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, he just got off a ride at six flags.
straumoy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:05:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I wanna be a do-" [cough, wheeze, cough]
"A doctor? Is that what you want to be?"
"No, I wanna be a donor."
tresperros19 ยท -156 points ยท Posted at 01:12:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Choking up here. After extensive experience with pediatrics in the American health care system, I can safely assume that American docs would be tearing through that poor kid so they could fit another billable patient in before lunch.
xXTocsinXx ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 02:09:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think that's a good generalization. I believe that they only do these practices is because insurance companies are such a nuisance to deal with. All my doctors and nurses I've ever dealt with have been very considerate and nice.
Doodlemeyer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:03:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Huge generalization. 99% of docs are decent humans.
BitchesLoveCoffee ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 02:22:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry for whatever it was you had to go through.
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:45:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't you want to get the organs out relatively quickly just so that they're usable?
europahasicenotmice ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:13:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As cold and clinical as that may seem, they're trying to save the most lives that they can. Detached efficiency is necessary when they're dealing with people's tragedies day in and day out.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 03:55:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 04:38:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Charles_McManson ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:45:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(In the US) 8 years of schooling. 4 years of teacher salary residency, sometimes with 70 hour work weeks. 6 digit college debt. I'm not a doctor, but from what I understand, you have to love helping people to not experience a burnout. There are plenty of other lucrative jobs out there that don't require the level of commitment that doctors must have. So please, do piss off
ruralife ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
70 hours is a short week for a surgical resident. It has to exceed 100 before they will consider it long
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:44:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was being a cunt, I endorse this message.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:29:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is why I'm not an organ donor. Not because what they would do to me when I'm dead, but beforehand. Heard too many stories of doctors not trying to resuscitate someone BECAUSE they wanted the organs, which is actually backwards, I mean, to let someone die so another can live?
Dirty_Priestess ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:00:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those stories are bullshit though.
etidorpha ยท 3858 points ยท Posted at 20:09:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A Japanese-American man tearfully welcomes his son home from the WW2. His son was part of the 442nd Battalion, which was made up of segregated Japanese-Americans, and one of the most decorated battalions for its size and length of service in American history, despite being subject to deep prejudices at home and abroad.
The old father's face and his protective embrace gets me every time.
A doctor calmed a weeping young girl about to have heart surgery by watching cartoons with her.
[deleted] ยท 599 points ยท Posted at 23:32:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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lordcirth ยท 174 points ยท Posted at 00:10:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canada, too.
[deleted] ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 00:17:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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lordcirth ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 00:44:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canada doesn't get talked about much in general. The Japanese Internment, and the treatment of the Inuit (forced integration) are the two big dark spots in our history.
baronsin ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 04:08:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I met a neat Japanese Canadian family on the west coast of Vancouver Island whom had lived through the Canadian internment. Government sold their house towards the war effort while in the camps, when returned to normal civilian life they discover that they no longer owned their home. Worked like crazy to buy it back. Now sit on several millions of dollars of waterfront property.
SamiMadeMeDoIt ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:34:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just Inuit, all of the original settlers were treated horrendously
jjremy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:36:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's not forget everything that's been done to all the First Nations people as well.
NeoShweaty ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:48:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The history of the Inuit is something that I was at least aware of. Time to do some reading into Canadian history.
Trippyy_420 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 02:19:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up the Canadian residential schools. We're far from spotless
dabbo93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:29:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What were they?
Trippyy_420 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 05:44:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
TLDR: we stole Aboriginal children away from families, forced them to learn Christian methods and morals, essentially cultural bleaching. Punishments for exhibiting any marks of Aboriginal culture resulted in severe punishments (nearly 6k children died). There were 80 schools at the peak and the last one was closed 1996 (not sure if it was truly active but still).
dabbo93 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:46:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's awful I never heard about any of that. How did so many children die?
Trippyy_420 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:58:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. We're forced to learn about it in history here during hs. Here's the wiki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system
I actually forgot how horrifying the punishments were. Forced sterilization, physical/sexual abuse. The point was never to kill the kids but they were doing this to KIDS
Juggernath ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:22:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you take a bunch of underfed and malnourished children crammed in like sardines in a can tuberculosis and the flu will wreak havoc. On top of that you've got a rampant physical, sexual and mental abuse. Pretty dark stain on the countrys history.
ElbowStrike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:16:40 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I think the only way to really fix it is to create new boarding schools run by the first nations themselves with various psychologists and social workers on staff with the goal of teaching the children traditional native ways, social/psychological skills needed to overcome generational trauma, in addition to the standard curriculum, with the kids free to bus back to see their parents on the weekends if they choose.
Of course the stigma of the prior residential schools would prevent this from ever becoming accepted.
Trintron ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:51:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
David Suzuki was in an internment camp as a child. He talks about it.
serl_h ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:48:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There are a lot more dark spots in the Canadian history than just what the government did to the aboriginal people in general (back in the days of course) and the Japanese descendents during WW2.
The good thing is that, unlike a lot of other countries, Canadian education actually teaches us (from BC social studies curriculum stand point) quite a bit about these issues. Further, in my honest opinions, after doing my own readings and research, these issues are actually described as unbias as it can possibly get.
Edit:
Some other notable issues include the Chinese head tax, Indian immigration disregarding the fact that India was part of the British Empire, and refusing to accept Jewish refugees shortly before the breakout of WW2 (I think, can't remember the exact time), turning them back to the Nazi Germany government (and of course most, if not all, died), and the never ending Quebec vs. Canada problems.
Lookmanospaces ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:04:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just BC, the Japanese internment was in the curriculum in Alberta, too.
And not just social studies, I remember reading Obasan in English class in junior high.
ijoju ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had it mentioned in my history classes. I was surprised to learn David Suzuki, famous host of The Nature of Things lived in one until he was 16.
omnilynx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much every country in that war did dark things to people on the other side (or even suspected of it). Which is not to deny that some were worse than others.
CaptainHadley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Ukrainians too. And there are waaaay more Ukrainians than Japanese and Inuit in Canada.
LetsGoSens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have some really dark history too. If you have some time and are curious, go read about the Japs but also the Inuits and the aboriginal residential school system. It's seriously dark.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hey there
SilverFuchs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:11:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget the UK! I recently found my GGrandfather's internment card in the National Archives. He was deemed higher security, and was held for two years until the agreed he didn't pose a threat. I believe my grandfather also wasn't allowed to enlist (born in England, to English mother) so he became a firefighter in Blitz London
Blind_Death_And_Dumb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:50:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep UK got upto it too. A couple of members of my family got interned because they had been in the Italian army before the war, whilst others where fighting for Britain and the rest where changing their names to English ones and fleeing their home of 10 years due to attacks from their neighbors.
ThatoneWaygook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Australia
Anghel412 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut up Canada. No one was talking to you.
baevar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:47:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to get dark in a happy thread, but I didn't steer the boat here: 48% of Trump supporters polled in Iowa see nothing wrong with Japanese internment. I also agree it was one of if not the biggest stain on our history that exists so I'm baffled that almost 1/2 of a group of people could see nothing wrong with it. I'm telling myself "Trump supporting Iowans isn't a large or diverse group." but I can't kid myself into thinking that it'd be vastly different in other states. Even the 29% of R's overall that feel this way leaves a really bad taste in the mouth. That's an awful lot of people who haven't learned from history and are doomed to repeat it as the saying goes.
cooldude1005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in a town where now one of the US largest fairs used to be an internment camp for Japanese-Americans during WW2.
HopelessSky7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw George Takei speak about this actually. He said that on the document you signed to serve, Japanese Americans had to answer this: "Do you denounce your allegiance to the Japanese empire and give it to the United States of America?" (Probably off with wording but the right idea.) That question implies that all Japanese Americans were loyal to Japan, not the U.S. If you answered yes, you admitted to formerly supporting Japan. If you answered no as a way of protesting that rigged question, then you were seen as a traitor. You couldn't win.
idont_read_replies ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 04:28:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a more nuanced and complicated situation than the black and white situation you paint it.
For example, I'm a white male who's parents moved here from Sweden before I was born. My family has never owned slaves, at least not as far back as we can trace. Yet as a white american I'm supposed to atone for the sins of non-ancestors; I'm not talking about white privilege, which is unquestionably a thing, I'm talking about how I'm literally supposed to feel bad about being white and feel remorse for something people unrelated to me entirely did (something I was reminded of regularly going to public school in Oakland in the 80's).
Going back to the war with Japan - in that situation an entire culture (not merely a country, the head of the culture itself - the Emperor) had declared war on the US and was simultaneously committing a genocide in China on a scale that makes the Nazi's look lazy. To have the stomach to do the terrible things the US had to do in order to defend ourselves against a ruthless xenophobic enemy we had to galvanize the entire population to support the war effort, which in turn meant we had to fight fire with fire and create our own xenophobic environment in order to embolden our armed forces and factory workers to the same level of zealotry the entire country of Japan had already been in for years. At the time America didn't care much what was happening across the Ocean to others; we simply didn't have the same bizarre worldview that Japan and Germany had at the time; there was no way we were going to do what was necessary to end the wholesale slaughter of millions in China and (more importantly to our own survival) defend our country when all of that was happening on the other side of the largest ocean without fighting the very culture of Japan itself by demonizing it. The overwhelming majority of the Japanese race was actively at war with us at the time, but we are supposed to feel bad for the few who lived here and not hold them accountable at all. Again - white person in America in 2016 is responsible for terrible things they never were involved with that happened 50+ years ago but for some reason we think the ethnic Japanese in America during WWII were 100% innocent victims.
This meant we did some terrible things such as internment camps, racist propaganda, and segregation in the armed forces. However none of those things even begin to approach what our enemies were doing.
Somehow America loves to beat eat itself up and think we are the worst ever, especially when it comes to Japan and WWII, but it's important to put it into context and not forget what Japan was doing at the time.
Two wrongs don't make a right, and one really bad wrong doesn't make a lesser wrong more right, but in war you have to do terrible things to survive. We are, this very day, killing people so they don't kill us or our allies, which is a horrible thing but necessary in the world we live in.
devilishly_advocated ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:58:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with basically everything you said. This generation does not understand total war and only see the end results, not the means to get there. Could it have been handled better, sure. But people kid themselves by thinking we could just all hold hands during that time, the entire globe was trying to kill each other.
Onkel_Adolf ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Turns out, there were thousands of Japanese spies in the US. Germans and Italians were interned too. It had to be done. By a Democrat President, no less.
akm-scout ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 02:14:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'd saythe rest of the world was way worse,but 'murica has higher standardsedit: made less patriotic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The rest of the world was way worse. Chin up.
Onkel_Adolf ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 03:57:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Turns out there were thousands of Japanese spies, including women. It had to be done Germans and Italians were also interned.
edit: fuck your downvotes, it's true.
Oedipai ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:34:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is completely false and it's irresponsible to perpetuate this nonsense. No Japanese American, either US citizen or not, was convicted of espionage during World War 2. Read the Supreme Court case for Korematsu v United States and look at the nonexistent case for interning the Japanese. There was no reason to intern them other than mindless fear. Please do your research from reputable sources.
Onkel_Adolf ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:21:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are dumb.
Our Naval Intelligence intercepts proved with no doubt whatever that, during the war, the Japanese had an extremely effective espionage network in the U.S. and that the U.S. government had in its possession names and identification of innumerable active Japanese agents. So as not to stir up race riots or any such disturbances, the U.S. has never released the names of the extraordinarily numerous Japanese agents in the U.S. The American public consequently remains, to this day, ignorant of the massive wartime Japanese intelligence operation in the United States.
Among the people hired to do research on the episode, 40 percent had Japanese names โ and many were militant civil rights activists who had strongly spoken out in support of the Japanese and in favor of reparations. These people were generally added to the hearings staff as advisers. On the other hand, at the hearings, no reference whatever is made of such works as John Costelloโs excellent โThe Pacific War.โ โThe rising current of fear on the West Coast, and the evidence from the MAGIC intercepts the previous year of espionage organizationsโ had been key factors in ordering Japanese out of the West Coast. โMAGICโ was the secret code word for top-secret American intercepts of Japanese military communications. There are other books, studies and documents that could have been consulted for the hearings. But they were not. Never.
The one man who everyone thinks could have shed the most light on the compulsory evacuation of the West Coast by the Japanese was John J. McCloy, assistant secretary of war at the time and, later, high commissioner for Germany, U.S. disarmament coordinator, and president of the World Bank. McCloy wrote to Sen. Charles Grassley:
From my personal appearance at the hearings of the Commission, I believe its conduct was a horrendous affront to our tradition of fair and objective hearings. Whenever I sought in the slightest degree to justify the action of the United States, which was ordered by President Roosevelt, my testimony was met, by hisses and boos such as I have never been subject to. โฆ It would have been quite simple for an objective examiner of the Commission to have dug up the so-called MAGIC revelations.
The few witnesses willing to testify on behalf of the government complained that they were cut short, humiliated and sometimes lectured by members of the commission. It is well nigh impossible to find statements suggesting in any way that the governmentโs actions may have been legitimate. Former Sen. Hayakawa was possibly the most distinguished Japanese-American in the country, but no comment from him can be found in the reports. Completely frustrated in making his views known, Hayakawa finally sent a letter to the White House in which he points out:
Japanese and Japanese-Americans in the Western states were relocated during World War II for their own safety at a time when the U.S. and Japan were at war. The relocation was in no way punitive. It was to remove the Japanese from the coastal areas for fear of what might happen to them if a hostile Japanese invasion force was to land on our shores.
Henry Stimson, FDRโs secretary of war, gave a similar protective argument: โAnti-Japanese feeling on the West Coast had reached a level which endangered the lives of all (Japanese) individuals.โ
Stimson could not, of course, mention MAGIC โ the breaking of the Japanese military code, which might have been the best-kept secret of the war. The U.S. militaryโs greatest wartime coup in the Pacific, in fact, was the breaking of MAGIC. Although now declassified, and one of the keys to our victories in the Pacific, MAGIC is never referred to. The publicโs indifference, perhaps in comparison with the tremendous amount of publicity given to Germany and Auschwitz, is something of a mystery. The only explanation that suggests itself is that Nazi policy was unquestionably racist. Could Japan too have been infected by the racist germ? To the Americans of the time it seemed implausible.
SpaceCowBot ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:45:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why am I not surprised you're a /r/conspiracy regular?
Onkel_Adolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I give...why?
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:17:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a straight lie. There were no Japanese American spies. And don't bring up the Germans or Italians. 120,000 German Americans or Italian Americans were not put in camps.
I dissent, therefore, from this legalization of racism. Racial discrimination in any form and in any degree has no justifiable part whatever in our democratic way of life. It is unattractive in any setting, but it is utterly revolting among a free people who have embraced the principles set forth in the Constitution of the United States. All residents of this nation are kin in some way by blood or culture to a foreign land. Yet they are primarily and necessarily a part of the new and distinct civilization of the United States. They must, accordingly, be treated at all times as the heirs of the American experiment, and as entitled to all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution........this didn't need to be written about German Americans or Italian Americans.
BrownFedora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were he were still alive, I'd love you to try and say that to Senator Daniel Inouye's face.
thebardass ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:42:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a speech given by George Takei about his time in the segregation camps in Arkansas when he was a child. He spoke at length about how proud he was of these guys and their accomplishments during the war. They truly were incredible and got almost no that is for their courage and patriotism.
brucenasty ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 21:23:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
goddamn I can't even imagine the feeling to fight against the Japanese as a Japanese American
[deleted] ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 21:34:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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brucenasty ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 21:36:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah thanks for clearing that up
tekdemon ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 03:16:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's not really good for troop morale (or for friendly fire) if you sent a bunch of Japanese Americans to fight Japan. Plus it'd be too easy for the enemy to grab a bunch of uniforms and try to infiltrate you.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:29:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only somewhat related, but I heard that part of the reason Russia did so badly against Finland in the winter war is that they didn't want people who might be sympathetic to the Finns so most of the soldiers were brought up from southern areas and didn't fare well in the harsher climate.
boble64 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now, when we are talking about headshots, are we talking about shooting someone in the head in real life or are we talking about taking a picture of your head (like a selfie)
foxh8er ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:45:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Daniel Inouye did that and lost his fucking arm but then he came back and became a US Senator.
Badass.
I_Literally_EatBears ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:48:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daniel Inouye may have been one of the toughest mofos in American history. He didn't just lose his arm, he then had to pry the live grenade out of it with his other hand and threw it to neutralize a machine gun nest.
BrownFedora ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 05:45:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was AFTER he had already been hit in the abdomen and neutralized 2 other machine gun nests in the same area!
I_Literally_EatBears ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:58:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and he had an action movie one liner. When they tried to evacuate him because he was wounded, he said "nobody called off the war" and ordered his men to leave him.
BrownFedora ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:32:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is badass but the one that gives me chills is the story he tells about they day he left to join the 442nd. It's in Ken Burns "The War" series bit I can't find the clip online.
He retells his father taking him to the train station. They didn't speak until they got to the platform where his father gave him a little speech. "This country has been good to us. It gave me an education, it gave me a job, it let me earn enough money to buy a home and raise a family. Now you may die. But if you do, you will die HONORING this country."
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:06:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just generally not a nice day for Daniel Inouye.
kiwirish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah twas but a scratch.
kiwirish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:01:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daniel Inouye was a fucking badass. His MoH citation is an amazing read.
I love reading Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor citations.
max_caulfield_55 ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 21:36:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the racism that veteran had to suffer under as a Japanese American man just from the Americans. I understand the whole "assholes who become soldiers are still assholes" line of thinking but this just reminded me how many amazing men and women we have and have had in our armed forces.
wishlesssleep ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 01:53:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In response to the 2nd picture: it makes a world of difference. My ex-wife's father is a pediatric dialysis nurse, and when the kids are scared because of the needles, or their parents are freaking out in the hallway, he always takes time to joke around with the kids, or pull out his phone and watch YouTube videos with them. When they see him their faces light up and when they are healthy enough, they wriggle away from their parents to run and give him a hug.
Some nurses really are angels
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:32:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, its been a while sense I felt anything and that second photo got to me. I love threads like this.
_StarChaser_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:49:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Little bubbles of almost tears in my eyes. She's so small and he's so thoughtful.
scotthan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:42:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously looks like Elvis.
r4bb17_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:12:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first picture brought me to tears. The expression on the father's face is so happy and relieving.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:11:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
When I see that picture I think of "The World Was Wide Enough" from the Broadway musical Hamilton.
If you don't know, the play (which is one of the best pieces of drama every written, and was nominated for a record 16 Tonys) is about Alexander Hamilton, immigrant to America and Founding Father.
It details his involvement in the Revolution, his friendships, his love life, all the way up to his death at the hands of his long time rival, Aaron Burr.
"The World Was Wide Enough" is one of the last songs in the play, where Hamilton dies. A line from it is "America, you great unfinished symphony -- you call for me".
When an American goes to war, they are fighting for American interests. There were a million reasons to go to war in Iraq, or Afghanistan, but I cannot deny that some of the reasons were impure (like oil). But when an American goes to war, they aren't fighting for oil. They're fighting for America. Freedom. Bravery. Against tyranny. A national experiment, a great exercise in justice and liberty for all.
The soldier pictured did not have the benefit of freedom. His people -- Japanese Americans, but Americans nonetheless-- were denied that basic human right. But he fought anyway.
The fear. The uncertainty. Not knowing what the future will hold. We know now that race relations have become a lot better since the 1940s. But he had no idea. Yet he went off and fought for a country that were imprisoning people for no good reason but the circumstances of their birth.
That's why I think of Hamilton. He was an immigrant from the Virgin Islands who only became able to go to college after a terrible storm hit his homeland.
He was able to rise above and beyond his unfortunate circumstances. He rose. He fought. He contributed to the great, unfinished symphony -- the beautiful portrait of a hopeful utopia -- that is America. United and free. That soldier did it too. He added his own notes. I hope that America stays unfinished, because that means it can keep growing. And getting better.
Maybe he was a second, or third, or fourth generation Japanese American. Maybe his people aren't from here. So what. Neither were any of the Founding Fathers. They were all British or what have you.
But I'll be damned if they aren't American.
SushiAndWoW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Alexander Hamilton (the founding father) was born in Nevis, and grew up in Nevis and St. Croix (now part of US Virgin Islands).
At the time, Nevis was a British colony (still affiliated), St. Croix was Danish (until 1916), and Puerto Rico was Spanish (until 1898).
It would be incorrect to say that Hamilton was from Puerto Rico.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh crap. I must have meant the Virgin Islands. I was mistaken
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:57:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:17:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Look. I get it. Plays aren't your thing. But some people appreciate good and insightful writing and good, catchy scores, which are masterfully produced. The people who vote on the Tonys know more about theater than you and I ever will. It sounds like you just dislike it because it's popular. It's popular because it's so good.
It makes history interesting. More human. What could possibly be bad about that?
Edit: The person said something being critical of Hamilton, saying that "it isn't as deep as you think it is", "DAE Hamilton????" and "musicals that take themselves too seriously are always bad" or something like that.
To me it seemed as though he disliked it just for the sake of disliking something, and I tried to reflect that sentiment in my rebuttal.
Kabulamongoni ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ridiculously photogenic returning G.I.
kalechipsyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's killing me that he looks so much like ex husband. Goddammit.
thelittlestbadwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. The father and son got me
Priestbyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, but do you happen to be Japanese?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the prettiest man I have ever seen.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first one hits me hard.
TheLyingLink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can see the feeling in the fathers eyes. Damn...
Xcvnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel that war stories are always the ones that get to me the most
Carlosc1dbz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That japanese guy looks kinda weird. Like his face or head is twice as big ad his father.
NewLeafMaybeSpruce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a source for the Japanese American guys picture? Thanks
etidorpha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a profile of the photographer after he passed away. It contains information about the photo and its subjects.
NewLeafMaybeSpruce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:17 on August 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I shed a manly tear as soon as I saw the first photo. It was only one tear, and it didn't take even 3 seconds for me to shed it.
Zapkin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like segregating Japanese Americans into one Battalion would be a horrible idea.
slaaitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It resulted in the most decorated battalion in history, so...maybe not? I bet they earned those decorations at least in part because they felt they had something to prove in terms of their loyalty, which is a thing nobody should have to feel.
beautifulpoop ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is pretty bright https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjoshOJnms020vr8K8SdUznQOj_tbK15-0DzyrcyeZzR63J2r7
[deleted] ยท 6119 points ยท Posted at 18:49:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This firefighter calming a 4 year old victim of a horrific crash by watching Happy Feet on his phone with them.
http://r3.emsworld.com/files/base/EMSR/image/2015/09/16x9/640x360/US_NEWS_MISSISSIPPI_CAR_CRASH_BI__1_.55eefc23c843f.55ef1c5e13e20.jpg
DaCrib ยท 2734 points ยท Posted at 22:45:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Firefighters are the nicest guys in the world. When my little sister was an infant she fell off a bed once (my fault I was jumping on it) and we called 911. Shortly after there were a bunch of grown ass men in my living trying their best to make my little sister laugh. I watched in shame from behind a corner.
thebardass ยท 775 points ยท Posted at 23:54:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son of firefighter, can confirm .my dad and his crew always worked their hardest to make every interaction with people as bright and happy as they could given the circumstances they generally had to meet people under.
CMO_Ratchet ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 00:29:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Daughter of a firefighter. Can confirm and am proud! :) Especially with all the crap they put up with, not just fighting fires, in fact that's the smallest part of the job typically.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:42:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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CMO_Ratchet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:25:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup! I got my 'all you need to ride' so I could hang out at the station and go out on runs when they weren't serious. We took the engine out to get ice cream and of course all the guys (and gals) are in full turn out gear. So many kids wanted autographs, instant good memories for those kids.
AbesAmericanCousin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:48 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Single female. In need of firefighter. In all seriousness though, I have never met an unpleasant firefighter. My cousin is a volunteer and definitely is a good representation of how great they are :)
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:48:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Son of a paramedic/firefighter they are some amazing people i must say.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:47:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has generally been my experience with EMT/Fire as well.
Snide jokes along the lines of, "Well if he's not dead yet, he will be soon chuckle," are common from this group. Even if it's true, it lacks tact, especially when you're saying it to a relative of the person you're talking about.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:02:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if its the same everywhere but where i live emts and fire fighters are stationed together,therefore most fire fighters are qualafied paramedics.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:28:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assume that is the case here. But I don't know, so I made a distinction.
When you call 911 for a fire, the fire department shows up
When you call 911 for a medical emergency, an ambulance shows up, and sometimes you get a fire rescue vehicle too which I've always known was an EMT.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:43:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also works like that here but the way its set up is for instance day 1:you work as emt Day 2 you might work as a ff
sheepnwolfsclothing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are all making me miss my dad :(
JTM13254 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:57:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From a family of fire fighters and am one myself. PR is super important to us. Keeps the townspeople happy.
t_a_c_os ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:59:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked in a factory alongside a volunteer firefighter, he hurt my feelings many times
BlncSL8 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:13:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Firefighters, 10%-20% putting out fires, other 80%-90% morale and extra help. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I got this from an askreddit thread.)
timberx ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:17:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not wrong! :) 80%-90% medical calls to be specific
baronsin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:31:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of my coworkers would shit on me for the following; as a paramedic I quite like having the bucket boys on calls, they are always looking to help in anyway they can and are a kick-ass resource with the average patient weight steadily increasing.
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You live in the USA I presume?
baronsin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:51 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Negative. Canada eh.
BlncSL8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:56 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto.
dabbo93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:32:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cops take note
Qscfr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:43:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy idea: matching firefighters with elderly homes. They play cards with them and have fun but have a firestation part of the building they hang out with the elderly.
TheExpertsAreHere ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:07:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've known a couple people who volunteered/interned with the local Fire Department and they said most calls by far were to aid the elderly. Not such a crazy idea.
AthabaskaDick ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:19:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad was a firefighter and he would come home and drink himself stupid before neglecting his kids and emotionally abusing his mother and wife while blaming all his problems on his brother who he hadn't seen in at least twenty years.
thebardass ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 02:25:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. There are bad people everywhere.
davycrockettman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:22:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cops could learn a thing or two from them.
thatwasyiz ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 00:01:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry if its a dumb question but do firemen usually respond to 911 calls even if theyre not related to fires? Or did they hear the concern and voluntarily pop in which would be really sweet
[deleted] ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 00:09:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TheButchman101 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:44:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would they respond to a shooting?
wishlesssleep ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:48:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but not first
QuincyC11 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:53:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, most departments that run medical calls and have Firefighter Paramedics will respond to the incident and stage with command and help triage and treat the victims. My city's fire dept has 3 Medics assigned to the regional swat unit and those guys are with the swat team busting down doors and are on the entry team. That way if the situation goes hay wire there is a Paramedic with the team that can treat casualties. Source: I'm a volunteer firefighter in the town I work in.
TheButchman101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about an active shooter? I'd imagine the firefighters would wait until he had been killed or arrested, right?
QuincyC11 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:19:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The non tactical medics would assume a triage role and the tactical medics would be going in with the entry team. Usually 1 medic per entry team, however until the situation is under controll (Shooter detained, Killed, etc) that tactical medics sole job is to provide medical aid to his team, that includes bypassing those that injuried. Once the situation comes under control the team will usual "scoop and run" which means grab the injuried and rush them to triage. The non tactical medics will not enter the hot zone, but I believe these rules/guidelines are changing due to the increase in active shooter events. Which will allow non tactically trained EMS and Fire personnel to operate in the warm zone. The warm zone for example would be a wing of a building a n entry team has already secured but command is unsure if the entire scene is secured at that time.
timberx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Was called to active shootings as EMT in LA county. We basically hang out in the ambulance a safe distance away from the scene (the cops would have a safe area where they stage and discuss strategy/eat donuts before they go in and that's usually a good distance).
Once the cops make sure it is safe, they let us know or our dispatch lets us know and we go in.
So yes! By that time, shooter is usually either killed/arrested/nonthreatening.
Bones_MD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:50:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We frequently have fire accompany us on anything that will require extra hands or traffic control.
A shooting qualifies as "extra hands"
Source: EMT
khvnp1l0t ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but after the cops have it under control, same for a dedicated ambulance.
Fishyswaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only after the police arrived and said the scene was safe.
Adddicus ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 00:32:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once found a drunk guy passed out in my backyard. Called 911... must have been a slow night, we had three patrol cars, two first responder vehicles, an ambulance, and two big ass firetrucks parked in front of my house (as well as in front of my neighbors to either side) within minutes.
pastamomma ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:33:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm my area any "man down" type call gets a high priority response so every one gets toned out. And anything involving alcohol or drugs automatically gets cops because those patients can get violent very quickly. So, it may have just been the normal read out and not necessarily a slow night.
Adddicus ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:53:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would explain it. It seemed something of an over reaction to me, but my wife (a former EMT) did not seem surprised when I was shocked at the turnout.
PM-ME-YOUR-SECRETS ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:22:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Depends on the department as to what kind of calls they take, but typically it will be anything from car accidents, to service calls (flooded basements, smell of gas, tree/wires down in the road, etc), technical rescue operations, first response/assistance for medicals, and of course actual fires. Pretty much anytime someone has a problem and it's not police or medical the fire department gets sent to help.
Someone departments do medical, and others don't. Typically if a department does run medicals, they will only run anything "Charlie" and above. "Alpha" being the least critical (general illness/ fall calls) and "echo" being the most critical, (cardiac/respiratory arrest).
Departments don't ever self dispatch, that would just cause too much confusion and wouldn't help. If the unit dispatched to the call needs extra help, they'll ask for it.
QuincyC11 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:58:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the first thing you learn in the FEMA ICS course is that units are to never self-dispatch.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:16:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
most fire firefighters are also paramedics or emt's and run ambulances. sometimes they wear their fire gear to scenes (usually traffic accidents), sometimes they just wear their ems stuff.
BigBear1107 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:56:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. The same men and women who fight fires and cut people out of cars are also the ones who ride in the ambulance to help your grandma when she falls, deal with the drunks and heroin overdoses, and any other medical emergency the public deems necessary. There are some areas where fire and ems are separate but around my area it's combined Source: Firemedic.
DaCrib ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Around me emt fireman and police officers show up when we call 911
Jayfire137 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe medical calls are the majority of their calls, fires don't tend to happen everday.
Source is son of a firefighter and worked on an ambulance for a few years
BigBear1107 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, this.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a dumb question at all. I'm a career and volunteer fireman. Most , if not all of us on volunteer dept are EMTs as well so we respond to medical emergencies. On my career dept we are required to be paramedics which is becoming more and more prominent. So we have our own ambulance service and are cross trained in both fire and ems, so yes we are the ones that show up to medical emergencies ,minor and major.
Jennacide88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yes. My mawmaw whom I lived with for about a year has alzheimers and called 911 on a few occasions and probably still does. Firefighters were always first to respond followed shortly by EMT. They were big guys in all their gear and just a couple of them seemed to fill up the whole room. When the EMTs arrived they all sort of bantered back and forth with one another, it's obvious they were very familiar with one another as they respond to the same calls. They were really amazing with my mawmaw, she always forgot that she called them and was immediately hostile (and often rude) towards them when they arrived but within minutes they always had her laughing (usually at the expense of my pawpaw who quite frankly can't stand them) and passing out hugs, so glad these guys were gracious enough to ease her mind, they go above and beyond the call of duty.
We also had a couple instances where EMT was needed to rush my grandfather to the hospital and firefighters were first there and last to leave, blocking traffic on our busy road to clear the way for EMT in and out.
TheDragonzord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're usually the first on the scene to any actual emergency. All firefighters are EMT.
Cthulu2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends where you are.
Here firefighters respond to higher severity medical calls, mass casualty incidents, rescue is run by the FD, also to help lift fat people.
Usually on a serious call fire drives and you'll have 3 or 4 medics in the back
Friendrice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Help to lift fat people...
QuincyC11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a toned out as a lift assist. 2 EMTs can't easily lift a bariatric patient.
Cthulu2013 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:15:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes fat people.
We health care folk don't speak kindly of fat people.
If you have a problem with that I suggest you quit your job and watch people die for a living before you comment.
casstron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I had to call 911 for my dad who I found passed Away, the firefighters came first. They checked his vitals, and made sure of what could be done, then came the police and paramedics. By then, they determined nothing could be done, so they left, but they basically told me then. They are pretty much trained as paramedics on top of firefighters. I honestly feel bad about the stuff they need to see in a regular basis. They are amazing. When my husband collapsed, they arrived before anyone else. I seriously love and respect those guys.
Natafly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have epilepsy, and if someone calls 911 for one of my seizures, a fire truck shows up about half the time in addition to the ambulance (which is... unfortunate, especially since I'm a college student living on campus and everyone wants to know what set off the fire alarm).
QuincyC11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some seizures can be serious and life threatening and it's been proven that the extra manpower that comes on the truck can assist the EMTs on scene by helping hold IV bags, the stretcher, carry equipment, prep equipment, etc. That way the EMTs main focus is patient care and don't get tired out having to lug everything in and setup. They can immediately start treating you as fire sets up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I live at least, firefighters are most likely the first ones on the scene when you call 911. Especially for car accidents.
I have no idea how they're so speedy in their giant trucks.
QuincyC11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:26:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're out the door in under a minute, we hit the siren and everyone moves, we use our air horn to move the assholes and we arrive on scene ready to go to work haha
mannw ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:51:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Story time.
One time when my sister was little and getting potty trained, my whole family was outside playing in the back yard. She tells us that she has to go to the bathroom, so we let her go inside. About five minutes later, we can hear her calling my mom to help her wipe her bottom, so my mom starts to go inside. However, also at this time, my parents were teaching my sister that she needed to lock the door when we came inside. My mom tries to get in, but the door was locked, so we called the house to ask my sister to open the door. Instead she just continues to scream on the toilet. All of our neighbours start calling our house trying to get her to pick up, but she doesnโt move from the toilet. Finally, we call the fire department and they decide it's easiest to break out garage door. Right after they break the door, she prances out butt-naked because one of the neighbors told her that the easter bunny was outside. Then she shit in front of everyone and we has to get a new garage door.
rocketman0739 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:43:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But on the bright side, you now have this amazing story to tell in front of all her friends.
mannw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:49:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And anyone who reads this on reddit...
truth__bomb ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:12:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like you should have. NOW BACK BEHIND THE CORNER!
turley70 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:57:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad is a firefighter, and firefighters don't make much where we live. Money gets tight sometimes, and I know my parents do the best they can. The other day, my dad and I got breakfast together and we started talking about some other families we know. He said "I'm sorry I'm not a lawyer or a computer guy. Things might be different if I had been, but I can't do anything about it now". And I said "I know a lot of well-off kids. Their dads leave for work at 8 and come home at 6. But in all that time, they only wrote a contract or fixed a computer. You save lives and homes, and every day you make people feel safe, and you make me immensely proud to be your son. That pride is something they'll never know, and it's worth more to me than all the money in the world." He smiled a little while he looked at the ground, and I hope he understands exactly what he means to me.
DaCrib ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:08:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo you made my day. Tell your dad I said thanks and I'd be proud as hell of him too.
turley70 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I absolutely will!
Series_of_Accidents ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents always taught me that most cops were good but some were bad. They also taught that I could trust any fireman because they would always help you. So if I needed help and could pick from the two, go with the fireman. They later said they taught me that because firemen have no power to exert and no weapons to use, so the job tends to attract only those who seek to help others, not those who wish to lord power over others.
zer0t3ch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except pyrophiles. (I assume that's a word)
beccaonice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pyromaniacs. Probably a colloquialism though, not official lingo.
SanJoseSharts ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:41:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol tell that to my brother, hes a meanie.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty fond of them too. Had some check my young girls and pregnant self when I blacked out while driving once (turns out I'm hypoglycemic - that was a fun way to find out /s). And when my oldest was an infant, well she rolled off a couch and onto the floor. I panicked, they came, and not only double checked her to make sure there was no cause for concern, but also to calm me down and make sure I was ok. And a few months back I went to a local station to have them double check a new carseat was installed right, and they were wonderful then too. Joking around and fawning over my baby who was with me.
AZ1717 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
definitely true, one of my friends is currently training to be a firefighter and he is one of the nicest people i have ever known
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THEN WHY DON'T THEY EVER ANSWER ON BUMBLE
QuincyC11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The hell is bumble?
jdmrx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant username!
ShelSilverstain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just ask them!
savestheclash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, had a fire at our house while we were at work, and after putting it out and rescuing our pets, one of the older firefighters stayed behind for two hours to walk through the house with us, cracking jokes and putting us at ease the entire time. Exactly what we needed in that stressful moment.
ragonk_1310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you want a tough job, be a cop. If you want to be loved, be a firefighter.
Stiggalicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish my neighbor was one of those. He was a firefighter but was a huge drunk asshole. He verbally abused his son (one my my good friends back when we were young) and never seemed to have a remotely good relationship with his wife or daughter.
But yes, 99.9% of firefighters are class-act people who put a bright spot in humanity (while also putting out bright spots of fire).
owlrecluse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was very young I stopped breathing and was able to do the CHOKING signal to my parents and firefighters came. For some reason.
They carried me out to the ambulance in my own blanket because it was like 1 AM and it was cold. It was just very reassuring to have these big guys carry me to the ambulance. Firefighters are great.
sciencenerd86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a small house fire a few weeks ago in the middle of the night when a neighbor's tree caught fire, fell on our powerlines and energized the aluminum siding on our house. My daughter was asleep when it happened and basically woke up abruptly, had to go out into the rain, and was very shaken up. The fire fighter gave her a stuffed monkey, and the police officer who drove us to my parents' house gave her a stuffed bear and talked to her about her recent birthday and party to take her mind off things. She hasn't been without the stuffed animals since (and a few weeks is a pretty long life for "favorite toy" status in a 3 year old).
timberx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked LA county as EMT-B... Firefighter-Paramedic gave me his phone that had cartoons (veggietales) already loaded and told me to hold it for our 5-yr-old patient in the back of the ambulance as he was about to administer an IV.
I thought it was a wicked smart tactic they never taught us at school so I started packing cute stickers next to our band-aids.
Children can brave the most painful of times if they have enough emotional support.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend was driving me to school once when we were about 17 and he got in a fender bender with a firefighter (it was my friend's fault). He was super nice the entire time and even when he was leaving, he took the time to come over to my friend who was pretty upset and say "don't let this stop you from driving!"
wraithscelus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I watched two fire engines worth of firefighters wrap up a phone booth and a free magazine kiosk with yellow tape for some reason today in NYC. Then they left.
It was pretty amusing.
jschoening ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am a firefighter/emt. Can confirm, we are pretty awesome! Thanks for the kind words everyone.
HillelSlovak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Behind a corner you say
brdzgt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:39:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand, you called firefighters for a personal injury?
GhostOfMuttonPast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, firefighters risk their lives to help people. It's in the job description. An asshole isn't going to do something like that.
touch_my_tra-la-la ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:55:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was 5 or 6 I was in the car with my mom (luckily she had enough sense to keep me in a carseat in the backseat-- I know it should seem obvious but mother's today scare me with their sense) and there was a man biking the wrong direction, coming towards us. His tire caught on a storm drain or something, and he came head first crashing through our windshield, onto the front seat.
I remember being pretty shaken up (especially since my mom was also pretty frantic) and the firefighters made me feel so calm. They took me on a ride around the block on their fire truck and gave me a dalmatian fire dog stuffed animal. Truly good people.
xfitsally ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:33:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wife of firefighter. My husband says his interactions with people are the best part of his day. He just loves making them smile.
ANeutralOpinion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You called 911 for that?
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[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:04:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:26:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd imagine that not that many firefighters do it "for the power trip."
sadhandjobs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What in the possible fuck did the comments you responded to say? They deleted their shit.
IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They said that for every person that joined emergency services with good intentions, there was someone doing it for the power trip. There was a little more fluff after that, but I assume they got downvoted enough to just bail out. I personally have similar thoughts about police (not 1:1, and I try to not oversimplify the issue) but definitely not about EMS and the FD.
sadhandjobs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Thank you very much. So often comments get deleted and we're left scratching our heads.
That's a bizarre thought about EMS--that they have Freudian God-complexes or whatever that posters point was.
EMS? They're doctors and nurses who respond to emergency situations. They view pain and suffering differently than the rest of us. They see human pain and suffering as problems to solve. They appear to us as cool and calm in ghastly situations. They fix us. They've invested years of training and education and experience to solve the complicated problems of unexpected human injury. This is a very particular class of personalities and talent. For which we must be grateful.
Power tripping nut jobs crop up in every field. Nothing to be done about them except recognize and avoid them.
Statistical_Insanity ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:05:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry you had to deal with those people. It's probably too late now, but I'd definitely have filed some complaints at the very least. Higher-ups at public services have always taken those pretty seriously in my experiences.
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IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last month? You don't need your mom to file complaints with first responder services. Here a page that explains what you would need to do in Texas for example. The sooner you file, the better.
Statistical_Insanity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, good luck. I hope it gets sorted out; a shitty emergency response force benefits no one.
MichaelDelta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What city?
Conformo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree with you. I took an emt course in college. The instructors were firefighters/emts. They were such assholes i didnt even think twice about not being an emt. Worst college experience ever.
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It was not your fault. You were a kid.
TigerlillyGastro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:45:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apart from the pyromaniac ones that start fires so they can put them out.
GrapefruitBJ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:52:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing that this is extremely rare, I don't think it's even worth mentioning
TigerlillyGastro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:13:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it's like 18% of firepeople. This is why you should never trust a gnome in a red hat.
roundaboot_ca ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:37:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one made me tear up.
Eva-Unit-001 ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 22:42:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, this kid will associate Happy Feet with traffic accidents for the rest of his life.
RnGRamen85 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:00:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gonna have dreams of feet dancing on pavement, plot twist: they're his mothers feet after they were ripped off
anapollosun ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:08:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus christ dude...
LordKnt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:09:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/jesuschristreddit
Vession ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or of kindness and tact.
Taven ยท 279 points ยท Posted at 22:14:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And from that day forward, the young boy could never explain why he was terrified of Penguins
Stickyballs96 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:19:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John B. Watson likes this.
unbanpabloenis ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:53:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mind somehow mixed Happy Feet with Happy Tree Friends and I got upset. Thanks, mind.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same LOL like how would that comfort the kid????
zer0t3ch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:12:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look how much worse they have it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:38:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Look little timmy, maybe you lost your parents, but at least you weren't eaten by ants and sawed off while still alive"
rock_n_roll69 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:46:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
firefighters are some of the best people out there
Blindweaponsfumbler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They run INTO fire and pull people out of FIRE. Fucking FIRE!!! They fight it. They are pretty cool.
lrkr486 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:06:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"quit cryin', this is the best part!"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:41:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a champ that man is.
charredgrass ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not crying...
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:44:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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curlywurlies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of all the photos I've looked at on this thread, this one brought me to tears.
ANDIRAMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of all of these, why did this one make me cry?
InjuredSandwich ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:46:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Selfie!"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:42:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yea Mississippi! Makin' me proud!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kholakoolie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We spawned the blues, so let the record show that we have two!
lovesStrawberryCake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget Jim Henson
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I would have tried to be a fire fighter. Now I'm almost 30 and out of shape.
fancyfilibuster ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:34:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So is that guy.
QuincyC11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join a volunteer department, there is an out of shape 50 year old who just got on our department and is planning on going to the academy next year. Do some Google searching, there's got to be a volunteer department near you.
Cthulu2013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just posting to make you aware that I am stealing that trick and claiming it as my own.
Biddybiddyhamburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaand I'm weeping.
sauerpatchkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:23:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww!!
iimo0oii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why but I burst into tears with this one.
whatsnewpussykat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the one that broke me. That's heartwarming and heartbreaking all at once.
Beingabummer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:28:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know if it's mentioned elsewhere, but in Holland emergency responders have small teddy bears in their kit to calm kids who were involved.
mladakurva ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:21:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
later that day he was arrested and charged for downloading Happy.Feet.2013-TELESYNC.divX.RZR1911
TheFlea1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:37:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually saw that crash on my way home from work one day. Not a pretty sight. I remember the news showing that photo. Crazy to see it here.
dsgagsdgd ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:06:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is fucked up.
AnotherBrickInDaWaII ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just cruel... Hasn't that kid seen enough disasters that day?
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 22:47:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I HAVE REMOVED PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FROM MY COMMENT HISTORY UP TO THIS POINT.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:16:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does this have to do with dancing penguins?
Insperayshun ยท 7087 points ยท Posted at 15:46:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Australian Firefighter feeding a koala
[1] some water after a wildfire.[1]
GlitterHotSauce ยท 1637 points ยท Posted at 16:55:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dude better have wore a rubber or he has chlamydia now
twitchy_taco ยท 1307 points ยท Posted at 22:01:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's his cover story with his wife. "Oh man, I must've gotten chlamydia from that cute little koala I saved. Don't worry, babe, I'd never cheat on you."
Someone translate that to Australian for me.
blaisepiaf ยท 4795 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nah mate, I'll tell ya, I fair dinkum got it from a koala. Yeah, that thirsty little fella. But you'll always be my Sheila, I swear."
McBoxpig ยท 636 points ยท Posted at 22:56:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spot on mate, spot on.
eSsEnCe_Of_EcLiPsE ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:16:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even knowing the context I expected a few cunts thrown in there.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:27:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
someone always has to be that guy, i guess
Itsapocalypse ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:26:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could've used more instances of the word "cunt"
T_Rex_Flex ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:19:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking spot on hahaha.
chivestheconquerer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:02:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does "fair dinkum" mean?
blaisepiaf ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:14:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It basically means genuine or true. The hypothetical Aussie koala bloke is saying "I truly got it from a koala."
godintraining ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:28:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently dinkum comes from the chinese word for gold, and in the past the chinese mine workers used to say fair dinkum when they find gold...
pedazzle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:59:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually an olde english word for manual labour, fair dinkum being behind the meaning of a fair days hard work (for a fair days pay).
tiger8255 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:30:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Earliest recorded use is in the 1800s, which is very much modern English.
Nobody really knows the origin of the phrase, though it was used as early as 23 August, 1879.
Dincum or dinkum was apparently a (now extinct) word in an East Midlands dialect (meaning hard work or fair work), which may have been the origin, but I could not find a source for this.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:02:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's an idiom that can be replaced by "honest to god" in almost every use of it I can think of.
Spingolly ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:16:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Ya call that VD?......THIS is VD!"
points to unsheathed crotch with boomerang
takes bite of bloomin' onion
vrkas ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:16:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until I went to the US I had no idea what a bloomin' onion was all about. Clearly the message got lost in translation, this is what our Prime Ministers do with onions.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:22:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. I am too high and I can't tell if that link you posted is a gif or just a still image. It looks like he keeps changing, his expressions become different. But only in the most subtle of ways. I stared at that damn thing for 5 minutes and I still cannot tell!
vrkas ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:31:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a still image, it's just that former Prime Minister Abbott may be some sort shapeshifting monster.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:43:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tried looking at it again after you said it was a still image and I am not convinced. FUCK that shut is freaking me out man.
hellforce931 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:17:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tony Abbott has that effect on people.
Spingolly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:16:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread turned out to be much more fun than I anticipated.
Spingolly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They frequently make the list of highest calorie options at restaurants. With sauce, they're something like 2,400 calories with triple digit fat grams.
And now they have the "loaded" version. With bacon - cheese fries slathered on top
coat-tail_rider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:05:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a pocket bloomin' onion?
ragonk_1310 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:28:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking greatness, mate.
gurvansh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:41:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nah Luv," FTFY
TheLonePilgrim ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:16:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gold
RhynoD ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:02:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read it in Ozzy Man's voice.
CandySnow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just cried because I was laughing so hard. Holy shit.
wokepickle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been laughing for ten minutes
CDBSB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:04:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This cunt's a legend.
dingoransom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:26:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1000% Straya.
imnotavegan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:42:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Throw a cunt in there somewhere and it'll be an A+
fuck_jayz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:13:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bravo!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DanOfLA ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:36:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll always be my Sheila hen, I swear down on ma da's life
TheFacelessObserver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair Dinkum is a marketing company in my city.
ameis314 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This needs to be a bot
omar1993 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's Australian for...."do you know where the train station is?", isn't it?
I think? I'm a bit rusty.
Alan_Smithee_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:20 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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digitalchicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A little too Occa. I never hear men refer to their SO's as "sheila's", nor do I hear "fair dinkum". The first sentence before it was "translated" is pretty much what a typical Aussie guy would say. That is a pretty spot on Aussie stereotype though, maybe men talk like that out in the bush but not in suburbia or the city. You'd get laughed at.
icouldntquitreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY.
caitsith01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Completely accurate apart from the bit where no-one in Australia actually speaks like this.
huzaifa96 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:43:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read this in Sco' ish.
PyrZern ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:01:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough swearing.... Or is that more of a New Zealand thing ?
Darcyoss ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:06:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
humblerodent ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:18:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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shittyhilux ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"fuck me swingin', that fuckin' koala must've given me the clap the cunt. I shit you not love, you know I've only got eyes for you. We can still knock boots after the footy right?"
Highside79 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:43:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twist: that is why he started the fire.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure is cheaper than a divorce
ponte92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly there is a problem with some deliberately lit fires being started by volunteer firefighters.
SamBone123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can learn to translate it yourself, just watch this series of videos.
951402 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sheep shaggin' is definitely not an Aussie thing... Ew
quitelargedecks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:18:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cuntcuntcuntcuntcuntcuntcuntkoala
frustrated_pen ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:14:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
could you explain this to me? haha
Red_Gardevoir ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a rumour around here that pretty much all koalas have chlamydia and that by the image he would most likely have contracted it too
frustrated_pen ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:26:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL. How did that rumor start? Can koalas really contract chlamydia? So many questions.
Red_Gardevoir ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:35:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no idea how it started but if it is true then I would be seriously concerned. I might need to do some research on the whole thing tbh
Rampachs ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:09:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a rumor, abc link.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:11:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the members from One Direction claimed that was how he caught it.
frustrated_pen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't tell if you're kidding or not.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/weird-celeb-news/one-directions-harry-styles-and-liam-801766
GlitterHotSauce ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:21:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a rumor. Very true.
IAmA_Risky_Click_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They can! Not sure how people figure he'd have contracted it by giving the animal water, though, since "humans can catch the koala version through exposure to an infected animalโs urine."
Dregoran ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:07:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They carry a different strain than humans. We can catch it through urine apparently though. I don't know what % of the koala pop has it, but it's definitely not just a rumor.
Edit: As of 2013 up to 90% of the population in some parts of Australia have it.
JohannTheLover ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:31:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LessMidRange ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:43:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fuckin' bogans
FEHBREEEZE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:43:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
koalamydia?
puuying ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:38:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That particular koala was named Sam, she was treated for burns and recovered, but then later died of chlamydia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(koala)
Remued ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Sam had to be euthanised due to chlamydia, but her taxidermied body is now on display at Melbourne Museum
puuying ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:03 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's where I learned about her death actually, I was just there the other day and saw her.
flexflair ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait....what?!?
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sacrifices must be made for cuteness
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 02:49:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have *worn, you fucking idiot.
eatdrinkandbemerry80 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:42:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's even holding its hand!
H-CBuckets ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:57:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The koala had a burnt paw, he had water in the palm of his hand and she was dipping her paw in the water. Sadly, Sam, as she was named after this, did actually die due to chlamydia :(
eatdrinkandbemerry80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:14:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that's a downer. Now the picture belongs on the sad thread.
jesse5377 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:59:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im an aussie and remember this image. This poor firefighter thought it was a koala, but it was actually a drop bear posing as a koala for water. Shortly after this photo this guy was mauled to death.
Icehau5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah he would've been fine, drop bears only prey on tourists
KingDarkBlaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:39:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the distinction between the two?
alfredhelix ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 17:19:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a good picture, but any time I see the words Australian or koala on Reddit, I cannot help but recall the phrase "upside down half-limey cunt."
theshicksinator ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:36:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot. It's "upside down half limey koala-fucking cunt".
nuentes ยท 5081 points ยท Posted at 16:42:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people don't realize that due to the shape and orientation of the koalas esophagus in relation to it's trachea, they are actually completely unable to drink water with their heads tilted back without subsequently choking. This poor marsupial, instead of suffocating from the smoke, ended up drowning only moments later, and I know this because I completely made it up.
Cityship ยท 2053 points ยท Posted at 16:44:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate you.
nuentes ยท 524 points ยท Posted at 16:46:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
stop bothering me, dad
pavpatel ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn the hurts
NotTheRightAnswer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:50:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a disappointment, son.
Amazingness905 ยท 483 points ยท Posted at 17:03:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit, my willingness to believe you at first based on a few words that sounded legit makes me really question how much shit on reddit I've believed is also bullshit.
The_Escalation_Game ยท 139 points ยท Posted at 17:11:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of it.
mybodyisreadyyo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:48:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have you tagged "one man's serious rectal issues are another man's hobbies"
The_Escalation_Game ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:05:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah that was from the conversation about rolling a d-20 when wiping one's own ass.
Edit: I have since removed that string of comments but it was worth about 10k karma in total.
SomeRandomUserGuy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like you didn't need that karma anyway 0_0
Statamatic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:53:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FUCK ME IN THE ASS
...did I do it right?
The_Escalation_Game ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:03:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot to PM me your nudes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Including this
State_tha_obvious ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:56:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually data shows that most of the people on Reddit that have their comment show up near the top after sorting by "best" on threads like this are college educated professionals. You can usually rely on these comments to be factual in a thread like this via the Propinquity effect or Interpersonal attraction due to Reddit having so many various professions of different industries and intellectual people from around the world. Top comments are either very funny/witty or consist of great factual based information, of course this is completely not true either and non of what I just said makes sense.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest you're probably not that off.
TheBlackBear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean, it's no different than talking to people in normal life and discussing ideas, as we've done for tens of thousands of years. Hell, if anything it's better now. I remember a joke on Facebook about how in "the good ole days before smartphones," if you were in a argument at the bar, you could just make up a fact and win.
Some people and ideas are obviously more believable than others, and it should all be taken with a grain of salt.
HippoPotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read a post about a subject of know very well. What percentage of it is accurate? It's literally close to zero. But people are so arrogant, and they say it with such confidence, that it seems believable.
Realistically it's the same mind numbingly stupid people you went to high school with.
kanated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean just read some random thread on a subject you do know a lot about. Like one in 50 comments has factual information, usually out of context, then the rest tends to be just uneducated speculation, jokes and personal anecdotes.
One can only extrapolate from that and assume threads on subjects you don't know about work the same way. It's just easy to think we're not as easy to fool as the average person.
Kendo16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love you.
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 16:50:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AAAAAARGHHHHHH
arakunethespiderlord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out.
skiskate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does it?
cmpalmer52 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:05:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Normally I hate these kinds of fake info posts, but this one made me snort. Well done.
LA_Drone_415 ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:12:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take your goddamn upvote, you bastard
bg-j38 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's an injured drop bear actually. They can only drink blood, so I'm not sure why he's giving it water.
johnnytaquitos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omfg you twatwaffle.
sam11233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that was the best 30 seconds I've spent all day
matega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamnit, I even took the time to make sure you aren't /u/vargas
Spiraxia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Facebook is leaking. Something I thought I'd never find myself saying.
FyllingenOy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nonononoyes
Ham-Man994 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As an Australian I was so god damned ready to call you out on that bullshit. Got me so good.
185139 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced Koalas and Pandas were made to kill themselves
Upsilooon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐๐ฝ
jujuM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She actually died of chlamydia.
ConstaChugga ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're officially that guy, you know, you know the one...
GabrielGray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao
Lazin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't birds in reality have sorta the opposite of what you made up? They don't have muscles in their throat to force food/drink downwards, so they have to tilt up to get water/foodstuff down?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you
liquidGhoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She did die from chlamydia though :(
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-06/sam-the-bushfire-koala-dies/1381672
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You fucker.
LueyTheWrench ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was one hell of a rollercoaster. You clever cunt.
christine_112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:24:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No but sadly the poor guy did die of infected burns a couple of weeks after this was taken :(
ifelldownthestairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jokes aside, fairly certain this koala actually died from its burns.
JustAQuickComment_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:14:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how, but I just somehow knew this was fake immediately after starting reading it.
I think it's the "Most people don't realize", that sounds like a common thing people say when they lie.
squirrelforbreakfast ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:39:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Drop bear lost his drip?
PhilipTerryGraham ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Context to this image:
This image circulated in many website and papers following the Black Saturday bushfires, the deadliest this country has ever seen, which claimed 173 lives in bushland Victoria in early 2009. Apart from all the devastating images flooding into the media in the month or so following the fires, of buildings reduced to rubble, entire forest areas taken by flames and firefighters struggling to douse the flames, this image really stuck out to people; gave out an image of hope in all the mess and chaos that ensued.
About the image itself, the koala's name is Sam, and the important thing to note is that Sam was not a victim of the Black Saturday bushfires themselves, but a backburning procedure carried out by the Country Fire Authority the week before the fires occured; Sam was unfortunately caught up in the fires. Nevertheless, because of the timing of the image's release, it served as a very powerful one in the eyes of both the many people that were affected by the fires and the many people that were exposed to the kind of devastation that played out across Victoria through the media. One could argue that this image has it's place in Australian history.
Sammy_Slug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:38:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't a CFA backburning. It was a deliberately lit fire in a plantation that took out 30 houses around where I grew up. Wikipedia is a meme ayy. Great image though. And a great bloke. There's a mural of this image in the main park in town.
WeGottaGoFast1138 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is making me love firefighters more and more.
0xD153A53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Thanks for the water. Have some chlamydia." ~ Koala.
Chukens ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as a firefighter feeding a Koala a wildfire.
alex7245 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just imaged the firefighter spraying it with a huge hose in its face when I read this
KingInTheWeest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he should know, being an aussie, he needs to watch out for dropbears waiting to feed on the koala.
toddriffic40 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love this one!
JerryLupus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad fact: eucalyptus oil is extremely flammable and these guys are soaked in it. They will sometimes combust in a forest fire.
ComradeSomo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sam the Koala is stuffed now, and last I saw was in the Melbourne Museum.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like a bottle of gin to me.
RedditTipiak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That particular koala died a few years later, and is now stuffed in display in a Melbourne museum (It's not a joke, I went there and I remember seeing that photo displayed there).
That particular picture was taken during Black Thursday, the worst wildfire in Australia's history.
oalos255 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
James May?
Nige182 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bushfire*
phosphoenolpizzavate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The poor koala ended up dying months later of the effects of chlamydia :( http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-06/sam-the-bushfire-koala-dies/1381672
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Koalas donยดt usually drink water though, if I recall correctly.
noahajac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a drop bear in disguise.
dogboy1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.smuggled.com/AJHI8.pdf
There is a little bit more to the story though...;)
RussianFighter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's truly awesome!!
odla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:42:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah that brought back memories.
Leap_Year_Creepier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:55 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite "uplifting" pics.
frenchfrites ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:11:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, I think the koala died about a year later or something like that =(
MegaMazeRaven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It did. From chlamydia. Not even joking.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204711/Sam-koala-survived-Australian-bushfires-dies--getting-Chlamydia.html (obligatory apology for unformatted link from mobile)
Humbleness51 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:23:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people aren't aware of this but 'CFA' is actually an abbreviation of a notorious African poaching crew and this photo, along with many more that remain unreleased were discovered after a raid on just one of their compounds in the Peruvian jungle. It depicts a man trying to keep a clearly injured koala from dying after shooting it with rubber bullets in the wrong part of the body. The crew kept very precise records of its animals and transactions, and unfortunately they were quite extensive
source: I'm bored
CLint_FLicker ยท 2498 points ยท Posted at 22:51:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Irish rugby player Brian O'Driscoll visiting a young girl in the hospital after winning the Heineken cup.
xiutehcuhtli ยท 101 points ยท Posted at 03:57:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That damn smile! She's stoked!
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 06:11:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't recall being that happy about anything.
ifeelcompelledtosay ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 12:05:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came here to post this exact photo, but how about the follow up photo of BOD and the kid a year on after she had a kidney transplant?
BowtiesAndR5 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:55:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is adorable too!
MikeTheAverageReddit ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 01:42:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
BOD <3
Although the rivalry is fierce but the second he steps onto the pitch for Ireland he becomes a legend. He was alright for Leinster too, I miss him. Him & Paul will always be true legends.
ThatoneWaygook ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 02:53:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All Blacks fan here. BOD transcended teams and country. All round class player.
Oisjn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:21:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In BOD we trust.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 09:04:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:09:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MikeTheAverageReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:30:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well NI itself is counted as a province in club Rugby so keeping them separate would be detrimental to them really.
bould_thady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except that Ulster is not the exact same as NI. Tommy Bowe, for example, is from Ulster but not NI
MikeTheAverageReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:18:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah it's like 3 extra counties. I didn't want to get into Geography lessons just pointing something out while not really going into detail.
To clarify Ulster is 3 extra counties not NI. (For people reading not you)
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:32:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MikeTheAverageReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:39:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would annoy other fans too if I had to be from Scotland /s ;)
Artyom2531 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:44:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cheeky git...
Sharkoh ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 02:07:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the very definition of Stoked
greyjackal ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 03:46:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BOD is a superbly genuine man. I've had the pleasure of meeting him twice at internationals here in Edinburgh. Very humble and self-effacing.
Archinaold ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:23:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how happy she is
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:11:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sunflower's got his eye on BOD's bod but his friend has had enough already.
boganknowsbest ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:00:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In BOD we trust.
anticiperectshun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:18:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a great photo of that little girl inside the cup.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:50:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a new father, this instantly brought tears to my eyes.
motownmods ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope things worked out for this girl but usually it doesn't when ya meet a celeb like him.
Calimie ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:38:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't see the update then? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4x2h6d/okay_reddit_what_photos_show_the_brighter_side_of/d6d47pi
motownmods ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:42:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome! So cool! Thanks for the update notification/link!
Calimie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem! It's the positive part of reading a post a whole day late.
exafighter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:39:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful. Oh and very Irish. Making people happy, connected to beer in some way or another, and the fact that you simply cannot hate Irish people. The Irish made me so happy every time I saw them in the news because the irish supporters did something hilarious or beautiful at the European Soccer Championship. Gotta love the irish. <3
thisshortenough ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 08:46:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not really connected to beer, Heineken just sponsors the league so it's called that. I think that may be why you're getting down votes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This comment sponsored by DOS EQUIS, stay thirst my friends. Stay thirst.
polerberr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:06:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just remembered that Irish people are just that. People. People do good things and people do horrible things.
My hometown in Ireland once had a wedding gone wrong in the Cathedral involving travelers, knives, and the bride chasing someone down in her wedding dress and heels. That's what makes me think "haha typical Ireland", but honesty that could actually happen anywhere else in the world and it wouldn't seem out of place.
thisshortenough ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:22:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jaysus I'm impressed a traveller bride was able to move in her dress let alone run
polerberr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:53:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, I wish I was there to see it!
Apparently my town is considered more dangerous than Limerick because of the travelers. Never had a problem with them myself but I've heard stories.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Cathedral? Traveller weddings?
Christ, you're probably from my hometown.
polerberr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:35 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
E-town? Haha
Guriinwoodo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad you feel that way. It's good to hear that the narrative of Irish people in the international community's eyes has changed so much since the Troubles
seditive26114 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the one that hits me in the feels.
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 04:43:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:58:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time and place my man. This ain't it
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overruled!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:47:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds of that South Park episode where the sick kid wanted his hockey team to win badly before he died.
tmbg47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There - I've brought you the Cup. Now will you release my family?
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:32 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much joy in that picture! They're so happy to see each other despite never having met before.
redbootz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This needs more upvotes. Actually gave me the feels.
HighlandsBen ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:34:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DRINK???!!!!!
Lola_got_a_Lazerface ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:32:09 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kid looks like the baby from that dinosaur sitcom
moleculardeerwinter ยท 5101 points ยท Posted at 18:49:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was posted here a few years ago and always makes me smile.
Elephant being taken to see other animals around a zoo.
http://www.oregonzoo.org/sites/default/files/styles/content/public/gallery/images/H_orig_elephant_glass_window_water_stellar_sea_lion_gal.jpg?itok=xGTWgnmZ
Source http://www.oregonzoo.org/gallery/images/chendra-asian-elephant-comes-face-face-gus-sea-lion-during-one-her-morning-walks
trippingbilly0304 ยท 205 points ยท Posted at 00:03:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HELLO FELLOW INMATE
BLINK TWICE FOR THE REVOLUTION
kim_jong_un4 ยท 193 points ยท Posted at 22:39:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks so humanlike in her emotions
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 03:40:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YAAAAAY A SEAAAAAAAAL
mastermoebius ยท 853 points ยท Posted at 20:30:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a bit of an aside, but I live like 5 minutes from this zoo, never been because I hadn't heard the greatest things. BUT THEY HAVE AN ELEPHANT. and a bunch of other cool shit apparently. I've got plans for my weekend now. I could seriously just walk up the hill and be there.
[deleted] ยท 971 points ยท Posted at 22:53:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 22:59:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Hara-Kiri ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 00:18:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know there were zoos without elephants!
PM_ME_YOUR_EMRAKUL ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:34:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know there were elephants without zoos!
ktlol92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:04:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some day there may not be :(
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:10:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
philadelphia no longer houses elephants. i visited their zoo, not knowing that fact, about a month after they transferred their elephants to a couple other zoos. i was really bummed to not see them as they're one of my favorite animals, but i'm glad the shift is being made toward housing them humanely!
PaulNuttalOfTheUKIP ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:26:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay slow down. What the fuck is an elephant? What is a zoo? How can I get one? Does the elephant come with buying the zoo?
DarksteelPenguin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:44:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"SIR, I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT I AM NOT AN ELEPHANT PERSON, YOU'RE REFUSING TO HELP ME SO I'M GOING TO HANG UP"
FingerTheCat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:44:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slow down there, Thad.
Dubstomp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:05:23 on August 31, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out the Peterborough Zoo in Canada for one with no elephants.
But the have two camels!
sandsnatchqueen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im jealous. My zoo moved it's elephants to one in California. It was kind of a big deal when it happened like 8 or so years ago. They were definitely my favorite though.
johnzaku ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:00:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think we got them, don't worry, they're safe and happy in a brand new huge enclosure. :)
friends
Swimming
Snacks
All kinds of good stuff
sandsnatchqueen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:46:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know if they're from the Detroit zoo? I hope so because those guys look so happy
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure, I think Detroit sent theirs to a different refuge in nor cal. If it's the same elephants I'm looking at, they look very happy there. :)
Ohdeeprose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I live in the US and have also never been to a zoo without elephants.
justbaloney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The elephants weren't.
Wolfy21_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i went to a zoo once and the elephant AND giraffe happened to die just a few days before :( , they had some tiny cool looking sharks and a lot of cool parrots though
Not_A_Chupacabra ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:45:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oregon zoo actually just finished a revamp for their I think 5 elephants? And it's wide open space with lots of things for them to do. You can get within about 5 feet of them if they come to the fence which they often do. Being that close to an elephant really puts your size in perspective, trust me.
giles_314 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:35:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh totally. Elephant Lands is one of the best elephant enclosures I've ever seen.
twas6630 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's good, but doesn't hold a candle to the St Louis zoo elephant exhibit. Bonus: the St Louis Zoo is free.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 23:42:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sad story incoming.
I used to live in a rural New England town. Two hour drive to get to any kind of cultured civilization. Five hour drive to get to a real zoo or aquarium. But twenty minutes from my folks' house, some retired farmers decided to start a rehab place for old decrepit zoo elephants. They got two elephants, which doesn't sound like much, but took a ton of dedication and grants from a bunch of different local organizations to pay for their voracious eating habits. It was awesome. I felt like I lived in the goddamn arctic, but a short drive away I could watch and learn about fucking elephants. They had a heated barn for them to live in in the winter, and a pasture for them to roam in the summer.
Then one day one of the elephants accidentally sat on one of its beloved caretakers and killed him. Because, you know, it was a fucking elephant.
Nature is brutal.
Destiny_Seeker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roger Williams still has Elephants :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell him to watch his back.
jewelbejealous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Accidentally"
sandthefish ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:37:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Reid Park Zoo in AZ did like a 20 milliom dollar renovation on the elephant habitat. The elephants still only hang out in the same corner though.
GrilledCyan ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:53:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're just having a secret meeting, that's all.
DocOne ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:55:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phoenix Zoo has a few elephants. And some big ass tortoises that always seem to be bangin. I love the zoo. They have Komodo dragons and orangutans and the spider monkey enclosure where you walk through it and the monkeys are just hangin out and can jump on you and stuff. It's awesome...you know, for Phoenix.
OnefortheMonkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:18:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been there once and the tortoises were in fact banging it out.
DocOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:30:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I'm telling you, it's all they do. And they make weird noises. I love those derpy ass creatures.
Trainkid9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother has a tortoise, he just sits there looking sad and eating his greens.
I should be a wing
mantortoise and get him a lady friend.DocOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:40:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha be a bro, bruh! Help the dude out!
alficles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reid Park zoo is a pretty nice zoo, though. But if you're in the area, definitely check out the Sonora Desert Museum. It's fantastic.
BGYeti ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:28:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup our zoo had a huge enclosure donated to them by Toyota so now they have a gigantic swimming pool for them, a large indoor enclosure and then even more for just walking around.
Carpentor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:03:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah Denver Zoo!
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:04:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Houston zoo has like 4 or 5, they also have a HUGE bath house and I think the elephants might even have a swimming pool. The cutest part is the Multi-Million dollar habitat is all dedicated to a baby elephant that died there.
Teutorigos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:03:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Omaha Zoo just opened the African Grasslands where the elephants have a ton of room to roam around and were brought over as a family unit.
owlrecluse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:52:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haha my friend is SO FUCKING PUMPED for this. I'm tryna plan a trip so we can see it together but, eh... it might be a while haha.
Siedrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was there a little after it opened and it is so fucking cool.
Maclimes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:47:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My local zoo also closed its elephant enclosure. One died of old age. The remaining elephant would have been alone, which is terrible for such social creatures, so she was sent to another zoo.
caffeinatedintrovert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Greenville Zoo?
Maclimes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:32:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baton Rouge.
caffeinatedintrovert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:13:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, sad to hear it happened somewhere else too. :(
Saviorofthe_Universe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sedgwick county zoo here in Kansas just opened a massive elephant enclosure. It's pretty awesome.
ck-pasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Camp Zambezi! The enclosure is amazingly beautiful, my family had the pleasure of seeing it a week before it opened since my mother works for Spirit. They have around 4 (maybe 5?) baby elephants, and it's a great sight!
mastermoebius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah absolutely. Nice rundown of things. I don't know why I didn't expect it at this particular zoo, it is a sizable city after all, but I just always heard it was a bit of an underwhelming place. After looking at the animal list, I'm quite excited.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:46:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denver zoo opened a massive pachyderm habit recently!
StinkybuttMcPoopface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By far the coolest part of the zoo. The theming and detail, in addition to the large areas for the elephants, really makes me think of Disney World.
AerThreepwood ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're finishing up a several mile long Elephant Trail at the zoo near me right now. It looks like it's going to be awesome.
dairyqueen79 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans just opened an amazing elephant enclosure recently. It's seriously world class. It's fantastic. I think Oklahoma City recently opened one up, too.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the Cleveland Zoo they enlarged the elephant enclosure years ago, they have probably like 10 acres now.
naus226 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our zoo has 2 (or maybe 3) that have been there for a long time now.
SenorVajay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my home town they built a huge I closure for the elephants about 5 years ago. I remember seeing a presentation where there enclosure was supposed look and feel like the animals habitat (rather than just an enclosed area). I think a baby elephant was born there fairly recently too.
canuckpuckbeaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the Toronto Zoo still has an enclosure, but there are some petitions to have them removed because the habitat is apparently "inhabitable for elephants"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weren't the last of their elephants sent down to a sanctuary in the states during that whole kerfuffle a few years back?
Now that I think about it I wonder what their plans are for the left over space...
canuckpuckbeaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
were they? I haven't been in probably 6 years. I'm going around the end of august, I'll check it out if they're gone...
EDIT: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/the-long-goodbye-of-the-toronto-zoo-elephants-1.1894496 looks like they were, that's too bad :(
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe 30 years ago, NC Zoo constructed a grasslands for elephants and compatible herding animals. I'm going to guess the enclosure is 40 acres. It's fricking huge. You don't get super close up to the elephants, but I'm sure they're much happier. It was state of the art in the 80s, but I'm sure some newer zoos are as good, or better.
I've been to zoo in Portland. You see elephants close up, but they don't really have much room to roam. The water (pond) looked very poopy and gross.
m1sta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apes in cages. It's brutal.
lexie1596 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me really happy that they're doing it humanely over there. Saw some elephant parks in Thailand when I was there and you want to hope they're okay but you can't be sure. The day there's no more elephants is the day I don't want to be here anymore
brolarbear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should be happier there are multiple at the Phoenix zoo, instead I'm frustum rated how I can barely see them ever
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:08:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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aquias27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky me, the zoo near me has asian and african elephants. The African's have a huge roaming area. The Asian's have a smaller area, but still decent.
greyjackal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
San Diego has an amazing open and huge place for the elephants - it's not the San Diego Zoo but Escondido Park (apols if I spelled it incorrectly, it's been 8 years) about an hour north of the city. Past Miramar in fact, if you have any Kenny Loggins on your iPod/music player of choice :D
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd imagine part of the problem is having one elephant is pretty damaging in itself.
thegreatburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Every zoo I have been too has elephants. We have a good sized herd here in Kansas City with a large enclosure for them.
sinfuldolphin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's another zoo like thing in Oregon called wildlife safari. What's nice about it is the animals that can stand Oregon weather are on a huge plot of land and divided by countries. The lions, bears, tigers, etc. are all separated by smaller (but still larger than most zoos) cages. Elephants also have a large personal cage.
In this zoo you pay a certain amount (not sure exactly how much) and you drive through and can roll down the windows and see all these animals running around like they would in the wild. There's also a portion of the zoo you can walk through with birds, reptiles, and smaller animals that can't be left to run around.
snapper1971 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
America is a huge country, why isn't there a safari park there the size of Wales?
It could help to prevent the extinction of many large grassland mammals.
Jorvall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The oregon zoo massively expanded their elephant enclosure.
Its very impressive now. I want to live there.
tourette_unicorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The indianapolis zoo enclosures for the elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, and rhinos are huge! And the orangutans just got a big building that they seem to enjoy. There is even a desert biome for turtles, lizards, birds and snakes. The sea lions seem cramped but other than that we love going to the zoo so much we bought a membership for unlimited attendance. I'm proud of indianapolis.
coderapprentice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brookfield zoo (near Chicago) has returned all of its former elephants to the wild (I believe) and has since used all of its former elephant enclosures for the rhinos.
TheAdvilMonkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oklahoma City Zoo has Elephants. They have changed the enclosure since I was a child. It is massive now and the elephants definitely seem happy.
pajam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently talked to one of the zookeepers of the Washington DC zoo in which they removed a lot of exhibits to expand the elephant exhibit to weave throughout the entire zoo. Now it makes sense why they chose to do that (I believe the removed the hippos and other stuff). Pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The zoo I volunteer at here in Miami has both elephant species Asian and African and our Asian male celebrated his 50th in June he had been with the zoo since it was located at Crandon park all the way to the new zoo Miami theme
GongoozleGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
i won't visit the bronx zoo bc of this bullshit. treating animals "humanely" has nothing to do with the habitat of any animal, except for humans in retrospect. in my opinion, zoos can capacitate species in regards to funding. the employment opportunities are too cheap to get good people a decent paycheck for handling these places. the animals lose, and humans get bundled with the emotions, only those who care.... again, back to $ funding.
stone_opera ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the Toronto Zoo closed their elephant enclosure and sent the elephants to California; they decided that it was too cold to humanely keep elephants in Canada, and they didn't want to keep them inside 4 months of the year.
Was a bit sad because I visited those elephants regularly with my nephews, but I get that it was for their best to send them away.
OverlordQuasar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:31:39 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The free zoo in chicago, Lincoln Park zoo, had to give up its elephants after one died and they couldn't determine the cause so they feared it was something related to the zoo.
FrostySt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:55:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hometown has a zoo with a ton of elephants in it still. It's a wonderful enclosure though, and really large.
angrybubble ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:00:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've remodeled a lot of the zoo now and it's much better than it used to be. Especially the elephant area which they expanded a lot to give them more room and activities. They've spent their bond money from a few years ago well and it's really improved conditions for the animals. The primate and rhino areas are up for a major remodel next and will be completed in the next 4 years I think. I just went yesterday and it was really enjoyable despite being packed with people for their special $4 admission deal they do for the second tuesday each month. You should check it out. There's also a free shuttle running during the day every 15 minutes that will take you from the zoo and all over Washington Park like to the Hoyt Arboretum and down to the Rose Garden/Japanese Garden and then back to the Zoo.
Also if you're into Pokemon Go there are a ton of stops and spawns at the zoo too. Voltorbs everywhere
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's all really great to hear! Thanks for the insight! I'm increasingly excited to go. I did kind of laugh when I looked at the website and saw I missed the 2nd Tuesday deal by a day haha. Oh well, I don't mind paying more to skip the crowds. Although I'm not sure which day to go with the shit hitting the fan weather-wise on Friday.
LAXAsh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:42:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have an app for the elephants too! You can tell it what elephants you saw in what area and what they were doing to help the zoo learn more
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:43:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OH MAN! This is one of the best responses I've gotten, that's so cool, I will definitely do that. Thanks!!
bilwyschimms ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:47:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do most zoos not have elephants? Tulsa zoo, and OKC zoo have them so if I am privileged I have no idea.
I know Tulsa's polar bear was kind of a big deal along with the sad giraffes we had but since okc have both a giraffe and elephant I didn't think twice about them not being at most if not all zoos
callmemrpib ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bob Barker made us get rid of our elephants. I suppose they are happy now.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Toronto? Used to work at the registers there. Zookeepers fucking hate Barker.
Those elephants were very well treated. Then they sent our elephants down to California, where one promptly died.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps, I'm originally from a smaller town with a pretty shitty zoo haha. I guess I'm surprised by what all they have (elephant, polar bear, giraffes as well) I dunno, the impression I got via word of mouth just made it sound lame.
jedifarfy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oklahoma City has the last two elephants from Seattle. One of them died earlier this year. :(
Hara-Kiri ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:18:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Some zoos don't have elephants..? That is like one of the staple animals to have here.
Edit: I see you said they had a polar bear so that's pretty cool, the last one I saw was in the Chicago zoo but I've not been to one in the UK where I live for a very long time so I don't know how normal that is. I went to a safari park yesterday and I'm pretty hyped over animal day trips at the moment so I'm hoping they will have one when I go to the zoo soon.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised by how many folks are surprised at my surprise with hearing of the Elephants haha. I'm from a pretty small city which wouldn't/doesn't have an elephant or many animals in general. The west of the US is pretty chock full of animal exhibitions that are pretty strictly regional wildlife and small. (Among some amazing huge and world class zoos in some of the bigger cities, Portland not being the biggest city either)
Akin to your excitement about that safari park, a lot of zoos that I mentioned don't have the African side of things because it's hard to house animals like that in the winter! So I get particularly stoked to see Animals like that.
AzorAhaiIsJonSnow ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:12:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I live an hour away from the Oregon Zoo, and they don't have an elephant. THEY HAVE LIKE 8 ELEPHANTS. And I don't know what kind of person would give this zoo bad reviews but it's actually a very nice zoo and they have awesome zoo lights and very friendly staff. My family used to get a season pass every year since I was a baby so I've probably gone 50+ times in my life and would recommend it to anyone who likes animals.
8 was a bit to enthusiastic of me. It's closer to 5-6 I think.
ratguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:04:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And they have a train!
It's been a long time since I've been there, as I moved out of the country, but I remember the Oregon Zoo being pretty damn good. I'll have to make it a point to visit it again next time I'm back to visit my family.
ColKrismiss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:37:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, their main elephant is like the largest one in North America.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great to hear another overwhelmingly positive review of the place! I'm stoked!
expectomyboner ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:46:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet they have a shit tone of pokรฉstops too!
mastermoebius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:03:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I heard, into that.
lzharsh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:52:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just redid the elephant exhibit too. It's huge.
whattheyesyes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:12:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you not know they have elephants?! At least once a week there is an elephant story in the news!
mwmani ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:44:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The new Elephant Lands is awesome, they have so much room now!
baby_account ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:35:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure what you heard, but the Oregon Zoo is fantastic. If you like elephants the new Elephant Land exhibit is going to blow your mind. As an added bonus they are a key partner in Asian elephant conservation. I love that place.
pdx_1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also live 10 minutes from this Zoo, don't go before noon otherwise you won't find parking, and traffic around there is terrible. Take the Max instead!
mastermoebius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:49:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't even have a car in this town :) haha will likely walk or max.
surferdude121 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:08:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oregon Zoo has almost a whole herd of elephants actually. They have one of the best elephant zoo programs in the country. They just opened a new expansion of the elephant exhibit and it's seriously 4x the size of their previous enclosure and includes a pool they can fully submerge in.
mastermoebius ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:46:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I was just reading up on that, very cool, I feel a fool for having not known until now.
masgrada ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've been building the exhibit larger to accommodate them as well.
HouseOfFourDoors ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You need to go, the new elephant enclosure is bigger and much nicer. I think they may have a section closed off now due to a precautionary quarantine (one of the males looked like he could have been sick) but that may have been lifted by now.
kayduh_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We were there a couple months ago and they had at least 3 elephants I thought. It's one of my favorite zoos and they are pretty large and have a good variety of different animals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The elephant exhibexhis brand new. I watched a video about it and they designed it for 18 hours a day engagement.
dwarfwhore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
havent been to that zoo in over 20 years, back when it was new-ish. it was a swingin' place for a lot of years there. give it a shot, and ignore the smell.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All about the sensory experience, I'll embrace it haha.
Thumbtyper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm excited for you. They have elephantS. And they're working to increase the size of their home.
misskrumpet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They recently expanded the elephant space and put a huge pool in there.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a bad zoo. Make sure to visit the Japanese garden too, it's in that same area.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely been there. Really beautiful, oddly expensive, but worth it once in a while. Wish I could just go sit there and meditate every day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they have a season pass?
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looked into it! Actually a pretty damn good/cool deal: http://japanesegarden.com/join-and-support/memberships/become-a-member/ love that there are member only hours. I mean it's $10 for a normal visit, but $50 for the year with special perks. Pretty solid.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, if you go more than 5 times, you're golden.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so close to me, and it's such a nice place to be, could be worth it for a little investment in the soul.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:09:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you were singing for a moment here.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha, upon review I feel a little silly.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:40:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's okay. Have a great day.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:51:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, you too!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Erm, did you get it?
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:43:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha now I do, what the hell's wrong with me. I appreciate your effort on that one.
thegreatburner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:14:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They only have one? I may be wrong but I believe they are very social animals and they are not good to have solo.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently like 6! I misspoke.
nolan1971 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:14:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is way too common. I'm guilty too, but am making an effort to change it.
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know right? After 3 years living here, I just straight up forget about it. Will definitely make an effort to change that.
DomHaynie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oregon Zoo is great. I'm in Beaverton, and the zoo is great. Great things may not have been said based on the way things were ran, but it's never been bad enough to not go as a day trip or a few hours. They also have zoo lights around Christmas time. One-of-a-kind experience as a date or if you have kids.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No kids but that probably wouldn't stop me, I'll take the gf!
Lord_ThunderCunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody's pointed out that the Oregon zoo is part of a multinational elephant breeding program?
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:03:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think someone mentioned it, I love that.
EvenSmallerPotatoes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:02:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should go! I'm not a huge fan of zoos, but I really do love the Oregon Zoo, and have been a member for a few years now. They are constantly making improvements to their enclosures. They do a lot for conservation and education too. Also, they have a whole family of elephants, and a brand new "Elephant Lands" for them to roam in that spans almost the entire zoo. It's pretty neat.
FinchHop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:39:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oregon Zoo is actually pretty famous for their elephant program! I think they were the first to breed Asian Elephants in the US, and they've continued to have a strong breeding program (though there was some controversy over the most recent one, with her dad being a circus elephant). They actually just revamped their elephant enclosure, it's much bigger now and has a cool water feature and everything.
WearSunscreen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:58:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just there yesterday for the first time ever for their $4 Tuesday.
IT. IS. AWESOME.
If you happen to play Pokemon GO, it's also a great area :)
rewilson713 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:24:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should go during their zoo lights! I normally hate zoos but it's pretty magical
AdumLarp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:36:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty fun. I got to watch one of the big bull elephants use his cock to scratch his back leg once. Didn't know that was a thing until that point.
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:41:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorta sad you spoiled it for me but I would pay extra tbh
AdumLarp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:57:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry man. I'm not sure how often it happens, but it was certainly a surprise. My wife and I were like "Huh, weird," but the ladies in front of us were all giggles. Both were like 60.
GuiltySparklez0343 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:10:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Several Elephants, and Rhinos, and Hippos, and Giraffes. It's a pretty good zoo.
Skoasha ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they had some negative press lately (blown out of proportion by the extremists) but overall it's a very good zoo that is consistently trying to improve the living areas for all the animals.
TeaGuru ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a nice zoo as far, as I can tell the animals are treated really well. I did the behind the scenes with the giraffes and it was very enjoyable. Didn't have a lot of time after that so did not see a lot. Was born in NYC and spent a lot of time at Bronx zoo but the behind the scenes was very cool in pdx. I will do the penguins next year I hope.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh that's neat! Might have to try that out at some point! Sounds like a fun thing to make the gf do with me.
plotrcoptr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Idk man, went there recently for the first time and it's pretty sweet. And not like it's saying too much but it's about 100000X better than the flooded dump in
NewbergNewport they call an aquarium.mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Newport one? I haven't been there either, at least they have one of those tunnel things? :/ The "aquarium" in seaside sketches me out...
plotrcoptr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:58:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah Newport, derp my bad. I used to live an hour away from Newport in Corvallis, but now I live in Portland and Newberg is just down the road. Thanks for catching that -- fixed.
But yeah, the "aquarium" is just outdated and they simply don't have enough interesting shit. One of their major attractions is the seal area. Are you fucking kidding me? You can drive 20 min down the road in any direction and see seals in their natural fucking habitats. Plus their ultra-cool underwater tunnel -- it doesn't exactly give you a view or experience of anything that is unique or genuinely interesting in any way. We get small ass excuses for sharks, typical generic fish you've seen a billion times before, and the glass itself isn't well maintained in many areas so it's blurry anyway. I swear one of these days it's just going to collapse and kill the 2 people that just happened to be the unluckly ones torturing themselves walking through the exhibit.
Overall the Oregon Aquarium is best stored in the nostalgia box with memories of the golden days when you'd take field trips in elementary school and check out fucking Keiko. Plus as a kid the whole "petting" interactive section where you can poke sea cucumbers and have sea anemones stick to your finger was great, but as an adult it's a total snorefest.
And fuck don't even get me started on the price of entry for that abomination. Almost $20 per fucking person?! What a fucking joke.
When in Newport, go to fucking Rogue then hang out at the historic bayfront then check out the docks and watch the elephant seals bark and take shits on eachother. Once done, go the fuck back home or take the drive to literally any other town on the coast because Newport has nothing the fuck else left to offer.
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha that was a pretty damn funny review. I'll avoid it until they scrap it and try again. I'm sure I'll make it to Newport at some point, the coastal areas seem so hit or miss as far as the towns go. Any solid recommendations? I need to figure out where I like to go, only been out there a handful of times since I moved here.
plotrcoptr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:13 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The largest town (and closest) to Portland is Lincoln City. It has tons of stuff to do including a casino on the coast but the downside is that it can get pretty crowded and getting there on weekends from Portland can be a fucking depressing disaster considering there's exactly one way to get there from Portland and you end up spending an hour in this bottleneck shithole town of Dundee.
Overall, as far as the Oregon Coast goes, you can't really go wrong with the smaller towns (shoutout to Depoe Bay for whale watching). My personal favorite has to be Pacific City though. Not just because it has an amazing brewpub right on the coast and a sweet hotel with an oceanfront view, but there's this massive fucking sand dune that you scale up - and if you manage to get to the top without getting a heart attack you'll be treated to some spectacular fucking views. Manzanita Beach is pretty sweet too -- it's not crowded and there are hella lagoons and caves to explore.
Honestly I've found that the most fun I have at the coast is just driving along the coast and stopping at random shit when you come across it, like insane lookouts or The Devil's Punchbowl. You'l' also just run into all sorts of shit that you never knew existed.
I have yet to explore the southern part of the Oregon Coast but I've heard some sweet things about it too.
hobgoblin052 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon Go too!!!
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha like 4 people have mentioned that, I'll definitely give it a go :) I love that they stacks zoos with that kind of thing. Pretty brilliant.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo will do! Thank you!
Blackadder288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As another Portlander, I have to say our zoo is absolutely top notch. They really do care about conservation first. And the new elephant enclosure is huge, the elephants there seem very happy whenever I see them.
The only downside to that zoo is the huge crowds and lots of horrible uncontrolled children. The food is pretty bad too, eat lunch after you go. It takes maybe 2 hours to see everything
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the insight! Great to hear. I really appreciate their efforts toward happy animals and conservation, the opposite idea creeps into my mind most the time, tends to drive me away from really even considering visiting zoos. I'm stoked :)
wartornhero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair. It is one hell of a hill.
That said Oregon Zoo is one of the most successful breeding and raising facilities for elephant who then can actually be released out into the wild.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha true, hard to find a prettier hill however!
Thanks for the insight, that's badass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Others have said 5-6! I just said that because of the photo, I assumed they had more tbh
GirlWithThePandaHat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, we have a lion pride too. I love our Zoo, and it's increasingly getting better exhibits for the animals. I've heard of terrible zoos, but I don't think ours is one of them. Also there are more elephants.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For sure, excited to check it out. I don't know why I heard negative things, suppose its been a couple years since I've heard any negativity, and likely could be folks from places with big ass zoos or something.
hamgina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a painting that was painted by Paki from the Oregon Zoo. It went to fund their new cage. It's an incredible painting actually. I love elephants and it's heartbreaking to see them in a zoo but the Oregon family doesn't seem to mind so much
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on you! That's really neat. Fundraising event I assume? I'd be interested in seeing that, not to mention participating in the future.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(you mighta replied to the wrong person buddy, but I couldn't agree more)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? That zoo is great.
FilmmakerRyan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live am hour south and took my daughter there for her first birthday.
That elephant and the next youngest were playing in the pool, dunking each other for about 20 minutes before they got called into the enclosure for a quick presentation for us visitors.
Beautiful creatures.
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaw that's great, they really are amazing. Been a while since I've seen one, really looking forward to it. Good call on a first birthday spot!
Prockles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah woah woah. You've never been to the zoo? I live about an hour out and bought a family membership this year. Totally worth it. They're also working on a bunch of renovations right now, so there is some construction mess. I forget what they're adding, though. :x
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Others have mentioned them! Sounds like some exciting expansions. Education center, polar bear, primate, and Rhino! Honestly if I like it as much as I think I might, I won't hesitate to do the membership. Would love to support the place with all these positive things I've been hearing!
ThreeOompaLoompa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Oregon zoo has Elephant lands, there are about 5-6 of them in newly designed housing
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dooope
lumabean ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:47:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portland Zoo is amazing for animal watching or people watching too!
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe we're the zoo :O
Slowly-downward ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:25:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oregon zoo is great, I am another Portlander!
The new Elephant Exhibit is wonderful and over the next few years they are putting a shit ton of money into the zoo, better things yet to come!
http://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/new-zoo
mastermoebius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another person mentioned that as well, excited to see it and their new expansions!
[deleted] ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 22:45:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the zoo in New Orleans was closed down, the elephants were so bored (they liked watching people), that the keepers walked them around the zoo and had them do a little work clearing the pathways of felled trees.
Parandroid2 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:09:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are there more pictures like this? I'd love to see the elephant reacting to different exhibits
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:34:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Soon, we shall escape the human's containment facility, Mr Seal. Soon."
Skaughty23 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:13:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Orf orf orf!"
"Damnit Carl"
GhostOfMuttonPast ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:45:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That elephant is fucking smiling.
Lord_Ralph_Gustave ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:04:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/s
Emmkay67 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:07:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I worked at the Perth Zoo a few years ago, and no matter how bad my morning was going, the sight of Tricia the elephant going on her daily walk past my window would make everything ok.
craaaaate ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:54:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes my heart happy
Keynan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:42:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/babyelephantgifs
craaaaate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:37:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just made my week so much better. Thank you.
ThreeHourRiverMan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:41:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always think that if I were rich and had any idea how, I'd do something to help elephants (I'm sorry for not being sorry, I'm a 31 year old male who calls them ephelumps.) I seriously fucking love ephelumps.
lzharsh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:49:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sister used to work at this zoo. Wonderful zoo that really genuinely cares about their animals. They are leading the way in lots of different conservation ideas - for instance, my sister worked there hatching silver spot butterflies, which are endangered, and releasing them into the wild.
We also just got a new polar bear cub since Conrad (the other animal my sister worked with) passed away a couple of weeks ago.
If you ever get an opportunity, absolutely go visit this zoo.
crtvmuse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:02:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"During one of her morning walks" that makes me so happy
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok this is my favorite in this thread
yourmansconnect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For an example of the brighter side of humanity?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:04:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. Elephants and seals. Humanity. Duh
pnw_girl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:21:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm at the Oregon zoo 2-3 times a week! It's the best!
badlydrawnjohn35 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how the elephant is looking like OH HEY MAN YOU'RE HERE TOO?!!?!? SWEEEEEEET!!!!
asylum117 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:30:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And they only took one picture
FuriousErection ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The janitor said the elephant was so happy it shit.
Brutuscantcatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of these have made me emotional but this just made me give a very joyous giggle. Thank you for sharing!
sauerpatchkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my cute!!
5nacker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not humanity though...
Saintzillla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, somehow this crushed everything in the thread! :D
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are there more pics from his visit
conceptgamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have a pretty awesome zoo here in Oregon!
Tractor_Pete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, those aren't humans at all! It's just animals acting adorably in our prisons we've made for them.
nazihatinchimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks better than the Cincinnati zoo.
downvotesanimals ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:19:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, but... not really humanity.
waitwhat21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:23:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, I wasn't planning on crying today, but you got me :')
Shugbug1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really wish more zoos treated their animals better. It will certainly take a lot of resources, but seeing all animals kept in captivity like a zoo being able to enjoy a happy life would be really great.
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live twenty minutes from there on a bad day. I had no idea they did that. That's so cool.
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:42:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The elephant legit looks like it's smiling.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:23:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh dear. Is there video of this??
spunkypotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:24:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so beautiful, I'm tearing up! Just look at how happy the elephant is!
missmobtown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh my god, so happy to know they do this!
mirkinmadness ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:14:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Two animal held in captivity shows the brighter side of humanity?
NorthernSparrow ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:50:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The elephant was a rescued orphaned calf if that makes you feel any better, and the sea lion was a captive-born calf of a highly endangered species who lived to be the oldest sea lion in the world.
The elephant, Chendra, was orphaned as a calf when her mother was shot dead in Borneo on a palm oil plantation, a casualty of the tremendous loss of Bornean rain forest via conversion to palm oil agriculture. Chendra was found standing by her mother's body, bewildered and grieving and wounded. She had also been shot, and is blind in one eye to this day. She ended up in an extremely tiny enclosure in a Borneo rescue facility until the Oregon Zoo took her in. They made a huge effort to find a way to bring her to the US and give her a better environment and try to give her a better life.
One reason the keepers make such efforts to take her around the zoo and show her things is that she is the only Borneo elephant at hte zoo - all the ohter elephants there are mainland elephants, a different subspecies. In fact she is the only Borneo elephant in N. America and one of the very few left in the world. Borneo elephants are quite different - smaller, furrier, and there's some evidence they might actually qualify as a different species. Anyway she never quite bonded with the other elephants (who, in addition to being a different subspecies, also have a pretty tight social group and are all related and all grew up together) so the keepers try to make up for it (as best they can) by spending a ton of time with her and giving her lots of things to see and do. They spend a HUGE amount of time with her.
The sea lion was blind in both eyes, due to cataracts IIRC, but I know less about his background. His name was Gus. edit: looked up more about Gus. He lived to the age of 27 (few in the wild live past 18) and he is believed to have been the oldest Steller sea lion anywhere on the planet at the time that he was finally humanly put down due to geriatric problems of old age. He was born in captivity at the Mystic Aquarium, a couple decades ago at a time when Steller sea lions were seriously crashing in the wild. (Steller's are doing slightly better now but only slightly)
At the time I was working there, there was a new baby elephant calf born, a male, who developed a HUGE crush on Chendra (the Borneo elephant) and he kept following her around. Would not leave her alone! She actually seemed a bit annoyed at times - like a teenage girl with a bratty younger brother - but was pretty tolerant overall, and it was nice to see her getting some attention from at least one of the other elephants.
source: Used to work at this zoo and with this elephant.
PS also they are both endangered species, fwiw.
zimbabweaboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chedrawasi! I used to volunteer and intern at OZ back in 2007-08 and won a veterinary tech shadow day that included getting to meet and feed/pet her (this wad before they instituted limited contact and we got to be inside her holding quarters with her). She's a real sweetheart.
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How was she a sweetheart? I need more stories!
I wanna meet an elephant someday :(
zimbabweaboo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course! I worked in two zoos (Oregon and Seattle's Woodland Park) and I've got tons of stories!
Some background info: Chendra is from Malaysia and is part of a subpopulation that is a lot smaller and hairier than most Asian elephants from the main land. So she's already really distinctive. IIRC she's technically on loan from the Malaysian government. I mean, Oregon is her forever home but she's jointly owned by Malaysia as well.
When I met her the veterinary technicians were checking on an access on her foot - these are pretty common and manageable in captive elephants and they just lanced and irrigated it before putting some topical medication on it for her. She was calm and stood still for them to administer care even though she was making noises that indicated it was uncomfortable.
She really loves people, and when we met she gently snuffled arou d my face and hair. Their breath is warm and smells like livestock or hay. They can pick up a person and throw them with those trunks and she was very delicate and gentle. We got to feed her chunks of carrots and she would use her trunk to so carefully pick up the pieces, using her breath to help 'suction' them to her snozz. Then she sort of blew the snacks into her mouth.
Overall a really gentle, sweet creature. One of the major drawbacks to unrestricted contact with elephants is that it necessitates the use of bull hooks. A few times the handler must of have felt she was too eager for the veggies and gave her some prods with the sharp end and I remember the way she flinched and shrunk away, like it hurt her feelings. :(
I'm glad AZA accredited zoos use secure contact so there's no need to use these hooks like that at their facilities. And you really can meet an elephant! I know Woodland Park has opportunities to feed elephants bamboo during the summer and I'm sure other zoos do as well!
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. I really want to go to Seattle next summer and this is only going to make it harder if I can't.
*Edit: oh shit they don't have elephants anymore? Fuck. At least my local zoo has them.
joeynana ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:04:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone tell me what this liquid that's coming from my eyes is?
Skaughty23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pain water
AlwaysSpeakTruth ยท 3543 points ยท Posted at 16:45:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
In 2011, a car crashed with a motorcycle, trapping the motorcyclist underneath the car. The wreck burst in to flames. Ignoring the fact that the wreck could explode at any second, a bunch of people rushed in to work together and lift the flaming car off the guy. The teamwork and selflessness of these people risking their own lives for this stranger is moving.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets//110913101121-mxp-mob-lifts-car-00001101-story-top.jpg
EDIT: Thank you to the several people have commented that cars typically don't expode like the movies. That perhaps being the case, this is still an amazing story!
[deleted] ยท 4778 points ยท Posted at 18:46:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This warmed my heart, but this happens to be my favorite reversed gif.
My_Ass_Itch ยท 1801 points ยท Posted at 19:02:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Can't pay for the ambulance ride? Welp, throw him back in boys"
yummyyummypowwidge ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 21:34:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Being pulled from under a burning car isn't covered under your plan. Sorry, buddy."
ardvarkforce ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:43:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more like "Sorry pal, getting hurt isn't covered under your plan. By the way, we're increasing your premiums next year so gg m8 get rekt (actually don't cause that isn't covered either)."
[deleted] ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:58:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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GeminiK ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:21:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair the tens of thousands of dollars they charge for the ambulance ride, and the tens of thousands for the saline and gauze you'll get will make you wish they left you to die...
NokahHKA ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:56:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they really charge you for the ambulance ride? This seems unreal to me, why would they make you pay for an ambulance ride????
wartornhero ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:25:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost all ambulance services in the states are operated by for profit companies so they charge the hospital who then charges your insurance or you if there is no insurance.
My wife just said it is usually a minimum of $2,500 for an ambulance ride. If you need transported by helicopter it is a minimum of $12,000.
Max_Thunder ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 02:36:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the logic of having for profit ambulance services?
I know these probably already exist in the US, but that would be like a private firefighting service charging you to stop your house from burning, or a private police service charging you when they stop someone from killing you.
Just like ambulances, those are just services society can't function well without, and there's no reason a company should profit from it. You could think that having it be private and the companies fighting for contracts would mean lower costs, but it is clearly not the case.
Note that here in Quebec (Canada) they still charge you $125 + $1.75/km. It's most likely to prevent abuse.
wartornhero ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:17:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I know. The logic is that the private industry can do it for cheaper than "bloated bureaucratic government agency" and it fits in with the already private hospital industry.
It is the same argument for privatization of medicare. I agree it is like privatizing fire and police (prisons are already privatized and that is working out really well /s) if it wasn't for basic human greed and chasing profits privatization would work the way intended.
Flussiges ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:50:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theoretically, an entrepreneur could offer cheaper ambulance rides, undercutting the competition. The competition would have to lower their prices until an equilibrium is reached.
If this isn't happening, either onerous regulations prevent it or the market cost of an ambulance ride is actually 2.5K and Quebec is making up the difference in taxes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The market is flawed, to most of products and sercvices you could say no if there is no competitor with the right price and live with it. When the price is too high for the demand they have to lower it.
But if you are lying injured in a pool of blood you are in a bad position to negotiate...
Flussiges ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:33:45 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That just means the customer is price insensitive (i.e. if you're bleeding out, cost doesn't matter to you). Which suggests ambulances could compete like tow trucks to be first to the scene.
I'm not saying we should run ambulances in this manner, merely an economic discussion.
OurSuiGeneris ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:51:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Privatization works specifically because of the profits motivation. Citation for the price margins on ambulances?
Saline price inflation is a separate issue related to insurance.
fatboyroy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:24:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to tell you this but there are am ulance districts in rural counties here and if you don't pay your taxes and the rural fire dept. Fees they will watch your house burn and save the ones next to it.
GeminiK ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:02:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Key word minimum. You will never pay that little.
mdewlover ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:21:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean these things do take quite a bit of money to operate. You're paying for a crew of like 4 people per ambulance's wages, any medical supplies they use, the ambulance its self takes money to maintain.
Is it overpriced in America? absolutely, but I don't think it's out of the question that it should cost money.
daymcn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:45:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canada charges for ambulance rides as well, at least in Alberta. 500 a pop
anomalousBits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:57:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Varies by province as well. But generally less than 500 bucks depending on distance traveled.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/blog/map-ambulance-fees
princelabia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Profits!
OurSuiGeneris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because many people believe that there's no reason to justify NOT paying. They would say it's a logical incoherency to claim a right to someone else's time / money.... It makes sense that it would cost money, as one has to spend money to operate it.
coredumperror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, they do, which was a rather rude awakening for me the first time I ever rode in one. I woke up in the middle of the night with a strong tightness in my chest that I'd never felt before. I was young, but very overweight with exceptionally high cholesterol, and feared a heart attack. I called 911, they came and picked me up and brought me to the hospital.
It turned out to just be indigestion, thankfully, but I was shocked when I got the bill a few weeks later. Thankfully, my insurance paid for the bulk of it, but the total cost for a 10-minute ambulance ride and a doctor in the ER telling me I had indigestion was in excess of $5,000. I ended up paying $300 out of pocket for it.
Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:02:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You know the TV series "Breaking Bad"? Wouldn't happen in most first world countries because they have free health care.
OurSuiGeneris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I don't know what to tell you.....are we supposed to blame a healthcare system that DOESN'T do that for that perception, or the media, or what?
hyene ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homeless people are people with health problems who have been left in the road to die. True in both Canada and the United States.
0920 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:12:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know it's a joke but in the U.S. Whether you need an ambulance or not, if you want to be transported by one to a hospital you WILL get one.
Source: have gone to 911 calls where the "patient" says "I need a ride to the hospital I have mosquito bites all over my legs" and ended up transporting them.
mdewlover ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:26:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Dad has had an ambulance called for him a few times over the years due to hypoglycemia(low blood sugar) and most times they were able to get him back to normal pretty quickly through IV's and you can clearly tell he's fine and they are still very pushy about wanting to take him to the ER and try to talk you into it.
0920 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:51:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Diabetics can be really tricky. The reason they push for it in that scenario is because it's a serious condition to have low blood sugar. Your dad's state of mind becomes altered. They give him pretty much straight sugary syrup to get his blood sugar up again. I've had a lot of hypoglycemics at a blood sugar of 42 or something, they get D50(the sugary syrup) are completely fine and then you get them loaded up and they lose consciousness on the 20 minute transport to the hospital. Id say that's serious.
Around here we transport all hypoglycemics lights and sirens to get them to definitive care to have their sugar monitored and balanced. It IS dangerous and a medical emergency, and having to call multiple times a year means he needs better management of his diabetes.
sirdroosef ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:21:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're doing it wrong if you're transporting everyone you gave D50 to. You're doing it far more wrong if you're transporting code.
If you give someone D50 and they're on insulin, unless it was a SERIOUS overdose and not an 'oops, took my insulin and forgot to eat' then give them a PB&J and get your refusal...
If they're on oral medications or are sick (vomiting sick) on top of the hypoglycemia, or took far too much, then transport. But not lights and sirens. If their sugar dips again (it won't if you give them food and they didn't OD) you already have a line to plug more D50.
And don't get me started about you have long transports. I've transported 70 miles for hypoglycemia without issue.
FearMeIAmRoot ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:00:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brings new meaning to "Bake him away, toys."
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ancaps irl
608_esaj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me think of the cyanide and happiness bit where he can finally become a cyborg, but the doctors say "Wait, he doesn't have insurance." And throw him out a window.
bodagetbobsaget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to Murica!
nizzbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:31:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should have authorized this with your insurer BEFORE going unconscious.
teh_tg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
USA! USA! USA!
DominusAstra ยท -30 points ยท Posted at 20:17:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-accurate description of Obamacare
ThePaperSolent ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:08:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
obama care is paving the way for this. But your bullshit anti-free healthcare republicans is what is stopping it. y'all don't know whats good for you.
anomalousBits ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:59:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. You end up paying more for health care when it isn't single payer.
ThePaperSolent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:55:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was unaware that was even up for debate...
Here in the UK, we do not (strictly speaking) have Single Payer, but we do have "free healthcare" (on necessary, things excluding prescriptions which we pay some of) and thank god for the NHS. But the government (the tories) are trying to get rid of it by defunding it and saying "oh look, it doesn't work". So if anyone in the US says that "The UK had to stop the NHS because it did not work" you can tell them why it stopped working.
DominusAstra ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:59:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And why would you say I'm republican? A bit assumptious, aren't you?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ThePaperSolent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:32:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(Backing you up) It is also the fact that they missed that I put "your" not "you're".
DominusAstra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:27:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now you're just being arrogant.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DominusAstra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:48:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Let's correct the fucking record. 1. He never suggested her assassination, he said that the lawful gun owners of the United States would not tolerate her being in office. 2. Obamas actions led to the creation of ISIS. 3. He requested Russia to hack her emails, not sensitive national data. (Oh wait, didn't Hillary say there were NO sensitive government data in her emails? Yes, yes she did.) 4. Calling someone stupid neither justifies your point nor gives you any IQ points. Hillary is paid off by major corporations, and Iran. She's been investigated SEVERAL times, including by the FBI AND IRS. Money laundering is only one of her offenses. Corruption is a second. She intends to throw out the second amendment, she plans to allow several thousand Syrian immigrants in with no sort of checks on them whatsoever, AND she wants to legalize EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL in the country and give them a green card. (which allows them to bring in their families from Mexico). I would type more, but I've got better things to do- I've got a train to catch. A Trump train.
Edit: Adding on because I can.
Continuing her list of offenses, she will put other countries people in front of Americans. Why should we have to bow down to others cultures in our own country? Fuck that, and fuck any who believes in that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DominusAstra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What would these 9 million other things be? If we're talking in the millions, let's discuss Obama's recent shipment of 400 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS HE SHIPPED TO IRAN, THE WORLDS LEADING SUPPORTER AND SPONSOR OF TERRORISM. Plus, he converted it to euros to conceal the payment, which is FUCKING ILLEGAL
ThePaperSolent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By your (not you are) I mean America's.
Unabated_Blade ยท 538 points ยท Posted at 19:41:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"When your boys tell you to get back with your ex."
Smoke731mcb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:36:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you
Matrix_V ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:10:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gif warmed his heart too.
BlindProphet_413 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:28:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/reverserescuegifs
SomeRandomUserGuy ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:59:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/reverseanimalrescue
SpottyNoonerism ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:36:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seen that 1,000 times.
Still had to suppress a chuckle when I clicked knowing exactly what it would be.
FoxyBastard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I immediately thought of it and intended to link it, saw it was already linked, clicked it and watched it yet again, and still giggled like an idiot.
SpacebornKiller ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:38:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BACK FROM WHENCE YOU CAME
Breadmako ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:42:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you find out the guy you just saved was a Nazi
YaBoyMax ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:19:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"back you go"
Rick-Deckard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After reading most of them, I needed a good laugh, thanks stranger.
Sebbot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:48:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This moment I am crying and laughing at the same time for the first time in my life.
Thanks Obama.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:24:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anytime.
Jed118 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many people lifted with their backs...
Jaxel_MS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit, now I'm a terrible person...
ntheg111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant: /r/reverseanimalrescue
2ShivShaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im dying laughing. Thank you
KardiacArrest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gets me in the feels every time. Sensible chuckle
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T H I S
12INCHVOICES ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually glad you posted this because it helped me visualize what OP's description said; in the original photo it kinda looks like the body that leg is attached to is on fire...
jodom33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's missing the "You assholes!" Caption but yes, this is also my favorite gif reversed ever.
Asscockshitstains ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck c-spine
yumyumgivemesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/reversedgifsthat...starttoosoon
FistingAmy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like a terrible person for laughing so hard at that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaaaand here is the dark side.
spelbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the funniest damn thing I have seen in a while, my gf is pissed at me right now I was laughing so hard I woke her up!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL, ok that's my favorite now too.
Mnawab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I'm dying here Hhahaha
a_gay_narwhal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At first I was teary eyed at the act of kindness, now my teary eyed from laughing my ass off.
everythingsleeps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:56:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Let's push him by his hands"
I_Dont_Shag_Sheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:34:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
do u know how happy this made me xD
ScumbagAmerican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, I don't think they could've done it without the help of Mr. Green Shirt
steffyneener ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:54:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the fact that this has more upvotes than the original comment says a lot about humanity.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That some people deserved to be pushed under a burning car?
[deleted] ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 17:18:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In all seriousness. This also highlights the the fact the people need to always carry a fire extinguisher in their cars.
[deleted] ยท 179 points ยท Posted at 18:05:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But don't keep it somewhere loose in the cabin. It could become a deadly projectile in a crash. This goes for pretty much all hefty things, including people.
stixy_stixy ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:40:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So keep it in the trunk? Or do you shove it under a seat?
junesponykeg ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:15:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can put it wherever you like (though I think the cabin specifically is recommended), the idea is to clamp it into place.
Chippy569 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i have an older mercedes ('85 190e) and it has a bracket on the bottom of the driver's seat to fit an extinguisher in. I should probably have the extinguisher serviced, since it's probably original....
junesponykeg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:56:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the pressure gauge is showing fine, then you're fine.
TheMediumPanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:21:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Former firefighter here: Shove it under the seat if you don't have special clamps. You can put it in the trunk too but it if you're involved in the crash you risk not being able to open the boot due to electrical release failure or twisted metal.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything shoved under the seat can come out.
stixy_stixy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All right, so trunk it is! Thanks :)
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can also get a smaller one that can be installed inside the car so that you can access it. Should you need it.
TheMediumPanda ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better under a seat or in special clamps. There's very real chance you won't be able to open the trunk after a crash (electrical release, mechanical problem or simply twisted metal).
SpookieWookie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
especially people!
ChIck3n115 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:30:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also check the storage temperature ratings before buying one. Some cheaper ones have been known to explode/vent due to heat when left in cars here in Texas, which can be a pain to clean up.
Scottz0rz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright, Tubby Timmy, get in the trunk.
MundaneFacts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:05:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seatbelt.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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n0bs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not true. Heavier objects, yes, but definitely not a Kleenex box.
http://mythresults.com/episode36
alittlejelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you do if you have a hatchback? Put it where the spare tire is stored?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could install some kind of strap.
alittlejelly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:10:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks :)
nahuatlwatuwaddle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Expensive Japanese stoneware.....RIP my tea set and matching dinner plates that gave me that concussion
CumSmellsLikeBleach ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:13:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So should i keep my passengers in the boot at all times? Got it.
titomcfly ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:41:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A regular fire extinguisher wouldn't do anything to stop this. About a year ago, a motorcycle slammed into a car and started on fire directly in front of the restaurant where I work. The bartender who saw it happen rushed outside with a standard fire extinguisher and it did almost nothing. It seemed to barely die down, but then would immediately be burning again in full force. We had to wait for the fire department to show up with their giant extinguishers and like five of them sprayed it down at the same time to get it to go out.
Also as a side note, the motorcycle driver must have been in bad enough shape for them to start chest compressions, but luckily he eventually got up.
NCSU82186 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:32:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
coming from a motorsports background - a lot of people make the mistake of thinking that a fire extinguisher is there to save the car. Its not. Its there to give people those few seconds they need to not die. Saving the car is just a bonus.
All those high dollar fire suppression systems we put in big power cars? Would you be shocked to hear that a big chunk of the suppressant is aimed at the drivers nutsack?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:39:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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tdasnowman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:05:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If your cars on fire it's probably not savable any more anyways.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:10:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
No. It wouldn't help in this situation but it will help in a ton of other accidents and it doesn't hurt to have one. Nothing ever works 100% of the time. Doesn't mean it won't work some of the time.
People over look the need to carry a fire extinguisher in their cars. After I was in accident that resulted in a person being trapped in their car due to a fairly minor fire. I carry an extinguisher with me.
n0bs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:16:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Small fire extinguishers are mostly used for supression. They don't put out the fire, but they'll buy you time. Also, most fires start out quite small. If you get to it at that stage, you can prevent something like in the pic from even starting.
stixy_stixy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:40:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you buy a fire extinguisher at any home hardware store? Honestly, up until your comment, I've never thought of keeping an extinguisher in my vehicle.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think so. I buy all my fire safety stuff from a friend who sells it. I am sure they are fairly easy to find since people get them to put in their houses.
But here is info on what type of extinguisher to get:
Fire Extinguisher. It should be rated for Class B and Class C fires by the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA. The NFPA says Class B fires are those that involve flammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene. Class C fires involve energized electrical equipment such as switches, panel boxes and batteries.
stixy_stixy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Perfect thank you so much!! I'll go get one today or tomorrow. :) i don't really have a car safety kit.. I will put together one :)
trancematik ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on your climate, most Canadians keep a blanket, candles, granola bars and jumper cables just in case, along with a small first aid. Some vehicles have a first aid kit stock, but be sure to make sure everything in is up to date/not falling a part.
trancematik ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any hardware store. Remember to check the classes for the appropriate purpose. Keep a small one on the kitchen counter too!
Jed118 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do in most European countries. Also first aid kits.
Vesalii ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. In Belgium this is mandatory though. I have a quote from a fireman about car extinguishers: "you know what those are for? Throw it away as hard and far as you can. That's your safe distance". Thoae things work for a couple of seconds. Not enough to extinguish any real fire.
ratsta ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it also highlights that Hollywood exaggerates that while cars do sometimes explode, it usually requires more than a swift kick to the bumper :)
hydra877 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:39:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Brazil people are obligated to have one in their vehicle - without that you get a somewhat hefty fine.
Pangolin007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait really?
destraight ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:16:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or they could stop buying new cheap plastic cars
Dent13 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:39:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those "cheap plastic" cars do better in crash tests than old ones
destraight ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:04:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that old impala had a defective frame called the x frame. there were other frames that were stronger. they just happened to show this crash test because it has been 60 years for that model
Dent13 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:08:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A strong frame doesn't make a a crash any safer, in fact a strong frame anywhere but the around the cockpit would make a crash worse for the driver, this is why crumple zones exist, to lower the amount of deceleration on the body. it's the same reason why they put cushions under people doing gymnastics instead of making them land on the unpacked cement floor of the gymnasium. And that's before taking into account telescoping steering columns so you don't get impaled as it gets pushed into the cabin, or airbags that keep you from smashing your skull against a steering wheel. Sure the car is more likely to break, but cars are a lot cheaper than people.
destraight ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:06:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they shouldnt be cheaper than people. thats shows unreliable newer vehicles are with all their crappy plastic pieces
Dent13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:02:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything should be cheaper than a human being. period.
copypaste_93 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:39:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHAHAHA. old cars are SHIT when it comes to crashing. They just crumble into small balls.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fairly certain that any car can catch fire.
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:20:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars don't explode though?
Angam23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:40:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not impossible, but it is incredibly unlikely.
bicycle_samurai ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:26:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I was like, uhhhhh... technically I could explode at any moment. It's just extremely unlikely.
(And I'm way more of a wreck than that car.)
wehrmann_tx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:02:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might get a bigger flare up if the gas tank lining burns through and starts leaking more gas, but theres nothing under pressure to cause an explosion at the stage the car is currently in. Most vehicle "explosions" are from the initial impact with large amounts of fuel being released.
bicycle_samurai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sort of. But it's not liquid gasoline that burns. It's the vapours from it. To have any real nasty explosion with gas, the fumes need a chance to build up.
wehrmann_tx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:20 on August 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should have made that more clear, why I chose to say fuel instead of liquid. The impact aerosolizes the gasoline for the explosion.
bicycle_samurai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:10:08 on August 14, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would have to happen rather immediately. If the gasoline is aerosolized by the pressure of the impact, the fumes would have to ignite very shortly after or they would soon disperse to a non-critical concentration.
Unless they were, I suppose, aerosolized directly into and trapped specifically in a mostly air-tight trunk or other space within the vehicle, and then reached by the flames afterwards. But the air mixture within that confined space would have to be pretty specific.
I don't know. It still seems pretty unlikely that a car already on fire would suddenly explode catastrophically.
wehrmann_tx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:02:46 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never said a car explodes after the accident.
MysteryUser1 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:56:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do people still believe cars explode? TV has messed up people's minds about cars. I have seen a gas tank ignite. It didn't explode, it simply blew off the gas cap and burned the fuel as it could. I'm not saying the fire from a burning car is a minor thing. It will melt most everything inside the car. But, explode? Nope.
MR_JACK_DANIELS ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:34:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend is a firefighter in Maryland, he suffered pretty bad burns a couple months ago because while responding to a car fire... It exploded. It happens man.
MysteryUser1 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 00:04:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullshit. Unless the car contained explosives, it cannot explode.
MR_JACK_DANIELS ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:19:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol ok. Sure it doesn't blow up like the movies but it sure as fuck can flare up BIG and very fast when the gas tank catches. I'm more inclined to believe the guy who's got 5 years experience doing this and has responded to hundreds of car fires. But that's just me.
MysteryUser1 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 00:36:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You go with that if it makes you happy. I'm pretty sure I said a gasoline fire can burn quickly and hot so I don't see you disagreeing with me now. Unless the fuel tank is ruptured, it isn't going to suddenly split open and spray fuel everywhere. I've seen my share of car fires as well and even watched as a gas cap was blown off and a flame followed it for a few feet. the gas tank did not blow up. A flame just sat atop the fill neck. There isn't any way for enough oxygen to get the fire into the tank to "blow it up."
MR_JACK_DANIELS ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:39:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is if there's a car wreck and the tank is ruptured....
MysteryUser1 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:46:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read my previous post, which you must not have...
"Unless the fuel tank is ruptured, it isn't going to suddenly split open and spray fuel everywhere. "
Mackem101 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:32:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not explode as such, but if the petrol tank ruptures it will send burning fuel every where and that can resemble an explosion, there was a video of a motorbike crash on the IOM on reddit a few days back where exactly that happened.
MysteryUser1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:46:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burning gasoline is nothing like an explosion. Like I said, the fire can be intense and hot. That is the real danger. But to think that because a car was in a serious accident, that it will explode is simply irrational. Gasoline does not explode.
Edited to add:
" if the petrol tank ruptures it will send burning fuel every where"
Not true. If ruptured, the fuel will flow like water and that will burn, but not send it flying in all directions.
Mackem101 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:57:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/aymDwPiWVYY NSFL, the aforementioned motorbike accident.
Looks like an explosion and petrol being sent everywhere to me.
MysteryUser1 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:27:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, not an explosion. There would be little to no percussion. The fuel tank was obviously ripped open and spilled on the hot engine or ignited by a spark. Gasoline burns quickly, yes, but, that is not an explosion. The ruptured fuel tank was in motion as it spilled. The bike also appears to be tumbling as well. That is why the fuel spread rapidly in a large area. It did not explode sending fuel everywhere.
Edited for a typo.
NolanRoss ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:16:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'm sure anyone who has burning gasoline splashed on them will be comforted by the fact that it wasn't an explosion.
AlwaysSpeakTruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess that's somewhat of a relief.
bicycle_samurai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? If cars exploded violently, there wouldn't be cars.
For reference, see hydrogen vehicles. (Or don't... because they aren't around.)
MysteryUser1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sure the hell wouldn't drive one.
ProfitLemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:53:38 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars don't explode, but when a car is on fire the fire can get very intense very quickly and you never quite know if the car is going to remain burning as it is or suddenly engulf the car. So yes, the chance of a car exploding is very very low but there is still a huge risk involved in being near a car on fire.
MysteryUser1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:57 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe reread and try to comprehend what I said in the post you're replying to. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that the fire would be bad. And, no, there is no risk of an explosion.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:36:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank GTA for this myth
MysteryUser1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:40:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This myth was around way before Grand Theft Auto.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And what made the myth grow? GTA (and hollywood i guess)
MysteryUser1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Movies.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:35:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And our dear friend the spinach
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:57:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been to hundreds of accidents and car fires, they don't explode.
AlwaysSpeakTruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for the username
Durbokii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought cars dont explode they just burn.
RealMVPs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burning cars don't actually explode. They just burn out.
4UA1Ktimesover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Explode... Really....
Jed118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People overestimate an engine fire - There are dozens of safeguards to prevent fire reaching the fuel tank. Even if it does, 9/10 it will just suddenly burn faster, and not fly 20 feet into the air like Michael Bay will have you believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kinda looks like he was just lucky n crashed outside a construction site with bored workers, either way good on em! even better if they stopped work to go help
Salesman89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars actually rarely do "explode" like they are shown to in the movies. The danger here was the flame and heat itself and glass shards and the overall fact that you are trying to tip over a burning busted up car.
sauerpatchkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found myself in this exact spot twice last weekend, going fishing. Both times, people pulled out in front of me. I think about this every time we take a drive up Logan Canyon.
hotniX_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not trying to take away from their accomplishment, especially since they still couldve still been hurt and are very brave for what they did but cars do not explode when on fire, they engulf.
toothbrushmastr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars don't explode when on fire.
Reality_Facade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just FYI, it's a petroleum fire. There are no explosives in the car. It would not explode it would burst into flames. And yes, they are very different things.
boysington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flaming cars don't "explode" except in movies and TV. If the gas tank catches, there will be a flare up over the space of two or three seconds, with an awful lot of heat. You can't ignite gasoline with a cigarette either.
nazihatinchimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:19:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars don't really explode like that.
Rohfisch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:30:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cars almost never explode and when they do its nothing like Hollywood told us. Its a big mistake we have in our head and which costs several deaths because people where to afraid to help somebody out of a burning car.
See here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commuting/when-real-cars-blow-up-its-nothing-like-a-movie-explosion/article13222504/
simdus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Things usually do not explode like you see in movies.
hypermarv123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eff that green shirt guy, casting double edge, such a useless attack.
Daronmal12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just an fyi: cars almost never explode. Fire, nope. Bullets, nope. It's another lie from Hollywood.
kaizervonmaanen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:57:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a myth from the Movies. A gas tank is designed to not explode during a fire, it will just burn. Still... I am sure the People involved also thought that the car would explode. But it does not happen in real life and I don't think any car ever has.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure the guy standing in the suit, doing nothing, is the one who drove the car thats on fire. So both good and bad ahow of humanity.
Mcginnis ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:26:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a reverse gif of people lifting the car and placing the guy under the burning car. It's quite funny. I'm on mobile so if somebody could find it that would be awesome.
judge_dreadful ยท 968 points ยท Posted at 22:37:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's Libby Clegg and her partner Mikhail Huggins running together in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
For context, Libby Clegg is a blind runner, and runs alongside a 'guide' runner to keep her on track. It's a difficult discipline, as the guide has to make sure not to lead so that it is the runner who is competing.
I was privileged to see them both in the heats, and it struck me as a joyous image of what people are capable of when we let go of our prejudices - a white woman, a black man, one blind and one who could see, working together in total harmony for a higher goal.
They won the gold medal later, too.
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:46:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the Olympics, but I love the Paralympics. 2012 was their best year yet and I really hope this year is even better.
coffeesippingbastard ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 02:39:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's REALLY impressive. I'm just trying to imagine both sides, and it sounds really difficult to be a guide- to keep pace accordingly without pulling them along (hell if I can even keep up)
and then to be blind and just fucking running flat out- trusting those little tugs on your arm will guide you along.
almightybob1 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 06:47:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you think that's good you should check out downhill skiing for the visually impaired. All the fun of relying on someone else's eyes, but at the speed of a car.
If you ski at all you'll know how disconcerting it can be just skiing in flat light, where you can't read the texture of the slope. I can't imagine skiing all the time while being able to see even less than that.
coffeesippingbastard ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:19:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy fucking shit. If you can't see and you rely on touch and you JUMP!?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:31:39 on October 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that is amazing. At first I just thought they trained that over and over and just go by memory. But hearing her scream instructions is amazing.
bynL ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:42:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is fantastic. I had no idea that this was done. Thank you.
CocoaBagelPuffs ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:57:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am going to be a teacher for kids who are blind and visually impaired. I went to a workshop that talked about how to adapt physical education for blind kids. It was amazing. You can do so much to adapt pretty much any sport and game for kids who are blind.
Slacker5001 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:18:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stupid question, why have a guide runner and not like a guide rope or something? I would think you could just run your hand along it as your run and that would be easier.
judge_dreadful ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 08:36:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Balance. You can't run at any speed at all with one arm at your side and the other pumping.
Xidus933 ยท 2382 points ยท Posted at 18:35:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This soldier who more than likely risked his life to save two infants in an active warzone during the Vietnam War: http://i.imgur.com/HnRYmTg.jpg
detectivejewhat ยท 635 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He most definitely did. I obviously don't know for sure, but judging by the body language of everyone in the pic id say they're in combat in the pic. Dude took his hands off his weapon in an active combat zone, to save two children of his "enemies". Even when we're killing each other, a little light can shine through.
FlyPolarRex ยท 172 points ยท Posted at 21:21:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They weren't all enemies. Doesn't make it a less heroic gesture. I'm just making the point that not all of the locals were considered enemies.
Yawehg ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 23:27:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People always forget it was a civil war.
Simorebut ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 01:03:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
which was why the US had a hard time there. Hard to tell the difference between enemy and friend when they look the same.
schwermetaller ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 05:38:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone who runs, is a VC.
Anyone who stays, is a well disciplined VC!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:43:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Vietnamese also rarely wore military uniforms I'm pretty sure. Many of the enemies were essentially just farmers with guns... Making it incredibly hard to tell the difference. Also a huge problem in the Middle East. Insurgency wars are arguably the hardest wars to contribute in.
dagaboy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:35:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Based on that M1919A4 machine gun, I suspect these are Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The US Army did not normally use them in Vietnam.
ManicMuffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the same, but I'm not a hundred percent.
detectivejewhat ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:48:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is totally true, I hadn't actually thought about the conflict before I commented, forgot Vietnam was in civil war.
Andernerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The really confusing part to me is the man who took his hands off of his weapon to take the picture.
rillip ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:59:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was a journo and didn't have a weapon.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:59:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Combat reporter or embedded journalist.
Sadsharks ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:20:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lots of soldiers were reporters and photographers in Vietnam, plus they allowed outside reporters to come and report on the war as well. Vietnam produced some of the best documented photos and videos we've ever had from a war.
mnh5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love tye look on the little boy's face. My son gets the same expression when someone he doesn't know picks him up. It's the, "uh.. I'm not sure about this," look.
SouthpawTheLionheart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well said.
Basas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:31:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he was stealing them...
kaizervonmaanen ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 09:01:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was likely a PR photo that was set up like most iconic photos from the Vietnam war. Usually soldier just outright shot children who distracted them during a fight. And Viet Cong used Young children as fighters so US soldiers usually did not risk it.
detectivejewhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:46:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes the photo all the more compelling if it's real to me. I knew US soldiers had a hard time trusting any of teh vietnamese people most of the time just because of how torn the country was, but that just makes this picture cooler to me.
BadDireWolf ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:32:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love to know who this man is and if he knows he is a hero.
Heeyhoo ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 22:38:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like that he's faceless.
It's very stoic and symbolic that many soldiers' humanity isn't taken away simply becasue their primary job is to kill the enemy.
openfroyo ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:12:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, the shadow cast over this picture almost looks like something out of a movie poster.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:00:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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neko_ceko ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And about 8000 North Vietnamese. Or do they not matter?
SoySauceSandwich ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:12:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you break the peace truce and attacked civilian targets, no one will give a fuck about your well being.
SOAR21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the 8000 soldiers that died were to blame for that? They collectively decided when, who, and where to attack? And, conversely, no South Vietnamese soldiers or American soldiers intentionally attacked civilian targets?
Have a little empathy. North Vietnamese youth were drafted too, you know. It's not like they were all rabid Communists. What percentage of 18-20 year old kids give a damn or know anything about politics or government? And what percentage would care enough to throw everything away and say "I'm not going to follow your orders because they're morally bad." One of the most moving anti-war books I ever read was a semi-autobiographical book written by a North Vietnamese soldier.
People forget that the Vietnamese were the ones that did most of the fighting and dying in that war, and the North Vietnamese died at a much higher rate than the American soldiers did.
SoySauceSandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:05:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you occupied a city and executed 2800 civilians on purpose, your live doesn't matter. You don't have to be a genius to know that targeting civilian during a peace truce is fuck up. Imagine someone go into your city during Christmas after both side agreed to not attack each other and fucking murder everyone.
neko_ceko ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:57:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the wellbeing of civilians is on your mind, then the last thing ou should be giving a fuck about is South Vietnamese and American soldiers.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:21:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck. This is a badass.
blakebar2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:46:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how he personally felt about the US media during the time, referring to the us soldiers as "baby killers"
skippythemoonrock ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:11:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantastic photo, i also didn't know we used the 1919 in the squad MG role in Vietnam. Interesting.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Seeing a browning MG and an M16 in that pic kinda confused me.
skippythemoonrock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I can tell it was only used on vehicles in Vietnam, with the squad LMG role being passed to the M60, yet there it is.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd hate to be the guy lugging that around. The M60 was considered heavy as fuck, and the browning is like 10 pounds heavier.
Emperorerror ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does that mean?
skippythemoonrock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The soldier on the ground has the Browning M1919A6 machine gun, commonly used as an infantry machine gun in World War 2, but by Vietnam the iconic M60 had largely taken over that role. It's very strange to see a soldier using one almost 30 years after the war, especially since it wasn't that good at it's job during WWII to begin with.
Wallsphincters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:39:24 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welcome to the Army
johnps4010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking that, too! I wasn't aware that the M60 wasn't the squad support weapon for the entire conflict.
Wallsphincters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:33 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, we are still rocking the M2 .50 cal and that's about a 100 years old.
Source, fired it yesterday. Range instructor gave us a history lesson on it
suplexcomplex ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:36:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that is a badass picture.
zenosparody ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:49:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd never seen this one before, it's beautiful, thank you
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
now that's a real superman
Sharkoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus. This actually made me tear up a little bit
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, what a great photo. Just a faceless, nameless man doing something incredibly dangerous because it's the right thing. Badass.
MadScienceIntern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SHE LOOKS LIKE MY NIECE SIR
Dumb_and_awkward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes you gotta run like all hell and not look back
HereWeStandLive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of a picture my emt instructors showed me of a navy corpsman carrying an enemy Iraqi soldier to a medevac bird in the middle of an intense firefight. When asked why he did it, the corpsman replied "We're Americans. It's what we do."
EDIT: found it! http://imgur.com/sJsMGTM/
Slacker5001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Regardless if this is actually what happened or not, it's nice to think of a more positive side of the Vietnam War.
finicu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:34:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorizebot
TheLikeGuys3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of Vic Morrow's death
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:51 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's as wonderful a pic I've ever seen considering the circumstances. Hero.
AlistairTheGecko ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantastic photo! It's encouraging to know that, even in the heat of battle, soldiers still have the presence of mind to know that child hostages are an important resource to have.
rabbit395 ยท 8763 points ยท Posted at 16:33:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Japanese rescue worker pulled a baby (unharmed) out of the rubble after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami. I love the smile on his face.
skyrocketsinflight53 ยท 1250 points ยท Posted at 17:29:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reminds me of that scene in Children of Men
mimo2 ยท 909 points ยท Posted at 18:47:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was one of the most powerful things I've ever seen. Men fighting, shooting, and killing but then all of a sudden... they hesitate.
Letspretendweregrown ยท 745 points ยท Posted at 19:52:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Cease fire! Cease fire! Three coming out!"
Great fucking movie, and that entire scene is one continuous shot. Chasing Theo the whole way.
CemestoLuxobarge ยท 158 points ยท Posted at 21:02:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's hidden edits, but it is still marvelous filmmaking.
offtheclip ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 22:23:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hidden edits?! Fuck it the movies ruined.
/sIStillLoveIt
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OSFAB ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:52:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5vmo_oUnJo&feature=youtu.be
Not perfectly time-stamped but I'm on mobile and can't work out how to do that.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:58:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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OSFAB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were you wanting to put an /s on the end of that or am I just feeling insecure right now?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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OSFAB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK thanks man. Sorry about that. You just never know sometimes these days. Honestly I've had kind of a rough day IRL.
sophware ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:47:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you're looking for one minute 30 seconds. Sorry I didn't link directly.
https://youtu.be/YBzWTIexszQ
Dinewiz ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:04:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhm, unless I've misunderstood what 'one shot' means, that can't possibly be the scene people are talking about as it's obviously filmed from multiple perspective/angles which means it was edited, which isn't what a 'one shot scene' is.
This is what comes up when googling 'children of men one shot scene' http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-iconic-scene-from-children-of-men-was-actually-an-840211730 which features the blood splatter that others have mentioned (the scene you linked doesn't)
mozartdminor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:27:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just to add to this, there's also this scene from Children of Men which I've seen credited both as either one take or done with hidden edits: https://vimeo.com/92383943
Killerlampshade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit is that Charlie Hunnam?
Caithloki ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:32:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish they would make a second movie, either after the first or concurrent to it, it might not be as good as the first but I liked the world.
jokegoeshere ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:16:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they did a sequel it would ruin the powerful ambiguity of the ending
milesdizzy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A prequel might work!
Juxta25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was ambiguous? I thought it was clear that she was picked up by a ship at the end?
jokegoeshere ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but was left unclear whether the Human Project was able to develop a cure from Kee and save humanity.
Juxta25 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yeah, good point. I thought you were talking about the last scenes in the rowing boat. I had forgotten about the cure aspect of things, it really has been too long since I watched it.
shea_the_great ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:18:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alfonso Cuaron, guy is unreal.
wishlesssleep ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:45:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamnit, now you're going to tell me Birdman was full of these "hidden edits" too
texasrigger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:55:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know if that just just sarcasm that flew right over my head but Birdman has a ton of hidden cuts.
wishlesssleep ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:01:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll do this just for you. /s
texasrigger ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:05:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. It's been a long day.
Scottbott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It flew like a bird. A bird man.
CemestoLuxobarge ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:09:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Birdman-See-All-Places-Where-Camera-Actually-Cut-90537.html
charb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like what? Are people or objects in different places between cuts or dirt/grime on characters? I thought that scene was really fluid. Really curious to know what I missed. I know that one scene with the car driving away wasn't supposed to drive off into the distance, just the camera man didn't hear cut and they left it in.
CemestoLuxobarge ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:45:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The blood spatter dissappears off of the lense for starters.
Don't mistake me, it's one of my favorites, but even the director described the editing execution of those scenes in interviews at the time.
charb ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a film buff, I don't have a film degree. I just love movies for many different reasons. I did grow up on shitty westerns and war movies and I've seen so many movies that had blood, dirt, mud, water etc... show up on camera. It is gone after the next edit/cut and I've always assumed that to be accidental. "AH DAMNIT, we got fake blood on the camera. Someone Clean that up". I don't know of a film where it was intentionally left up for the duration of the scene.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:28:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No the trick of the editing is that it all looks seamless. The takes are extremely long don't get me wrong, but there are a few cuts, usually disguised as the camera panning over a wall without any actors in front.
RickStevens21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alfonso Cuarรฒn is my boi
Thugnificent646 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:22:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That continuous shot lets you know how much was just going on. It's like they walk through a frozen diorama and everyone's demeanor instantly changes.
It's one of my favorite individual moments in film and that whole movie was great
xanatos451 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:21:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite continuous shot is a 4 1/2 opening scene in Serenity that involves dialogue with multiple people while the captain walks around the ship through multiple levels. There some really clever things they did to allow the camera to move around.
Highside79 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:40:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing compares to True Detective season one. 6 minutes, single shot, 50 + actors, helicopters, explosions, squibs, across a quarter mile of terrain with multiple sets and dialogue the whole way.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/mar/17/true-detective-cary-fukunaga-tracking-shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_HuFuKiq8U
xanatos451 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:04:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine the shit you'd catch for being the one to fuck up the scene?
eazolan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:42:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why they had each of the 50 actors fuck up the scene once, just so they would get over their nervousness.
Y2Kash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:44:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the camera operator fucked up a little at 3:00. Looks like he bumped into the door frame
Jamaican_Dynamite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That scene never gets old. That scene captures the frantic pace of being chased, bar-none.
Scottbott ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:33:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also really captures the feeling of being shot at. The way the entire environment seems to become malicious and you feel like the next moment will be your last.
guattarist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That scene was nuts.....and then at the end the camera goes OVER THE FUCKING FENCE.
rhinny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks - now I've got to watch True Detective again.
Mend1cant ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:57:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one in Notting Hill may not have been as long, but using the entire street with the changing seasons and reoccurring characters was brilliant
RemyJe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:58:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was common on the show too. It was the reason they actually built the entire set as a single piece.
upupvote2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:46:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And then that continuous car scene which was stellar
Letspretendweregrown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When they're running from the farmhouse! You are right that was spectacular! With Theo the whole time unhooking the car batteries and rolling the car out. Guy running along bashing on the window. I'm so on edge watching those scenes it really puts you there.
lovesaints ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that is seriously one of my favorite action sequences of all time in any movie.
MochiMochiMochi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A fantastic book as well.
BandarSeriBegawan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That movie gets more true by the year. It's starting to feel like a fucking prophecy lol
Cpt_Soban ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is my favourite scene, and one of my fav movies. They actually blended in a new shot when Theo gets into the hospital due to the marks on the camera lens.
didiandgogo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I imagine others have said this, but there are several hidden cuts in that scene. Still an awesome piece of filmmaking, though.
Alan_Smithee_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably in my top 5, maybe even my top 2. Brilliant. I'm so glad I saw that in the cinema.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:42:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Letspretendweregrown ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its the whole last twenty minutes of the movie. You tube it yourself.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Letspretendweregrown ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:57:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No problem kid, I read all the comments and your whining, so good for you! Gald you didnt have to show some iniative. I'll be certain to treasure your advice!
lidsville76 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:13:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I paused that scene so I could weep, I mean weep. My daughter was 2 and her mom and I just divorced. My kid was napping in her bed when I watched that film and I cried.
Coolfuckingname ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats beautiful.
Be great for her.
: )
sniker77 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:42:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really need to sit down and watch that movie.
SixshooteR32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well be ready for it.
hazeldazeI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a REALLY good movie but gird your loins because it's rough.
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:45:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hated that movie. I expected something completely different before watching it :/.
zentimo2 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:45:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that the climactic action scene of that film is the unarmed hero walking into a building, finding a baby, and walking out again. No gun in his hand, just a man on a mission. Love it.
Questhook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
waaah wah
mimo2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that juxtaposition: the innocence of an infant crying and this grown man in full combat gear just standing in awe. This is the first human child born in near two decades and all these killers can think about is the future
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:20:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then once they're far enough away, they start again :-/
PretzelsThirst ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:58:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a bomb or mortar or something that impacts and reignites the whole thing.
TheTripleH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fisher (er... The rebels) shoots an rpg at one of the tanks, presumably as revenge for the tank taking a shot at him earlier.
theterriblefamiliar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chokes me up every time I see it. More so now that we have a kid.
Crown4King ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That whole sequence, the long shot, through the building and out of it is one of the best moments of cinematic history in my opinion.
extropia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Normally people dislike the sound of crying babies. But in that scene, you'd experienced so much bleakness and sadness up till that point, hearing a baby's cry amidst the gunshots was just so life-affirming and evoked such intense nurturing instincts. It was brilliant.
wabojabo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:27:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn! That's why I love that movie so much.
WeDontNeedFacts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm convinced (without evidence, of course) that the whole movie was written around that scene
PM-ME-UR-DESKTOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's my favorite movie, yet most people I ask haven't even heard of it.
manielos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:02:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, i always cry in this scene
Girlinhat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:41:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm unfamiliar, can you TL;DR the scene for me?
mimo2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:13:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really hate to be that guy but you use reddit, can you not Google? You can literally just see the scene in HD on youtube rather than have some redditor explain it to you haha
Girlinhat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:51:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Let me google 'that scene from children of men'. I'm sure google will know exactly what clip I'm talking about, and I'm sure me, never having seen the movie, will know that I'm watching the right clip.
mimo2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:37:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guarantee you if you type those words in the scene we are talking about will show up.
TL;DR Clive Owen is a government official assigned to guard the last pregnant woman on dystopia Earth where everyone has gone sterile. She gives birth amidst a firefight and combatants on both sides stare in awe at this literal rebirth of humanity.
skyrocketsinflight53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:17:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.google.com/#q=that+scene+from+children+of+men
yup. first result. I'm feelin lucky
omnilynx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:28:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally the only baby in the world ends up in a war zone and when people realize it's there both sides stop fighting so it can get safely out.
kearneycation ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:47:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never used to have an answer to "what's your favourite movie." but then I saw Children of Men, and then I watched it again, just to make sure. It's still the answer.
fasterthanpligth ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:31:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That movie almost killed me. I'm a rather sensitive man and I was already emotionally tired when I entered the theater. I felt a tear rolling down my eyes when the explosion went off in that little coffee shop at the very beginning. It was rainfalls from then on until the end.
thepennydrops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen that movie... Worth a watch??
crow_man ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:22:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, do yourself a favour and give it a watch. Turn off the phone and just sink in.
thepennydrops ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:14 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watched it tonight. For a full decade I haven't watched that film, because I thought the storyline of Men having babies was silly. Colour me shocked when there were no pregnant men in the movie!!!
skyrocketsinflight53 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's incredible one of the best films this side of 2000 for sure
thepennydrops ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:57 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watched it tonight. For a full decade I haven't watched that film, because I thought the storyline of Men having babies was silly. Colour me shocked when there were no pregnant men in the movie!!!
crow_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus, what a scene.
grundo1561 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That scene gave me such fucking chills
MontazumasRevenge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally underrated movie.
LGBTreecko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:03:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link for those who haven't seen it?
skyrocketsinflight53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright so I couldn't find the whole scene in its entirety but watch these two in succession and you'll have an idea what everyone's talking about. Really though just watch the movie it's amazing https://vimeo.com/92383943 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5vmo_oUnJo
sparks1990 ยท 753 points ยท Posted at 16:59:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Interesting that they're wearing camouflage instead of hi viz gear. If something shifts and a building collapses then they'd just be harder to find.
Edit: fixed a word
BitchinIndika ยท 1471 points ยท Posted at 17:17:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No doubt they mobilized like NOW instead of waiting around for new gear to show up.
CokeCanNinja ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:31:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like they would already have it, since they're clearly already trained in disaster rescue.
CoolGuy54 ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 23:18:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably just regular soldiers brought in to be labour for the experts.
CokeCanNinja ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:32:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is a good point.
gamobot ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:31:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chilean here. In case of an emergency, like an earthquake, good part of the rescue work is done by volunteers and recruits, there are experts that give indications on how to proceed in a given situation, obviously.
Jacob_Mango ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did they have soldiers back then? I thought they weren't allowed to due to peace laws or something?
CoolGuy54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:22:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've had a pretty decent military ever since shortly after WWII, their constitution just prohibits using it for offensive action (they call it the "Japan Self Defence Force", so it might not even legally be a military, I'm not sure, but it is for all practical purposes).
They've got soldiers, tanks, naval vessels, warplanes, the lot.
Sibire ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:44:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Just grab some orange post-it's, we're moving out!"
sparks1990 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 17:22:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I guess that's sort of my point. They don't already have hi-viz gear?
Edit: I'm getting some downvotes so I guess I need to explain this. These guys didn't just drop everything and jump on the first truck off base to help. That wouldn't make any sense. It's the military, they need organization and discipline. They should report to a specified area and meet up with their platoon. They would get the gear and equipment needed to help people. In this case, they should be wearing at the very least a hi-viz vest over their jackets. It should be considered basic equipment.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:11:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If they mobilize the Army here in Austria for an emergency assistance they also wear their usual gear.
e.g. a pic of a flood assistance
MistaPitts ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:40:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like those uniforms. The plain olive really sets them apart from the camo everyone else is wearing these days.
blaghart ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:24:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it sets them really apart by making them much, much easier to see and shoot at lol.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:33:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It isn't there only uniform...
BitchinIndika ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're actually really similar to the Canadian uniform.
KnightofReknown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CADPAT was kinda the first digi camo if memory serves, so that's not entirely surprising.
BitchinIndika ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Infrared doesn't care about camo colours.
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 17:30:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Japan is really out of date in a lot of weird ways.
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gingerybiscuit ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 19:14:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After the 2011 quake and tsunami, our cable provider in the US gave everyone a week free of NHK and I think a couple of other news channels. Me and my dad sat there and watched the Japanese news in utter fascination as they used wooden pointers to point to physical maps sitting on stands. Some things you'd expect to be advanced really aren't (fax machines and television aesthetic), and some things that you wouldn't expect to be advanced really are (pretty sure you could hack the CIA with one of their flip phones). I'm always super fascinated by it.
ukronin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If memory serves. It's to Lee the comp ones who make those models in business. It's a symbiotic thing. I honestly can't cite my reference unfortunately.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, the flip phone era is over in Japan too. I had them when I lived there too, and in the 2000s they were amazing. But today it's all about iPhone and Android there as well.
breakingborderline ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those control panel toilets though
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really is.
When I tell people this they find it impossible to believe though. I love it there and would gladly move back to Tokyo, but it's definitely not the Bladerunner superfuture country that people think it is. Plus, it often feels like it stopped really advancing in terms of social adoption of tech around the 90s. Which, incidentally, is the same time as the market crapped itself. So that figures.
YelrahRehguab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:55:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And also ahead of everyone else in really weird ways. Those bidets have so many buttons.
contrarian_barbarian ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:21:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least for the US Army, they have hi-viz gear in the form of reflective belts - they get used daily during their runs so any vehicles can more easily see them.
Here is a Duffleblog post in their honor. For those unaware, Duffleblog is the military news equivalent of The Onion, but the article does have a good picture :)
KaBar42 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:30:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DO YOU FUCKING WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU LOST YOUR LEG TO AN IED, PRIVATE! BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T WEARING YOUR PT BELT!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they were already wearing normal gear and had to go now?
Bartweiss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a solid question.
I get that they might not each have a hi-viz uniform, but it seems odd that there weren't vests available. Standard traffic-cop style reflective vests or even bicyclist reflectors would be far better than nothing.
I'd be curious to hear exactly what was up - my initial guesses are that these may have been the most local responders, and that it may have been a low priority because it was a "settled" disaster.
Bringing_Wenckebach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Military would still be deployed with plans in place for if something bad/intentional happened. If they needed to establish patrols for looting, bail and respond to an attack elsewhere, etc. Easier to pass out some reflective vests if/when they show up than issue and transport multiple uniforms.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If reddit has taught me anything about the military it's that they don't fuck around when it comes to wearing fluorescent vests
060789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OSHAs gonna be pissed
Jed118 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:21:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because not nanny state.
SharpshooterHIT ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 19:24:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If they're camouflaged can't be seen by earthquakes so they can't get em.
sparks1990 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:42:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair point.
kyleridesbikes ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you just wear a high vis shirt and no one questions ya
AndJellyfish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:57:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted for Big Lez.
kyleridesbikes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
high vis shirt, winnie blues, cash in hand.
southern_boy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:20:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Godzilla never sleeps - do you want a bunch of rescue workers getting singled out and devoured!?
nliausacmmv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably whatever the Japanese equivalent of the National Guard is.
Topham_Kek ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:17:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't the entirety of the JSDF be the national guard? Their military can only be used for self-defense/crises or incidents only within their country (though a new law was put that allowed them to deploy their military overseas now).
KaBar42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if an ally has been attacked.
But, yes, the JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Forces), the "military" of Japan, focus on Japanese territory (which also includes the disputed Senkaku Islands. Which, by the way, Japan owns!). In a way, they're basically the equivalent of our National Guard. However, one major difference is that the National Guard is a sub-branch of the US Army, meaning you're still active duty military and can be deployed at any time to a conflict zone. And plenty of National Guardsmen have been deployed with the Army to Afghanistan or Iraq.
Macismyname ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Military uniforms are practical for more reasons than just the pattern. Big ol'cargo pockets, made from a material that wont melt to your skin if it catches on fire, and comfortable/easy to work in.
Plus they're probably just military folk sent to help.
awakenDeepBlue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Need to put on their PT belts.
IEatMyEnemies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that they are in the national guard, if so i'd guess they use camouflage to show "dont worry, the guys who will get shit under control is here!"
makisekuritorisu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who do you mean by "them"? There's nobody in the picture except that baby.
ThrindellOblinity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The trolley (cart) collectors at the local supermarket wear hi-vis vests, but camouflage pants. Do they want to be seen or not?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are most likely Combat Engineers, i.e. the army's builders.
I suppose the thinking is "Fuck we just need manpower down there, get them there and start digging and to hell with health and safety regulations".
Analyidiot ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:23:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just a smile to me, it's relief. Something so terrible happened, but a baby is fine. Wonder what happened to the kid?
actuallyanorange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Became a mathematical genius.
iamthebestworstofyou ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:10:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He remembers the moment captured in that picture better than any of us ever could. The smile on his face guarantees it. How many bodies has he found in his career? He's clearly seen shit, the lines on his face. He found an unharmed baby, in the wreck of a building where it in no way should've survived.
The smile on his face is literally vindication that his entire life and purpose had meaning, that baby was saved.
FlipperJames ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:09 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck this description got me.
eatdrinkandbemerry80 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen that one. It's such a beautiful picture.
erickgramajo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:21:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/frisson
RoxasIchi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another respectable moment was when that group of elderly workers decided that they were going to go in to the fukushima reactor in place of the younger workers because they had lived their lives and the younger workers had a lot ahead of them. Extremely noble.
JohnathanTeatime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, thats a magic floating baby!
sickburnersalve ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, immediately started crying happy tears just seeing thier faces.
Thank you for that.
McWeaksauce91 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see so much relief in his face
nahuatlwatuwaddle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of the most transparent pictures of relief I have ever seen on a human face, he was probably pulling up bodies for hours
Wheresyourpastanow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as unarmed and was confused as to why a baby would have a gun
DocJawbone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is so great. More of this type of pic please.
Nawae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone told me that was Mako, I'd believe them.
b0ne_thief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that when it was all over the news.
zondwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other guy too.
This is a nice picture. :)
Otter_Actual ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
brighter would mean something else
agonny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here is a similar occasion caught on a video, girl rescued after 16 hours while all of her family died in the avalanche.
Rprzes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's glowing and not even from radiation!
fib16 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish in 10 years that baby will see this post and comment on it :)
Tonydanzafan69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn ichiro really CAN do it all!
slaaitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's smiling so much because that is for sure the brightest moment in a string of bad days.
Light_bud_up_420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This literally brought a tear to my eye!
Zumaki ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of the Japanese guy reunited with his dog.
http://i.imgur.com/Pj3iLqA.jpg
gohanisaboss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pulling emyia out of the fire?
50PercentLies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In't he crying?
lady_lannister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could upvote this a million times!!
Snooc5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, why do rescue workers wear camouflage and not bright colors??
AnonymousWritings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That must have been an amazing feeling to find somebody safe like that after what I must assume was a day full of horror.
Archinaold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as baby (unarmed)
tatorface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you pick camo fatigues when digging through rubble like that?
rcbs ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:45:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's like 50 percent of a Japanese 4 year olds.
Reproduce people!
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:22:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, now he can rewrap it in a plastic bag and throw it out of his 5th story apartment like the rest of the Chinese do
Humbleness51 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:04:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo gets misinterpreted a lot, but the baby in this photo had actually just gone unresponsive and the rescue worker is trying to figure out what to do.
Unfortunately, he never made it
Source: I'm bored
that_nagger_guy ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Humanity shown from the japanese? Now that's something you don't see everyday!
Born2dodishes ยท 1074 points ยท Posted at 19:05:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austrian boy receives new shoes during WW2
fleshballoon ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 03:32:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kipferlfan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 08:24:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Geil Olda"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:17:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 06:10:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Austrian, not Australian.
It's okay, I had to double take as well (and I'm Australian).
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:16:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 07:35:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Originally, no.
rebelboywonder ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:44:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew I'd seen this one before! - http://epitaph.com/media/releases/87276_BadReligion.jpg
fatjopa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:07:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful. Things like this make me teary eyed every labour day and remembrance day (i'm canadian). The things people gave usp, direct and indirectly, and the things they fought for and worked with/through. I couldn't imagine being so happy to get new shoes, it's such a strong reminder that this could be anyone, anywhere.
motownmods ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:06:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear... Shoes are the best gift ever. I've received gifts this boy couldn't dream of - but what was my favorite gift ever? a pair of moccasins.
FranScan1997 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually just after the war finished when the Allies and the Red Cross came in :)
onedoesnotsimplyfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:20:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I have seen it. He's full of joy , oblivious to the disaster around him
blackeys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
awwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 00:12:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Born2dodishes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:41:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hemingway knows how to fuck you up.
toe__knife ยท 2029 points ยท Posted at 19:18:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture of a man holding an umbrella over a guy in a wheelchair. http://i.imgur.com/9k6VkcY.jpg
Probablyashop ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 02:21:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's at the University of Missouri. The guy holding the umbrella is a good friend of mine and an incredible person.
TheTallGentleman ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 05:29:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Selfie proof.
Off_Duty_Superhero ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 05:01:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullshit, prove it
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:43:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kind of the opposite situation happened to me, where this guy who was about a foot shorter than me held an umbrella above my head as we walked on a rainy day. He couldn't stop cracking up at how funny it was that he had to hold the umbrella so high, and I was too dumbstruck to say anything but the occasional 'thanks.' He walked next to me for about two blocks.
Flabbergash ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:56:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I play golf, I have this plastic umbrella holder that I can screw onto my trolley, and pop an umbrella in and not have to carry it when it's raining. I wonder if there's a niche in the market for wheelchair versions
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:44:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly not an engineering student or he would have fashioned something similar rather than carrying it himself
LordBuddington ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:57:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
M I Z
Dopem8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:11:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what is MIZ
My_name_is_Mr_Snrub_ ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:00:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly it seems like attaching an umbrella to your wheel chair would be easy enough
DestituteDomino ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:20:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but the hard part is being in the wheelchair. It shouldn't matter if you can do it yourself or can devise a way to get it done.
locomike1219 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:59:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MIZ!
Beaudism ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:55:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's super inefficient. He didn't think to push the chair and have the guy hold the umbrella?
KetchupTigers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that Malcolm and Stevie?
fatmand00 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:16:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Malcolm was never that nice to Stevie. :p
yoguy2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:20 on December 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this one is my favourite. It's not a perfectly framed epic photograph of an act of selflessness in a catastrophe, it's just some guy helping a brother out. Simple. Pure. I love it.
2muchnothing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:58:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it looks like mclovin
l3x1uth0r ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 02:06:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This looks like UCF's campus...
LIL_CRACKPIPE ยท -52 points ยท Posted at 00:46:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if he did this because he actually felt to do it, or if he wanted people to see him do it
throwthisawayrightnw ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 01:02:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess with a username like that I'd expect you to be hopelessly jaded.
LIL_CRACKPIPE ยท -24 points ยท Posted at 01:10:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah i am thanks
Patsnoats ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:57:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes, stupid and proud, classic!
silentvalleye ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:43:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You bring an interesting topic. Morally it is a great thing to do for the man, yet there surely are people who do it to showcase themselves. At any rate, they would still be helpful and their kindness still exists regardless of their agenda.
FGHIK ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:55:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather have people be kind to look good than not be kind at all
-Hanai- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:39:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't matter outcome is still the same
Damn_Croissant ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 02:04:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also is he treating the wheelchair-bound person equally? Would he have been inclined to do the same for a strong man/woman? Interesting questions
fatmand00 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:18:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes you'd rather be dry than "equal".
verdantsf ยท 11624 points ยท Posted at 18:27:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of a Mongolian girl and her camel is full of joy.
jcmonk ยท 1303 points ยท Posted at 23:16:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This image can inspire the entire premise of a Pixar movie.
verdantsf ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:21:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That would be amazing!
L8_2_The_Party ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 05:08:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, let me take a wack at it:
==============================
Coming Summer 2017 from Pixar/Disney Studios...
"The story of a little girl..."
[We see various scenes of a cartoon version of the girl from the picture playing with her friends and her animals...]
(Mother calls...): "Batbayar! Come to dinner!"
[Girl, now named 'Batbayar', runs toward her mother, as we...]
{CUT TO: Reverse shot of Batbayar joyfully running, with dark, ominious clouds rolling in from the horizon behind her.}
"... the only hope in a dark time."
{CUT TO: Batbayar's Mother talking to other adults of her tribe in council meeting, worried...}
Mother: "But, if HIS spirit has come back, how can we hope to oppose him? The prophesy fortells that no arms, no army can stand against his return. "
Wise Old Shaman: "Yes, but if we can remind him of who he was, before, perhaps he will stop himself... and to do that, we must fulfill the secret part of the prophesy... we must send the 'Strong Joy' "
{CUT TO: Everyone but WOS looking confused, WOS looking at Mother, sadly...}
Wise Old Shaman: "In the Old Tongue, the word for 'Strong Joy' was... Batbayar."
Mother: "NO!"
{CUT TO: Shot of marching solders, in rank, scary looking.}
<Ominious music plays>
"The spirit of unrest fills the world, the Ghost of Temรผjin, known to the world as Ghengis Khan, has been reborn into the world of Men..."
{CUT TO: Shots of same solders kneeling, in respect, to Mighty Khan}
"Now grown, he will rise and conquer the world... and no force of arms, no weapon can stop him from Ruling the World..."
"<quietly> ... except his own will."
"And that will is cold and dark, destined to pull the World into darkness also, unless..."
{CUT TO: Montage of shots of Batbayar, hugging her Mother goodbye, mounting her camel friend, and riding off with her protectors, a motley band of humorous characters we're introduced to during the montage; and traveling toward the Dark Clouds, the Soldiers...}
"... the Mighty Khan can be reminded of the young boy he once was, so long ago, when he was happy."
{CUT TO: Shots of young boy, much like Batbayar, running and playing just like she did. ZOOM IN on his face, which AGES, GROWS ANGRY, DARK (This is the Mighty Khan of Today)}
"He must once again be given that which he once had..."
{show shots of Batbayar's journey, hardships and her encouraging her protectors...}
"... the memory of, the feeling of..."
JOY
COMING SUMMER 2017
<This production has not yet been rated>
====================================
TheTallGentleman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:28:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn
mikecola ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:40:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow! You're good.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:07:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw shucks... <blushes, digs toe into ground> 'Twern't nothin'.
;)
If you liked that one, try my take on The Trump Card. ;)
TheTiredMonkey ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:51:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would watch the shit out of this.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:29:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too... a lot of the stuff that pops into my head like this is "Boy, I really wish they'd..."
Sometimes my subconscious throws me a bone and I have a dream of it... ;)
Silvadream ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:03:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like it, although when Genghis Khan was a boy, his father was killed, he was nearly executed, and exiled from his own tribe.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:25:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, I did a quick read-up on his history, but its Disney, so I took some "Disney-fication" liberties with his backstory... otherwise, he's just a horrible person who's had a horrible life. Gotta have something to reawaken... ;)
fuck_jayz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:17:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fucken mint!
pHScale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:17:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds more like Dreamworks style than Pixar, but still an enjoyable movie. More like How to Train Your Dragon than Shrek 4.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:50:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm, you may be right, but I can't put my finger on where I went Dreamworks instead of Pixar. Dark subject matter, maybe? Didn't have a lot to work with in a cursory search of Mongolian myths and history (not familiar otherwise - Hey, it's on my list... my LONG list); and was "limited" by basing story on picture and Pixar tone. Not enough silliness, perhaps?
Oh, well, back to the drawing board and the hairshirts and pot ash... I have failed! <commence weeping and gnashing of teeth> ;)
Random_Elephant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:43:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck mate that was beautiful, I wish I had gold to give you.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:38:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, thank you... ya cheap bastard! Go pick up a pickax and get to... oh, wait, you meant Reddit gold. Oh, that'd be nice, too... cheapskate... ;)
Seriously, that's my first "If I had gold, I'd...". I'm touched. <sniff>
"And I'm thrilled to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature for my Reddit posts..." <See? Told you I was "touched". ;)>
PROSTATEMONSTER ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:53:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks a lot like the little kid and that giant bird from Up.
Doovid97 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:04:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe one of those short films they have before the main feature.
jcmonk ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:22:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There you go!
_bobsacamano ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:40:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
10/10 would watch
omnilynx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, Dreamworks.
poliguy25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:42:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that would also include the first ten minutes of a Pixar movie, and I wouldn't want to subject anyone to that kind of torment.
conspiracypizza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I NEED IT NOW.
Crazy_GAD ยท 647 points ยท Posted at 20:12:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is my favorite so far
Mentalpatient87 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 23:18:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like the second one I've seen that doesn't have a sad premise. When the thread said "brighter side of humanity" I wasn't prepared for it being relative to such darkness.
colefly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just watch babies laughing on YouTube
Literally thousands of hours
Mister_Terpsichore ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:32:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one and the happy man with his onion are the best.
darcys_beard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:26:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. But i haven't seen the dog at the parade yet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe because nothing terrible is happening. Seems like all these other ones are people getting hurt or disasters happening...
damhammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Le epic! Faith in humanity restored!
hazri ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 00:59:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These photos of a Mongolian Girl with her eagle. Love the 2nd pic and last.
verdantsf ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:05:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Majestic!
zomboromcom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:10:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite sets. Way more inspirational than any motivational poster.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:39:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so cool. I'm a sucker for human/animal bonding. There's something so incredible about entirely different species teaming up to support each other.
flyinthesoup ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:27:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? We take interspecies bonding so for granted. I know dogs and in a lesser degree, cats, were bred to be with us, but every other species? I'm quite sure in their limited and/or different minded intelligence, they know we're not one of them, yet they bond to us, us to them, and we "love" each other. Like someone with an African Grey parrot, or a ferret, or any non-standard pet. Hell, even wild animals like wolves, and lions, and tigers, can bond with the people who raised them.
Human/non-human bonding to me is so much precious than human-human bonding. Not to say I don't care about humans -I do!-, but we're made to interact with each other, so it's rather obvious. But as I'm writing this, I look at my cat, and my heart fills with love, I call his name and he actually comes by and headbumps my leg, and purrs as I rub his chin. I know my reasons, but my cat's? I refuse to believe it's only because I feed him, because he's quite a good hunter. He doesn't need me. Yet he stays here.
The last picture of the girl almost hugging the eagle touched my heart.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know that eagles made friends.
justmenowandlater ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:51:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me smile from the inside out. I think its my favorite of them all!
xchadrickx ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:41:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I've a had yet another shit day at work after a long run of shit days at work. This picture got me to crack a smile. Thanks for that.
verdantsf ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:49:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same thing happened to me when I first came across this photo!
argumentativ ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 21:29:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very easily the best picture here.
moon_jock ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:29:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can already confirm this, and this is only the first picture I've seen so far.
ComteBilou ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:57:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to be her
Supahweegeeman ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 23:14:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture too
meliorist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:41:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dog don't smile like how that camel smiles.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like a small female Han Solo and her Wookie.
blimpkitty ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:04:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Aaaeeee!" "NAAAAAARGGG!!!"
kgreen6901 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:34:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Favorite!
DizzyJupiter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:44:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New phone wallpaper! Just cuz it made smile!
uberclocker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:20:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That has to be the fluffiest looking camel I've ever seen.
flyingswordfish ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:44:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even the camel looks ecstatic!!
Natholomew4098 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny, and adorable. I love it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is fucking boss!
avschmidt63 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for finding this. I was ready to spend much time looking for it.
rustyrivet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So good
Whyamifloating ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You hear this guy? He's hilarious!"
BlncSL8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About to release the Fus-Roh-Dah of the century, and her camel is there to witness.
Cardi0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this from a surf movie by any chance?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this so much!
stefernie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:52:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This girl too! I feel like she and the camel girl would be friends :)
OleStinkyBuns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:56:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is from the documentary Story of the Weeping Camel? Such a great flick
arcelohim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People playing Pokรฉmon Go and here we have a girl that does it in real life.
Dashdylan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's up with her hand? It looks like her fingers might be malformed
lawful-good ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:40:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can just feel the raw joy from this photo, god damn.
superm8n ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's got to be the best one.
ChestyLaRue83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was my desk top background forever! I love this pic.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuteness overload!
everyplanetwereach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can just hear her laugh :)
Elsie-pop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed this :)
TheITBeard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one never fails to put a smile on my face! ๐
HarryStraddler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I love that one
AtticusFrenchToast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This needs to be a Disney/Pixar movie, somehow.
retropogo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a great shot, but where's the context? Are you sure it's joy?
Bababooey247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks like Majin Buu
mawkishdave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have had this photo for years and when ever I feel down it cheers me up.
SickleSandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uuugh, my brain just sees that freaking spider horse thing from Grimm. Those hollow eyes on the camel. It's gaping maw about to vomit those webs. Uuuugh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favorite photos ever because she looks just like my late friend did when she got really excited or was laughing her ass off.
The best part is that her brother agrees! Sadly I never remembered to tell her. She would have thought it was great.
iwouldhugwonderwoman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah that's an awesome pic. Thanks for that!
twaynethekidd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed pretty funny
Average_Giant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be the judge of that... I'll even downvote it just to be contrary D-aaweeweeeee she likes the camel. Can I upvote more than once ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
machenise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never been as happy as that little girl is.
shittyinsults ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best thing I've seen all day.
MissMarionette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This gives me Neverending Story vibes. I want a film made of these two.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my goodness! This could be a Disney animated film. The girl has no family and is raised by the camel, and one day he's stolen and she has to find him. Basically. Don't hire me to write the script.
catnamedkitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I could be this happy, I would be so happy
cliffette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the first thing I thought of :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean a camel and his Mongolian girl
AlabamaPickleFarmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:58:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. That right there is some joy!
FunfettiHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disney/Pixar need to get on this, ASAP.
here_for_the_lols ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo gonna spawn a Disney movie
akm-scout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
girl looks like she is straight out of a painting
ForrestParques ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
every time I see the word Mongolian written, I cant help but to read it in Kim Jong-Il's voice from Team America: World Police
Edit:"Mongoweean"
GenerallMalaise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has polydactyly.
Generalstalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My head is totally fucked up for imaging something else.
Proteragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw the words girl and camel and my mind just filled in toe
sorry
lkraider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something something Miyazaki film
ohpee8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What year is this from?
jaxdaws ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me grin like a fucking idiot and then kinda tear up a little.
How dare you.
MafiaKitten ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rise of the Cannibal Camels.
IfYouFindThisFuckOff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would enjoy this more if camels weren't assholes.
Nebulotic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my french teacher of 4 years showed us this picture when we were ever sad.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:22:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's actually just in the middle of a big sneeze.
deadrosesandfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:02:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote because 1) awesome 2) only one so far that hasn't made me well up
HortenWho229 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:07 on August 30, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Risky click
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:01:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cuteness aside that would be a really shitty place to live. It looks boring as fuck.
[deleted] ยท 1710 points ยท Posted at 17:20:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Versimilitudinous ยท 312 points ยท Posted at 21:14:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly this sounds like the beginning of a great joke. "So, this unicyclist gets hit by a bus"
EddzifyBF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:12:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't finish the joke!
Shaggyninja ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:24:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need anther picture to finish it
splelling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:08:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The joke is there was a guy using a unicycle outside of a circus tent.
TheBobMan47 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:09:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A-and then holds back laughter EVERYONE STOPS WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HELPS HIM.
[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 18:50:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Gsusruls ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 21:53:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teared up. Humans suck sometimes. Humans are awesome sometimes. It's mind blowing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's one of the great tragedies of our species, often it takes the worst in us to bring out the best
DI0GENES_LAMP ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:25:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is wonderful but, I mean, what is the alternative? Do people just sit around eating their meatballs while some dude dies? You get your ass moving. You do whatever you can do. Because you would hope others would do the same for you.
nobody2000 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:04:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're definitely right, but if 20 people are already moving the bus, some people will go "nahhh, they got it" and continue on talking about how bad Ghostbusters was.
Why not 21 or 22 people? It's easier.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:54:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would've been even easier if the passengers would've gotten off the bus.
SuperSnorlax ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:06:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they did. read the article
alberpopov ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:44:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what you are talking about is known as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect very interesting read. also why if you are in danger and you need help you should yell at a specific person
Tristan155 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:19:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The alternative is riding a bicycle and not a fucking unicycle anywhere near traffic
yottskry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:12:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. In other parts of the world that's exactly what happens. I've seen several stories recently about people in China where someone was hit by a car and everyone just walked around them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3yO20hnu3A
Vixoramen ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:38:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know if he recovered??
Divney ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:40:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also live just a couple of minutes walk away from where this happened. Remember reading in the local paper a couple of weeks afterwards that his legs were a bit mangled but was otherwise doing well. Well, as well as can be expected of anyone willing to ride around in public on a unicycle.
JamJarre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:44:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was all I could find. Brilliant read though!
AFK_Tornado ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even relatively small groups of people are incredibly strong.
FrostySt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:01:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. People are proportionally stronger than horses.
Pitas ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:48:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit someone else from walthamstow
JamJarre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:43:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
E17 pride brother. There are dozens of us! Dozens!
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:08:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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JamJarre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:42:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the driver
toxicbrew ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did he recover
CrazyKirby97 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:00:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what would make it better? If they got back and the restaurant owner offered them all more food on the house.
old_harold_delaney ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:57:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...sure, but it wasn't the restaurant owner's fault that the unicyclist got hit by the bus?
And restaurants are very low-margin businesses. Most restaurant owners aren't fat cat business owners raking in dough, except bakery owners.
Still a great video though.
CrazyKirby97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just saying it would be cool if the restaurant owner was nice enough to reward everyone, just as a cherry on top.
deanacles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this was so moving, thank you. after the mirror face "home" girl yesterday, this has helped me come back. Thank you so much.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awe man now I'm crying. That's beautiful.
Hybernative ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm starting to feel like there's some sort of curse around buses and Walthamstow. Just on that short stretch of road, I know of at least two people, not including this poor fellow, that have been rolled over by slow moving buses, and not so long ago, a bus just kept turning on the junction along this road and ended up inside a McDonald's. I mean, we all get hungry, but Jesus.
JamJarre ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:31:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a good Maccie's though, to be fair
Cake_Stealer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
IIRC wasn't it the uni cyclists fault, for
riding a fucking unicycledriving recklessly on a busy road?starshappyhunting ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not any different than a bike, if anything more easily maneuverable
shrekinator ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:27:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So?
Cake_Stealer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't the unicycle, but IIRC he was at fault.
JamJarre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:42:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No different to riding a bike. It's quite a dangerous junction with a lot of buses swinging round it. He was just unlucky, I think.
TigerlillyGastro ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:55:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would go and lick everyone's meal if they left. Then they come back and eat the food I licked, and I would laugh and laugh.
Combustable-Lemons ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:16:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck
TigerlillyGastro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:13:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Joy and whimsy.
durdyg ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 22:26:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
brexit winning
rambi2222 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What?
ratsta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One is inspired to wonder, would they have helped if they knew the unicyclist was Polish?
GoozNooz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably yeah, because all of those people there are probably polish
TAKEBACKCONTROL
/s
bonerOn4thJuly ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:03:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the person filming the video should be under the bus
ulaghee ยท 3102 points ยท Posted at 17:16:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A kid picking up books in a war zone, right in the middle of the city ruins. Here.
It is one of the many symbols of our willingness, as humans, to come back after a fall. It's so powerful.
RandomLoLs ยท 741 points ยท Posted at 19:44:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That look on her face in the 4th pic is like damn it... another bombing... I have that book report due on Monday!
[deleted] ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 00:48:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Syrian Hermione.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:38:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say /r/UnexpectedHogwarts, but I was thinking the same thing, haha.
schatzski ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:31:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Petrificus totaliban
EmeraldFlight ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:39:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
someone write a book about this
Ultimatedeathfart ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:12:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then blow up the library it's in. Higher chance of her finding it.
SpyingIsWrong ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:17:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai#Works
EmeraldFlight ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:57:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I mean a dark comedy about a bookworm who just wants an A and it also happens to be in the middle of a warzone but she doesn't care
audreyd10 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:59:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Book Thief is a really good book kind of about this.
TedUpvo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:51:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it a dark comedy though? It's been a while since I've read it so I can't remember. It is a great book though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scary and sad to think this isn't new to her
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:'(
UTTO_NewZealand_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:51:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'i have a 50 word essay due tomorrow'
ParadiceSC2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smh
Webo_ ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 12:19:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
War is hilarious.
TickTick_Tick ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:48:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Breaks my heart. How many children have suffered because of these endless wars.
boyferret ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:02:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Way to many, all because some asshole thinks he is better then some other asshole. Mean while they are both assholes.
OfficeChairHero ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 20:11:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, but when I do this with Kindles, suddenly I'm "looting" and I get yelled at to "put my hands up." It's all very hypocritical.
FaptainAwesome ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't help that you're doing it at an unscathed storefront in Ohio.
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:57:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure anything in Ohio counts as unscathed
apieceofthesky ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The rusty, tetanus-laden belt buckle of the US.
gymnasticRug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tainted simply by being in Ohio.
DocOne ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:58:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was in Iraq it was kind of eye opening. The kids were always asking for candy and stuff but they loved school supplies. We'd all buy like notebooks, and big ol' packs of pencils and backpacks (occasionally, for the neighborhoods we liked and the people were decent), crayons all that stuff and they would be just pumped the fuck up...over pencils.
RalphIsACat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:42:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to know her life story. Where she ends up as an adult.
3amek ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:09:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling you wouldn't want to know since she's from Gaza.
boyferret ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:01:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the happy part of Gaza? Fingers crossed
RainbowJesusChavez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:58 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sobs
tlgx3hitokiri ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:41:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've taught high school in the us for over ten years. Do you know what I could do with kids that had half this kid's commitment to her education?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:36:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, no bombing will be worse than her teacher lecturing her for missing on homework...
Quackenstein ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:20:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All the pics that made me tear up and this one pushed the tears over the edge.
Fuck war and warmongers.
starecontest ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:36:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The things we take for granted.
M_JPB ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:46:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where was this taken out of interest?
3amek ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:10:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reverse image search shows Gaza.
TheDragodile ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:38:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Others have already found her to be in Gaza, but I wanted to share this article I read some days ago about people rescuing books in Syria.
AverageJoe5555 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:11:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, too bad American kids don't appreciate their education that much. There's kids who are literally "dying" to get an education around this world.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now why couldn't anyone have done this in Baghdad when it was sacked?
boyferret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They did from the museum. I think.
paintbrush_spatula ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These are now my treasures
PhoenixArising ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you
thatangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE BOOK THIEF THEME
PMSteamCodeForTits ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of that episode of The Twilight Zone
no_no_Brian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not so moving if it turns out she has a book stall on the market tho..
Will_admit_if_wrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fallout players picking up their Pre-War books
countersoul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do we know where this picture was taken, or who this kid is? I'd like to send her some books, hell I'd like to send her a library.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:15:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will someone give her a goddamn bag
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this looting or finding?
Humbleness51 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay this photo makes me mad.
So something most people don't know is that in almost all recorded 'terrorist groups' (basically ISIS, Taliban, etc), whenever they get American captives (the girl in this picture was an American visiting her family), they are made to tell them their religion, and if they are anything other then Muslim, they are beaten until they take back their faith. Once they do so, they are forced to find any religious book, in this case christianity (a Bible), they find and bring it back to be burned. The girl in this picture was a captive looking for any bibles she could because she would be punished if she didn't get enough in time, and all the while this photographer is sitting in some abandoned house in his flak jacket taking pictures to send to his feel-good news outlet while he has every possibility to call in help for her (by law all press reporters in hostile areas are issued satellite pagers to call in support if they are in or they witness anyone in trouble (I used to cover the wetlands of Afghanistan)). If people would actually do any research in this site maybe we could actually get somewhere
source: I'm bored
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 21:54:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't help but think that she looks a little too cheerful. May just be odd shots but why would she be smiling constantly doing that?
Fwhqgads ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:23:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because she's saving the literature from being destroyed by the war.
dinkyshrink ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:29:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some days you gotta make your own happiness.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess, it just struck me as odd that she would run around having a pretty big smile doing that.
Quackenstein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because she salvaged something beautiful from hell maybe.
boyferret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She chooses not to let the outside world determine who she feels.
trekbette ยท 10075 points ยท Posted at 17:10:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All old-timey photos are so serious. It's nice to see this one with a couple smiling and laughing. Makes them seem more relatable.
HailMaryIII ยท 2794 points ยท Posted at 17:37:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's some more if you wanted them
http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-victorian-era-photos-silly-vintage-photography/
dogfins25 ยท 292 points ยท Posted at 20:08:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am surprised that the one with the lady jumping is so clear. I thought they had to stay still for a while to get a good picture.
Throtex ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 23:12:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was possible with late 19th century techniques. And certainly with natural light. Look at the foam on the beach in the 1897 pic right above it.
Jitnaught ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:57:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
idip ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 23:10:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
May be she jumped and stayed like that for a while.
verdi200 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:05:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's a witch!
CaptainSnatchbuckler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:08:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better fire up the torches in case.
Dirte_Joe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hold on now, we need to make sure she weighs the same as a duck first.
carnifax23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:22:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burn the witch
no_no_Brian ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You were unaware that the human hovering ability died out by 1925?
Why? Increased use of vaccinations.
According to my great uncle Stan, before his vaccinations he could leap tall buildings, breathe underwater and light fires with his eyes.
Granted he's in prison for arson, but I for one believe him.
retarded_asshole ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:32:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "old cameras had a really long exposure time" thing is sort of a myth, or at least not entirely correct. Really old cameras from like pre-1850 or so had an exposure time in the magnitude of minutes or more, but camera technology evolved pretty quickly. That galloping horse film doodad was taken with a whole bunch of cameras, each shooting a picture of an actual galloping horse in a sequence, and that manages to be pretty clear even though it's 1870s camera technology.
CaptainJaXon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:59:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did too. That one is making me question if that is a myth.
DdCno1 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 23:32:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of decades of progress had happened between the earliest photographs which had a long exposure time and the late 19th and early 20th century, when these photos were taken. By that time, moving film had already been invented, as well as high-speed photography.
MadotsukiInTheNexus ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:28:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Depends on the age of the photograph. People tend not to think about it just because of how long ago they were all taken from our perspective, but the length of time between the c. 1840 photo in that set and the picture of the couple on the beach is the same as the time between this photo and this one. Older photos required a long exposure time and were extremely expensive. Later photos taken during the Victorian Era (which was a very long period of time) were cheaper and could capture movement.
cabothief ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. That's some perspective.
It's like that whole T-Rex/Stegasaurus thing.
MadotsukiInTheNexus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:37:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really a strange thing to think about in a way. When we talk about the Victorian Era, we're talking about a time period that spanned from 1837 to 1901. During that time frame, we built our first North American transcontinental railroad, the first skyscraper, and the first metal warships. We invented motion pictures, incandescent lighting, and color photography. The planet Neptune, the theory of evolution by natural selection, Maxwell's laws of electrodynamics, and the odd results of the Michelson and Morley experiment were all found during the Victorian Era. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, the world was a very different place than when she took the crown. We think of the 19th century in a monolithic way sometimes, but we really, really shouldn't.
geared4war ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's a witch!
kylescheele ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep in mind she's outside. Tons of natural light means less exposure time. Indoor pictures are the ones that often required longer sitting periods.
alterperspective ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's skipping. The exposure is clear enough to catch her jumping but not to see the rope.
ThereAreNoMoreNames ยท 791 points ยท Posted at 18:51:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one with the guy picking up the girl on the beach is too cute
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:15:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:59:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You won't believe what happens in number 9!!
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:28:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"If you're a bird, i'm a bird"
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:50:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For sure, especially since Victorian romance was supposed to be so dry and serious
koalafiediswear ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:37:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Timeless romance, I love it!
Turbosoldier ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:26:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom is cute
ThereAreNoMoreNames ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:54:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I look exactly like her so thanks! ;P
workingAtSolanaBeach ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:58:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey
pdrocker1 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:01:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
now
pleasentpear ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:13:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're a
Tavros69 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:40:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rockstar
rocketman0739 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get your
WeAreTheVGPS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:17:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gay mon, go play.
pleasentpear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey now
Joyceecos ยท 325 points ยท Posted at 19:20:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh tsar nicholas
[deleted] ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 19:26:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
kinda makes you sad knowing what happened to him
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:21:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Savage communist proles
CuteBunnyWabbit ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OI ILL THROW U IN THE GULAG FOR THAT KINDA SPEAK!
plazmablu ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:21:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should see the cute pictures of Hitler in /r/awwschwitz, it almost makes him seem human. But like Tsar Nicholas he was a dick.
Emperorerror ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:20:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why was Tsar Nicholas a dick? Thanks for that subreddit, by the way.
plazmablu ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:37:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Started a war which the people didn't want (WW1) and refused to leave the war when revolutionaries started to appear, set up a sham parliament to appease revolutionaries which he quickly ignored and dissolved, generally ignored the plight of working class Russians. It was no wonder the people rose up. However I can't say that what happened to his family was anything but barbaric.
Yeah, it's a pretty great subreddit. Helps to humanize the soldiers of the Wermacht, shows us that they are in a lot of ways just like us and we shouldn't judge them all as Nazi scum. Also shows how the real Nazis were frighteningly similar to us too in some ways, and evil isn't black and white.
Jucoy ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 03:13:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Czar Nicholas is a sad story because he never wanted to rule and never expected to, yet when the crown suddenly passed to him he had to suddenly grow into the role and he was woefully unprepared. All he wanted to do was live his life and be happy and he was quite abruptly pulled from that life style and had the responsibility of bringing Russia into the modern age thrust upon him. He was constantly criticised for being to indecisive or to wishy washy. He was never taught how to rule or how to lead so pointing out his mistakes loses gravity after a while when you realize that this guy was given a position that was way beyond him and it speaks to the ineficacy of monarchy rather than to his own incompetence. It is a sad story when you think about how his life was never under his own control and his family was brutally murdered because he was never prepared for rulership.
ScoobeydoobeyNOOB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:13:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah listening to Dan carling's podcasts "blueprints for Armageddon" has made me feel bad for him. In the same circumstances, I definitely don't think I'd do any better. That podcast has been informative and eye-opening
plazmablu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:52:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting, I never knew about that. I guess he wasn't as bad as I thought.
Jucoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:04:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean he was by no means a saint. He still did some bad shit, but so did every leader of Europe at the time.
runhaterand ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:14:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those mustaches though
Pube_Stretcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I could grow a stache like that
goldgecko4 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:38:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really one of the best Tsars in my lifetime.
CharlieTT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weren't there riots at one of his birthdays because of a lack of beer and pretzels?
time-traveling-ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought is was their wedding celebration or something like that. But yeah.
ZebrasGonnaZeb ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:41:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy, most of the old photos I see are so serious, but these ones make me realize that people weren't any less bizarre and goofy back then than we are now. Idk why I assume people didn't goof off in the past.
witch-finder ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:06:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like how there are cat memes from the 1800s.
Robo_Dx42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It might've been because you need to hold a pose for a while for some photo. Still nice to see yhough
Bong_of_Oryx ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:44:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dem tittays
Lonegeekygurl ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Teatays
Bong_of_Oryx ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:50:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I missed out on an oppurtuntittay
libertoasz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:05:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was way ahead of her time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She reminds me of some of the gals I met in the Society For Creative Anachronism or the Ren Fair. They're big, but they totally Own it.
StrikeAnywherePanda ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:24:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who would have thought that people back then could have been funny? I know it sounds odd, but we have such a disconnection to that time and age. Humor is ageless.
Trainmasta ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:56:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't the oldest joke ever found a fart joke or something?
FGHIK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something like that, it's mentioned here
BordomBeThyName ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:09:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here it is with the timestamp
Trainmasta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doing god's work fellow traveler
Wizard_of_Ozzy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:48:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha. The yale guys are hilarious
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:15:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is with ivy league dudes and drag? It's been going on since the 1800s!
jamesno26 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:47:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of English entertainers have done drags (probably because Shakespearean plays cast men in female roles), and I guess the Yale guys are trying to be English?
M_JPB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:39:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mean to be a drag but is this all legit? I mean, I know most of these photos are from right at the end of the 18th century so photographs were more familiar but some of these are so crazy
brit-bane ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:40:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shockingly people were just as crazy back then as they are now.
AlwaysClassyNvrGassy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:03:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. 5 Hey it's /u/aellagirl
Mezolithic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the lady on the right in #24 is creeping me out ._.
pcechos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome
iDirtyDianaX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing I thought of when I saw the 6th picture
Waffles-McGee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im going through this and the comments remind me of my aunt of FB
bubblegumpandabear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
23 looks like Jane from Tarzan
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She did it first.
Take that, millennials!
goedemorgen_eh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I adore all of these
nutmegtell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a bunch of those that my grandparents did. I'll have to dig them out
chowder138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The comments on each picture remind me of the episode of Community where Pierce tries to crack jokes when they're all watching a movie.
huzaifa96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saved both yours & u/trekbette/ 's comments. These photos are so wonderfully eye-opening.
HailMaryIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you enjoyed them!
Quackenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit! The size of the waist of the woman in #9!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This cheered me up immensely. Thank you for sharing.๐
I_F-in_P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we sure #5 isn't just something from a Monty Python sketch?
Hara-Kiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The person in number 3 must genuinely have been one of the fattest people in the world at that time.
DAsSNipez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Victorian Snow-woman... christ all mighty we need to up our game as a species, we've been slacking.
Ask_me_about_WoTMUD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol wtf is the cakewalk dance?
Menown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice to see somebody else engaging in that Yale thing.
ladyvenom87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have given me a new obsession lol
RileyReidPocketPussy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have any more of the cross dressers? I must masturbate to these.
auxiliary-character ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. Is it just me, or have women gotten significantly more attractive over time?
future_potato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're all dead now. Fuck, I'm going to die too. All that'll be left are pictures. Seriously, what the fuck?
lemcke3743 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was delightful!
Tripleshotlatte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish they put the actual year of the photos - and where they came from! And who took them.
Number 18 is astonishingly contemporary. It could have been taken this year.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen ladies just like this at the Renaissance festivals.
sauerpatchkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Loved the cakewalk!
helloiamsilver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one of the lady with the teacups on her boobs is my phone background :)
TheManFromFarAway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the one of Czar Nicholas. Apparently Nikki was a really fun fellow
pcyr9999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/funny-victorian-era-photos-silly-vintage-photography-27.jpg
Deadpool would have a field day here
flowerfoxcanyounot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Victorian snow Lady was a masterpiece, I can't even make a good snowball
smilingasIsay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fun until you think, "y'know, all these people are dead."
HailMaryIII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would I think that? It's sometimes accentuated because they are dead. They had a moment to leave an impact on everyone who would see that picture, people they would and could never meet or even understand that something like this (the internet) would exist.
And yet here we are, looking at silly pictures of people having a good time, and that will last forever, whether or not they're dead. They live on in these moments they share with others, intentionally or unintentionally
SirRogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talk about cups of tea, right? Right?
Narcolepticstoner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:53:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for sharing!!
StaleTheBread ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:05:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Number 2 looks like the thriller dance
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm fairly positive this about the time "laughing gas parties" became a big social thing for the upper classes.
AKA whippits
BobSacramanto ยท 906 points ยท Posted at 18:13:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the reason most of the old photos were serious looking was because of the long exposure time required back then for the photo to develop.
If you tried to smile and moved it would end up blurry.
notliamross ยท 484 points ยท Posted at 20:29:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And even after photo-taking sped up, it was still seen as the "proper" way to take photos.
Back when photos took a long time, only the rich could afford them. In those pictures they all looked serious. This means that for years the only photos people had seen were of serious rich people.
Fast forward a couple of decades and all of sudden everybody can get their photos taken in a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost. They still don't smile because they want to be perceived as upper class and all of the photos of upper class people had them looking serious.
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 23:29:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God, so much of our societal behavior through the ages can basically be explained with, "Well, they did it, so we did it too."
natedogg787 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:07:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
-Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:55:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's really interesting. I need to read that. Also, as a descendant of Appalachian folk, it makes me feel a little proud for completely arbitrary reasons. Dat ingroup bias.
natedogg787 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:48:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a West Virginian and professional aerospace nerd, it makes me proud :)
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:32:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Professional? Are there aerospace programs in WV? Asking from Rocket City :)
natedogg787 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah! WVU has one of the best aerospace engineering programs in the country!
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, awesome! I had no idea. Not that I'm up on the nation's best aerospace programs. But anyway yeah it's always "Texas Texas Texas." I should know better than to assume WV didn't have much, because people tend to leave Huntsville out of the discussion habitually. Anyway, that's cool!
PsychoSemantics ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:32:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freakonomics touched on this with popular baby names. Names popular with the high income families were almost always missing from the top 10 list 10-15 years later but were high on the list of most popular names for the low income bracket.
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:39:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I remember reading about that. I also vaguely recall reading something about the linguistic development of English and how upper classes kept changing the way they spoke in order to distinguish themselves. Of course, lower classes would pick up those speech patterns and the upper class would switch again.
Don't quote me on any of that, though. I think I may see if I can find that info again tomorrow because it was pretty interesting.
Spidertech500 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:58:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're saying that like it's a bad idea.
HelenKellersSpotify ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:05:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually not. It's just a realization that hit me and I think it's fascinating. It's not really good or bad. I assume it's just how we evolved as a social species.
dhelfr ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:31:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a ton of good ideas that no one will ever do, simply because no one else did it.
pajam ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:13:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should be the first; nothing's holding you back from starting the "eating falafel from a sock" fad.
LustLacker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:33:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marx thought so, you Bourgeois apologist...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
monkey see monkey do
Tuss ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually. A photo wasn't really that expensive. When the Tin type came in 1870's the cost was about a dollar present time. The struggle was the exposure time. Many got their photos taken at special events in their life and wanted them to be perfect and many of those were sadly post mortem among other special life events.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adjusting for inflation (wildly inaccurate since at 1870 the concept of inflation was nonexistent)
Last 100 years average is 3.22%, so let's use that
$1*1.0322145 = $99.02 in today's currency roughly
Are you going to tell me a poor person today can justify spending $100 on a single photograph?
Tuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:13:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't understand me. It cost about a dollar present time. So about 5cents back then.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:49:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
($1/1.0322)145 is just over a penny. Assuming 3.22% inflation rate
http://www.phototree.com/article_worth.htm
Also, yes there were cheap photograph methods. If you were looking to belay the image of higher socioeconomic status, those would not be the one you picked. You would have picked the Daguerreotype. The Daguerreotype runs within the range I specified.
TheLordJesusAMA ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:49:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, I don't really agree with this.
19th century photographic processes were cumbersome and potentially pretty dangerous. Getting your picture taken during the 1800s meant going to a professional photographer and having your portrait done. Even modern people generally don't have big goofy grins on their faces when sitting for a portrait.
Around the turn of the 20th century roll film and "pocket" cameras came onto the market. These allowed the average person to own their own camera and take the film in to be developed rather than having to haul around some photographic meth lab like they would have for wet plate photos. Once it became common for people to have cameras the sort of photos they took became a lot more candid.
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:41:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason people in India rarely smile in photos
jesonnier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Photos have never been that expensive. Even w the modern dollar on mind, a photo was a dollar or two, max.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:03:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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jesonnier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:22:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Maybe not, but the original comment stated only the rich color afford them and you jumped straight to the opposite side of the spectrum, only asking about the history completely poor.
Also, I referred to the current dollar. I may have been unclear, but i meant based in our dollar it, would cost them a dollar or two. About $20 in today's time. So, not wildly expensive, either way.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
($1/1.0322)145 is just over a penny. Assuming 3.22% inflation rate
http://www.phototree.com/article_worth.htm
Also, yes there were cheap photograph methods. If you were looking to belay the image of higher socioeconomic status, those would not be the one you picked. You would have picked the Daguerreotype. The Daguerreotype runs within the range I specified.
PM_ME_YOUR_EMRAKUL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if AP Euro taught me anything is that if the aristocracy does it, the middle class will try to do it too
[deleted] ยท 246 points ยท Posted at 19:23:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is why the cute pictures are blurry
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:06:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowhere near as blurry as I thought though.
How long do you think they held the cute poses? I reckon no longer than a second at best and the bottom right photo came out looking ok.
I reckon happy photos would have been easy to take, at least when this photo was.
TejasEngineer ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:29:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Also because the photos were rare so you wanted to be photographed in your default state, not smiling. Mark twain said "A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."
CaptainZapper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if my default state is smiling
bleusteel ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. It was due to long exposure times. Hard to hold a smile for that long. TYL.
TejasEngineer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mark twain even said "A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."
cup-o-farts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm trying right now, my lip keeps trembling. I probably look psychotic.
TheButchman101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it was a variety of factors?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:39:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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merreborn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:45:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://petapixel.com/2013/09/23/didnt-people-smile-old-photos/
o_oli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I guess a photo was just a whole other thing back then. It was a more serious thing not to be wasted perhaps? I dunno.
scotscott ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:37:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh for fucks sake it was because they were portraits. That's how you pose for a portrait, and that's what they were. When the brownie came out the opportunity to have more than one photo of yourself made having them be portraits not necessary or even desirable and people were free to experiment and be creative.
ElphabaGreen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:56:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This deserves more upvotes because it's true.
They didn't want to look stupid. They wanted to look normal.
scotscott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. People wanted portraits of themselves for centuries to preserve an image of themselves for posterity. It was something usually reserved for nobles but the advent of photography made it attainable for many more people. It still wasnt cheap, but it was finally possible, and people of course copied the nobility here because that's what they were doing. The brownie really was a world changing device. It was about as impactful then as the smartphone camera is in our era, it completely changed the way people thought about photography. Suddenly it became possible, reasonable, not just to preserve your image, but the very essence of your life. A picture is worth a thousand words, so to speak.
addysol ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did they get one of the girl jumping though? I struggle to do that in this day and age
smuffleupagus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like the second photo in this set. It's blurrier than the others, because movement.
morgoth95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like seen in the picture posted.
TigerlillyGastro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It comes also from the tradition of portraiture. When you have to sit for a portrait, you tend to adopt a neutral expression. Most paintings are like this, which is one reason the Mona Lisa is a thing.
And that tradition lasted into old photography even after exposure times were down to seconds or less.
thirstyfish209 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a false misconception. It only took a few seconds of exposure to take a picture in those days, even early on. Taking a picture was just a much more formal thing to do and smiling wasn't seen as appropriate.
eugenedubbedpregger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I lived in a rural developing country once for a couple of years and no one would smile for pictures. When I finally understood it, it was that they considered that kind of flighty and embarrassing, that it would make them seem silly like a little child.
pr1mus3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever seen the movie Million Ways to Die In the West?
disposable-name ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, they had goddamn headclamps in the studio.
Girlinhat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And many times a photographer wouldn't be readily available, so getting your photograph was a rare event, similar to visiting an opera or such. They wouldn't want to 'waste' the chance on a silly picture when they could get a formal, nice picture.
d_toma ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:32:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was basically bad manners to smile in a photo in those days. People literally thought you were crazy if you did.
Shotgun_squirtle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:16:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exposure time by the 1860s was already less then 10 seconds. Its why the photos are blurry but not why people didn't smile. The reason they didn't smile is most likely a combination of bad dental hygiene and the fact that photos were very professional and smiling was seen as goofy and not professional.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:44:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this couple they're so cute!
The usual photos make me seriously believe that the people back then were all stiffs
Soperos ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:09:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holding a smile for 5 minutes isn't exactly easy. Pictures weren't taken in a snap like they are now.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:20:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I know. The knowledge still doesnt help me know what the people were like.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And neither would a picture of them smiling. What's your point?
I'll save you the time of a response. Because a picture of them smiling only tells you this about them: they have the ability to smile.
Also, this is how it was back then. People weren't able to sit and hold a smile for 5 minutes straight without moving at all. A five minute exposure time will do that.
TyCooper8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:00:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly it's not? It's obviously easier to just not smile, but it's not that difficult to hold a smile.
I think it was just the norm not to back then, so no one felt the need to.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:07:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think wrong. I'm not giving you a guess or a theory. That is why people didn't smile for photos back then.
The one where they are smiling, they are also clearly moving. Maybe the couple, or the photographer, wanted a more natural look. A picture that didn't look as much like a pose.
TyCooper8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All I know is that if I wanted to, I could hold a smile for 5 minutes straight right now. I don't want to, but I could.
Soperos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you can, but that was the reasoning for why they did that.
Shijin83 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:20:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yโknow, supposedly thereโs some guy in Texas who smiled one time while he was getting his picture taken. I don't know. Kinda sounds like the sorta bullshit someone would make up.
llcooljessie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know that movie had jokes in it, but I couldn't identify them.
Shijin83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It had its moments. Seth McFarlane is entirely too convinced of his own cleverness.
ace-murdock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love this one...
mastermoebius ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:14:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look's like Albert Einstein..
parruchkin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen this posted as Einstein and wife, but don't recall there being substantiation. I'd actually love an answer.
mastermoebius ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I'm in the same boat, actually edited my comment at one point to be a little more neutral. It so truly looks exactly like him.
DivideByO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was my thought too...
JinDenver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet he farted.
opcrack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorbot
tatsuedoa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just like how it goes from standard old photography, to what I can very easily imagine a kind grandfather on the man's part. (Woman is too blurry but I can assume the same for her.)
CrazyKirby97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: The reason nobody could ever hold a smile for those photos was because the camera took so long to take your picture. These people probably struggled to get a decent photo.
KayakBassFisher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats Albert Einstein
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ye Olde Photo Booth
Theothercword ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most seem serious and what not because they had to stay very very still to get the photos, that's why when they're smiling and laughing the photos are blurry. It is an interesting side effect of the tools at the time, and provides a certain amount of a false sense of stoicism to our history.
Senior420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Almost looks like a photo booth set of photos. Thanks for sharing!
TheCthaehTree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like Catelyn Stark
Capn_max ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're on twitter you should follow whores of yore
besteni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorizebot
CrazyKirby97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: The reason nobody could ever hold a smile for those photos was because the camera took so long to take your picture. These people probably struggled to get a decent photo.
zenosparody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is fantastic! and for the exact reason you named. that's actually really cool, I had no idea those photo sessions were anything but boredom/seriousness until now.
Supertrinko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's a perfect example of why they always looked so serious. Picture quality differs hugely.
But I can't deny that they look so much more human and relatable.
zondwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It took a long time to expose a shot, shot the lens had to be open for a minute or so, so holding a smile that long would be uncomfortable.
That's also why the pictures where they are smiling/laughing have motion blur.
civicgsr19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks like Eve Hewson
FunkMasterE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seth MacFarlane gave a nod to this in A Million Ways To Die In The West Funny stuff but possibly NSFW
Humbleness51 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
People often misunderstand this photo as a laughing couple, but actually in this photo the couple was just told that her parents had died, and this is a rare photo of a late 1800's husband trying to comfort his wife through hugging, instead of the more physical method commonly used during that time period
source: I'm bored
IskayTheMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talking about relatable, there are pornographic photos from the late 1800's. Doesn't that ring a modern tone!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that photo.
Andernerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family has an old family photo from this time period in which the mother is dressed formally and has a very unhappy/angry look on her face while the father is wearing pajamas and a grin. Apperently his wife's unhappy look was due to the way he was dressed, as was his grin.
getFrickt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know why but I just assume this is like some obscure photo of Hitler or some other terrible person and we've all just been played.
PaintedBird22 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is so sweet.
justtoclick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These look like 19th century photo booth shots...lol. They are adorable.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's Einstein, tho...
rustyrivet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's obvious someone farted, triggering the giggles
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can you not smile and giggle looking at these? They're so in love!!
7U5K3N ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
colorizebot
nocontroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look stoic while in frame.
Done.
Alright we're going to do it again.
I can't! This is so silly!
Try it again.
I bet I looked so stupid! Hide me.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ones where they're laughing are blurry though.
JDogg_of_RS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, this post reminds me of a twitch streamer I used to watch whose streamroom had a ceiling mirror that she wasn't allowed to take down cause it was a rented apartment. Chat had so many inside jokes about it and I had made my share of "oh man that would be so hot for watching me cry and jerk off" type quips.
I'm sad now cause now I have to relive the worst screwup of my life. I had been faithfully watching her for almost a year and she mostly played League and Hearthstone plus sandboxy fun games like Little Big Planet and Minecraft. Those games weren't really my cup of tea put her personality and sense of humor were so great that I didn't care.
She only had about 60 average viewers but we all adored her and there was a great sense of community among everyone. I was super excited that night cause it was her one year twitch anniversary and she invited us all to drink with her to celebrate.
I woke up with a massive hangover still in front of the computer and instantly went to her twitch page to check out the vod and was met with a "this account does not exist or has been deleted message." I'm not proud but my first thought was hoping that she had gotten a bit to flirty in her drunken state and maybe even flashed chat which led to a temporary ban from twitch, I then went to her twitter and her last tweet was "I'm sorry, I just can't even...I'm out." I started to replay the night back in my head and noticed one of my "hidden" folders was open and ohhh no..oh god no...
The night started out great, with many toasts to her subs and longtime lurkers but as she drank more she gradually got more and more morose and started to open up about her personal life. She said she loved streaming but she wanted to do this as a career and her parents had given her a year to prove it was viable until she needed to get a "real job" and her time was pretty much up and she was scared. She also talked about how she was undateable (very untrue!) and no man would ever want her. All she really wanted out of life other than making it as a streamer was to be a housewife and mother but she would probably screw that up too, fuck my life!! And she tilted the webcam away so we couldnt see her cry.
I was drinking shots of whiskey to her swigs of champagne and was even drunker than her at this point, and typed "Actually you'd be an amazing mother!!!" And I then uploaded a shota gallery of her and me I had been working on for 6 months to imgur and being a longtime mod I was able to link it directly in chat.
I'm a cartoon storyboard artist by trade and had put more effort into this than my real job. In between the sex parts it was full of inside jokes from the stream including the ceiling mirror and the storyline was basically "me coming home from school and walking in on mom in the shower" which should be familiar to anyone familiar with the "genre." It even involved several personal aspects of her life I had discovered from a bit of internet detective work.
Seeing the look of horror dawn on her face as she scrolled in disbelief I immediately started apologizing but she ended the stream and I screamed fuck!!! and punched a hole in the wall and started chugging the whiskey in an effort to forget what I did and soon passed out.
It's been 3 months and she hasn't come back, the only saving grace is I deleted the gallery before passing out and nothing made it onto r/cringe or livestreamfails. If I'd just offered her kind words of support she probably would have ended up streaming on Saturdays and we might even have a budding relationship going on.
ApocaRUFF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Did...did you fart?"
"Shhh, we must sit still for the photo, dear."
"Oh god... I can smell last nights dinner."
"No, dear, you must stop." while trying to contain his laughter
Noughiphiet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"ok now smile and giggle for 200 minutes. Don't move"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what a phenomenal mustache
tutunka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they had to hold the pose for minutes.
mk_909 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
colorizebot
SteampunkSamurai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to imagine one of them farted during the second picture
smilingasIsay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of people think that people are serious in old photos because of the time it took for the exposure when in truth the technology for quick exposure was invented very early it was just so rare to have a photo taken that it was considered a serious thing.
atglobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The reason is that old timey photos took so long to take, so you had to remain completely still for several seconds or even minutes in order to not come out blurry. Try smiling for 5 minutes. No? That's what I thought.
thatoneguys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow. That really is interesting.
dubai_dan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a shame they're both DEAD now :(
PM-ME-UR-DESKTOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man that makes me feel all happy and a little sad inside for some reason.
suicidebylifestyle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact the reason so many old timey photos make all the subjects look miserable is because exposure times were so long it was often next to impossible to hold a smile for the entire duration. they weren't all angry and miserable.
Cephied ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:27:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People didn't like when the first Kodak cameras came out b/c they could be in a photo when they might be drunk or in public.
It makes me think it was the first time social media became a thing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:24:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was actually severely beaten after this photo, he had to pay for all of those pictures to be taken and was NOT happy about it.
alidoge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
colorizebot
makeshift-damselfly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're interested in more old photos, check out /r/oldschoolcool. I could spend hours browsing through there :)
Supa33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:42 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They look serious because it took so long to take a photo. It was easier to leave your face at rest than hold a smile.
_dancor_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:57 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colorizebot
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:14:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He snapped her neck in the next photo.
flythistime ยท 8186 points ยท Posted at 17:46:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
On 2/7/2012, one of the commanders of the Brazilian Army, general Gonรงalves Dias, asked the protesters in strike to please not fight, since it was his birthday. They abided and got the general a cake so everyone could celebrate together, even if they were in "opposite" sides. The general cried and hugged one of the leaders of the protesters.
"Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel interrupts a woman's job interview over the phone to give his personal recommendation."
"John Unger cradles his 19-year-old dog Schoep to sleep every night in Lake Superior so the buoyancy of the water can sooth his arthritic pain."
One of the security guards of Disney World asking a little girl dressed as a princess to give him an autograph.
"A world-class marathon runner slows down to help a disabled man open his bottle of water."
Old man proudly poses with one of his biggest onions. (I think its size broke a record somewhere, does someone remembers this?)
Chicago Christians showed up at a gay pride parade to apologize for homophobia in the Church.
"Pedestrians stop to help a dog tear-gassed during a demonstration".
Touching moments captured between a firefighter and a cat he saved from a burning building.
"17-year-old Meghan Vogel helping her competitor to cross the finish line."
"Cone of happiness".
Older couple having fun.
Crowd pushes against a train to rescue a stranger caught in the gap between the train and the platform.
Turtledonuts ยท 1975 points ยท Posted at 21:13:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The man and his onion. He seems so proud and happy about making such a huge onion. I love it.
swimmin_in_a_fishbow ยท 1438 points ยท Posted at 22:31:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy has a passion for large vegetables: http://imgur.com/lqZerQY
[deleted] ยท 296 points ยท Posted at 22:46:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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ChickenPotPi ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 00:17:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's English, not Russian!
AhrisFifthTail ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 02:03:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He provides food for the Russian Olympic Team.
TheRealMrWillis ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:01:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shameless plug for /r/apocalympics2016
PM_ME_BrusselSprouts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:58 on September 26, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not as fun as I thought it would be.
brianfine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah. He's just using cupping therapy on them.
raw031979b ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Ah, just enough to final get that bowel movement!"
TaylorS1986 ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 23:45:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MY CABBAGES!!!
joeyno1 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:56:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do they always destroy his cabbages
-TheCabbageMerchant- ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:27:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good question!
Hara-Kiri ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:13:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He really must have the most frustrating life.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:09:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because even Avatar needs memes.
TheActualKraken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:15:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*CABBAGE
Nah_u_good ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 01:26:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have never seen a more British-looking individual
Hara-Kiri ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:15:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just knew that had to be an Englishman, and what do you know, he's from 20 miles down the road.
jimthewanderer ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:27:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't we all from twenty miles down the road?
xmotorboatmygoatx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:14:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/ShroomThoughts
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:39:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nottheonion
Crimson_Shiroe ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:38:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to meet this man. He seems pretty cool.
CrapWeasel- ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:25:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy is the most English person I've ever seen.
feed-me-tacos ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:11:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew I recognized him!
SupaDoll ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 13:49:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the sweetest looking old man or what? Look at his cute shy smile. He is so happy about his enormous veggies!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:42:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ChilledClarity ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:05:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I cannot lie.
Harpyq ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:34:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew I'd seen his face before!
MrSyaoranLi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I KNEW IT WAS HIM LMAO!!!
nicedog44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If he ever starts a company, he should call it Cabbage Corp.
AlwaysClassyNvrGassy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:03:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need more of this guy
justcougit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I screamed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew I recognized him from that cabbage photo!!!!
potato_ships ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Becoming him is my new goal in life.
CJMD89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was wondering if that was the same guy.
Skorne13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:05:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should see him with his giant cucumber.
unruled_circumstance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:28:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that was going to be a picture of Boldrick from Blackadder.
cfuse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I envy people that have so obviously found their purpose in life.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:37:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I dunno why, but I would be afraid of that man. If he isn't stupidly nice, which I'm sure he is, he proibably has a basement styled similar to "Girl with the Dragon Tatoo" where he sodomizes people with his giant vegetables
Edit: No fun allowed
pigeon12345 ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 01:00:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because he has a baby carrot in his pants.
meliorist ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:00:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aw. don't be mean.
pigeon12345 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:28:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
make me, you cotton headed ninny muggins
Milleuros ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 22:19:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, that is a huge onion.
dustyceilingfan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:45:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How does he do it?!
Realitynaut ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 23:33:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's just unexpectedly tiny and poses next to normal sized vegetables.
Ivegotacitytorun ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:58:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's got big bulbs.
Donnarhahn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:01:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Magic. That guy looks like an instructor at hogwarts.
Turtledonuts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think he ate it? it looks delicious, but also I don't know if I could eat it. It's too cool.
bakuj ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:33:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This week on photoshopbattles he had a cabbage that covered whole wheelbarrow:
https://reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/4wqdfv/psbattle_old_man_carrying_a_wheelbarrel_ful_of/
His crops must have more doping than Russian Olympics team.
MikoSqz ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:23:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is he British? Something about the whole thing seems so incredibly British. (Or possibly German, but moreso British.)
Fullonski ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 00:35:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just British, but English. His name is Keith Gordon Tweggle and he lives just outside Waddle-on-Chipslyton, in Lancashire. His wife's name is Margaret, his kids (Cheryl and Gary) are grown up and moved out so he can go full-tilt on his oversized veggies. He's a legend at his local (The Squandered Goose) and his favourite tipple is 'alf a bitter. His favourite sport is cricket, but he will watch tennis (mostly Wimbledon) if that Andy Murray is playing. His favourite food is chops and two veg (home-grown, of course), his dog, Morris the West-Highland terrier, gets the chop bones.
toomanyblocks ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:47:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can I meet this man?
Fullonski ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:13:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People have asked this before, here's his response:
"Soocial media? Ah dorn't thinksor. Ah'll be down The Goose about 5, same as always. Don't tell Marg, mind, she dorn't always know ah pop in."
toomanyblocks ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:50:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh gosh I'm so happy
Dfry ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:01:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so awesome how much joy you can see on his face. Growing enormous onions is such an unusual pursuit, and doesn't have any real practical application, but it clearly meant a lot to him and made him proud of what he did. Reminds me to look for joy wherever I can find it.
Turtledonuts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:19:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, the cultivars he makes must be useful. I would totally buy seeds for 1 pound onions. I love onion.
bountifulknitter ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:04:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
here is another one of him with his cabbage
He seems like a sweet old fellow, I'd like to have him as a neighbor.
Turtledonuts ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:20:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I had him as a neighbor. I bet he gives the stunted little quarter-wheelbarrow cabbages to his neighbors.
ItsSaintN ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:24:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like his child :P
Turtledonuts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:09:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
his delicious, delicious child
ItsSaintN ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/thathappened
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:54:47 on October 22, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chill out
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/yesyesitdid
ItsSaintN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm posting on that sub now once I think of something relevant.
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol brb making that a actual sub.
ItsSaintN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thx
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
now a sub, setting up css and shit. wanna be a mod?
ItsSaintN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck it, sure.
TheQuestionableYarn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Waaaait. Doesn't he look like the same guy from the PSBattle thread a little back? The one with an old guy and a wheelbarrow full of lettuce?
Turtledonuts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That picture makes up for all the times that onions have made people cry.
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you freeze onions for a little bit before you cut them, they don't sting so much.
Quinhos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish he experienced the same happiness when he cutted it!
Cambridge_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's the same guy with the big cabbage that was on the front this week
Jizzlobber42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thought that was a shallot.....? I know that shallots can be bread over time to produce larger and larger bulbs
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah, well it's a shallot then. And I still bet it was delicious. But people do breed onions to be big, just like, you know, larger than my fist.
mwmani ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never love anything as much as that man loves onions.
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, maybe you can aspire to love something as much as he loves cabbages.
brandanowitzzz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish someone looked at me the way that he looks at that onion.
lindsey_what ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one put a huge smile on my face.
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks like he has appeared in every British comedy I've seen
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
like a guy from a monty python skit.
steve20009 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think that man could look any more British.
Waffleophagus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's also kinda adorable, kinda like if Jeremy Clarkson and James May had a Benjamin Button baby.
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah!
UnicornOnTheJayneCob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please, please tell me his name is Mr. MacGregor
StoryLineOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's not the only one with onions nearby. Damnit. :[
mezzanine237 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's like a real-life Amos McGee.
249ba36000029bbe9749 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"That'll do, onion...that'll do."
captAWESome1982 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That man has huge fucking hands. Holy shit that bottom picture.
avantgardeaclue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite is where he's cradling it like a baby.
e-wrecked ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He reminds me of the little gnome dude from the Never Ending Story.
illgummybearyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks like an onion too. Really..go look again.
mybodyisreadyyo ยท 555 points ยท Posted at 19:06:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these made me smile
betaruga ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 21:47:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these made me cry
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:33:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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ChilledClarity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So can dolphins.
REB3LxSOUL ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these made me die
Nalivai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP in Pieces, /u/REB3LxSOUL
RudyChristina7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The onion picture made me cry!
hlfx ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:24:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if you need more: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love it! Thank you!
ChilledClarity ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:02:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fireman and the cat he rescues.. you could see the thanks in the cats eyes.. this has made my day. Thank you.
TheComedyShow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:02:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Except for the train thing... I mean the crowd made me happy, but the fact someone was caught under the train made it's ending too distressing... At least tell me if the person was saved!!!
CJB95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He made it
RaisinBranMan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:55:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We did it Reddit!
iWizardB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With a lump in my throat. Whenever people hating each other suddenly show compassion for each other, it instantly chokes me up.
thatangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these made me teared up.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn onion cutting ninjas
Adot_Ham ยท 347 points ยท Posted at 21:59:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who's cutting giant onions?
joshdts ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 01:11:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you dare cut that mans onion.
Oh_Sweet_Jeebus ยท 2189 points ยท Posted at 19:03:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god, the one with the man and his dog in a lake... I'm tearing up. He loves that dog so much it's so sweet.
blurrylulu ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 23:11:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's one of my favorite photos. I read somewhere that the man struggled with severe depression and the camaraderie between him and his dog helped him stay alive. Such a beautiful relationship we can have with animals.
Happypiratehooker ยท 507 points ยท Posted at 20:31:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That photo gets me every time, too. So much love.
timstm ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:20:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hippie Don Draper is a really good dude
banielbow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every night??? Lake Superior in Winter
thufferin_thuccotash ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:53:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing is like having an ancient dog. Whatever they need we will find a way to get them.
sailorsardonyx ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 01:09:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dog is almost 14 and has cancer. His favorite thing in the world is walking around downtown.
He just likes to see what's going on. He gets that big happy dog smile with the floppy tongue, wiggling his nubby tail at all the attention he got.
Both of his back paws have lost 50% of feeling and he lost 100% of one of his front paws. He also has arthritis pain that keeps him from walking too far. Sometimes he will slide and flop onto his belly because he can't stabilize well enough. Unfortunately this really makes walks difficult.
So we got a stroller for him. I can push him around and he still gets all of the excitement his little dog heart desires. I will happily push him around until his last day, I want his last bit of time on earth to be wonderful.
I also happen to live right on the shore of Lake Superior. I know exactly how cold it is, even in the summer. That's part of what makes that photo so touching. He could be so cold but he does it for his buddy.
DjHanzelsSunglasses ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 01:28:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
....and now I'm crying...great imma go hug my dog.
Happypiratehooker ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:03:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are a wonderful and loving person. I can only imagine how much your dog loves you.
Mimble75 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:55:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are a such a lovely and kind person - thank you for being so loving to your dog. Reading this made my day.
tbird83ii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:37:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even in the summer - that thing is like 50 degrees. Sucker is COOLD.
Takeme2yourleader ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha. I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a few times a week during spring and summer
thesearstower ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 21:39:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dog dead
Oh_Sweet_Jeebus ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 21:43:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh... That's sad. But he was loved right up to the end, and I'm sure he was very happy and comfortable
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 00:33:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhere I read on Reddit, Remember, they are a brief part of your life, but you are their entire life.
SlapunowSlapulater ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 22:51:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But he did eventually move on and get a new dog so it's OK again. http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/02/schoeps-dad-adopts-a-new-rescue-dog/
polkadotdream ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 07:12:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fact that the title calls him "Schoeps' dad" made me really tear up suddenly. Thank you for posting this, I'm glad to have an update.
lochness541 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:44:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup and I'm crying.
fruitasylum ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:26:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't cry. Don't cry.
Shit, I'm crying.
Rubix89 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:36:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Figured as much, he was 19 years old. At lest the dog had some nice days in the end.
Shaggy_One ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:32:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't care. That dog lived a good life because of that man.
ayjayred ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 22:08:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
did it drown?
Magnehtic ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:16:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was just very old.
Chrisisoslod ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:33:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teared up when i saw the pic... I straight up started crying when i learned that he died.
Daamus ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:12:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the dude who was in love with his giant onion had him teared up too
dasher11 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:28:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lake Superior is so goddamn cold though. I cringed a little, even if it is sweet.
FrostySt ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:47:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the looks of it, that dog is at least part Husky or at the very least a dog bred more for colder weather than warm. I had a Pyrenees that would just about live under a garden hose during the summer but loved every minute of winter.
dasher11 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:52:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no, I was referring more to the man in the water. I'm sure the dog is comfy. :)
FrostySt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:15:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, yeah the guy in the picture is definitely pretty chilly. I've never been to Superior but Lake Michigan is always cold.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:57:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's one of the first things i think of every time i see this photo (which i actually love)
god damn lake superior is so fucking cold. i like to think i would do that same for my dogs...but im not sure i could get that deep into that lake
thewolfshead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Certain parts warm up enough.
Source: I spent over an hour in the water in Lake Superior last weekend.
ivanwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha! I would like to know these parts, I live about 5 blocks from the water and that shit it tough to swim in even on a hot day unless you go a one of the (relatively) crowded beaches with shallow water.
Heroshade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:17:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one and the dog that got tear gassed. "Mans best friend" really isn't an exaggeration.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fore real that's awesome of him, Lake Superior is cold as fuck year round.
thewolfshead ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:14:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not.
LadyVerene ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My experience with Lake Superior was going there when it was 95 degrees out and the lake water still being way too cold to even walk in, let alone swim.
GrilledCyan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly it probably depends on exactly where on the Lake you are, what the weather has been like for the days leading up to getting in the Lake, how much sunlight there is, and such.
That said, nine times out of ten Lake Superior is colder than it has any right to be, even in 95 degree weather.
Relaxel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's probably the best one.
I_play_elin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It becomes extra sweet when you realize that Lake Superior is cold as fuck, even in the summer.
Hpvogel4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I met this him a couple years ago down at the lake. Nice guy. Even nicer dog
Carlsbad1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of dog is that?
tripod-pop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop tearing up. You're making me tear up.
ohsoErik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reading this comment made me start crying again!
zimbabweaboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the look on the dog's face, like he knows there's no other man in the world who he trusts and loves so completely.
SomeDudeinAK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That ...is LOVE.
daviep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wondered about this one because lake superior is usually very cold, even more so in the fall and winter, isn't it? I went there as a kid one September and the water was ice cold. Maybe in the peak of summer?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make no mistake, that water is COLD
MaugDaug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's more to that one. IIRC the guy used to be a drug addict and says that his dog is one of the main reasons to quit. It's been a while since I read about it, so I apologize if I'm not remembering this correctly or mixing it up with a different post, but I think he was on the verge of suicide and says that his dog saved his life.
dabong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John and Schoep. Followed their FB page after the photo went viral. They love each other so much.
Sad to say that Schoep has already passed a few years ago.
Harry_monk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially knowing the age and how hard it will be when the inevitable happens. How lost he's going to be.
Whiskey_N_Ginger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First picture in this thread to make me cry instantly
SmallTownJerseyBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dog saved him by being there when he had suicidal thoughts after a breakup. So the story goes. It's on youtube.
bexyrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the first one on this thread to make my cry I don't know why but to me dogs are the essence of the good humanity has produced. We selectively bred dogs for millennia. Dogs are perfect.
The_R4ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It still looks like that man loves his onion more.
flamboyantsensitive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The money raised from that photo kicking off fund raising meant Schoep had a lot of lazer treatment for pain meaniing his life was easier before he finally passed away...John now has another dog - Bear - a rescue dog.
Buntschatten ยท 572 points ยท Posted at 21:40:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want someone to look at me like that man looks at his onion. Great collection you have there.
iamthebestworstofyou ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:21:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd look at you that way. My eyes would be filled with tears as I ate you too, tears of joy ;)
princessolympia ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:23:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh to be the onion of someone's eye.
Real_Lucid_Reality ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:49:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't that the guy with the cabbage
Jacosion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
DrewsephA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:01:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I want someone to love me like a man loves his onion."
"Uhh..."
time-traveling-ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's not a sentence I thought I'd read today.
[deleted] ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 21:30:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kate_wimbledon ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 22:13:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has one of the kindliest faces I have ever seen.
seasaltMD ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:28:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If someone showed me a picture of this guy and asked me what I thought he does for a living I would say "probably grows giant vegetables, I guess..."
His nature fits it well, that's for sure.
delicious_grownups ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:24:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it takes a certain kind of gentle person to grow gigantic veggies
Percevalve ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:33:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He and his humongous cabbage in a wheelbarrel made themselves known on Reddit two days ago actually.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks like Limmy in 40 years.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:17:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's something so adorable about an old couple growing giant things. Like, it just seems like such a "pure" hobby.
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:34:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one with the cat made me tear up a little bit. Just look at that face in the second picture.
MurrayTheMelloHorn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:24:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. That cat knows it could have died.
kaiserleona ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:53:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
one day i hope to have a child whom i can love as much as that man loves his onion
thomoswald ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:12:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rahm Emmanuel who is the brother of Ari Emmanuel, the real life counterpart to Ari from Entourage.
_suburbanrhythm ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:35:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Josh Lyman was based off of Bill Clinton's Rahm Emmanuel... in The West Wing
Abe_Vigoda ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:44:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rahm Emmanuel is a douche.
Takeme2yourleader ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Corrupt
RNGmaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:09:45 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A massive fucking douche.
thomoswald ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought he was pretty much responsible for the shit show, but I don't know enough to even think that... but I do assume it.
herrmister ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit that makes so much sense
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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thomoswald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:09:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no idea lol
BelindaTheGreat ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:20:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There goes the mascara . . .
Maenad_Dryad ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:16:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddammit, John Unger's love for his dog has me sobbing
Bitemarkz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a video too, if I recall correctly. Such a powerful bond, makes me tear up every time.
veilofmaya1234 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:18:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The man and the Onion has stolen my heart
corsair238 ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:04:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dogs are the best of us.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:21:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love pictures of old couples goofing around because I know that will be me and my husband someday
Chrisisoslod ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:29:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god the dog one got me really bad.
Jackarewb ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:28:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This comment wins. Whoever sprays a dog with tear gas needs to really rethink their lives!
nightpanda893 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 00:41:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean typically it's dispersed into a crowd. I don't think anyone was like fuck that dog in particular.
IsaTurk ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:39:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Loukanikos the Greek protest dog.
TheTinyKitten ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:41:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually it is not him, this image (that OP posted) was from Turkey, during anti-government demonstration in 2013. I was there when this photo was taken (we were group of people going around helping animals affected by the tear gas), this dog is one of the locals that was living in the square that the protests took place.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 23:52:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's dead
IsaTurk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:58:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He is indeed, but your need to bring that up is.. what?
darwinianfacepalm ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:20:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think they meant too..
UpCHuckedGaming ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:29:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want someone to look at me like that old man looks at that onion.
clichedbaguette ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who would have a phone interview for a job on a damn bus?
undreamedgore ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:20:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can not up vote this enough.
ChChChCherryBombb ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:32:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found myself smiling and tearing up through all of these. Simply amazing, thank you!
dactyif ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:14:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Onion bro! He's awfully skinny under that armour.
slozos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:14:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much for all of these. I'm sobbing at my desk at work, and that's just fine.
flythistime ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:26:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it makes you feel better, I cried while making the post, too. Thank you, sending love to you and everyone in this thread.
slozos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:32:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's needed.
Ellihoot ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:18:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. Thank you so much for this.
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:34:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โค
familyguy2015 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:47:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This should be higher up in the thread. Brilliant collection of pictures. Teared up going through this post.
PalapaSlaps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, you're crying.
YourDadsHusband ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:25:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/ThreadKillers
Waygono ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not crying! You're crying!!
EmeraldFlight ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:41:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I slammed two of those paragraphs together and got "Old man poses with gay onion"
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:16:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Geeze, you guys keep making me cry.
letitgoace ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:54:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't find the picture but one just as strong as the Christians saying sorry at the gay parade was one where one of them embraced a gay person as they walked through. He cried, she cried, they all cried. Tears of joy just thinking about it. โบ
pittiedaddy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:18:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having such a shit day, and with all the anger and hate in the world right now, I needed this in the worst way. Thank you.
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:36:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're feeling better. Sending love to you right now.
JSRambo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/threadkillers
MySpelingIsGrate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Updaited as I was typing in "Gif this man guld" Congrets Frend
1486592 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much for all of these, they have brightened my day and I'm sure many other people's days as well
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, thats my goal. Sending love to you.
un-easily ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this made me smile awh
littlelove1975 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Schoep picture always gets me. Just reading your description, brought tears to my eyes.
nurnay ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here come the water works. I guess I can blame the onion picture.
Highside79 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I retire I want to be that guy in Disney Land.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:53:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John Unger's penis is now only visible with a magnifying glass. Source: Once dove into Lake Superior.
alittlebigger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why, but I can't handle the sports ones. I get this weird water effect going in my eyes
MagicalCMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tear gassed-dog made me tear up. Poor doggo :(
Swaglfar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are things like this that happen all the time. It's a shame we focus on the bad and the ugly over the sweet and beautiful.
bisonburgers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not crying. (yes I am)
GogNMagog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right about the point when I got to the Chicago Christians (as a laxed Catholic myself), that hit me right in the feels.
be_cider_self ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks mate, that was nice
Ich_Liegen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first picture is even more amazing when you notice the "commando" tab in his left arm.
That crying man is special forces.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Tear-gas effected dog one is from Turkey Gezi Park protests i believe. A lot of beutiful/horrible(police brutality) from those times.
Edit: dog was pretty active actually it is kind of funny
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQslHSjScQb8_MAraKwYAvuDATPuOQ8N_36rgJV6aI18P1iEw3ImeR4OMiE
WhatUpMilkMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like the one with Chicago's mayor is kinda screwed up. Any follow-up on that? Did she get the job? It's a phone interview, the interviewer could have easily thought it was bullshit and unprofessional for the woman to let a random other voice on the phone.
EDIT: that said, awesome collection of photos. Thanks for sharing.
thatwasyiz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much awesomeness in one post
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You deserve every last drop of karma and gold you earned with this post.
You are a gentlelady and a scholar.
Edited for correct gender
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
actually a lady, but thank you! โค
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed it! :)
flythistime ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved "gentlelady". Again, thank you!
trippingbilly0304 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure your inbox is blown up with replies. Just wanted to say thank you for your post! People like you are why reddit is a thing.
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nonsense, a comment as kind as yours should never be ignored. thank you. โค
TheRealLouisWu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That last picture gave me some serious frisson. There's nothing in the world as powerful to me as seeing people united behind a common goal. Letting individuality go for a moment to become humanity.
PhoenixArising ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you
iknowthatmuthafucka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for these. When ever someone says they "hate people" I try to remind them of all the good humanity is not only composed of, but the actions that are undertaken everyday that are overshadowed by the horror of reality. I'm not good with words, but humans are amazing.
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thank you for trying to remind people of the awesomeness that we're capable of. I know we can't let suffering aside, but I appreciate the effort. There's a singer and songwriter that I like that once wrote "People aren't evil, they're just lost. There's still time". I think it resonates with you.
iknowthatmuthafucka ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People are the most powerful force ever to grace this planet. Good is a choice a person must make, while bad is a decision as well. I love people, for their good and their bad. The fact we are not all perfectly good is a tribute to the variety of people. Differences are what allow us to move forward as a species and grow. I'm glad to hear their are others out there that agree that people, with all their flaws and problems, are an amazing thing. Every human being is not unique, not special, not filled with purpose and needing one. This is a rant, but
TL;DR People are amazing, and I love people. Just cause you hate a person doesn't mean humans are not worth your interest.
Letthepumpkincumflow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Damn, the general crying hugging that dude got me. I don't tear up much but that one got me. EDIT: Got to the tear gassed dogged. I am crying at work now thanks! All I can think about are my own Huskies. I love my dogs so much. EDIT 2: Cone of Happiness made it all better now, thanks for the roller coaster of emotion that desperately needed today /u/flythistime.
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad to know your Huskies are loved. Sending hugs to all you guys.
EternallySunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you.. How dare you make me tear up!
nickym06 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That made tear up in a happy way and I can't explain why.
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm glad that it is in a happy way. :)
vmunich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man these dam ninjas are everywhere
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, onion man is also wheelbarrow full of lettuce man!
che_sac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:52:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially Princess one made me smile, he filled so much positivity in her she will never forget!
andshit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's something about recognizing that train line that makes feel really happy about that last picture.
-A12- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:55:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wonderful list, thank you.
mwenpasenile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omygosh! Thank you!
legoing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope that lady got the job!
timharveyau ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Christians with the sorry signs got me.
Fatasstits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the dog falls asleep does he just float him out of the water and carry him? Without waking him?
Shanguerrilla ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THAT, is a very BIG onion!
that must be why I'm leaking...
DEATH_BEFORE_DECAF ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also love one of the follow-up images to that Chicago Christians at the Pride Parade - a participant in the parade accepts their apology.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That runner still ended up doing very well in the race if i remember correctly.
master-cunt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Some good things do come out of Chicago then.
llama_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for taking the time to put that together! :)
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โค
drgmaster909 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The last one is like the exact opposite of the bystander effect.
kholakoolie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:52:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tear-gassed dog got to me the most. God dammit, humans.
TheGoldenFangBang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really nice of that security guard at Disney. Kids can remember stuff like that forever.
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โค
Plz_and_danks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, is someone chopping that onion right now?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:10:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for these. It's sometimes gets lost in our every day that we are capable of doing such tremendous things for each other.
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โค
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
flythistime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:31:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thank you. you too.
Hepcatoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That cat & firefighter photo hit me hard in the feels.
ukulela ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man the one with the protestors and the general made me tear up.....
curvy_lady_92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:41:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a woman on her period, I should not have looked at these. Crying right now.
codychro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't choke up until the one with the girl helping her opponent finish the race. You hardly ever see such sportsmanship
Hyron_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That onion man is definitely British
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
all the animal ones are making me cry at work...
phasers_to_stun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen the one with the princess and security guard before and it makes me cry every time. Actually cry.
Metalworks13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dog looks like my dog.
skiskate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awwww :(
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy with the onion has grown several record-breaking vegetables.
die_grosse_muzzi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That picture withe the tear-gassed dog...I've been tear-gassed and it sucks pretty hard. I can't imagine being on the receiving end and having no ability to understand what is going on.
cabothief ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My goodness, you were prepared!
These were great. Time to get off the Internet for the night. End on a high note for a change.
flythistime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:34:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like searching and keeping happy pictures! I hope you had a great night. cheers.
Nilliak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:29:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's something about old couples having fun that just makes me so happy. There's a good chance they've been together for longer than I've been alive, and seeing them smiling with each other just makes my day.
germanrincon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:35:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/ThreadKillers
Infinitebeast30 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:40:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man the one will all the people pushing the train is so awesome
ruralife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:07:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The firefighter and cat brought tears. The look in that cat's eyes is heart wrenching.
iftreescouldspeak ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:09:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw 2/7 is my birthday too :,) I'm glad.
clark6050 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:57:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I didn't own one until the man and he onion.
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:37:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "I'm sorry" Christians. Fucking onions.
DoctorFrankz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:23:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man that tear gassed dog.
[deleted] ยท 4151 points ยท Posted at 16:07:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There's this guy on Instagram, wolfgang2242, who adopts senior dogs and other unwanted pets and gives them a better life. This includes dogs with severe health problems. Here is a picture of him walking some of them: http://cdn2.littlethings.com/app/uploads/2016/03/44-850x845.jpg
EDIT: Whoa, my first gold! I'm very pleased it's for something like elderly dogs going on happy walks.
Oolonger ยท 2420 points ยท Posted at 16:25:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy rescues dogs, and he built a little dog train so he could take them out on doggy excursions.
bmony1215 ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 16:48:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This man is amazing. I love it!
aglassofsherry ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 17:32:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, that's fucking adorable.
petrilstatusfull ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:58:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"...And I thought 'Dang, that would do for a dog train!'"
NeonKennedy ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:14:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just love that his immediate thought upon seeing a tractor hauling rocks was "dog train."
justaboywithadream ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:21:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't really know why, but I love that they're referred to as excursions. Not a little fun ride, but an adventure.
Spyder618 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:06:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG! The dog in front https://i.imgur.com/fKiYi24.jpg
Old_man_Trafford ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:42:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best one in here. This man is amazing.
zimmerer ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:59:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dogs are the best part of humanity. We invented the perfect companion. There will never be a greater invention that a Big Ol' Pupper
Woofles85 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OH my gosh. The dog in the middle that at is always standing up he's so excited, in every picture.
loyallemons ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:38:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THAT'S IT I'M DEAD THIS ONE KILLED ME
igbythecat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:00:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First thought "Yay! Dog train!"
Then I saw the story in the side bar about a man beheading 4 dogs :(
runhaterand ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was on r/aww a couple of weeks ago
CrazyKirby97 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Choo choo!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They look so happy!
asereth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:50:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sobbing uncomfortably in my uber pool... Thank you for sharing!
Shiruet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:51:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I accidentally read that as execution and I was shocked. Ahh, I need to stop being dark.
luvnitall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:36 on December 8, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party. Just wanted to thank you for posting this as it was the first thing I thought of when reading about the dog walker.
suomime ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:55:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now thats just fucking crazy. The dogs dont need a train.
TomadoPotado ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:38:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't need a train! They need to be trained!
(โ๏พใฎ๏พ)โ
โ(๏พใฎ๏พโ)
(โ๏พใฎ๏พ)โ
โ(๏พใฎ๏พโ)
...
Really sounded better in my head.
suomime ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:39:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww shit dude that's really funny. Also I love you username.
Keep it up.
toiletpaper_monster ยท 301 points ยท Posted at 17:52:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He also has a couple of ducks and chickens, and Bikini, a potbelly pig who is prone to overeating. His Instagram account is a bright spot in my day.
YouKnow_Pause ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:51:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's his Instagram name?
LascielCoin ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:34:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wolfgang2242
kongnamul ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:33:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh god someone sned help I can't stop laughing.
cranne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't leave us hanging! What's his instagram handle
toiletpaper_monster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wolfgang2242
cranne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thanks
FreeFallFormation ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:29:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
When I was a kid my friend's mom and dad would take their family to volunteer at shelters during the summer. Kind of a way to teach their children about animals and being a helpful hand and what not. One day I was invited so I tagged along. I'll never forget how sad a lot of older dogs looked and how happy they were when people gave them attention. From that day forward I've always made it a goal that when I'm finally able to buy a house I'd adopt older dogs and let them live out their last few years in a peaceful setting and with someone who will show them unconditional love.
I'm still renting apartments at the moment, but I'm hoping within 3-5 years I'll be able to own a house and do what I've always wanted to do.
cubalibre21 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:12:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary takes in older dogs and the Facebook page is truly lovely. It is heart warming.
kororon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I truly wish I could do this, but the cost of their medical care is a huge burden. The last dog I adopted was from a senior dog rescue. Senior animals deserve love too!
Chihuahua_enthusiast ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:09:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohmygod the teenytiny old babydoggos
I_snarted ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:32:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm very late to this thread, but my friend runs a non profit organization called One Last Treat that is dedicated to adopting older dogs out to people so they have a home during their last day/month's/years!
Pugcitypugpugcity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:12:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the life I would choose to do!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously love this guy. This is one of my favorite photos on his instagram page. I believe I found out about him through Humans of New York (another great guy).
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is 100% what I want to do when I grow up
SexualWeasel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:01:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A woman my mother works with does this. She says that they deserve the ends of their lives to be wonderful and in a loving home. I don't think I could ever do such a thing, it'd break my heart every time. Its a really noble thing to do.
quoth_tthe_raven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:43:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful and how I look at all rescue adoptions. Proud mom to an FIV+ cat who was saved from a kill shelter.
rock_n_roll69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:48:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
good on him, more people should adopt dogs. also nice forearms, damn
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter has been going to horse camp here in Idaho for the last three years, the only one I could find that wasn't also a bible camp. A week or so ago she told me the horses they ride are rescue horses - ones that the owners couldn't train or sell because of behavior problems and that the camp takes in and rehabilitates.
sirlearnsalot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget Bikini the pig.
witch-finder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I follow this guy on Instagram, and I didn't know he explicitly adopted older and unwanted dogs.
deathschemist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
look at all those old doggos! so precious!
WolverineJamesLogan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at his freaking biceps
Tchrspest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope I can find myself in a life situation one day that lets me follow in his footsteps. There are so many animals that deserve better lives than they have.
jojo_mill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:27:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite Instagram accounts to follow by far.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And there's a wolfie in that picture too!
ElectricMonster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anybody know where this guy lives?
I saw a guy like this walking like 6-7 dogs recently. Wonder if it's the same guy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He lives in Colorado.
wildery ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:10:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this guy! He's so genuine and passionate about his cause, and it's so fun to follow his life with this adorable little menagerie of misfits. Englebert is my total fave, he's the goofiest little old man, and I always smile seeing his tiny face in the group photos.
alshadai ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:25:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do this too. I had never thought about making a social media thing with it. I can't afford to take on more than 3-4 at a time but I am so so happy to give them their great final years. Side note, I think I found my dream man.
NSA_Chatbot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:36:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my friends does that. They adopt the old, sick, abandoned puppies from the shelter so they get a warm loving place to stay for a couple of months.
Then they become dogs, and they adopt another one.
(All dogs are puppies until their Last Day.)
theduchessofawesome ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:13:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wolfgang2242 is the reason I joined Instagram. His pictures make me so happy. Engelbert and Bikini are my favorites.
zuppaiaia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:35:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh gosh, if I had a buttful of money and time that would be my life too _
Wazoisme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's his instagram name? I would love to see more.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's wolfgang2242
Wazoisme ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:33:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:05 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only people cared about reptiles and fish as much...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:58:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do some Redditors ruin their comments with stupid shitty OMG GOLD acceptance speeches? Just PM the gilder directly if you want to thank them, instead of flipping out like a toddler and thanking everybody who didn't gild you. Seriously, get a sense of self-worth, you fucking loser.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:36:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Said the Redditor flipping out over gold in a thread about the good of humanity ;)
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:34:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I'm assuming this reply is on the wrong comment. That said, this guy lives in Colorado.
Happypiratehooker ยท 2578 points ยท Posted at 21:26:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These two always make me happy:
http://imgur.com/gallery/d4EZg7o
http://imgur.com/gallery/YFX3f
frzferdinand72 ยท 845 points ยท Posted at 23:14:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When humans go extinct and dogs become the dominant species, I hope they remember us as benevolent gods.
dinkyshrink ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 23:52:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are awaiting the day the Amazing Human will finally come home.
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:58:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who? Fry?
rillip ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 01:04:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too soon
I_CUM_ON_HAMSTERS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:05:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh sorry teacher, I don't think I can go with you guys on this feels trip. I sniff didn't get my permission slip signed sniff
fatmand00 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bet you just want to stay back arty school and cum on the class hamster.
JokeMode ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 01:18:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Nearly all of the pics did not not move me too much. But your comment made me have a feeling.
trclausse54 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:08:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God this would be a great emotional animated film
n1c0_ds ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:55:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the prophecy says He will ask them who is a good boy, and He will see that it is them.
piratedunc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:14:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe how much that got me :-/
schatzski ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As it is prophesized, the great human will return in 5000 years
...or 3 minutes...it's still a little fuzzy, oh squirrel!
PsychedelicBadBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Think about it. Humans can be douches to their god. But still think they're amazing. Sounds a lot like Christianity to me.
(And many other religions.)
I_HAVE_SEEN_CAT ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 01:12:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Where are my testicles Summer?"
Lextube ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:35:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Awww, he's saying 'I love Lasagna'!"
coolkid1717 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:09:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You may call me snuffles.
RexSueciae ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:58:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We didn't stick around to meet the aliens, but our dogs did.
Sokkumboppaz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:03:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually beautiful. Who wrote it?
Garfunkels_roadie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:29:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was amazing
crazedmongoose ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:58:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think if our extinction ever looks assured our last duty should be to do everything in our power to elevate dogs as the successor dominant species.
And then like...IDK....cats become dogs and I guess horses can be cats. I've not really thought through the whole line of mammalian dynastic succession but dogs deserve to be in charge after us.
Happypiratehooker ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:57:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dogs are divine:)
Cocoasmokes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:17:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Read "City" by Clifford D. Simak. He wrote an interesting sci-fi book about the intertwined destinies of humans and dogs, along with other creatures.The dogs actually have a point of view as shown through the descendants of a line of dogs that were companions for a line of men. It's fanciful, and though humans were boring, I found it raised a lot of questions about what we perceive as intelligence from the animals around us. I won't go into further details, but if you're even a little serious underneath that joke, you should really read it.
MisterHomerJSimpson ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:17:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thatbmakes me sad because a lot of dogs have been bred to like people more than other doggos ๐ถ.
Regis_the_puss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And not as slavers. Hopefully.
AnOnlineHandle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well we did make them out of wolves.
themindlessone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You will call me Snowball. Snuffles was my slave name.
TheCircumcisedWonder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the single greatest thing I've ever read
GOBLIN_GHOST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should read The City by Clifford Semak.
DomoInMySoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:13:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a really great story on /HFY a few weeks ago about that. Humans evolved dogs to be able to speak and behave at a higher functionality and as humans died off and dogs took over, they always told stories of their old masters and how kind and giving they were. Eventually the dogs were contacted by alien species and went off to form partnerships with them just like they did with us, and they spread the stories of their loving masters throughout the stars.
xxkoloblicinxx ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like cruel perverted overlords...
"Where are my testicles summer?"
NewAtThisPlsBKind ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 23:25:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That little pup is the real star
NorthAve ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:21:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh man. I wrote a story, like made up a story, about that picture being a Mexican hero because he warned the Governor of a Mexican state, I think Jalisco, of cartel members raiding his home. Some journalist PMed me asking for information about it.
NewAtThisPlsBKind ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:26:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's beautiful, let's get this heroic pup a parade!
TaylorS1986 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:15:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That cat is like "PLEASE LET ME DOWN LITTLE HYOOOMAN!!!"
tesla1889 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:23:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/thisismylifemeow
senacorp ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:19:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dog one always makes me happy.
znienacka ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:03:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't expect that second one. And then, I didn't expect I can cry over the picture like that. Thanks.
Happypiratehooker ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:55:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It always makes me a little misty eyed, too.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:44:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That lil girl and her lil cat made me squee so much. That's how I feel on the inside every time I interact with cats.
kholakoolie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:15:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is squee?!?!
hochizo ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:27:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a noise you make when you're excited. It sounds like this: "SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
TheMediumPanda ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:26:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always loved that second one. "It's all for little, cuddly me?!"
masterpate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:42:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every dog has its day
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now doggystyle shall help.
guppymill ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:03:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here I come! I am the pup you are looking for!
JustAHippy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:52:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that pupper
snoopiku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:01:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He'll grow up into one fine doggo
WitchHunterNL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first one looks so dutch
Oh found out it's french
Emperorerror ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Mexico one is great.
meadstriss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the one with the dog :)
splelling ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:18:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dog link isn't working for me ๐ข๐ข
Happypiratehooker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:06:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try googling "little dog at parade." It should be the first photo that pops up.
AdylinaMarie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:53:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dog is just the cutest. I'm passing the photo along :)
Happypiratehooker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope it brings a smile to whomever you share it with:)
140pt6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want that bike!
Dshark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That cat is all "This is my life."
_dawnmariie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that dog looks so happy
[deleted] ยท 1089 points ยท Posted at 23:26:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marathon runner stops to help an elderly man cross the road [Gif]
https://gfycat.com/PositivePhonyBarnswallow
[deleted] ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 01:19:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was driving through a semi-ghetto part of town a few months ago and one of the local "characters" who is an elderly, very hard-lived looking man was shambling (probably drunk) his was lazily across a busy road and the light changed when he was about half way. A nice young feller ran out to take him by the arm and help him to safety. That poor young feller got his fucking ass cussed off his body by that old codger. The manners we were taught as kids do not stack up to today's social expectations. Elderly and disabled people rarely ever want to be reminded of their limitations, so be extremely judicious in your efforts to help someone.
King_Of_Regret ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 02:26:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhh. I'd rather try and get yelled at then be cynical and never try to help people
nothinbuttherain ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 02:42:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I was about to walk by a very old woman shambling (and I do mean shambling) out of CVS last year - I assumed she wouldn't take kindly to a big strange man interacting with her as she tried to get to her car. But I saw that she was actually having a hard time even getting her walker over the tiny ridge from the sidewalk to the parking lot.
She was headed for her car - honestly at the rate she was walking, the process of getting from inside her house, out to her car, and into the CVS must have taken her an hour.
She showed me where to pack her walker in the car so she could get it out, and assured me several times when I asked that someone was waiting to help her at home. Sadly, I don't think anyone was, and even with my help she had a hard time getting into her car. But I just didn't think I could extend this to following her home without the possibility of there being some misunderstanding if anyone was there waiting to help her.
However, I'm really glad I helped her to her car. She was super grateful and I seriously think I saved her 20 minutes of inching her way across the parking lot. At no time was she resentful or anything but grateful for the assistance.
Bobzer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 05:16:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on you.
I never know how to approach someone like that.
"You...uh... Want a piggy back?"
Like if they're gripping their walker where do I latch on to provide support?
ProfitLemon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:47:22 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just ask them how you could help.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 04:16:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah let's label a whole generation based on one experience you had.
I've had the opposite experience for the most part. Believe it or not most people, regardless of generation, are good people and not as cynical as you make them out to be.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 07:13:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's one example. Calling someone over 60 ma'am or sir and they get offended. In french we use "vous" instead of "tu" to show respect for our elders, I dare you to try it on someone 90 or younger in Quebec. I know if I were disabled and some athletic cunt tried to walk me across the street I'd probably give him a crutch to the junk. Have you ever spoken to or been friends with a disabled person or an elderly person? Generally they're not stoked on being condescended to by strangers and are willing to take on the challenges they're faced with.
sc1003 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:47:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Most older people I've met like to hear ma'am and sir. It's generally more respectful
CaptainSnatchbuckler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:44:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus.
superraddad ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:00:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lost it at that one.
cumsquats ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 03:17:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See, this confuses me, because just thinking about this technically, I don't think he's helping the elderly man at all... Like he's basically just holding that elderly man's hand as he continues to rely on his cane to be cross to the road. In a way, it could be worse, since the elderly man was swinging his left hand for balance but is no longer able to do so once the runner grabs it.
cherubsock ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 03:44:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure it makes a difference in speed, but I always thought it was for the stability/securit. If you're an elder and someone's got your arm, you are for sure not gonna fall.
ZuckermansFamousPig ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 04:10:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's more about making sure the older guy doesn't get run over by other runners. Some old folks have low vision and/or slow reaction times. By helping him cross the street, the marathon guy can keep an eye out for anyone who might run into him and signal the other runners to go around, if needed.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:20:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would have been much more efficient to launch the man across the road in a catapult.
cumsquats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:27:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now we're talking!
Destiny_Seeker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A person is a much more solid and adaptable base than a cane.
alberpopov ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why are you getting downvoted? careful not to be sincere and express your slightly different opinion on reddit...but back to your qustion: I would say it's more of a mental support to the elderly than anything else. Like a safety net in a way
Noahcarr ยท 3064 points ยท Posted at 22:16:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy I really needed this thread.
caitsith01 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 01:35:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you also have the misfortune of reading the horrible photos thread yesterday?
Noahcarr ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 01:57:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
Kaneland96 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 05:06:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately yes to both that one and the found footage one, and at like 2 am as well.
mgman640 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:07:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That fucking brick...14 hours later and I still can't stop thinking about that one...
Biggieduece ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:58:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't see it can I get a link
doomishham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:39 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
trust me you don't want a link. The audio in that is bone chilling
Biggieduece ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:26 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really do, please help me out here.
Super_saiyan_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 06:04:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was me an hour ago I saw the picture about the girl who was told to draw home it scared the living hell out of me what I'm talking about
nmyi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woke up this morning reading through those depressing/disturbing pics & videos... now about to sleep with a warm heart.
<3
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:06:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the last two nights I was up till like 4 with heebeejeebees. Now I'm all warm.
Still currently 1 am though.... >.>
Aggressivecleaning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:45 on August 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did. Kinda still need a pile of puppies and unlimited snuggles.
shacklefordRusty29 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 23:58:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of these are so beautiful and sad. Not going to lie I cried in this thread
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:57:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. Over and over.
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 01:40:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? It's so easy to become disillusioned with all the bad shit going on, but photos like these remind me that people can still do good things
Tony_Sacrimoni ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:55:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well especially referring to recent popular askreddit threads
cyclingdad ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:52:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the whole world needs this thread.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:50:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. The last 6 months have been the darkest of my life. It's weird what can cheer you up. A few of these post have made me smile more than anything else has for half a year.
Sharkoh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:02:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man, I'm almost crying over here
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:45:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially after that creepy 'found footage' post from earlier today...
HyakuJuu ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:40:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This must be the lowest voted and gilded post I've ever seen.
Edit : Well, it had fucking 30 votes when I first posted.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:15:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Check out /r/negativewithgold. Reddit is a strange, strange place.
cr4shed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:22:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed, especially after its polar opposite made the front page last night...
doctorgonz0 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:44:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll second that. It's been a rollercoaster for me but I feel more positive because of it.
Buns_A_Glazing ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:55:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have no clue. I just got my hearing date for my divorce today, and seeing all this is making me feel like everything will be alright.
Nimmyzed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:47:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will be alright buddy.
JegErEnFugl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:11:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
16 Points and gilded. Congrats, friendo.
JJPAYCHECK ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:44:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right with you..
patrickthebeerguy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:20:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread brought me close to tears!
UnicornPenguinCat ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:20:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. Going to save it for future reference :)
lady_lannister ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:19:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also needed this because Askreddit has been so morbid lately...wtf?
Baikeru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these I didn't even have to open. Just reading the descriptions got me emotional.
cprenaissanceman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't mind if this thread came around more often.
coopstar777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im coming down on LSD pretty hard, this is being extremely helpful
mgman640 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah especially after that brick video earlier...
pokemonandpot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah was just talking to my gf about how earlier today I was reading through the thread about disturbing audio/video footage. This definitely cleared my mind from that.
redbootz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, me too.
splelling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:15:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its a shame most of the photos miss the mark completely. If the photo needs a huge back story, it's not exactly showing the brighter side. It's just a photo of a dead child, or two men in a war.
The man feeding the Koala, the dude with the umbrella, the happy girls with the cat and camel. Those are photos that show it.
Idk, I clearly need to look at more of the photos. ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
poipoiu56 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:15:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We all need it this thread...
damhammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:51:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Le internet had ruined me! Le faith in humanity le restored
Athrun_Yamato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:41:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree
n1c0_ds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll like this one then. Guy gets comforted at what looks like the end of a rough day.
RaygunSmash ยท 8043 points ยท Posted at 15:52:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A man giving his shoes to a homeless girl in Rio de Janeiro.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2542 points ยท Posted at 16:48:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy that those probably mean nothing to him, but everything to her. Thanks for sharing.
CassandraVindicated ยท 2187 points ยท Posted at 17:35:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They mean something to him now.
dredly999 ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 18:41:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
deep
CassandraVindicated ยท 259 points ยท Posted at 19:19:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm on the second half of my life and if you think I look back at my accomplishments as hallmarks, you'd be wrong. I look back at the time I took a 51 year old woman to put her cat down because her piece-of-shit boyfriend wouldn't and she had never done it before. I look back at the time I walked a four-year-old girl around the neighborhood trying to find her home because she showed up at my door lost. I look back at those times I did things for other people for no reason other than I was in a position to.
We all have to look ourselves in the mirror every morning and convince ourselves that we aren't bad people. Those shoes mean a lot to him; they always will.
[deleted] ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 23:10:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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mikeb3186 ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 00:46:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite the same, but a couple of months ago I was at a mini mall running errands when I heard a little kid call at me:
"Excuse me sir!"
I ignored him. This place is usually crawling with people collecting money for one cause or another so I walked by. He called two more times as I was walking away so I turned to him annoyed...
"Sir do you know how to tie a tie?"
Standing there was a ~10 yr old boy in full dress attire holding a tie in his hand... I saw his (young) mother observing from about 50 ft away.
I was taken aback for a minute, but tied his tie. He thanked me, and I walked away feeling like a complete piece of shit.
MJBrune ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:04:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I am 27 years old and still have to look it up on youtube every time I need to tie one. They seriously seem from a lost age to me. Work has never required one. Any place I've ever had a tie, excluding my and others weddings and others funerals they seem completely out of place.
But damn does this make me regret not memorizing it.
mikeb3186 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:12:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The age of youtube gives you easy access to much fancier ties though, I use it for fancy knots once in a while. Couldn't live with myself telling the kid to go watch a youtube video though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:42 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I learned how to tie a simple tie knot when I was 7 and went through a huge Avril Lavigne phase. Though I haven't had much use for the knowledge (other than the occaisional Hermione Granger costume) as I've become more of a dress kind of girl as I grew up.
MJBrune ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:11 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you found that you have forgotten how to do it? I had it down for about a week then lost it after that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:00 on October 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It takes a few failed tries to remember which side goes first, but after that I'm good. I don't think I'll ever be as good as little me was though.
Hobotto ยท 92 points ยท Posted at 19:56:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know what you mean man, one time I cast blessing of protection a guy to stop him from taking damage and not to prevent him from being able to mine the ore node I wanted.
Sometimes it feels good to be selfless.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:11:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what
Stylux ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a WoW joke.
Acute_Procrastinosis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least I got chicken
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't being serious when I said wait what.
Carrotsandstuff ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it was plaguebloom I would've mind controlled him off a bridge though.
hugglesthemerciless ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:44:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Good pallys exist. TIL
edit spelling
Lisu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(Did you really mean exit? :) )
InspectorDad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And all you got was reported.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a fellow paladin and a miner I thank you for this trick. I can't believe I never thought of this when those stupid druids swooped in and stole my node
my_dog_is_on_fire ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:17:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally. I still think about the American girl on my train here in Scotland earlier this year. She had no change for a drink so I just gave her mine. Just the feeling of making someone's day is awesome. Things like that are the best parts of life.
_ReCover_ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:38:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God bless you.
CassandraVindicated ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:46:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, with the low initial investment and the amortization of the "feel good about yourself" spread out from current age to actuarial life span indicate that, while there is risk, the long term payoff will significantly outperform the S&P 500.
_ReCover_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:50:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah dude. What you said.
CassandraVindicated ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:53:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Word.
_ReCover_ ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:55:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Selflessness is a virtue that should be practiced daily.
CassandraVindicated ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:57:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, but I also feel the same way about masterbation. It's a mixed bag with me.
_ReCover_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll shoot your eye out kid!
CassandraVindicated ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:12:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've done that; would not recommend.
MaxNanasy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are accomplishments :)
anon94anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here man. I remember the time I helped a poor girl who lost control of her car and spun out, nearly hitting a concrete barrier. Getting the police to arrive so traffic could be redirected around her. Stopping to help made me feel good. I didn't want to leave her abandoned.
Soperos ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 19:28:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one asked though.
CassandraVindicated ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:37:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took the "deep" comment to be some angsty teen emo jab. I just wanted to give more background on why I made the comment I did. You didn't have to read it.
dredly999 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:03:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't mean it that way, sorry. I just often talk with one word sentences, and I'm happy to read your response.
CassandraVindicated ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:17:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, no worries then.
StuartSutcliffe ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:13:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry about that guy. That was great. Thanks!
hinkydinkyparlezvu ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:35:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Good" people are always look for an opportunity to tell everyone just how much of a good person they are. People who are actually good don't look at those events like they are anything special.
Soperos ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. A truly good samaritan keep it to themselves.
I can list my good deeds on Reddit too. Who does that benefit? Me.
InspectorDad ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. I once gave a homeless guy a nickel. My mom was right. I am special.
InspectorDad ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right. I'm with you, this guy is back-ending.
Soperos ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And reddit eats this shit up. Either they wish they did that shit, or they're the type who would brag about it. Either way, if you do good deeds, it benefits no one but you to brag about it.
If anything, bragging about it cheapens the good deed, but that's just my 2 cents.
TrustTheGeneGenie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:10:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And there's the magic.
greyjackal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Today me, tomorrow you
Coenn ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:55:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So does he take them back now?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:59:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"See these sandals, I got on? I once gave them to a poor girl in Brazil."
Durdenoan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Wait, give those back."
sbroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
takes them back now that value has increased
CuntSmellersLLP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you implying that caring isn't zero-sum? Blasphemy!
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure do.
dconstruck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is the most important comment in this thread.
morxy49 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:17:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you don't realize what you got until you lose it. He probably regret giving away those shoes sooo bad right now.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably more the memory/moment than the actual shoes.
219hippychick ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:13:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This...... :) :) :)
hazard0666 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:18:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear, some people will do anything for upvotes these days...
Firebreathingwhore ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:17:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently came to realize that there are people out there that would be happier for a bag of rice than I would be if I won a 100k $ car on the lottery
DocOne ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:26:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I know what you mean, the taxes alone would bury you.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:26:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can take this line of thought and apply it to just about every aspect of life.
Right now this is just another night to you on reddit, somewhere out there someone the same age is breathing their last in a hospital bed due to some disease. Or someone else is sitting in their car 5 minutes away from the wreck that will end their life tonight
Or when the soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy somebody was making toast and coffee to start the day,
I think about that last one a lot when I look up in the sky and imagine what is being experienced at that moment under that same sky
starshappyhunting ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:47:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's more about the gesture/treating her like a human being than the actual shoes
Aardvark_Man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mum still remembers when she was in Bali, and gave someone a little bit of money, and the recipient broke down crying.
All my mum could think was that it was a massive amount of money to the Balinese person, and it was something like 50c Australian, basically nothing.
xxkoloblicinxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can tell she looks like she's crying.
IfYouFindThisFuckOff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:16:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Listen to "How Much A Dollar Cost?" by Kendrick Lamar. That's essentially the premise of the song and its beautiful.
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why I have a hard time haggling in poor countries. I just go through the motions.
103342 ยท 2899 points ยท Posted at 16:39:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Giving your flip-flops to someone is the ultimate sign of respect here in Brazil. Kudos for this brave man.
arespuros ยท 818 points ยท Posted at 20:13:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brazilian here. Can confirm this is just a very kind act just as it would be anywhere else in the world. Nothing specially respectful because it's a flip flop; it could be shoes, winter clothes, anything useful and needed.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:37:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Another brazillian here. This!
It's not like you could get here, give someone a flip flop and then you're the most amazing person ever. It's just a nice gesture, not an ULTIMATE sign of respect
SubcommanderMarcos ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:30:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it is. What kind of Brazilian are you that you do not respect the Holiness of our Lords the Flip Flops? They are the ones who guide us forwards, while keeping our feet gracefully ventilated!
Source: from Rio, havaianas are my life.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:29:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shhhh, that's supposed to be a secret. I'm trying to set them out.
JK, but maan. I was in a supermarket today and damn havaianas are expensive these days! 30 reais for a simple one
small502 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:05:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen some pairs go for about $30 in the US. We usually just wait for family members to bring a pair or two from Brazil.
SubcommanderMarcos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still find the plain, solid color ones for 12 bucks out there, but then there's the mall shops and shit that sell the things for like 70 temers a pair...
HenryRasia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:27:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone knows the ultimate gift to a Brazilian is a top of the line pair of cleats.
Zueira d+ neste thread
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many things we take for granted. able to shave with a clean razor...shower everyday and brushing your teeth are a couple things. How many luxuries can you notice from the time you get out of bed and go the bathroom in the mornings. :(
little_kid_lover69 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about Gucci flip flops?
Siarc ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:38:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as you didn't just fuck their bitch in them, it shouldn't be a problem
little_kid_lover69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I think we might have a problem here...
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's universal.
entity_TF_spy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Winter clothes in rio?
mygoodaccountname ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:46:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It gets pretty cold in Brazil.
deathschemist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
considering rio has lows of 70F... those are summer temperatures in the UK.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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SpiritusL ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:08:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last month we got to bellow 15ยบC pretty often, we even got to like 7 some nights. And it is not a normal cold, this shit hurts. When I was in florida 2010, it was doing bellow 0ยบC and it still felt better than last month.
herzkolt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True! Humidity is a bitch, Argentinian here and even my European friends freeze in winter, with temperatures that rarely go below -1ยฐ or -2ยฐC
No-Time_Toulouse ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:42:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion for Americans:
โ1ยฐC = 30.2ยฐF โ2ยฐC = 28.4ยฐF
Remember: F = 9C/5 + 32 and, equivalently, C = 5(F โ 32)/9, where F is ยฐF and C is ยฐC.
herzkolt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
ruralife ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boo hoo. That's not cold, with or without humidity.
No-Time_Toulouse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion for Americans:
15ยฐC = 59ยฐF
7ยฐC = 44.6ยฐF
0ยฐC = 32ยฐF
Remember: F = 9C/5 + 32 and, equivalently, C = 5(F โ 32)/9, where F is ยฐF and C is ยฐC.
ruralife ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao. You call THAT cold?!!! Canadian here. From the prairies. We don't say it's cold until it is at least -25c.
PizzaIsAwful ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I forgot for a sec that the seasons are opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. I'm thinking "no shit, of course it's going to be warm in July, but what about January?"
SubcommanderMarcos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 5th largest country in the world by area.
Rio is hot as fuck, always.
mygoodaccountname ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:04:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A couple of weeks ago it got down to nearly zero.
krneki12 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:39:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ski boots too?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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arespuros ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YES, winter clothes. Maybe not in Rio, but it gets very cold in some big cities here. Like bellow freezing. And every year homeless people DIE because they can't get warm overnight.
beepbloopbloop ยท 1677 points ยท Posted at 16:42:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I assume you're bullshitting but this is a really kind gesture either way.
600BoyPedro ยท 1536 points ยท Posted at 16:48:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's not
Source: Venezuelan neighbor; Seen that shit all the time in venezuela
hugganao ยท 546 points ยท Posted at 17:39:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So it's a sign or respect as well as generosity? or is it more generosity?
Gamur ยท 971 points ยท Posted at 18:52:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These damn Brazilians can't give a straight answer.
SuperWoody64 ยท 2134 points ยท Posted at 22:39:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ask a Brazilian and get a Brazilian different answers.
delicious_grownups ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 23:41:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take your fucking upvote and go
civicgsr19 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:45:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
dazedone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:32:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad, get off reddit
608_esaj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddammit
akpenguin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many is a brazillian?
hiimzam ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:52:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, it's about 7-1. I'm sure the Germans have a more efficient way of writing that but I don't know it.
ThePaperSolent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thanks george bush
shocker360 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get a Brazilian and one answers.
mod1fier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh bravo
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out
spookychan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many is a Brazilian?
SuperWoody64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just look at her gams and forget the question.
SharpshooterHIT ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 19:21:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brazil and Venezuela are different countries
IronBatman ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 21:09:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all Mexico to us.
I_poop_in_10_seconds ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:16:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other Mexico
WhyIsMyNameImportant ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 21:59:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mexico's Mexico
DB9PRO ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:03:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South Mexico
pistoche ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:14:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Mexico! Oh, wait...
chokingonlego ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
South Mexico
ItsAlwaysSunnyInCali ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tried to make that joke to my mexican girlfriend once. She wasn't amused.
spartanawasp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good, it's a dumb stereotypical joke
FaptainAwesome ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:08:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just what they want you to think. It's all a big cover up. Che Guevara actually conquered all of South America and unified them under one communist government but they're working to keep everything real hush hush because they're worried about intervention from the atheists and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.
Source: I have no source and completely made this up.
123_Syzygy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Disney happy ever after writer.
FlyPolarRex ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:42:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Congrats. You just got 'Murica'd. Enjoy your freedom motherfucker.
zaphod_beeble_bro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
eLemonnader ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:58:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is Sean Murray Brazilian?
Helter-Skeletor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:01:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaand there it is, I knew I'd find a variant of this response as soon as I saw the above comment.
DarrSwan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Costs one flip flop.
AquamarineCheetah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, what's with all the flip-flopping?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:03:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brazilian here. There's nothing special about giving someone your flip-flops.
NoOneWorthNoticing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:28:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm.
Source: Flirted with many Brasilian lassies.
Empshu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm, watched thousands of Rio Movies
cfenton23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you see other players or not? Give a straight answer, Sean!
Dixon_Butte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They sure are a contentious bunch.
Dramon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they're distracting you while others are picking your pockets.
S-Archer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:47:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too busy dying for the Olympics
yummyyummypowwidge ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:30:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their Ping is too high to answer you quickly.
RedditIsDumb4You ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I figured it out. If I go to brazil bring a shit ton of flipflops to make friends and get laid.
chocolatecheeese1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:45:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They give a Brazilian answers!
Eazer27 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hue hue hue hue
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:40:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like Dobby getting socks
AnnoyinKnight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm brazilian and if I give u my flip flops, u da real OG.
On the other side, if I turn your flip flops upside down, I wish you mom to die.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, if I turn my own flip flops upside down...?
luke_in_the_sky ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:17:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mother fucker
AnnoyinKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:24:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
R.I.P. your mom
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything feet related has usually been tied to respect all throughout history. It's like the ultimate form of prostrating yourself to another. It's why the pope washed the Muslims dudes feet when the first met and why it's mentioned all the time in religious texts.
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Mexico giving someone your flip-flops is a sign of trust, because everyone knows the power of la chancla.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:53:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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600BoyPedro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:57 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In caracas when i lived there i saw barefoot people all the time and on 4 different occasion i saw somebody give there Cholas to somebody less fortunate. By the way where in venezuela are you from
GlitterHotSauce ยท 206 points ยท Posted at 16:55:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They really love their flops over there
-Kuroh- ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:12:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm from Brazil and I had no idea of what 103342 said. I'm not sure if it's a regional thing or I'm just clueless.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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why_rob_y ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, we call those smacker-wackers here.
filipelm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you mean our roofless shoes?
apathetic_revolution ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:17:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's a play on words. A flop can be a complete failure, like the movie 47 Ronin or a football team that loses 7-1 to Germany.
filipelm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:14:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TRIGGERED
-Kuroh- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was referring to what 103342 said, though I didn't know that what GlitterHotSauce wrote was a play on words.
apathetic_revolution ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, yeah. I think 103342 was just bullshitting.
Diiigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure it rains quite often. If it's anything like the Philippines, rain drenches the hell out of your sneakers which is why we all wear slippers.
alekzander01 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 21:20:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The flip flop is the holiest of accessories here. Mothers use it to enact justice and discipline, men wear it to treat the scorching sands of the beach, dogs chew them to acquire their power
sunset_blues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LA CHANCLA.
hitmongui ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:41:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
chinelo*
Daf25 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:43:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chinela*
Damn_Croissant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He is. It's not the object, it's the action/intent. Flip flops have no special meaning in Brasil.
Dixnorkel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's a kind gesture, of course. The girl is homeless and doesn't have any shoes.
As someone who grew up in Mexico though, I can assure you that there is likely an abundance of broken glass everywhere and it is a pain in the ass to try to spot it among the pebbles on dirt roads.
You pretty much have to depend mostly on luck and keep your eyes out for anything shiny. My feet were really tough then, but a piece of glass in the right shape or position will get you every time. Shit sucks.
countryside_epiphany ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you make this shit up? Lol
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Floridian here. OP is probably not making it up. Can confirm pretty much anywhere is better than florida.
anothertrad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really?????? I live here for 27 years and I never heard that giving sandals is the ultimate sign of respect here. I gotta start giving those to my mom on mothers day.
Edit: also that dude probably got robbed right after.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was Brazilian law that the only footwear allowed was flip flop
r0ck0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:41:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similar here in Australia, but for thongs.
yumyumgivemesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:49:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean thongs.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:14:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The twist. He's actually taking her shoes.
sylveonstarr ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:19:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my high school, there are posters of this photo, extremely grainy and in black and white, saying, "There are many great people in the world. If you can't find one, BE ONE!"
ademnus ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:05:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's some starting points for those who may want to do the same.
Soles4souls
Shoes That Fit
Donate Your Old Shoes
highkingofkadath ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:12:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMMEDIATELY eyes started tearing (sniffs)
Im such a sucker for this kinda shit.
thoseofus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:53:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's going on with the intense amount of Photoshopping going on in the right side of this picture? That's some serious clone stamp and healing brush work.
Trottingslug ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:07:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've met this guy in real life and talked to him on the phone before! His name's Bob Goff, and he has some fascinating stories about his life. The dude has a book where he talks about how he considers the Tom Sayer island at Disneyland to be his office.
earthtohaleigh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:47:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guys name is Bob Goff! My aunt and uncle were seated beside him on a flight once, and they spent the flight hearing about just a handful of his amazing experiences. Really cool dude.
CoolTom ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:43:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god! That's almost cartoonish. She's literally wearing rags!
Beard_sniffer ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like she's poor or something /s
Humbleness51 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo often gets misattributed frequently but the girl is actually getting her shoes stolen by a white supremicist who forgot shoes on a visit to South America
Source: I'm bored
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this picture almost brings me to tears everytime i look at it
littlelove1975 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:09:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful.
groovehk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome dude / photo
But can't help thinking "Master has given Dobby a shoe..."
...sorry
series_of_derps ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:27:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love how she has the most stereotypical over the top poor girl clothes, just out of a cartoon or video game.
yaboyblue666 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:20:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this one gives me chills
FatGimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their not even the cheap kind of pluggers as well...
ATangK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was hoping top comment would be a link to 404 error not found.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're too big. Maybe she grew into them.
acalltoarms1087 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just a photoshopped picture of an "old Michael Phelps" giving his shoes to a local
Jelly_Jim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How did the photo come about, though?
RockItTonite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The man in that photo is actually Roger Taylor, the drummer from Queen. You can tell its him too by the dragon tattoo on his leg. Such a sweet man.
ivanwarrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a good photo but this is extremely common. My family brings an extra bag with baseball gloves and hats and old shoes when they go on vacation in Central America.
airdude21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to your shoes?
Someone else needed them.
Scrumdidly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twist: He's actually pulling those sandals off her feet because his soft padded delicate feet are burning. That's why she's crying.
KissoffKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we sure that's not a homeless man taking a pair of flip flops?
Professor-Willow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:02:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hunny take my picture while I give this girl my Sketchers.
Mnawab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it my friend and Brazil told me that unemployment money is almost as much as working class money.
rahul38888 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beauty! But second thought. How the photographer was able to capture at the moment.
Seems staged! But fine as girl got the slippers.
Zedonger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:57:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand why so my people call everything shoes instead of calling them what thy actually are.
Just_pull_harder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:15:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:28:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This gesture actually means he has purchased her. She is filled with grief here.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:56:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he was getting robbed by a guy behind the camera
dinosaurcigarettes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:55:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that sugar daddy that's been popular lately?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been so jaded by living in South America that my first thought was, she'll probably sell it for drugs, or his father/pimp/whatever is going to take them from her. It's sad how inhuman you get.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:15:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I so thought this was going to be a gif of the pickpockets and thieves that are operating in rio stealing a man's shoes. And i would have lauuuuuuughed and lauuuughed and lauugghhheeed. But alas, no.
nieud ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:20:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor girl is probably in the Olympics
humad7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:32:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me cry.
thirstyfish209 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sucks that as soon as shed take them off, they'd get stolen
Barshki ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:11:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not trying to be a dick, but wouldn't have been nicer if he bought her a new pair instead of giving her his rank old ones that probably didn't even fit her?
IncrediblyBetsy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:22:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
.... IM going to get so many likes from this
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:42:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
chrisbord ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kind of feel that it's him taking her shoes
tatsuedoa ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, Rio homeless are like full blown medieval peasant style. That place has some issues.
TigerlillyGastro ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did she have a gun that we can't see?
Yoshinamori ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:36:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those flipflops are way too big for her wtf he is thinking about smh
crazed3raser ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 19:50:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully refugees didn't come steal all his stuff.
neekowahhhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I know the post you're referring too.. that's why I don't hate you like everyone else that downvoted.
crazed3raser ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. It was supposed to be a reference to that post and a joke. Oh well.
Cuwoihdje ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 21:42:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I give her my shoes , they cost nothing for me, but now I feel like a good person, after all people who works for me for cents do it for right reason, I give my shoes to poor girl! Dat world of naive and stupid people makes me sad.
Jaz_the_Nagai ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:35:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so typical of a white male!
-/r/ShitRedditSays
Muffinizer1 ยท 4625 points ยท Posted at 15:46:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few weeks ago someone posted this album of a woman saving a baby seagull in Boston harbor. It didn't get much attention, but I thought it was quite incredible of her to put so much effort into saving such a mundane creature.
Apparently, that's also the reason she did it. The fact that nobody else would bother with a bird like that.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 646 points ยท Posted at 17:30:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She made a face at 27 and that is the face I make to every adorable animal I see.
Also, wtf is up with the second to last picture?
frubbliness ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:07:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some context: They had originally gone out to do a photo shoot with their puppy when they noticed the woman rescuing the seagull and photographed her.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:38:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense, thank you!
theswampthinker ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 18:46:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
doggo tax!
thats_satan_talk ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:34:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's custom on Reddit to include a picture of a cute animal at the end of albums, because we like cute animals.
ElectroBoof ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:37:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It might have started on Reddit but that's definitely more of an Imgur thing these days
Not that I have a problem with it :D
akanyan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:48:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The two aren't exactly separate.
ElectroBoof ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:51:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm talking about Imgur as their own social network, they are very separate.
akanyan ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:02:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but most of its content was made for reddit.
Fael1010 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:06:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imgur itself was made for reddit
Professor-Willow ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:14:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We established where Imgur's community belongs in this world a long time ago..... https://www.reddit.com/r/IgnorantImgur/comments/4ryfnk/found_the_perfect_summation_of_the_imgur_community/
ElectroBoof ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:24:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not anymore. They are a completely separate network, and most of them even despise Reddit...
Just take a look at the front page, almost all made-for-imgur stuff.
Power users often post stuff here that they find on Imgur.
akanyan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:39:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The stuff you see on the front page is made for imgur because they recently made it so that you have to intentionally publish an image for it to make it to the front page, so everything there is obviously made for imgur. The vast majority of the use the website gets is still for reddit.
ElectroBoof ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:14:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course the vast majority of use is for Reddit.. In the form of private image hosting.
The majority of what you're seeing on the front page of Imgur is content Imgur users made for other Imgur users.
Jamabope ยท 1037 points ยท Posted at 16:46:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had not long bought two tarantulas and joined the /r/tarantulas subreddit when this post cropped up from /u/chandalowe where he saves a tarantula from being potentially eaten or falling to its death. Tarantulas are very fragile creatures and cause no immediate threat to humans. But who else apart from T owners would actually help one in this situation ?
boreas907 ยท 252 points ยท Posted at 20:25:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh; I never would have noticed that the tarantula was stuck - I'd probably just think it was really weird it had climbed a tree.
Reminds me: While I'd never touch one (too freaky) or let one get too close, when I was working night shifts as campus security I used to sometimes play with the wild tarantulas by having them chase the light from my flashlight. Curious little guys.
prosthetic4head ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 20:50:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh god, stop, please
Wallafai ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 21:24:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fun! Have you ever played laser pointers with cats? And the tarantulas are so fast as well, with those big, long, hairy legs they are quite agile. And then of course you shine the light on your buddy, who is blinded and does not notice the tarantula climbing his body and most definitely going for the face. Where it will make a small incision right at the top part of the eye brow and lay it's eggs. You won't notice the eggs at first, but as time passes and the baby spiders are growing bigger in their eggs they will eventually have to chew their way out
LarcieJar ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:45:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a great game!
Wallafai ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:51:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's fun for the entire family :) if you have like four members, four flashlights, four tarantulas, and four neighbors.
prosthetic4head ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:48:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why did I read that whole thing? I knew what it was, I still read it :(
Wallafai ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:54:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry :/ please have this cute pic as an eraser https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5wND1KyFiXJ-esaOUIGTbm0UY9RBxUdXMjj7MV7thyAg3o7EI
Raptorclaw621 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 22:33:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go fuck yourself
Wallafai ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:53:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I wish I could
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:46:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/selffuck
I'm ashamed of myself now
L8_2_The_Party ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy autofellatio, it's a real subreddit! That's twice in one day...
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting O.o
n3omancer ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:51:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I trusted you. And you violated that trust. :(
Shame on me I guess..
prosthetic4head ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:55:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nah bra...nah fahkin' wah bra
Wallafai ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
clever girl
prosthetic4head ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:08:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gets savaged by tarantula hidden in the bushes immediately to the right
fuck, why am I making it worse for myself?
L8_2_The_Party ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:27:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Becauhas, fack yahself, that's why.... ;)
FuriousErection ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:13:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The girl in that picture ate the spider. There's a picture somewhere taken just after this one. The girl has just bitten down and the spider's juices are running down her chin while she smiles.
Wallafai ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:24:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooooh, thats even better. In this purpose. I have no beef with the multiple eyes, eight legged little buggers. I keep six of them near by at all times. You ever heard of pocket sand? Pocket sand ain't got nothing on me.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:25:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like randomly throwing a spider on someone is a great way to get murdered. My mum "accidentally" broke someone's arm with a door when he was chasing her with a spider (that later turned out fake).
Wallafai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a chance we take. Like when you decide to unleash the tickle monster on a grown person, you best be prepared to get punched/kicked in the face
smokeydaBandito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just... Stop
Jamabope ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:20:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont know if someone has replied to you yet, but there are arboreal (tree tarantulas) and terrestrial (ground tarantulas). Arboreal tarantulas are great at climbing, they generally have long legs and small bodies so their holding on strength to weight ratio is pretty good. Terrestrial on the other hand generally have bigger, fatter bodies, most likely a tarantula youd think of right now would be terrestrial, but its these guys that dont climb well. Pretty much if they dont have all legs on a surface, theyre struggling. and since the T in the post had 4 legs hanging off you can almost guarantee he was in a bit of a pickle.
Tarantulas are very strange but fascinating creatures, each are different and have their own personalities per say. Sure, theyre creepy looking, but theyre not out to get you lol.
If your interested this is a common pose for arboreal Ts. They hang with their front legs pretty much. long legs, small bodies. Thats a P. Irminia, gorgeous tarantulas. And this is a terrestrial G. Pulchripes which, as you can see, has smaller legs and a fatter body. Thats just a general difference between them but you seemed interested lol.
PM_ME_UR_PERIDOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:56:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also: they have feet like cat's paws. soft and cute.
SirCarlo ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 16:54:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww
arrestofjudgment ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:45:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that post! He also saved a snek! http://imgur.com/gallery/gCI3W
Jamabope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:03:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aah oh shit yeah ! i forgot about that one !
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:53 on September 26, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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arrestofjudgment ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:40 on September 26, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely!
FluffyBunZ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:16:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had no idea that falling was a big threat for them, TIL.
disco_cormorant ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:53:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That person clearly knows a lot about tarantulas. I would have had no clue.
iWizardB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist: He is spiderman.
littlebirdytoldme ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:45:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like your spider bro! What do those guys eat?
Lola_got_a_Lazerface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:47 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
u
redlinezo6 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. I had no idea.
hollyinnm ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:55:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do not own one but I make sure to miss hitting them on the roads here in the southwest. I know they are beneficial and eat the "nasties". My son helps me and calls them out so I can avoid them. People probably think I drive like an idiot, oh well!
captainbluemuffins ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:53:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh god I read the first part quickly and thought you said you missed hitting them on the road XD exact opposite
CianKy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Besides, I'm sure he would rather spend his remaining months looking for a sexy lady tarantula."
The Brocode is strong with this one.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because I'm terrified of spiders, I don't know anything about them. Because of that, I wouldn't want to get bitten and would be hightailing it out of there. You obviously know your stuff and good on you for helping that wee guy out :)
Suicidal_Ghost ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:53:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting because when I was around 11 or 12 I was absolutely terrified of ghost or spirits, demons, etc. Because of this I tried to learn absolutely everything I possibly could on the subject. I bought books about the Paranormal watched movies about it and basically searched for all the information I could. I figured the more I knew the better I can protect myself. Of course, I no longer believe in such but that has been my basic philosophy. If it scares me or makes me uncomfortable I try to learn as much about it as possible. Most of the time it relieves such fears.
A_kind_guy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a severe phobia of spiders and would probably have a panic attack if it so much as brushed up against my hand. So no, I'd feel bad but I would not be able to save it, I'd probably accidentally hurt it in my fear.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's amazing but there is no way in hell that I would let one climb onto my hand.
Deesing82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me. I think spiders are the cutest.
RedditWhileWorking23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll be honest man, I'd have ran like a girl and assumed it was out to get me. Tarantulas creep me out so bad.
CarelesslyFabulous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope he found his sexy lady tarantula!
PM_Me_Somethin_Juicy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would NOT do that.
Fautonex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never thought i'd see a tarantula and think "that's cute"
UltimateDracoMeteor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would (even though I don't own one), if I was aware that trees were dangerous to them. I didn't know that before now.
_WRY_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:13:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay I am deathly scared of spiders but that one makes me reconsider. Looks fuzzy and cute
Chriso380 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so sweet. I've never felt the urge to hold a big cute tarantula but there's a first time for everything.
danseaman6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone with an irrational fear of spiders, that was terrifying to see. But also really wonderful.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just killed a spider cause my sister was scared :( I deserve death
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:06:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good for you, but I am glad you found it and not me. I probably would have started a catastophic brush fire trying to kill it.
ryov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:55 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I might be an idiot, but I had no idea there are tarantulas native to North America. I thought for sure that an insect like that was from the Amazon or some weird place
rottingtrain ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot have urticating hairs, and many species are quite aggressive. Wouldn't say that there is no threat to humans at all.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Today on "how Humans once again void natural selection"...
Dimbit ยท 802 points ยท Posted at 15:57:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a wonderful human.
10strip ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:51:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TRAITOR OF MUDMEN!
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:20:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That look in the close up photo. Made me smile.
DownVotingCats ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:25:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aye! Respect for all life shows amazing character.
TigerlillyGastro ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:54:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or exceptionally hungry human.
SLOTH_POTATO_PIRATE ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/OFdK_TBrBGs
Whateverwilldo ยท 513 points ยท Posted at 18:10:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The expression on her face here got me: https://i.imgur.com/Vo42aw2.jpg
It's like the universal face for, "oh god it's just a baby."
What a lovely woman, thank you for posting this.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:21:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone else think she's looks a bit like Will Ferrel pulling that face there, or is that just me?
Fus-RoDah ยท 304 points ยท Posted at 16:37:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
imagine at the moment she finally reach him, he start flying away
TexasThrowDown ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 17:41:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful imagery
mysistersthetoastgrl ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:43:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like a Zubat
kid-karma ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:56:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he boot too big for he gotdamn feet
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:36:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And shits on her head as hes doing so
iWizardB ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Come back here, you dumb bird. I'm here to rescue you.
Wright3030 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:05:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and poops on her as he leaves.
james___uk ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 17:15:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you have the right mindset, no animal is mundane :)
Hetoxy ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:00:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get it.
james___uk ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:20:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:D
DustRainbow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:32:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agree. But seagulls are real cocksuckers though.
james___uk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of those bastards cut my lip once... But the babies are so cute!
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:42:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit! That's an old family friend of mine, she told me that exact story!
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:51:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell her someone appreciates her actions!!! She did a great thing!
shadowthunder ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:54:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Bernese Mountain puppy in pic 13! :D
LittleTillyFooFoo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:30:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The determination and kindness in her face. I am so moved by this...
crazy-fishlady ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I came here to smile, not cry, wtf.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:22:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i love this
ManOfTales ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:52:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww. Great, now I'm going to have to save every Seagull I find in trouble.
kmarie497 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw wow, that's really lovely.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:21:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She obviously didn't think it was mundane.
weeladybug ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks so proud. This one has strangely made me more emotional than most of the others...
ScruffyCrow ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:38:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I have a soft spot for birds, this might be my favorite so far!
ThereAreNoMoreNames ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:47:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel not so dumb when I take in wild squirrels and birds. Granted, I've yet to jump in a river to do it
helvin3nz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:43:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favourite post yet. So sincerely lovely and kind
flyingbatbeaver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:52:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I make this face so many times in a day
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:22:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has a great heart
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:46:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love seeing people with the same course of action I would take. I lost my phone in the meantime but a baby dove was just floating in this fountain...it couldn't get out because the walls were too high so I lean in and scoop him up. His crop was so full of water that it was probably going to drown any minute. Brought him into my office the remaining day and by the end of it - he was ready to go again. I also volunteered at a Bird Rehab so I love seeing people who don't just look at birds like a diseases. They are truly fascinating animals if you take the time to read about them.
VixDzn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:27:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First post ITT that made me tear up. Doesn't happen often, that was beautiful. thank you.
also that pic with the dog, amazing, put it up on /r/itap
blamethecranes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:29:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a person who lives in MA, I love this!
chevtheron ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:24:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, I read this as "a woman shaving a baby seagull" and I was thinking "WHY IS SHE SHAVING SEAGULLS!" I was a little disappointed after going through that photo album.
TheOtherGuy666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for ratbirds
soulteepee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the picture where it looks like the bird is explaining where it hurts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I totally cried looking at this. What an awesome woman. Thanks for sharing!
ericphilbin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
zenosparody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite. Thank you for sharing this!
CatsAndCaffeine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow, this one got me. Thank you for sharing!
cynoclast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should crosspost this to /r/Birbs.
KjuddaB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
27 Has "can i keep him?" all over it! Great compilation.
Supercars_Official ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the original post link
duhellmang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought in the email it said "I ate it" I was like, what.
PixelsAreYourFriends ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's honestly incredibly beautiful. So many people see these kinds of stories on the news, or through friends, or even online like on reddit and think "I'd do the same thing, because I'm a good person too." Well, everyone that passed that bird probably thought that too. But you know what, this woman put actions to those words and actually saved a life. And she's the most average, regular looking middle aged woman too, the exact image of a person you wouldn't look twice at just because of their normalness, but you know what? She was special.
thats-not-funny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It isn't the grand and sweeping gestures written in history books that define what it means to be good, but instead how we treat those considered below us, animal or otherwise. This woman stood to gain nothing from her actions. What she did wasn't particularly difficult either. She didn't risk her life, it didnt take much skill beyond knowing how to swim. It was just inconvenient. Yet how many of us would have looked down at that drowning bird, suffered a momentary pang of grief, and then went on with our day while it's life slowly ebbed away. It is through our inaction in these small moments that we as humans are made or broken. We can all be great. All it takes is an instant of unrewarded kindness.
Imperito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'll probably shit on her in a week and steal her lunch. Shes a good person don't get me wrong, but I dislike seagulls a lot. They are pests, they have bins out, they steal food right from your hands, they aim for you when shitting.
BGYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because seagulls are rats with wings, fuck seagulls.
Ninonskio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
About 4 years ago, i was at a local cove area, and as I walked by pigeons they all flew away. All except for one, and I noticed he had an injured wing. So I got a shoe box, loaded him in and brought him home. I put him in an old dog cage i had, and slipped in a bowl of water and some bread pieces. I figured id nurse him back to life and let him go. Well the next morning I woke up and went in to check up on him, and I saw he was face down in the bowl of water, dead. Fuck.
Scariestfox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 6th picture looked like the bird just flew away after making her get in the water
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aaand now im crying.
prizefyter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GullLivesMatter.
JDogg_of_RS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, this post reminds me of a twitch streamer I used to watch whose streamroom had a ceiling mirror that she wasn't allowed to take down cause it was a rented apartment. Chat had so many inside jokes about it and I had made my share of "oh man that would be so hot for watching me cry and jerk off" type quips.
I'm sad now cause now I have to relive the worst screwup of my life. I had been faithfully watching her for almost a year and she mostly played League and Hearthstone plus sandboxy fun games like Little Big Planet and Minecraft. Those games weren't really my cup of tea put her personality and sense of humor were so great that I didn't care.
She only had about 60 average viewers but we all adored her and there was a great sense of community among everyone. I was super excited that night cause it was her one year twitch anniversary and she invited us all to drink with her to celebrate.
I woke up with a massive hangover still in front of the computer and instantly went to her twitch page to check out the vod and was met with a "this account does not exist or has been deleted message." I'm not proud but my first thought was hoping that she had gotten a bit to flirty in her drunken state and maybe even flashed chat which led to a temporary ban from twitch, I then went to her twitter and her last tweet was "I'm sorry, I just can't even...I'm out." I started to replay the night back in my head and noticed one of my "hidden" folders was open and ohhh no..oh god no...
The night started out great, with many toasts to her subs and longtime lurkers but as she drank more she gradually got more and more morose and started to open up about her personal life. She said she loved streaming but she wanted to do this as a career and her parents had given her a year to prove it was viable until she needed to get a "real job" and her time was pretty much up and she was scared. She also talked about how she was undateable (very untrue!) and no man would ever want her. All she really wanted out of life other than making it as a streamer was to be a housewife and mother but she would probably screw that up too, fuck my life!! And she tilted the webcam away so we couldnt see her cry.
I was drinking shots of whiskey to her swigs of champagne and was even drunker than her at this point, and typed "Actually you'd be an amazing mother!!!" And I then uploaded a shota gallery of her and me I had been working on for 6 months to imgur and being a longtime mod I was able to link it directly in chat.
I'm a cartoon storyboard artist by trade and had put more effort into this than my real job. In between the sex parts it was full of inside jokes from the stream including the ceiling mirror and the storyline was basically "me coming home from school and walking in on mom in the shower" which should be familiar to anyone familiar with the "genre." It even involved several personal aspects of her life I had discovered from a bit of internet detective work.
Seeing the look of horror dawn on her face as she scrolled in disbelief I immediately started apologizing but she ended the stream and I screamed fuck!!! and punched a hole in the wall and started chugging the whiskey in an effort to forget what I did and soon passed out.
It's been 3 months and she hasn't come back, the only saving grace is I deleted the gallery before passing out and nothing made it onto r/cringe or livestreamfails. If I'd just offered her kind words of support she probably would have ended up streaming on Saturdays and we might even have a budding relationship going on.
Muffinizer1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I guess random copy pasta is a reddit thing now?
vVvMaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was an old man and a young boy walking on the beach when they discovered thousands of starfish washed up on the shore. The old man began to throw some starfish back into the ocean. One after another. The little boy said to him, "How come you are throwing the starfish back in? There are thousands of them. What you are doing doesn't matter."
The old man picked up another starfish, threw it back into the ocean, turned to the boy and said, "It matters to that one."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'M NOT CRYING...
cc0011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a wonderful story.
My partner and I rescued a baby seagull a couple of weeks back, despite them being a pretty big problem in my area. We called him Flump, and even though we only looked after him for a couple of hours before the relevant wildlife guys came to get him, I loved that little son'f'a'bitch... Hopefully he will come back one day when he gets released
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing mundane about them. Seagulls are straight from hell. They will divebomb you and attack-shit on you.
PlasticGirl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE this. All birds matter.
ElectricMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww yeah, Boston! Muh city!
MyBobaFetish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wildlife rehabber here! One of the best things about what I do, other than the animals themselves, are people like this lady. <3
SteepLikeAMountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/afewstupidquestions pointed me to this post. I took those pictures and I've shared this thread with the woman in the pictures. She is an extremely modest person but I'm sure she will love to read the positive comments on this thread.
And yes the second to last picture was my dog tax.
abushelandapeck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I need to know the woman that did this. 10/10 would have done the exact same, and probably made the exact same faces. And here I thought I was just an overly compassionate weirdo. :)
samwulfe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry but the booty had me stuck at photo 12.
madchemist617 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:49:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see jumping in that water for a dog or a child, but not a dumb seagull.
ChoppingGarlic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:03:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mundane... That's harsh.
PennyPantomime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:17:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats the same reason i want to adopt a pet from a shelter. "oh theyre there because they have such and such health problem, too much of a hassle, bla blah who'd ever adopt them?"
well thats the point i want to adopt them, no one else is willing or wants to take care of this creature
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats because they are feathered rats.
tinysideburns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got downvoted into oblivion for saying that it was disgusting. Sure, she came to the aid of a struggling animal BUT that harbor is nasty.
Source: I lived in Boston and worked downtown (near the harbor).
Baud_Olofsson ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 16:40:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because fuck seagulls. Noisy, aggressive vermin.
sauronstrueprecious ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 16:46:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey fuck you! you're a noisy person on the Internet! All life deserves respect man....
Reckasta ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:11:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've obviously never lived in an area with seagulls.
sauronstrueprecious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:14:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in a beach town hahaha I love sitting and watching the birds. I also pick up plastic bags so they don't eat them and suffocate.
Be_kind_to_me ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 17:30:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you can be a rich fuck on a beach. As someone that grew up in a port side industrial town littered with those flying rats, I'd rescure them from the water so I could have the pleasure to strangle them myself.
They're agressive, loud and shits everywhere. They steal food, rip garbage bags and trash cans. Breed like rabbits and go ballistic during post mating seasons on everything and everyone in a miles radious. They fill no function in nature to boot.
I respect the woman for saving an infant animal though.
sauronstrueprecious ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:08:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We fill no function though? We destroy and kill... Our art is only valuable to us. I'm sorry you don't like them but it doesn't mean they deserve death. They wouldn't be like that if they were in their natural habitat without the drastic and industrial human intervention. I respect her for having a compassionate heart, regardless of the circumstances. I find you very rude and hostile. I shouldn't even acknowledge your "rich fuck on a beach" comment because it is futile but I feel the need to tell you that it's my parents house and they were raised poor. Through hard work and wise money choices they were able to retire and buy their dream home in a small, relatively inexpensive beach town. You are someone I aspire not to be like so I bid you good day and good luck with all the hate you hold on to!
StarryJunglePlanet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:43:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck yes! I'm late to the thread but this comment is perfectly eloquent and classy, with a subtle middle finger.
sauronstrueprecious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what I was going for. You've made my heart swell thank you my starry stranger :-)
__nightshaded__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:35:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was just watching a documentary where seagulls were pecking the eyes out of baby seals, so that the seals would be disabled enough to eat. Seagulls are literally trash with wings. Seagulls and mosquitoes are the only two forms of life that do not deserve respect. I would save smallpox before I would save a seagull.
sauronstrueprecious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Humans club baby seals to death.... We are trash with dirty buttholes
__nightshaded__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:33:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. Seagulls also peck out the eyes of baby seals to disable them enough to eat. Fuck seagulls. They are the absolute worst.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most birds do this. They will "pick" on other birds. It actually happened to a bird I rescued. Went out the next day and the pigeon had a huge whole in it's skull.
SLOTH_POTATO_PIRATE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:13:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/OFdK_TBrBGs
jeufie ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 17:43:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's just hope that seagull wasn't infected with anything. This is like saving a rat that's caught somewhere in the city. Seems compassionate, but it's actually stupid.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/22/seagulls-are-carrying-a-dangerous-superbug-through-the-skies/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:53:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No...not really. Take it from someone who volunteered at a Bird Rehab for a year....RARELY does this happen.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This does not need to be 40 images long.
UnrustledJimmie ยท 2236 points ยท Posted at 16:36:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Superheros at children hospitals always makes me smile
Stopman ยท 1115 points ยท Posted at 17:53:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now just what is Spiderman doing in a harness
liberal_texan ยท 3419 points ยท Posted at 18:03:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Complying with OSHA.
ShadowKurimeki ยท 497 points ยท Posted at 18:13:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
^ This guy knows whats up
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:57:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
^ this guy knows who knows what's up
SodaCanSuperman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:13:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Spiderman duh!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nice
OhBill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He knows what's not falling down, that is for sure.
Waddupp ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:32:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/OSHA
Pompous_Walrus ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:30:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahah holy shit, as someone who just went through an OSHA audit +fucking1.
chevtheron ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:14:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're the real hero
TimbersawDust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:21:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, he could just be on a tall scaffold, depending on how high up they are. That would also be OSHA compliant.
Scentless_Apprentice ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:03:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Above 6 feet he's still gonna need a harness though
noreligionplease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SOSHA
DaamnDaniel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not kidding.. OSHA fines just went up 78%. First time in 25 years!
StretchedEarsArePerf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's fair.
PM-Me-Your-Plots ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:37:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm wondering the same thing about Superman. And why is he wearing a Ninja Turtles mask?!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They discovered that he is Clark Kent, so now he has to use a disguise, I tell you this in confidence of course.
epicluke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or Superman?
tims2hip4u ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:46:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh!
TohsakaXArcher ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:56:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to live just down the street. I passed it on my way to work and it was always nice seeing all the superheroes washing the windows to brighten up the days of the kids inside
yaosio ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:48:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Here's Ironman giving a kid a working Ironman arm prosthetic. https://youtu.be/oEx5lmbCKtY
Edit: Somebody at Disney really likes the idea. http://www.openbionics.com/ In addition to the Ironman arm there's a Frozen arm and a Star Wars arm.
Double edit: They also have a Deus Ex arm. https://youtu.be/8lDk2r35Gq4
dakboy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:10:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When the kid's asked "do you know who that is?" and he says "Iron Man" gets me every time.
Ask_me_about_WoTMUD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:38:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Star Wars arm is so dope.
Aycion ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:19:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That makes me think of the Route-29 Batman here in Maryland. This guy would dress up as Batman and drive to hospitals to entertain children. He had a car decked out like the Batmobile and everything, I even saw it one day driving to Tennis practice.
He died last year when his car broke down on a highway and he was hit by another driver.
mimo2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:50:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know this is supposed to be uplifting but I can't but help think of that picture with the men in super hero costumes being pallbearers at a child's funeral. It was fucked up. These grown ass men, wearing symbols of strength, were crying. Carrying such a small coffin. Fuck.
VeeRook ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:32:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My cousin is actually in a group that cosplays for children events. I think it started as just visiting kids in hospitals dressed as superheroes then it just kinda grew from there.
Smexytempest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This wins the internet
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for some reason I imagine batman singing 'Walking on Sunshine' in his growls voice under his breath while smiling and waving to the kids
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is amazing! One of my favorites here!
TheMediumPanda ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks hot as hell being where they are. Hope there's a mild breeze at least.
NSA_Chatbot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:38:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've dressed up and visited kids in the hospital.
The 4-year-old Batman fan was one of my favorite memories.
Mr_Smooooth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looks like Sick Kids hospital in Toronto Ontario. It's bad enough being sick with some devastating illness, but for a child to come down with cancer or what not can be devastating. What's so amazing about this place besides the quality of care is just how much they do for those kids to try and make their stay just a little better.
walrusbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who's guy inbetween spider-man and bat man?
joker38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Superman. What I don't is, who's the guy in the far back?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:05 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They look like they're about to simultaneously breach the windows.
mysistersthetoastgrl ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The other side of the building is where the cancer ward is. Those kids got Aquaman.
CrazyKirby97 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:15:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until one of them falls. :(
CanoeShoes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:14:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You either go all Marvel or all DC.... These kids area already suffering.
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 3633 points ยท Posted at 16:26:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A photo I took of a young girl seeing herself in another photographer's photo for the very first time. Her reaction was so beautiful and pure. I like to go back and look at this when I'm feeling down. I only wish that I could share the sound of her laughter with you guys, it was even more beautiful.
Shawkilla ยท 811 points ยท Posted at 17:01:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well you could have taken video, and we'd have the audio to go with it.
You opted instead to freeze time for that moment for this girl, and for all of us to see. Thanks, this is beautiful.
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 19:22:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're absolutely right. It isn't something I regret, since I was hired to take still photos along side a videographer, but it would be nice to be able to share it, still. I can certainly still hear it in my own head. Thank you so much for your kind compliment, and thoughtful comment.
dakboy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:57:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like the still photo. I think it has a way of capturing the sparkle in her eye that a video wouldn't have.
You, the videographer, and a few people around you are the only people who heard or ever will hear her laughter from that moment. Rarely do people have experiences like that shared with so few. Cherish that memory.
Girlskilldragons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:57:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no need for video/audio as the photograph says it all.
damhammer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 08:54:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Put a pinecone in your ass
[deleted] ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 22:46:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Schpiegelhortz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:41:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
0 for 2
Rocky_Bukkake ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 17:16:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow man that's something.
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:19:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was feeling really homesick, and physically ill the day I went to this village, and this moment was all I needed to keep going. It rejuvenated me. Thank you!
Rocky_Bukkake ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:49:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'm sure it did, dang.
liberationplease ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:28:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nice shot
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much!!
small_havoc ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:37:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fab shot, I can't get over her eyes - they're so beautiful!
chokingonlego ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:47:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the reflection - brown eyes are like mirrors, they can be quite beautiful.
TheDragodile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:08:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in love with those teeth! They're very, "I'm still a kid, but shit's about to get REALLY awkward."
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:12:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the happiest moments in my life seeing my little sister looking at her reflection in the mirror for the first time
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:12:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Going into rural villages in Malawi (where this was taken), there is a good chance that the villagers haven't seen photos of themselves. I always make it a point to share after I take them and their reactions are priceless. Kids will just scream with laughter.
iamdigidude ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:11:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's some great photography. Do you do it professionally or as a hobby?
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:24:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mostly take photos for me, as a hobby, but I do get paid professionally from time to time. I was hired professionally for this particular assignment. You can check out more of my work on my website if that interests you at all. Either way, thank you so much!
TheD0mi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:52:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful photography!
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much, it's what I love.
DoctaHouze ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:14:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, amazing pictures! You are really talented.
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are incredibly kind - thank you!!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those pictures are incredible! I especially love the "Observations" ones.
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really appreciate your feedback. Those are some of my favorites too, I just never know how to categorize them!
scubaguy194 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:41:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
50mm?
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:17:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
17-40mm cropped photo. I was shooting wide to capture larger scenes of how the region's drought was affecting the village. If I had been there to get portraits, or just people, I would have definitely been using my 50mm.
vegan_bones ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:36:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
everyone should see this, it's truly something
PM_ME_LIZARDS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing. I'm almost tearing up, such a gorgeous photo and sweet story!
jaded68 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THAT one brought tears to my eyes. Thanks :)
my_dog_is_on_fire ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's beautiful. What a great shot.
TaylorS1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has such bright, lively eyes!
truth__bomb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:13:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've come back to this thread 3 times to see more photos and looked at this one every time. An absolutely brilliant photo!
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:57:38 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a really lovely compliment. Thank you so much, stranger!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The look of amazement on the little boy to the right of her is awesome too. That's a beautiful picture.
steviej1717 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My wife's family is from Vietnam so we went there to visit for a couple weeks a few years back. There was a little boy in one of the houses we went to so I took his picture and showed it to him on the little screen on the back. He looked at it for a while and then asked his mom something in Vietnamese. I asked my mother in law what he said, apparently he said "I know I am small but that thing is a lot smaller than me, how did I get in there?" It was the cutest thing ever.
koalafiediswear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her eyes are so beautiful. She's got the sky in her eyes.
doyoulikeguacamole_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:34:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wow! thank you for sharing, this is an incredibly beautiful photo.
AttackOnTightPanties ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gleam in her eyes is magical! What a beautiful moment and a beautiful girl!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are living a good life!
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So far, it's been an embarrassment of riches. So much love, so much beauty. Stay well out there stranger!
Ultimatedeathfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always wanted to know how they kept their hair so short over in those places and why.
Abraheezee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's just more sanitary? And I would imagine either a straight razor shave or clippers (a lot less likely if there's a lack of electricity).
_Spaghettification_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
possibly a lice outbreak?
Ultimatedeathfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that covers the why part but how? How do they cut it? Edit: NVM that other guy told me.
Jed118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Good teeth, there.
*edit - Brits be downvoting this!
lawrnk ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:05:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean she saw it on the LCD screen?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leave her alone. She's trying to eat dinner.
[deleted] ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 17:40:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow a picture of a kid staring into a camera. So artsy snd creative. I guess im just an uncultured swine because i dont get it
UlrichVonLictenstein ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:47:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No art or creativity here, just documenting truths through still photos. You aren't uncultured, there isn't anything to 'get'. You might be bitter, though.
PoseidonsHorses ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:42:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing here to "get," many people just happen to aesthetically like the shot.
theotherkeith ยท 1978 points ยท Posted at 16:40:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Michigan State player befriended 8 year old girl with tumor, carries her onto court as family member for his Senior Day ceremony because she could no longer walk
http://photos.mlive.com/8002029/gallery/3-6-14_michigan_state_basketba/index.html
titomcfly ยท 1327 points ยท Posted at 19:50:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of NBA player John Wall's interview after winning a game the day a child cancer patient he befriended died. It may make you cry, just a warning.
gerbilftw ยท 413 points ยท Posted at 21:15:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit why did I not listen to your warning.
Quackenstein ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 00:29:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew I would cry. Went in anyway.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:55:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's okay to cry every now and then brother, we're only human.
smileylord ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:50:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone needs a cry once in a while. All the crying I did these past 2 weeks and I went in anyway.
Lastshadow94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:59:44 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, I've been crying through this whole thread.
GoingPole2Pole ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 05:40:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My sex life in a nutshell.
dwarfwhore ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:59:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
theres nothing wrong with tears man. lets you know you are still alive.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:27:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:17:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dinner's almost ready.
cabothief ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:14:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Pshh, I'm just bored browsing on my phone. Sad video won't affect me right now."
NOPE.
driskeybusiness ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:07:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not crying, you're crying!
ollkorrect1234 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:15:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't help but tear up when you watch a grown man cry.
dumb_commenter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:36:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right in the feels
Thunder21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking right?
wraithscelus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:33:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck and it had to be Leukemia, too.
JustiseWinfast ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 23:14:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
John is one of the most likable dudes in the league, who could hate that guy?
HickenExtenuation ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:38:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Colin Cowherd. Man, that guy denigrates John Wall to such an exorbitant extent it's almost comedic.
puckit ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:27:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I think we can all agree that anyone who does the Dougie is incapable of being a leader.
xiutehcuhtli ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:08:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For what it's worth, Cowherd is a dick, so who really cares about his opinions?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:55:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's kind of a badge of honor, though. I mean, fuckin Cowherd, man.
TopCheddarBiscuit ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:56:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a simliar story about Jason Zucker. Absolutely heart breaking but it's good to see these people doing so much for these kids.
kholakoolie ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:11:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This tore me up, man. Glad there are selfless people out there to bring joy like this to a person at the end of their life.
Maudhiko ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:28:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man. I'm sobbing now. Fuck. I've been looking into becoming a child's advocate in the court system for abused or neglected children and this just gave me a ton of motivation to stop being scared for myself, and be scared for the kids who need help like I did.
All children deserve to have someone be there to just care
TopCheddarBiscuit ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:31:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hockey is full of really good people. PK Subban donates millions of dollars and a lot of time to the Montreal Children's hospital. The players name escapes me but he lost a parent at a very young age and meets with kids after every game that are in the same situation.
Edit: His name is Travis Hamonic
salavis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tattoo picture is what started the tears.
demonicume ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 21:29:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
damn, now I'm sobbing quietly in my office.
RedditWhileWorking23 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:58:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit dude, I read his warning and figured eh, I could take it. I couldn't take it. In my cube trying not to make enough noise for someone to investigate other I'll have to show the whole office and make everyone cry.
djfacemachine ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 22:27:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, fuck cancer.
takesjustone ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:10:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck cancer.
cobywankenobi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:10:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck. Cancer.
awesomedude4100 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:23:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shoutout to bousie?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:28:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Big wizards fan. I remember this vividly, Wall did and has done a lot for her, her family and the charity.
DestituteDomino ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:37:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was like, 'Oh this isn't making me cry at all."
Then the picture of the two of them popped up and I couldn't see anymore.
nurnay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:00:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
may???
freddamnrock ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That interview worked me. I couldn't function for the rest of the day.
QuickBow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:04:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should have listened. I didn't think it could bring me to tears, you could tell how much he cared for her...
asphaltstretcher ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your warning didn't help, I cried.
lMYMl ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:08:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit it man this is suppsoed to be a happy thread. Now im balling.
dabong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, John Wall's a baller so...
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That remained me on conner "the crusher"
allthissleaziness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw fuck
jerrrrremy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I don't know what I expected.
PoisAndIV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am a Paramedic and a Firefighter. I literally see people die on a daily basis. I cried so hard watching this. It wasn't even bad. It was just... honest? Maybe that's it. Regardless, It got my tears for today.
D_I_E_S_E_L ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad that interviewer didn't keep asking questions to get more reaction and just sent it back to the booth. Good man
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something in my eye
hairyerectus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feels
_AlreadyTaken_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't even listen to the sound. Just seeing it was enough. Fuck
Kittykyle92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God this made me cry.
Priestbyday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This needs to be higher up!!!!!!! I know it's not a photo, but.....damn onions!
dabong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I remember this. Made me a John Wall fan for life.
curvy_lady_92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm ugly crying right now because I didn't listen. Fuck, man.
thebochman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what a genuine moment, nice to see this in an era where Peyton manning name drops Bud light in his post super bowl victory speech
JoeMorrisseysSperm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for sharing that. An incredible, beautiful, painful, human, humble moment.
KeepItRealTV ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just wanted to add a little back story to this game. John Wall dedicated this game to Miyah. They went to double overtime. Everyone was dead tired including John Wall but he found his third wind. The Wizards almost lost to the Celtics. With 2:40 left in the game, the Celtics were winning by 7 points. John scored the last 10 points for the Wizards to win the game by 1 point.
John played with all heart. One of the only basketball games I consider heroic.
John with Miyah
Sir_Fappleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuuuuuck
Professor-Willow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YOUR WARNING SHOULDNT SAY MAY IT SHOULD SAY WILL AND YOU SEE THESE CAPITAL LETTERS? THEY'RE ALSO REALLY EFFECTIVE. I'm still crying.
phokas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hello tears.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good on that reporter for not overplaying the whole situation and ending the interview
gimme_them_cheese ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stupid fucking onions.
parkernorwood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only did they win, they won because of him. Incredible statistical performance, and just sheer force of will and heart. You could tell he was playing for something more
Luder714 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dammit, a 48 year old man crying here. And not because of what my life has become as usual.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Apparently I have no soul
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought of it wont' b.......crying
exes4eyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:37:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit...
aes110 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? Why why... I was so happy from this thread
sc1003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Assuming you have a soul, it WILL make you cry
[deleted] ยท 660 points ยท Posted at 17:22:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adreian Payne and Princess Lacey. Unfortunately she is no longer with us, but her name is still closely tied to Michigan State Athletics, basketball in particular. They also now sell Laces for Lacey, where the money made from the shoelaces goes toward a fund set up in her honor.
TimbersawDust ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:19:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am sorry to hear....It's great that people like Adreian exist.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:06:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me feel terrible for all the jokes I've ever made about Adreian Payne's lackluster NBA career. Now I wish him nothing but the best.
arhythm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:56:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking onions man.
earthtohaleigh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:33:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate cancer. She's so small, so delicate, so innocent, yet she had to spend her short life in pain. It's just not fair..
GlitterHotSauce ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 17:37:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From the area and Lacey had a rather large impact on Michigan IMO. A lot of people were really effected by her. LOVE LIKE LACEY
bisonburgers ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:29:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When was this? I'm from MI, but moved years ago.
GlitterHotSauce ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:13:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adreian Payne's senior year. So like 2 years? She would go to all the MSU games and chill with the team and all the fans rallied behind her, then she passed. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/04/17/princess-laceys-life-celebrated-at-michigan-state/7812917/
SweetSweetCookies ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:55:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, that made me cry big ugly tears. Such a sweet friendship and amazing little girl.
schatzski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She passed during my senior year. It was rough for a lot of people
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:46:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She went to all the games she could that year and was his biggest fan. Payne referred to her as his little sister and would visit her and is a close family friend now. Started at a hospital visit.
T-R-Y ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:34:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For anyone interested in their inspiring friendship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWVASucWyFw
DaggerOutlaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:41:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck. Was not ready for that one. Thanks for sharing.
kholakoolie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:23:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too much, man. So beautiful to see big athletes doing things like this.
stonefacelongschlong ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:05:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://lintvwood.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/adreian-lacey.jpg
This picture always makes me so sad for Payne. This was the weekend Lacey passed and the Rock was painted for her and it was so full. The basketball team comes up and it all gets dead quit when AP signs his name.
max_caulfield_55 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:14:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this thread was to help me restore my faith in humanity. Now I'm crying sad tears instead of happy tears.
Tietzy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:35:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proud of my alma mater :,)
SheWasntEighteen ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:30:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
now im crying.
chevtheron ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:13:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proud Wisconsin fan/Izzo hater here, but damn, is somebody up in here cutting onions right now?
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:40:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read "befriended" as "beheaded."
Spending too much time on that other thread.
50PercentLies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her wig is bomb. The sheen, the styling, the color. She looks fierce as fuck.
macabre_trout ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His mother died of an asthma attack when he was a teenager. Dude has suffered too much.
davesidious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a sacrifice!
Genericynt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read that as "beheaded" and was confused.
otommyboy22 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:21:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shake-n-go
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:18:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'd really suck to be a kid with cancer who doesn't happen to enjoy sports.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 02:52:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoted for not linking to imgur or another site that could make a drop-down in RES.
greyjackal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:49:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time and a place, fucknuts
Los_Accidentes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:10:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. Some people's kids.
hizza ยท 145 points ยท Posted at 23:22:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People from the Best Day Foundation
http://imgur.com/K3YkUU4
CoolMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a great idea!
aballofunicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bless him!
Hewkho ยท 6953 points ยท Posted at 16:23:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad with his son.
eatdrinkandbemerry80 ยท 875 points ยท Posted at 17:40:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He has got to be the proudest Father ever! Great pic.
gumpythegreat ยท 1427 points ยท Posted at 17:50:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You can tell the dad has had a life of back breaking labour, and managed to give his son a better opportunity to avoid all that.
TheCoolDoc ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 19:12:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If there's a meaning to life then it's most likely to give your offspring a better life. On the micro scale by passing genes and on the macro scale taking pride in them living healthier, easier and happier lives you might not have lived yourself.
And if your kids don't love you as much as you love them that's not a big deal. As long as my future mini-TheCoolDoc is cooler than me, I'll be content.
NotSoMeanJoe ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 22:16:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Practically my entire family immigrated from Vietnam, both mother and fathers side with literally nothing but a bag of clothes. Growing up, I had heard the stories my entire life of their journey as boat people, random jobs they picked up to survive with a small grasp of english. I honestly thought that this was a typical story since that was all that I knew. My dad ended up starting his own aerospace manufacturing business. I have a lot of cousins that range from doctors, pharmacists, engineers, and teachers. It is amazing how much of a difference one generations sacrifice can make for the next.
A really great movie to check out is "Journey From The Fall" if you were interested on seeing an accurate portrayal of the Boat People story. My mom cried when I showed it to her.
ruralife ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:17:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Vietnamese boat people who were settled in my area of Canada quickly developed reputations for being very hard working, often working two full time jobs, and doing both well. They quickly learned English and created solid lives for themselves. They are an asset to our country, although when they arrived people were fearful of them. That was misplaced
ImNeworsomething ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your father story sounds pretty intriguing. How did you father start his business.
NotSoMeanJoe ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:18:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Thanks. He is basically my "childhood hero" that all the elementary school teachers ask their students to do a report on.
When he first got to America through Guam, he did odd jobs all over the place. It ranged from abalone diver, manual labor, game tester for Sega (pinball machines), and forklift operator among several others that I can't remember at the moment.
When he was a forklift operator for a large manufacturer of parts for a lot of different industries, there was a day where the forklift broke down and he just got off and fixed it with the tools he had at his disposal. Luckily, a manager or higher up person saw him doing that and went to talk to him basically saying, "you're a lot smarter than you let on huh?" He got promoted that day to work inside with some of the engineers. I think he said that he got a pay bump to $5/hr (minimum wage at the time was $2/hr).
From there, the company paid for some college education and he was promoted to engineer. He made a name for himself in the industry after a few years work. He actually showed me an article that some industry magazine wrote on him which I thought was pretty cool. Also interesting to see him in 80s corporate attire with a huge head of hair. A lot of his colleagues that he worked with and helped were eventually promoted to chief engineer of whatever branch, but the highest he was offered was senior engineer. There was a point where they did offer him a chief engineer title, but that would require him to relocate to Mexico. Since he was planning on starting a family, he declined and realized that he wouldn't get anywhere in the corporate world due to thinly veiled racism in the 80s. He quit and established a manufacturing engineer machine shop specializing in aerospace, tooling, prototyping, and consulting. He maintained relationships with many other engineers in the field and got a lot of business that way. He was able to support our family of 5 fairly comfortably on his salary alone, leaving my mom to raise my brothers and I.
~~~~~
Wow that ended up a lot longer than I thought.
TL;DR: Came to America with nothing. Got a bunch of random jobs. A forklift broke down, he got promoted. Quit because of racism (glass ceiling) and started his company.
CrazyKirby97 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:59:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should nab the username /u/TheCoolerDoc for your kid and present it to them when they reach the right age.
WeAreTheVGPS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:31:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but then that poor kid's parents would know his reddit username. Oh god...
CrazyKirby97 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parenting 101: reserve names for your kid that they can't pass up so you can spy on them.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Jamieman16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In which case what would your opinion on global warming be? Using fossil fuels to help existing people but ruin the planet for future people is fine?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:39:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not wrong... we're all the same species, and we will succeed or fail as a species through altruism, not just for our immediate family- but for all other human beings.
MrFantastic21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:08:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As the son of a naturalized immigrant housekeeper, and the father of a 4y.o. boy that is my sole source of motivation, you've absolutely nailed it.
I was on the fence of seeing the beauty, and the starkness, of this photo. Your post instantaneously snapped it all into place.
Thank you.
Jaon412 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have you tagged as Messiah. I dont know why.
gumpythegreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:22:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's interesting. I'm curious now.
jdovew ยท -38 points ยท Posted at 22:01:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or the son was picked up as part of an affirmative action plan and the photo is propaganda by the new government to push an agenda.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:23:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, what a fucking asshole!
FiercelyFuzzy206 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me it almost seems like the father isn't even truly aware of what is happening or the importance of his sons attire.
eatdrinkandbemerry80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this may be because he is not looking at the camera or smiling, but he may just be uncomfortable with getting his picture taken. He looks very humble to me.
cjust689 ยท 444 points ยท Posted at 18:02:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any context to the photo?
Part of my family immigrated to the US from Vietnam,during the war. Had nothing at the time, they were sponsored by a church and the youngest son at the time (2 years old) is now a anestesiologist. A number of other members of the family have earned degrees in engineeeing and are amazingly well off. Im always amazed by what people who face adversity can make for themselves given the right resources/access. Makes me feel lazy as fuck.
mimo2 ยท 165 points ยท Posted at 18:43:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. My grandpa packed up his bags and family and came here after the ashes of the Korean War. He didn't speak a lick of English but owned a corner store and made sure his youngest (my father) made it to UC Berkeley. I can't even imagine leaving everything behind to start a new life across the world.
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123BuckleMyFuck ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:27:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably not the one you're thinking about. It's possible that he owned a store in Koreatown, and just sent his kid to Berkeley, but unlikely. California has a pretty large Korean population spread out everywhere.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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123BuckleMyFuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The largest concentration of Koreans is definitely in LA.
lurgi ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:28:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it's in Seoul, actually.
Although LA might be a close second.
123BuckleMyFuck ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhh, you got me. Forgot to reiterate it was California. For a second I actually thought to myself "Where is Seoul, CA? Where else is there a Seoul except SK?"
DoubIeIift ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Irvine has a large Korean pop. too.
mimo2 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:58:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They lived in Richmond (greaterr Bay Area Suburb) for most of their times in America. Luckily my family was in the Bay Area when that happened.
And next time, just google it? Berkeley is literally the most famous American public university in the world, I'm sure our overlords at Google will be able to help.
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mimo2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't mean to condescend haha sorry if it came off that way. I'm just surprised that you know that enough about California culture enough to know that Koreans were involved in the LA riots in the 90's but don't know where UC Berkeley is
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mimo2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I shit you not, my dad's side is California based but on my mom's side I have two uncles and their families who live in Canada! They both live in Toronto. Yeah my bad dude, like I said I was surprised that you knew of Korean involvement in LA riots (which is usually rare) but didn't know about UC Berkeley (the school that all Koreans try to send their kids to).
nusigf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:00:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad, too. He was in the Korean war at the age of 14, came to the States, put 4 of us through college, worked everyday, still does, now doing maintenance for his church.
I remember going on a ski trip with my school when I was 14. The school bus drove past a mechanic shop. My dad was lying under a car outside fixing it, and just 20 minutes earlier, I was bitching about how cold it was waiting for the bus.
I knew there were 535 members of congress at the age of 7 because my mom had to take her citizenship test in a foreign language (to her) while raising 4 of us, working full time as a seamstress, and I would read her questions at night after she made dinner for us.
Immigrant parents set a high bar by example, and even though I went to college, got an engineering degree, and make well into 6 figures, I still feel like I don't do nearly 10% of the work they did.
mimo2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:45:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hear hear brother. And now me and my brother were able to live and grow up in a very cushy part of the Bay Area and I just graduated from UCSB while he's studying down at UCR. If we had been born two generations earlier we would have been straight shipped off to be cannon fodder. It's insane the sacrifices that immigrant parents have to make and let's be honest, Koreans are relatively luckier as a whole when you look at other countries. At least our parents had trades or education to fall back on and bring over here. Others are lucky so as to make it here with the clothes on their back.
micropanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your Hapji is great.
ArmoredSpearhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah me and my family did that once in Canada, but we didn't get accepted :/
SianM10 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:23:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://wereblog.com/farmer-sacrifice-for-sons-education
74BMWBavaria ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:45:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course they pick the worst photo to show. The second and third really show them better.
seasaltMD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:22:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first emphasises the overall lifestyle change through education the most though
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:22:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly why immigrants are such an incredibly valuable part of America. If you've risked your life to move across the world in search of a better life for your family, you are exactly the type of person I want as my neighbor.
fosterunderstanding ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:36:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautifully stated. I agree 100%.
wesandersonsgf ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:19:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as I know, the back story is that they're from Northern Thailand. His dad was a single dad and a farmer who worked hard to help his son get an education.
(Just a quick google search, so I'm possibly wrong)
phamio23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:35:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same story for my family! All the way down to me feeling like a lazy fuck.
VelveteenDream ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:56:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spoiler: you are
ThePussyHammer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idr the context but judging by his cap and gown, he graduated with a PhD. That's all I've got, I'm worthless to you
bloodfoxtrue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. My fam is Viet/Chinese and the majority of them worked so hard... I sometimes forget how easy I have it.
captain_brunch_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not surprised at all these people take nothing for granted.
asotranq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The farmer's wife died when his son was young, and he sold almost all the possessions he had in order to be able to afford a good education for his son.
[deleted] ยท 1337 points ยท Posted at 16:42:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2751 points ยท Posted at 16:51:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get why, but at the same time this photo represents what some would consider unimaginable progress between only a generation. Pretty awesome.
comicsnerd ยท 1095 points ยท Posted at 20:11:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. That dad must be so proud of his son.
I am the first in the family to graduate university. Dad worked his ass off to have me reach my potential. He was as proud as a monkey with 7 dicks when I graduated.
Not_A_Hyperbole ยท 555 points ยท Posted at 21:51:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting analogy...
nurnay ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:47:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As interesting as a monkey with 7 dicks.
ChunksOWisdom ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:58:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or a man with 2
CynicalPi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone do the paging thing I forgot his username
Ryuk- ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:11:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently /u/doubledickdude is a difficult name to remember.
CynicalPi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:29:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So elegant, so beautiful. How did I forget.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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onlineworms ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, seven asses.
nurnay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:11:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
7 dicks, 7 asses, it's a party!
Hydroxone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is it a hyperbole?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username checks out
10strip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting hyperbole.
johnnybeefcakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly he majored in zoology.
SuchInferno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just waiting for the "Oh, autocorrect", but it's not coming...
krneki12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:45:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is why you go to school.
aiiye ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:43:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did/does your dad do?
ChunksOWisdom ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:58:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
7 monkeys at once?
comicsnerd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:20:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Electrician
dylvester ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed and cried at this, thanks.
IrrationalFraction ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
septupledickdude? Kek.
Congratulations!
BeastftMiddleEast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TAKE EM OUT BOIS
Hammbo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many dicks are optimal to a monkey's happiness?
Cleetus_Targaryen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you get a degree in Confusing Analogies?
retropod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was the 1st person in my family to graduate from college and noone gave two shits. My family sucks.
Kotirik ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
best analogy i've seen
IAmNotMyName ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
7 dicks. 2 hands. :/
UltravioIence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty goddamn proud.
PeachPy53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, the dad must be so proud of his son. But the son must also be so proud of his dad!
schatzski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/AWildSketchAppeared I think we need a visual
Alirius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're dutch and have watched ' Schaap' as well haven't you?
comicsnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am Dutch, but cannot say I have watched "Schaap".
Alirius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know the exact name for it but it's the show with the guys from Amsterdam, in the season where they go to france for their own (?) camping.
comicsnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:04 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, doesn't ring a bell
comicsnerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like I confused a few sayings. The classic is: As proud as a monkey with 7 tails. However, I like my version better
Ignorred ยท 521 points ยท Posted at 17:49:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worldwide social mobility. That's the dream.
Buntschatten ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:20:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on who you ask ...
Quint-V ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:14:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people would prefer to have a choice with what to do with their lives. That is what social mobility gives you.
Lost-Chord ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:42:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he means some people don't want to give other people the ability to be socially mobile
goblinpiledriver ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:48:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WALL
zromero916 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
10 FEET HIGHER
LeftFlipFlop ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:30:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't think of it that black and white. For every uplifting job that China gets the US loses one.
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:58:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh bull fucking shit.
I_post_my_opinions ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:26:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, he's not wrong. Globalization is a driving force of inequality in the U.S....
PeachPy53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup.... in the end, a meritocracy and equality are conflicting forces.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Global social mobility or cultural destruction.
psycho-logical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Important to remember social mobility is a two way street. We need plans that allow everyone to contribute to society while still providing safety nets for when people have a misstep.
seasaltMD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No borders, no banks
yaosio ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 21:40:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a picture from the US, the dad sold everything to get his son to college and the son still had to get $80,000 in loans.
RozenKristal ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:35:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember it was from china...
Rather_Unfortunate ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:54:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google says Thailand. Specifically Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, apparently, but if I'm honest I don't know where that is without using Google Maps.
shea_the_great ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a hint on the medal thingy on the front of the kid's garb. That style of temple is from South East Asia. So my guess is either Thailand, Cambodia, or Myanmar.
RozenKristal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:43:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thank for checking that out. I saw this story a while ago on a viet news outlet and they said china, so I took it as it is.
IfYouFindThisFuckOff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even if that was true, his father was a laborer which means that his son will probably still have a much better life than he did even after having to pay off loans. College is an investment.
BlueberryPhi ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, people focus too much on the divergence between classes, when the mobility between them is just as much (if not more) important.
SeamusHeanys_da ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:44:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But everyone in the world, in terms of 'mobility', only wants to move up. More money, by doing less and having more free time. You and I and everyone else in the world would like to be, for example, the CEO of some international bank where we had to do literally nothing and had enough money to buy a country. That's the problem with the idea of social mobility, we are all already striving to be in a position of the tenth of that luxury, and the reality is we will never be. To feed the people in the working class, service industry, office work, any repetitive brain numbing job, the idea that social mobility exists, that the better your job, the higher up your position in society and you can feel better than the people earning less than you. It exists, even if you don't want to believe it does, TV and fashion and trends all make us want things that are more and more expensive, we shouldn't want.
But what do I know? I've been consumed with the transfer of Paul Pogba for the past 2 months and they spent ยฃ89m on him, and he gets paid more per week that I have earned in 10 years.
https://youtu.be/Q6lV-uqpclc
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CEOs should not be making 300x that of their average worker.
PeachPy53 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have zero percent problem with a CEO making 300x that of the average worker, if the skills of that CEO create enough value to justify it. The problem is that it doesn't, because it causes overconfidence-blinders. Google the Forbes article by Susan Adams titled "The Highest Paid CEOs Are the Worst Performers" ... one hypothesis floated by the article is that CEOs that are paid those astronomical amounts cause overconfidence in their abilities and predictions, which means that they are more likely to discount and ignore dis-confirming information to their plans, and more likely to sink money into pet projects.
imthescubakid ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:38:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that kid fucking did it man. The dad is probably the happiest/ most proud man on the planet
potatito ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:06:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OTOH I wish people could live well without formal degrees... But of course one gets the meaning.
imthescubakid ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:07:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe mainly because of my own situation you absolutely can it just takes more work to get to the same point.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:42:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you think they can't? Trades are a great way to make a living
potatito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I mean. People at SV/entrepreneurs can scorn at degrees but for some poor guy is probably his way to a better life.
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lordrohan731 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:24:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
C'mon, brexit doesn't mean Britain's a third world country just yet. In all seriousness, your father sounds selfless and a really good guy.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:25:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had an uber driver in my hometown of NYC who was an immigrant from Nigeria. His son was back in Nigeria, not because he couldn't afford to come to America, but because he'd gotten a degree in international affairs from Columbia and was back there running a Peace Corps operation.
hylianbeast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always love stuff like that. It hits close to home for me being the son of an immigrant. Whenever my dad tells me he's proud of me, I take it to heart cause I know I'm able to do and succeed in things he never had the opportunity to. Crazy how much can change in one generation.
Slacker5001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always find stories like that touching. Especially the ones where the kids take the initiative and tell their parents they want to do whatever they can to go to school against unimaginable odds in most places.
onfire9123 ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 19:44:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always felt this simply shows how different (and better) your life can be if you resist instant gratification at the cost of long term reward.
jwilcz94 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:55:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What instant gratification did his dad receive? I don't think toiling in the fields for years until your body is nearly ruined in order to provide your child with a life and an opportunity to graduate from college qualifies as instant gratification.
onfire9123 ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 20:16:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is. He hand was forced, yes, but he still choose the short term because his son wouldn't have been alive in the late game otherwise. I'm in no way stating that I think he should have thought more long term(after having kids, at least), but I am saying that you(the common person) have such a leg up in life if you think long term and sacrifice the now.
ceezalicious ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:02:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this sounds like the opinion of someone who has grown up sheltered with no idea of the outside world. how could you understand this man's situation from just a picture and say that this is because he was in it for the "now"?
NoPresidents ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just stop.
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[deleted] ยท 362 points ยท Posted at 18:07:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not chilling exactly but its sad that the dad looks so overworked and exhausted, and kind of out of it.
dredly999 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:41:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the dad looked happy and proud it definitely wouldn't be chilling.
H3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well.. yeah.
OK_Soda ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:19:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's kind of weird that they would stage the photo that way. Like the son is wearing a suit and nice shoes under the gown, so presumably he had the resources to at least get his dad a bath. I'm trying to imagine how this photo happened.
Son comes home in his fancy clothes, mom is like "Oh let's get a photo of you and dad and you wearing your gown from college."
"Sure, should dad change or at least wash his feet first?"
"No it'll look more striking like this."
Blues88 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:33:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your cynicism is miraculous.
Son comes home presumably from an out of town/state/country university and may want to surprise his parents upon graduation. Maybe its not even a surprise, but son's family can't pick him up at the airport, and so they don't have an exact time he'll arrive home.
Maybe his family doesn't have a phone.
Maybe the Dad was on the verge of crying or just finished crying. Maybe he's too humble to enjoy being photographed.
Maybe he just gives a shit about the robes his son is wearing, and what they represent, both for himself personally, his son, and the rest of the family.
Or maybe he's some vain asshole who kicked off his shoes the moment before, hoping to become a viral sensation.....
Wow
OK_Soda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean your scenario is very plausible. The thing that confuses me is just that he's in his graduation robes. People don't just wear them around town, you put them on for the ceremony or for a photo and then take them off. So my though process was that he came home and someone asked him to put them on for a ~very special photo~ and I just thought it was odd that the dad wasn't like "I don't want to take a photo looking like this, hold on a minute."
But what the fuck do I know, I'm a middle class white guy who's never known struggle or hardship. The son returning home as a surprise, wearing his robes in full regalia to have a more powerful effect on his parents seeing him after so long, and the dad looking like that because he'd just been crying and the son wanted a photo with his dad right now -- like I said, I was wondering what the back story was and that's a pretty good explanation, so thank you for suggesting it and I am sorry if I came off like a cynical asshole.
CJKay93 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC his son was studying abroad and had just returned to visit.
OK_Soda ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is still weird.
"Hi dad, just popped popped home in my graduation gown for some reason! Let's grab a quick photo!"
Jacob_Mango ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:09:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or it could be an over excited mother wanting a photo of the two together as soon as they saw each other.
pabbenoy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:41:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks ill, like some old alcoholic dude.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:32:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like the dad doesn't even understand what his son has accomplished, maybe cause he's not knowledgeable about those kinds of achievements.
Ewaninho ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:36:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a bizarre assumption to make based on a single photo.
[deleted] ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 17:56:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That thread is basically /r/creepy . The best ones are actually chilling, most of them are slightly disheartening, and some of them just leave you thinking, "how the hell is this creepy?"
ApexShroom ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:49:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
90% of the content on /r/creepy isn't creepy
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya it has been seriously lacking in quality creepy things. Rich with repost flavour though.
aToma715 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:51:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that fucking mirrored face
Elem24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Say what you say ut, but goddamn if that picture of the Cuban girls body wasn't fucked up.
Q1189998819991197253 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ones that got me were pictures of victims before they died.
_ReCover_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad has no socks or shoes. Feet are cold.
Hewkho ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 17:15:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's keep this thread nice. I am sure some people could use it, after all the depressive stuff lately.
starfish600 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 16:46:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. That seriously made me tear up. Bravo ๐๐๐
VeronicaNew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too....good thread.
gangtokay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:04:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The poor are coming! HIDE!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can I have a link to the chilling photos thread?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:47:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thank you! reddit search function sucks!!
Kernigerts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:50:22 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which thread?
slightlylurking ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:10:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Back story to this photo.
This photo is of a graduate from Thailand. He finished his bachelor degree from Chiang Rai Rajabhat university. His mother passed away when he was little. His father took care of his son all by himself working hard in a farm in a remote area in the north of Thailand, saving money he could earn for his son to study.
To the father, education is the only thing that would change their lives, especially his son's life for the better.
_Ryman_ ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:35:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Father of the year right there.
benbernards ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:08:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the sight of a man who worked every dang day in his life.
sonia72quebec ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:37:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Poor Man looks so beat up by life...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:40:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ninjas cutting onions would be in your room if you heard the story behind this.
ToxicValryn ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone noticed if he has something too tight around his left wrist? (Right on the photo) I'm just curious if that's the case.
name_goes_here ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:18:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like a deep cut that has healed maybe
ToxicValryn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man that must have been brutal x.x
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you notice the kids right foot? It looks shopped unfortunately
Mu69 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:00:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I find this one bitter sweet
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sacred meaning
JackSomebody ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone see prison break season 3?
Fatvod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is off topic, but why are collared shirts so common in less developed nations and among workers. I always see videos or pictures of field workers and such wearing ragged polo style shirts. Wouldnt they be more comfortable in a t-shirt?
1h4h8h8h ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sun protection. Longsleeve shirts, especially ones made out of linen are good for working in and means you don't get sunburnt i guess. or it may just be the style there.
Valkonn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can pop the collar up to protect your neck from sunburn.
So_Yeahh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't begin to imagine how extremely proud he must be of his son.
Mr_feint_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is actually about where the father sacrifices everything to get his son into college. Worked hard all day, spent all his money on him. Pretty cool story
That_Internet_User ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a sad picture. Dad is a graduate and his son squandered everything and is now poverty ridden.
MrGamerNaut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, I- have no response to that...
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upward mobility. I heard that used to exist in America.
CANTFINDCAPSLOCK ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolute favourite.
Schizoforenzic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:34:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so uplifting to see a photo like this. He sacrificed his valuable time and put forth such effort to graduate college in order to ensure a better life for his disabled son.
BPSquid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:49:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Worth."
dmcd0415 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A.S.N.F.
Trust_Me_Im_Right ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They couldn't find some shoes for that guy but his son just got through college?
GabrielGray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me really uncomfortable for some reason
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Atleast bring the man back some flip flops
aahbozz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only way out of poverty is through education.
tikhung01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:30:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The son is a kind of a dick.
ReadMyPosts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:29:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully his son bought him some shoes.
subhuman_centipede ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:58 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this fucking pic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SharpshooterHIT ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:28:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a dad giving everything so his son can follow his dreams
justanotherfister ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:20:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's going the opposite direction in my family lol
metalgamer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:26:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about there, but pink is the color of Bachelor of Music in the US. Did he leave a farming town to get a music degree?
TigerlillyGastro ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad is confused by son's ridiculous outfit. Son tries to explain. Dad thinks son is wizard, is annoyed when son cannot magic up some waffles for breakfast.
series_of_derps ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 19:25:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So he can buy fancy shoes, a college education , a suit and a one time ceremonial garb but he won't buy his dad 5 dollar woth of new clothes (yes asia has cheap clothes)
chaynes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:15:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He probably just graduated and hasn't landed a job yet. You don't make money as a student, you spend it.
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Ginkel ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 02:32:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am told I can be fun to talk to. If not, I'm certainly capable of shutting up and listening. If the photos are ever not enough, don't hesitate to send me a pm. I'll happily send you my Skype info/cell number if you need it.
wishlesssleep ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 03:11:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seconded, depression sucks so bad. And it hits you at the absolute most random/unfair of times.
As someone who gets it, pm me if you ever get bored and feel yourself falling into the downward spiral
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:26:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great photos!! Thanks for posting it!
phoenixmusicman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:31:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that top one hits particularly hard because I hadn't seen my dog in 6 months and I saw him when I skyped my mum
He was hit by a car a few weeks later
CommenceTheWentz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:34:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The old dude carrying the snapper is a braver man than I
KevlarGorilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:34:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I made it to #12.
IvankkkaTrump ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:41:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Than Emmanuel thing takes on a darker tone in light of current events.
BiPolarBulls ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:51:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks a lot for the link.. that was an hour well spent and uplifting..
snapper1971 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:58:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't apologise, that's a great reminder of the goodness out there.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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NotDido ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:32:37 on August 23, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found this after a reverse google image search
BoogieOrBogey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:02:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you.
frawks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:43:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. I was having anxiety and crying and this collection distracted me and cheered me up.
Beingabummer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:45:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So I get that people photograph the notes they get, but what are the odds someone is there to take a picture every. time. someone. does. something. nice.
KlaatuBrute ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:48:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg bookmarked. The one of the old lady sitting on the dude in the elevator made me laugh my ass off. Thank you for this.
egozani ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:11:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was beautiful! thank you so much for sharing.
anywayhowsyousexlife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:21:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nr. 90 : "The divorce and I live alone" Glorious :))
IMakeMedicineSick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:23:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I remember that Johnny Depp scenario from my English exam.
wutvuff ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:39:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I'm sitting here preparing my speech for my aunt's funeral (funeral tomorrow). This is the worst day (besides the day she died) in years. Thank you for this. I desperately needed it. You made me feel better.
Pichus_Wrath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing to do with anything, but that one of the five or six people holding signs in front of the skyscrapers are where Rick Grimes rode into Atlanta in season 1 of The Walking Dead
iEatCrayons_v2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy in a wheelchair crowdsurfing looks like it could have ended horribly
Slacker5001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The little note about the laundry made me smile. Back in college I used to have to take stuff out of the dryer all the time that wasn't mine. I knew I would hate it if other people pulled my stuff out so I always folded it for them to make them feel a little bit less annoyed. One time came back to get my stuff only to find a sticky note thanking me and telling me it had made their day for doing that. I left it on my desk for the entire year and it always made me smile.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get the receipt
PM-ME-UR-DESKTOP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:00:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a great way to end my night.
Half-Niggas-Be-Like ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:43:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I could gild you a million times over
OrthodoxAtheist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:26:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
IIRC I think 24 and 25 are described wrong. The black runner was well ahead of the other, I think in first place, but he stopped early thinking he had finished the race. He actually needed to run a little further, just down the track to the line. The guy who slowed down directed the leader where the finish line was so he could finish in the position he deserved, rather than taking advantage of the situation and being placed ahead of the guy (and I think winning). Something like that.
EDIT: Oops, forgot to say thank you for posting the album. There's a lot there. Which is awesome. :)
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OrthodoxAtheist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"A Spanish runner has intentionally lost to an opponent because he thought it was the right thing to do. Ivan Fernandez Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Navarra, Spain last month when his Kenyan opponent Adel Mutai - who was comfortably leading the race -- suddenly pulled up short." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYqcqzSVH60
Absolutelyyyyyy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:04:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, I'm not a crier but that one where the cop handcuffs himself to the suicidal girl made me ugly-cry.
JDogish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:43:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a pretty nice collection. :)
Ceola_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather used to take leftovers from a Panera to this assisted living center. It would usually amount to a large bag or two of goodies for the people there to eat. Best part was, he called the place the "old folks home," despite being older than like 75% of the people there.
NamesAreForFriends ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for posting that man, I definitely needed it
Castle_Discordia ยท 4674 points ยท Posted at 17:24:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korean and South Korean gymnasts pose for selfie together in Rio
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2745092.1470828163!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/olympics-rio-gymnastics.jpg
[deleted] ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No political force on earth can prevent teenagers from taking cute selfies.
gin_and_toxic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:07:56 on August 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The North Korean probably just learned what selfie is...
EightsOfClubs ยท 2500 points ยท Posted at 17:57:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be honest, I had no idea North Lorea even participated until seeing this.
YamiNoSenshi ยท 527 points ยท Posted at 19:15:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
They've currently got 2 silvers in weight lifting and a bronze in shooting.
Edit: And
goldbronze in table tennis.OrginalCanadian ยท 68 points ยท Posted at 19:55:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have always been strong (unintended) in weightlifting iirc.
VladimirPootietang ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:44:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting considering most of the people are malnourished
effexxor ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 00:00:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Olympic weightlifting is much more about using momentum than just necessarily using strength. You have to have exquisite motor control and perfect form more than brute strength. Plus, if you're a good weightlifter in North Korea, that will be your job and you will be given what you need to make North Korea look good, so long as you do make them look good. So there is a big incentive to train incredibly hard in order to get a better life. Also, steroids are pretty rampant in the sport outside of the US, so they'd be able to recover faster and train more.
kaji823 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:54:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In fall fairness, Oly lifters tend to be strong as fuck too. It's every bit as important as technique.
effexxor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely. But they aren't as reliant on brute strength as powerlifters. Someone who is seriously strong as fuck can muscle up a bunch of weight in a deadlift without spot on form, through they'd likely hurt a ton the next day. But you just can't brute muscle up a snatch. Not for any good amount of weight.
Besides, you can wait to actually put in the money as an investment for a weightlifter. Just wait until you see someone with perfect and explosive form with a wooden dowel, then feed them more and try them with an actual bar.
Either way, I'm of the opinion that Oly lifters are crazy strong because of the lifts they do so often. The snatch and hang clean are basically perfect exercises, when they can be done right. If you can manage the form? You will have explosive, high twitch muscle strength for days if you keep doing them. I never could manage the coordination and stuck to powerlifting and was happy with that.
VladimirPootietang ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:30:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yea but still surprised even have sufficient amount of people to pick from
effexxor ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:51:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. Desperation and enough PEDs will do alot. And you wouldn't need all that many people to find someone with fine motor control and a small enough size and start them early. If they're good using a wooden dowel and have excellent form, that's when you really bulk up the nutrition and PEDs for several years to build up enough bulk. Then you taper off for the Olympics and boom. A person who would be very good at weightlifting without PEDs is suddenly a medalist. It's a part of the reason by US lifters don't tend to do well, they just can't compete with how stringent the US Olympic committee is on PEDs. And they almost always still have to have a job, they can't train all day.
Classy-Motherfucker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And smaller in general.
Saviorofthe_Universe ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:57:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being short is actually kind of an advantage in weightlifting.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:31:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and you don't need as much food to be unmalnourished
NotTheRightAnswer ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 01:03:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm not fat, I'm
big-bonedunmalnourished."Saviorofthe_Universe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not trying to say anything about North Korea or whatever, just stating facts.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same
WeCanDanseIfWeWantTo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:36:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, being taller means you have to lift the weight higher, meaning more effort.
ernie09 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 22:18:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They've currently got all gold medals in all disciplines.
FIFY
Cpt-No-Dick ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 22:27:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now a moderator of /r/pingpong
canuckpuckbeaut ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:30:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet you if Kim Jong Un participated, he would've won a gold in every event! He just chose not to so everyone else had a chance to win! Praise our glorious leader!
Damorte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:02:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wouldn't be fair to have God competing against mere mortals.
NippleCrunch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:04:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now a moderator in /r/Pyongyang
LOAZeus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:45:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have a decent shot at gold in Men's Vault
awesome2000- ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:58:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They actually only have a bronze in table tennis.
She put up a crazy performance though.
baconbitz23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:41:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Her match against Ding Ning was insane! The constant, calm back spin returns were really fun to watch. I've never seen anything like it, but granted I don't watch a ton of ping pong
Damorte ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:04:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
cant tell if that's a joke name or not. Ding Ning ping pong champion. What a day to be alive.
baconbitz23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:59:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahaha I didn't even think about that but it would be a fantastic fake name. She's the (actually real) Chinese woman who is competing in the gold medal game today
The announcers yesterday kept calling her Ding Ding though and I figuratively died laughing
YamiNoSenshi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:03:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, right. That was the bronze match. I was misremembering.
stonefacelongschlong ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:56:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's not a promising sign...
ttchoubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They won gold in weight lifting last olympics
DamaOscuraDeTodos ยท 845 points ยท Posted at 19:07:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering that the South Korea team was just labeled "Korea" in the US broadcast, I don't think anybody did.
AnIntoxicatedRodent ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 22:10:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did. North-Korea always does surprisingly well for the deprived country it - supposedly, I have never been there - is. Especially in sports like weightlifting. They got 2 silvers already in weighlifting.
South-Korea is called Korea by default. So that's just normal. South-Korea is the Republic of Korea (Korea), North-Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR Korea).
These-Days ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 22:19:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I attended a circus performance in Pyongyang a few months ago and saw some incredible feats of human ability, really impressive acrobatics and such. When the North Koreans (the ones in Pyongyang anyway) are found to have a talent, they spend all day long practicing and honing their abilities "to bring glory to the fatherland" and such. They start out from a young age and really train like nobody's business. We visited a school and got to play soccer with a team of 13 year old girls, their instructors told us most of their time at school was just spent solely playing soccer.
AnIntoxicatedRodent ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 22:28:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really interesting.
I always wondered why weightlifting is the one sport where ''alternative'' or what westerners would call ''deprived'' or ''poor'' countries really do better than other countries. It might be one of the fairest sports where technology and money don't really matter, it's just pure training and lifestyle.
These-Days ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:01:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weight lifting is probably really easy, anyone can do it if they have stuff to lift. They put a lot of emphasis on it in North Korea, we watched a movie in their theater called O Youth which was all about a guy with 5 sisters, and each was an athlete, I recall the weight lifter being the favorite.
We drove and walked through Pyongyang's sports district which has giant elaborate training rooms and there was a weightlifting one in the midst of badminton, basketball, etc
seasaltMD ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:14:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you get to choose your theme of propaganda when you go there?
Like if I say I really love art do they show off more of their art slave kids, if I say sports they trot me over to play a few games with the athletic kids, etc?
I want to know what type of package I can get if I go on vacation there.
These-Days ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most go with group tours but you can book individual tours more tailor made to your preference of propaganda, yep.
seasaltMD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:03:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unreal... you picked sports I guess?
What do you think would be the wildest to ask for? If you say "I enjoy fishing, farming and DPRK'S unspoiled nature that is the envy of environmentalists" do you get to see more smaller towns off the beaten path?
These-Days ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:10:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha not quite, I went on a group tour with a very general, all encompassing itinerary.
They love to show off their farms so you'll see those, fishing they could do, and you drive through a ton of countryside on the way from Pyongyang to the dmz. Pretty much if you wanted a truly personalized tour, get in contact with a tour company (I recommend Young Pioneers) and they can sort you out. There's some reeeeally ritzy shit you can do, including renting private planes, booze cruises through the river in Pyongyang, ski resorts, the works
seasaltMD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:23:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoa, would that be at Western "give us your fucking money" tourist prices or would all that cost the rock bottom north Korean equivalent of doing those things?
These-Days ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:29:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The North Koreans charge foreigners an exchange rate 75 times more expensive than locals. My all inclusive trip for 8 days cost me around $2000US
seasaltMD ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:41:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did you"get" for that trip? Booze cruise with despots?
These-Days ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:45:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
8 packed days. All around Pyongyang, to monuments, statues, science centers, the mausoleum with the 2 dead Kim's, farms, schools, sport areas. Drives to the DMZ and back which is hours away, drives to a city called Nampo with a "spa resort", and including all hotel, food, transport and tour guides, and even more than that that I'm forgetting or there's just too much to list
Dolurn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, you can just go to North Korea? I honestly thought you had to be invited or something.
These-Days ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. They're actually trying to desperately increase their tourism department, tons of the country is opening to tourists
draginator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds pretty cool. Would definitely be a unique experience for me.
CattyPissy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:31:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe that's why they do so well over there. Interesting thought.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:22:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AnIntoxicatedRodent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:43:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well kudo's to NK then if they managed to do something all other countries are looking for while they are isolated from the rest of the world.
Highestqualitypixels ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:22:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you do a AMA?
These-Days ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:25:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've considered it but I'm not sure it's a truly "one of a kind" experience. I've spoken with a good number of people on reddit who have been to/are soon visiting North Korea, I know it's quite a unique experience but it's not like having two dicks or anything.
That said you can ask me anything if you like :)
probablynotapreacher ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:49:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so, do you have two penises?
These-Days ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:59:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enough to make two out of ;)
Two three-inchers but still.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GET THE KNIFE, DOC
Highestqualitypixels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is North korea that gray/smoggy looking? I've already seen some picture before but they all look like that.
These-Days ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At times yeah, there's a few smokestacks in Pyongyang that pollute on occasion. If you go through my profile I posted something on /r/Northkorea with hundreds of photos around the country
CuteBunnyWabbit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:53:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Based on what you saw, do you think that the people who you saw living in North Korea are happy or at the very least content?
These-Days ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:04:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We spent most of our time in Pyongyang which is where the elite live, they're at least content. They have generally decent food, TV, even cell phones.
Outside Pyongyang, no, it's totally abject starvation and poverty. Obviously we didn't see much of that but we drove a few hours to a city called Nampo, and on the way there were absolutely dismal conditions people huddled on the side of the highway (dirt road) in the rain, it was terrible.
CuteBunnyWabbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the answer, Follow up, how was the tone of your visit, were you being told where to go and when? Also what was the attitude of the local people towards you?
These-Days ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tone was very friendly, very welcoming. Of course it was a strict, militaristic country, but the guides themselves were very gracious. We were on a guided tour so it was quite regimented, but we had some freedom as a group to do what we wanted.
The locals were extremely friendly, even when they were aware I was American. As my Korean guide put it, "we separate you from your government, just as you do the same for me". All that said, he also told us most people on the street would have assumed we were Russians.
CuteBunnyWabbit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's super cool to hear. Thanks for the awesome answer!
Combustable-Lemons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember seeing North Korea in the top 5 women's football teams or something like that a while back
blaghart ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:26:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's amazing what happens when you're one of the elites, born and bred from a very young age to earn medals for your nation. They're not exactly collecting olympians from the labor camps.
Blatantly_contrary ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:32:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure I've ever heard a reporter or any 'official' media call South Korea 'Korea'. Is that a US thing? The athletes were definitely called South/North Korean in the broadcasts here.
AnIntoxicatedRodent ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:38:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in the Netherlands and I always hear it as Korea vs North-Korea. I think it's just a matter of being ''official/correct'' versus being clear. Officially the South/North isn't part of the name of the Korea's, but I'd imagine it is really confusing if you'd call them both by their official name. So most people would just say North/South for clarity.
ForeskinPrideFakeTit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:50:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I don't understand why you would call either north or south Korea as simply Korea. It entails a complete disregard for the other part. I've asked some people who said they are from korea, which part of korea and they got super angry about that but I don't think i've asked anything offensive. I know there are close to no north koreans in the west but still it's not impossible for koreans to be from north korea. So if you don't want to get the question that might have a very obvious answer to you, you should specify. The only reason I see of calling it just Korea is that you really hope for a unified korea and incorporate this wishful speaking of it as a single country, but i'm afraid that simply isn't going to happen in the near future with the huge political differences.
AnIntoxicatedRodent ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:55:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a really annoying response. I know some Korean people and when people ask where they are from they will always just say Korea. The response is always the same too: a jokingly ''which Korea?''. They get pissed because they hear that multiple times a day, and most people say it as a joke.
It's never going to be North. Unless you met Kim Jong-un I'm pretty confident you'll never meet someone from North Korea where you live.
ForeskinPrideFakeTit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lets be clear, I don't say it as a joke. I say it because I have respect and a hope for a better life for the north korean people. Disregarding north korea and calling south korea simply korea seems disresptful to me. Also, it might be a north korean you'll meet some day, you can't rule that out as impossible. there are some refugees among us.
dupelize ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:03:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If somebody says they are from China, do you ask them which one? What most westerners call Taiwan is officially the Republic of China and (I think) still claims the right to rule over the mainland (what we call PRC).
I think it might be similar to someone from the US saying they are American and then being asked which one. I still wouldn't be offended, but the person who is asking would probably be trying to offend me because it's pretty obvious.
ForeskinPrideFakeTit ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me mainland china is china and taiwan is taiwan. Go look on any map, and it will tell you the same. I've actually met Canadian people who introduced themselves as Americans btw. So it's not unheard of but if you get annoyed by that sort of thing you could also say you are from the united states. Maybe people ask because the united states is so big and they prefer to hear from which state you are? whatever you do, don't get offended by something like that. People are genuinely interested in where you are from.
dupelize ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:27:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get offended. My comment about Americans wasn't because I would get offended, but because I have have quite a few British friends that ask which country with the intention of annoying Americans. It personally annoys me that I don't have a better name for myself (Unitey?)
Taiwan is China even if the maps don't say it. I have had a few friends from Taiwan and they are adamant that their country is China.
mgman640 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's actually a huge source of tension between the US and China, because we recognize that Taiwan is its own country while China does not, Taiwan is part of China to them. It's actually a really big deal.
ReadingCorrectly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo what about Virginia and West Virginia, what's going on there?
ForeskinPrideFakeTit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you tell me
mgman640 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some kissin cousins over there, that's for sure.
ChunksOWisdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think we're trying to belittle north Korea as much as we can, but idk. Not the people, the nation + leaders
Ed495 ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 19:10:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did. But I'm not from the US. Like a lot of people on this website
blob6 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:23:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you an illegal!!?
DamaOscuraDeTodos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:18:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant from the US in context. Sorry.
Tayl100 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:46:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But people not from the US aren't real. Take that!
jackewon ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:09:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit
IRKittyz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:11:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whaddup
jackewon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:33:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better bring the unicycle.
rambi2222 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be hit by a bus
Gumstead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bullshit. They have been listed as South Korea in every event Ive seen
Crimz609 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's on their uniforms...
eikenhill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how it is for all international sports. South Korea is Korea and North Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
HaveAnotherThe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. A lot of us remember the the old "Axis of Evil" comment by Bush.
Blackadder288 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both halves consider themselves just "Korea". It might have been intentional
AP246 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:13:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, Koreans from south Korea generally refer to their own country as 'Korea'. I don't think they really recongise the northern government as a proper country.
L3thal_Inj3ction ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:29:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because people from South Korea only know one Korea, their country is called Korea. My friend from Korea didn't even know that North Korea was even called Korea when he came here.
AsimovsMachine ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:38:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is quite weird how you phrase it. Beause in Korean none of them is called "Korea."
South Korea in Korean is "Daehan" and North Korea is "Chosoen".
But it makes little sense to me that only South Korea was labeled as "Korea" in the American broadcast since in English it is "Republic of Korea" while North Koreas official name is "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
Zinouweel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:39:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
e and o is swapped in Choseon though. Would be ์กฐ์ค otherwise I think
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MyIQis76 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now moderator of /r/bippityboppity
Cleath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now a moderator of /r/boop
princekamoro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:06:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now banned from /r/bloopydoopydingding
UnicornShitShoveler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:15:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a fun game.
LavaMeteor ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:16:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are now owner of /r/PingPongPangYangaLang
Pizza_Delivery_Dog ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:40:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why does that exist?
Ronald_Reagan_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
okay
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:11:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reagan are you perpetually turning over in your grave? If so, can we use your grave as a source of unlimited energy?
Ronald_Reagan_AMA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oil is already unlimited. Go use that.
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok Dear Leader Mugwump
CrazyKirby97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've been informally invited to /r/pingpong
imrlybord7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reply STOP to stop becoming a moderator of /r/plingplong.
Highestqualitypixels ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:24:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SPLING
ItsSaintN ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was really, really disappointed there was nothing there.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dryerlintcompelsyou ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:39:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shrekinator ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:32:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you very new to Reddit or are you just fooling me?
CaptainLocoMoco ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:44:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude you're so funny
xlkslb_ccdtks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, everytime someone accidentally misspells something, someone else always has to swoop in with a stupid joke.
admiral_asswank ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:02:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They almost won bronze medal in women's 10m synchronized diving
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:47:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Mackem101 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:26:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you leave, your entire family will be punished horribly, that would be a pretty heavy reason not to claim asylum.
DoctorProfPatrick ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:02:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's the
53 generations rule, iirc. Everyone from your parents to children get punished.These-Days ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure it's just the three generations, but who knows with them
DoctorProfPatrick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're correct!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaechon_internment_camp#Human_rights_situation
First sentence
IfYouFindThisFuckOff ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:33:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta take one for the team, sorry fam.
EightsOfClubs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they tend to get really stabby when they lose.
Kuido ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Human rights violations?
caitsith01 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:25:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they tell their people that every other country is some kind of evil cesspool of corruption and inadequacy. Which is hard to maintain when the evil, evil USA is flogging you on the medals table.
Zhanchiz ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:35:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also don't see how they are allowed. NK has always told it's citizens that people outside NK was just hobos around camp fires so I don't understand what it's like for the atheles to get on a plane and go to country and so how developed (rio not best example but they NK was also at london 2012) it is and how everybody is well and still go home to NK and continue.
kilroyishere89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:52:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In gymnastics, or the Olympics in general? NK has won Olympic medals before, and they have had some great female gymnasts over the years. Hong Un-jong won gold on vault in Beijing.
And then there is Kim Gwang-suk at the 1991 World Championships on bars.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They have two silvers and a bronze right now!
ThePaperSolent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea uses "sports diplomacy", since it is all it has. They tried getting a united Korean team together but south korea turned it down (they could broadcast the actual olympics then).
Lazin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had the same feeling till someone linked basically all the pics from this article: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/north-korea-flag-blunder-is-fifth-1170292
One of which were from 2000 were Soth and North Korea marched in together under a special unified Korea flag.
anon94anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They are ranked number 16 in amount of medals.
KansasBurri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They do, in fact they've already won four medals in comparison to South Korea's nine medals. I'm trying to find a way to stream the women's archery round tomorrow that is a North Korean vs a South Korean, that should be fun.
Thotsakan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew. I mean the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had participated. The two Koreas walked together in the opening several years ago under one unified flag.
lolypuppy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:43:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She was Olympic champion in 2008.
In 2012 she did not participate, because North Korea was punished by sending a gymnast (not this girl from the pic) under than 16yo to the Olympics (the rule does not allow under 16).
WeatherOarKnot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
There's were some big headlines during the Beijing games about the North Koreans hiring Chinese people to wear North Korean clothes in the stadiums. The government wouldn't let anyone go to the games to support the athletes as they feared they wouldn't return.
They have also been negotiating with South Korea to send a joint Korean team to the Olympics.
c3534l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Displays of nationalism are kind of their thing. Although they do actually have trouble training their top athletes, sending them to the Olympic games somewhere, and then those athletes completely jumping ship and never returning home. So there are reports that North Korea also sends spies so anyone abandoning the state can be caught and executed when they get home. In fact, there was a controversy several years ago when North Korea participated in the World Cup and because the team did poorly, they were sent to concentration camps. Anyway, bringing up North Korea is a surefire way to not show the brighter side of humanity.
KIMJONGFUNN ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:14:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuk yu
YoloSlime ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:27:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Lorea" ?
Muckracker_Joe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:06:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their families probably get killed if they don't get a medal.
Slacker5001 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:11:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised they wouldn't be worried about athletes defecting or something like that.
onfire9123 ยท 254 points ยท Posted at 19:50:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... wont she be punished now?
Moogsie ยท 496 points ยท Posted at 21:06:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has been photographed hugging Simone Biles. North Korean athletes socialising with other athletes is nothing new. You can argue that because it is a South Korean athlete it is different however North Korea has pursued a joint Korean team in 2000, 04 and 08.
uzra ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 22:19:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This from the BBC article, funny... "Claiming that Hong will face the firing squad or a life of hard labour for her selfie with Lee Eun-ju ignores the fact that she was also photographed in 2014 hugging American gymnast Simone Biles at an international competition."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Pablo_Aimar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
North Korea has won 49 medals at the Olympics, though.
Assdolf_Shitler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:18:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't the NK weightlifter get silver a couple days ago?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dayum
RNGmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:00 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, North Koreans don't hate South Korea like they do America. They just see Korea as one country, and themselves as the rightful sovereigns.
StretchMeSabre ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 21:28:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea are much more liberal with sports as it's one of their few good outlets for International Communication.
North and South Korea have been trying to organise a co-Olympic hosting big for the last few decades.
HMJ87 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:08:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In short, no.
VELL1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:45:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Korea is thinking about reunification with the South just like South Korea. They might have a lot of differences in terms of how the united country will run, but I think both countries and especially people who live in both country very much think of themselves as one. I mean, there are multiple families that were split by the division. Even in North Korea it is understood that people are not at fault, they might think of them as brainwashed sheep, but they certainly don't think of them as the enemy per se.
BrazenGear ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:09:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was wondering about this. In John Sweeney's book North Korea Undercover he talks about how North Koreans who interact with foreigners (tour guides, hotel and restaurant staff, etc) are banned from ever returning to their families or even the normal public. They're generally fed well and lead comfortable lives (as far as "comfort" goes in NK), but isolated from everyone else. They basically act as an airlock between normal Koreans and foreigners to ensure that the Koreans learn nothing about the outside world and vice versa. I'd assume the NK Olympians are in a similar situation. I'd like to think that after they're too old to compete they're given jobs at hotels or bars for foreigners and not just disposed of. Can't be sure though.
mongdong ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:48:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"North Koreans who interact with foreigners (tour guides, hotel and restaurant staff, etc) are banned from ever returning to their families"
Completely untrue.
North Korea has an international marathon:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/apr/10/more-than-1000-foreigners-pyongyang-north-korea-marathon-video
They also have a very big shopping mall on the China border, where tons of people from China come to sell their goods. They have thousands upon thousands of tourists from all around the world, who walk across Pyongyang (you can find them in Polish, Russian, Chinese, and other east european blogs, similar to this guy's videos http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3728000/From-asking-permission-photos-propaganda-underground-s-s-really-like-tourist-North-Korea.html). Near the South, there is Kaesong Industrial Park, where about a hundred thousand people from North and South work together. If what you are saying is true, then millions of people would have to be in an "airlock", and that is totally implausible. In fact, basic education about the countries of the world and their cultures are a part of the gradeschool curriculum in North Korea.
This is an ok dip into actual North Korean cultural research: https://youtu.be/5Ee8Dhy2yr4?t=1h13s
BrazenGear ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:03:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
These-Days ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:23:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a foreign visitor to the DPRK, I interacted with people all over Pyongyang. Western influence through tourism has really permeated North Korea and in my opinion is a really positive force in the country. Probably in the past, people who interacted with foreigners were isolated, but the comparative scale of Western presence in NK is rapidly increasing and it would be impossible to keep everyone isolated.
That said, Pyongyang sort of is its own isolation from the rest of the country. Only the elite are even allowed to visit the city; you need a special permit to enter/exit Pyongyang even as a Korean. Most Koreans could never dream of visiting Pyongyang which is honestly a really beautiful city.
reefer-madness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:12 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As others have said north and south koreans looks towards unification as a good thing. The war divided their country. Its more that their governments are at odds. The people dont hate eachother however.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:51:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anybody they let out of the country are likely to be super loyal to the country. I doubt they are worried.
yummyyummypowwidge ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 21:33:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pls delete this picture nuna
OPdopy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 03:18:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When a peace sign really means something besides being trendy.
FookinGumby ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 19:01:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She has now been banned from r/pyongyang
GoodHunter ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:29:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy how different the two countries have become. Just from looking at their faces, I was able to know which was from North and which was from South. Even before I got to look at their jackets.
They're different in terms of lifestyle, looks, language (yes, there is a great difference in language now) and so on ... it's really sad how this has happened.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:41:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder which one has the smartphone...
allora_fair ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:01:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so cute! Selfie goals :)
TheWhiteFerret ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:45:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In way it's also kind of heartbreaking. For this South Korean girl, selfies are just another thing that you do, but for the North Korean, to have all this around you, to have this technology and colour etc, and to have to go back, that's gotta be depressing as fuck.
Diabetesh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda amazing how these two people who are separated by so much have a brief moment that they can share much more with each other than anyone else there.
PM_your_boobs_girls_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:40:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what /r/pyongang has to say about this.
mantistobbogan69 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is really an amazing photo, hopefully a historic one as well. I dont mean to be negative in such a positive thread, but do you guys think the North Korean will be punished? As a species we should ban together to ensure her safety
FlutterShy- ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:57:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, she won't be punished.
exes4eyes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:24:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Best Korea and South Korea right?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's sad though too - that north korean, very very likely, has never seen the phone that girl is using. She wouldn't even necessarily get why they're taking a picture of themselves on her own phone instead of asking someone else to take them. There's a silent divide here, we're assuming she's exposed to certain things, and it's likely she wasn't.
FlyByNightt ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 05:18:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's competed at a few international competitions before. It's not her first time out of the country and it definitely isn't her first time seeing a smartphone.
Im sure she has some idea.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:23:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:34:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your ignorance is showing
i stopped reading your comment after that, it's just not a great way to speak to people or to get them to listen/read anything you have to say. Maybe it was informative, maybe it wasn't. i'll never know.
neutralpiehotel2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:43:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I care very much.
Theothercword ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing being that the North Korean girl probably doesn't fully understand what it is she's doing. I mean I guess the olympians get exposed to more than most North Korean citizens, but the idea of taking a selfie with the two finger sign on a smart phone in a bear case so she can upload it to instagram or some other social media for thousands of people to potentially see? Yeah that's probably lost on her.
_____username____ ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that girl is gonna get executed when she gets back home.
sarcasticorange ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:16:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But isn't posting a picture regarding N Korea on the internet kind of like making fun of the Amish on tv?
Genericynt ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:45:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not even a joke. If someone from the government found out that she was posing with a South Korean she would probably be executed.
Moogsie ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:05:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is a joke.
She has been photographed hugging Simone Biles. North Korean athletes socialising with other athletes is nothing new. You can argue that because it is a South Korean athlete it is different however North Korea has pursued a joint Korean team in 2000, 04 and 08.
Genericynt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know that. Thanks for the information.
ralpher1 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They'll probably try to kidnap the South Korean girl instead.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:07:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised north Korea is competing. Didn't know they let their people out.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:31:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only Korea with imposter.
Chawklate ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:55:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how the N korean feels about smartphones.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:19:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This will be her last olympics
Boonaki ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:46:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wonder if she'll catch shit when she gets home.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:12:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait North Koreans are allowed in the olympics??? RUN!??!?!
Invisophil ยท -42 points ยท Posted at 18:52:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe they can get a deal on a dentist
Bellybutton_Butthole ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:38:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rude
derangedcountry ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately the North Korean girl will be jailed for treason when she goes home.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the south korean is the one missing teeth...interesting.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:24:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She's definitely not old enough to compete
JVSkol ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 20:52:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are we glossing over the fact than the girl and her family will be sent to death camps beacause of that picture?... Ok then
FlutterShy- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be absurd. She was photographed in 2014 with an American athlete and here she is. It's not uncommon for North Korean athletes to interact with other athletes and the DPRK sought a joint Korean team in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Random420eks ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:40:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is the better looking one from the south?
DabWizard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:49:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the other has no makeup on?
Gradebmilk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:29:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the one from the north is more attractive!
NSevenEcho ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:48:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
tbh the NK athlete will probably be shot when he gets back for treason.
InformalCriticism ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 21:38:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those teeth, though.
SGrumpy ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:28:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is her phone case pedobear?
ralpher1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:01:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the LINE mascot, Brown.
inco15 ยท 3085 points ยท Posted at 18:03:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has done the rounds on reddit before, but I love this photo of the late Anton Yelchin sheltering ducklings from rain with his umbrella.
corsair238 ยท 852 points ยท Posted at 19:05:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So sad that he's gone.
_PM_ME_TUITIONMONEY_ ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 04:04:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's even sadder that it was so unexpected. He was a young, healthy guy without drug addictions or dangerous behaviors. We lost him completely out of the blue due to something that could have been prevented.
[deleted] ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:34:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what happened?
PrimeEchoes ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 22:44:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was crushed between his Jeep SUV and a fence pillar on his property.
He parked his vehicle on his inclined driveway and got out, when the vehicle rolled down the driveway and pinned him in a corner. He suffocated. That particular Jeep SUV was a model that was recalled for transmission errors, of which led to unintended rolling.
[deleted] ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 23:08:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fiat Chrysler. This is a somewhat random and recent fact I just learned looking into him after seeing this dope picture:
ScottWPilgrim ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:07:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, it's things like that that make me put the parking brake on every single time I park, regardless of whether or not I'm on an incline. I'm just paranoid of it
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 22:55:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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coleyboley25 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:44:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a Jeep fanboy at all, but the new Grand Cherokees are some of the best reviewed, and ranked, SUVs of all time.
springinslicht ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:56:35 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed
[deleted] ยท -32 points ยท Posted at 00:58:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd still newer buy a sport utility wehicle.
Whitestrake ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 02:44:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for letting us know that lol
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright
TheCrimsonCloak ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 00:22:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really
DawnsBreaker45 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:09:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think I'm familiar with him, how did he die?
corsair238 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 06:02:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His car brake malfunctioned while he was behind it and rolled backwards, trapping him against a fence and vertically crushing the air out of his body, suffocating him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3653614/Actor-Anton-Yelchin-died-injuries-60-seconds.html
budlejari ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:09:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His most famous role was of Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series but he did a few other very good films as well.
Nimmyzed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:53:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was excellent in Odd Thomas
EyeFicksIt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:48:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's wery sad :(
Lola_got_a_Lazerface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:02 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he was a fine damn actor
TheButchman101 ยท -211 points ยท Posted at 02:04:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Really? You were a big Yelchin fan? I wonder if you'd say the same thing before he died.
daledaleedaleee ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 02:34:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't be a dick, man.
MyBobaFetish ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 04:16:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does one have to be a huge fan of someone to regret that the person died?
TheButchman101 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 12:37:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be "so sad" at their death, yes.
MyBobaFetish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:09 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That definitely isn't true. Your comments here are uncalled for, ridiculous, unfounded, and not based in any kind of fact.
TheButchman101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:08:08 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is obviously a matter of opinion. I can't factually prove that one would have to be a big fan of someone to be "so sad" at their death. I think so, you disagree. So go ahead and downvote me some more, eh?
corsair238 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 03:18:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I was. Don't be an asshole.
[deleted] ยท -111 points ยท Posted at 23:35:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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stixy_stixy ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 20:53:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How in the hell did I not know he passed away? Was it not major news? He's one of my favourite actors. Wtf.
[deleted] ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 21:19:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Zuwxiv ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 22:43:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lack of a gated shifter. In other words, you know that silly maze you have to drag the gear shifter through? It's there for a really good reason; it lets you know with a high degree of accuracy what gear you're in.
If you just drag it straight up and down to go from park, neutral, reverse, drive... it's really easy to push it a little too far or not far enough. My understanding is that's what happened with Yelchin, he probably thought he put the car in park and it was actually in neutral, slowly slid down the hill.
Such a terrible accident to someone who was, by all accounts, an absolutely splendid person.
atomofconsumption ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:27:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i think it was a digital shifter, so you don't even move it up or down into notches. you just nudge it to scroll through driving modes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQdnsrkjo6o
Not_A_Rioter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:09:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My 2004 Focus doesn't have that maze...It has exactly what you described where you just move it straight up or down. Also, it's possible for it to not lock in, and you can release it when you think it's in drive but it can slip back into neutral or something. Is there a reason this car doesn't have the maze (maybe because it's kinda old)?
Zuwxiv ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:19:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, that's common for a lot of vehicles, mostly for aesthetic reasons. In some higher end models, it might be purely for design. More functionally, you can save some space in the center console by having the shifter be narrower; no need to move it left or right. For compact vehicles, that's probably a main motivation.
From a purely safety perspective, it's dreadful, though. I know some manufacturers have been moving away from it, and hopefully everyone does. The sooner, the better!
The same can be said about touchscreens on cars. I know the giant touch screens look great on new cars, concepts, or Teslas. But consider this: when driving my 2009 VW Rabbit, I could adjust the radio or change the AC by touch alone, without needing to take my eyes off the road. With large touch screens, you can't do some simple tasks without looking down.
Of course, there are design choices made, and you do sometimes have to compromise between features, price, and safety. But personally, these are my two non-negotiables: gated shifter, and I can adjust the AC / heat without looking down.
Max_Thunder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I did my driving lessons 15 years ago I learned to always engage the hand brake whenever I was in park.
It would have helped here...
Zuwxiv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised how many people don't do this. It's there for a reason and simple habits save lives.
n0bs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Non-gated shifters are by far more common than gated shifters. Off the top of my head, I've only ever seen Toyotas and and some Mazdas with gated shifters. The one in Anton's Jeep was a digital knob shifter. Absolutely no way to tell what gear you're in without looking down. With a non-ggated shifter, all you need to do is press the button and push it all the way up. No ambiguity in what gear you're in.
trytryagainn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:20:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was major news. Happened about two months or so ago. It was a horrible accident where his Jeep seemingly slipped out of park and rolled into him, pinning him until he died (hopefully quickly).
stixy_stixy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:48:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my God I sure hope it was quick. That must have been terrifying!
Warkiln ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:49:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it wasn't and they only found him a couple hours later when he didnt show up for practice for a play :( he was so good in star trek I will miss him.
stixy_stixy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:55:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man.... That's so sad and tragic. What a waste of a life and talent.
Warkiln ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:00:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently that car had been having problems too because it has a park mode that didnt put it in park but like a sort of neutral, and people would think the car is in park and then it would roll and cause accidents. So people are thinking thats what happened, he thought he put it in park and then it wasn't :( I for one think that it is so dumb to have that kind of mode without some blinking light or something that tells you that you are not in park.
stixy_stixy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... I'm surprised there haven't been more injuries, and lawsuits. I hope they've fixed the issue, have a recall, or SOMETHING.
trytryagainn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a recall.
beepbeepitsajeep ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention that you're supposed to put on the parking brake.
n0bs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was most likely never in park. Chrysler has been using this stupid knob shifter. Its super easy to put it in the incorrect gear because you have no tactile feedback.
RosesSpins ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 20:32:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe he's gone. He seems like such a lovely man.
JohnBenderFist ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 22:32:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ran into him at LAX a few years back. I offered to buy him lunch, and he recommended I spend the money on someone who needed it more. Seriously cool guy.
Redcollar135 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to him :'(
BjamminD ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 20:51:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His car rolled backwards and pinned him, very sad accident.
Redcollar135 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:02:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's terrible
RedditIsDumb4You ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 22:45:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Took him a bit to die too. He was lucid till the end
RosesSpins ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He died in a freak accident. His jeep rolled back on him and pinned him between the car and a brick pillar.
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its hard to shelter ducks with an umbrella and not be lovely
Sharaghe ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 22:14:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to burst the bubble, but sadly it's fake :(
http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2009/09/anton-yelchin-beaver-set.jpg
BoerboelFace ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 23:18:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
well, yeah.. why would you try to shelter ducks from the rain? They don't really mind water.
c3534l ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:18:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Water rolls off a duck's back like water off a duck's back.
Whitestrake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's just like blaming owls for how bad I suck at metaphors!
nodnodwinkwink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:06:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well wind and rain often go together and ducklings are just not able for a stiff breeze. Not that the umbrella at that height would help them at all but we've already seen that is shopped.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:26:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason I'm relieved. It made me more upset about his death.
Matti_Matti_Matti ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:03:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, why would you shelter ducks from rain?
geomilod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thought it looked shopped
inspire_thefuture ยท 140 points ยท Posted at 19:54:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP
7734128 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 20:53:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is very sweet but I have to wonder if rain really bother ducks? I mean they have no problem swimming and diving.
aspbergerinparadise ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 21:47:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes, one study done in England (at the cost of 300,000 GBP) confirmed that ducks do like water:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/may/20/research-proves-ducks-like-water
Tangocan ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:39:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They could have paid me 10% and I've submitted the following:
They're in it all the fucking time. They're not screaming like they're swimming in acid are they? Thanks for the cash.
inco15 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:53:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking hilarious.
iamthebestworstofyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course England has the study which shows ducks would actually like rain.
Kid_Monotone ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:03:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I like fried chicken, but I don't like it pelting me from the sky
GeonZ ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:22:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god I don't know why I found this so funny
7734128 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:32:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel there was a logical leap in your reasoning, but if can't find it.
skullpriestess ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:21:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
T___T
I hadn't seen this until now, so thank you for posting.
A_Song_For_The_Deaf ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:33:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't those things made for the water?
CriticallyAlmost ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking this exact same thing.
motownmods ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:52:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But aren't ducks like... cool with water tho? not the point? sorry nvm :) happy happy happy :)
GatewayKeeper ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh sorry to be the downer, but you can tell from the shadows of his feet v. the ducks that this has been altered and is not real.
Jed118 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because ducks are not waterproof.
clocksailor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is cute as hell and I'm not trying to be an asshole here but WHY would you shelter ducks from water?
zenosparody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DONT MAKE ME CRY EVEN MORE (#@)$(&$#(*&
Carl_Moore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ducks hate water.
strayangoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But ducklings love rain?
ImNotARapp3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jesus christ, i cried for the first time in 4 months 'cause of this picture
bury_the_boy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But... ducks literally live in the water
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't make much sense to protect ducks from rain since they spend most of the day swimming anyway
MechMeister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:18:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even more impressive that he was smiling as those Puma Suede's got destroyed.
MrSyaoranLi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SADFACE :(((((((((( RIP Anton
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No! God I wasn't ready for that! Poor Anton. Omg. And after all these pics in this thread. Thanks. I need a new box of kleenex now.
CaIIous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
argh why you do this
Kerisal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw... Imma cry. :C
sparta1170 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To absent friends....
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
R.I.P.
sajmon313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:45:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because ducks couldn't possibly handle rain
swordmaster123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:01:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a legend.
Kernigerts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:37 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This has got to be fake. It looks fake. It's fake.
MaryJade420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:48 on August 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why you do dis ta me?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:54 on August 22, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're....they're fuckin ducks
ClosetIntrovert ยท 574 points ยท Posted at 20:52:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/sL8mjuI saw this on /r/OldSchoolCool a while back and it's one of the photos that always make me smile when I see it now.
summerset ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 05:10:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what that cat is up to these days.
AP246 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:07:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ummm...
vhite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:08:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love cats but you can always safely assume that they are up to no good.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:04:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That cat is not happy, tho...
weightroom711 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:44:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's an adorable smile.
Also illustrates our relationship with cats hasn't changed in the past century
zer05tar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:49:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This looks like murder scene...is that a man hanging in the back??
เฒ _เฒ
roastduckie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:10 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like pants hung up to dry
notjawn ยท 6295 points ยท Posted at 16:24:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Punk rocker lets a little kid touch his spiked jacket:
http://img.brainjet.com/slides/4/1/3/3/1/0/4133107588/fd51dfbb0e1de63aa25e472c3f614008cb0a5b8b.jpeg
twiistedtwilight ยท 893 points ยท Posted at 19:23:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That reminds me a lot of this photo that was taken in my hometown a few years back. This man used to hang out in the center of town a lot, and was very well known for his "out-there" appearance and friendly attitude. Once his son was born, he'd bring him around with him and hang out in the little park where this was taken.
Edit: forgot a letter
[deleted] ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 23:51:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should watch the documentary "The Other F Word". It's about these legendary punk musicians (Fat Mike, Lars Fredrikson, Jim Lindberg, Mark Hoppus, etc) talking about what it's like to now be fathers. It's a fantastic documentary. You get to see Fat Mike waking up early in the morning to make his daughter toast and Lars scaring the soccer moms off a playground just by pushing his kid on a swing.
Emperorerror ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:29:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the F stand for?
ILIKEFUUD ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:18:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Firetruck! ๐
Prepostertron ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:35:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm gonna guess Father or Fatherhood.
thepeopleshero ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:35:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Father, I believe.
SaveMarlaSinger ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:39:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am a huge fan of punk and about to be a parent so I will be watching this!
June1111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was about to mention this documentary! I LOVED it. It made me laugh when Lars approached a mom and said something like, you wanna know how to empty a playground? Bring in the punk rocker. Or something along that line, paraphrasing here. :)
everyonestolemyname ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:24:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was going to post this...
Excellent documentary!
brando444 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:55:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit I was just watching LF & The Bastards videos the other day. Can't imagine ol' raspy Lars as a dad.
Cpt__Captain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just watched it and can confirm that it's a fantastic documentary. I especially liked the parts with Flea and his daughter.
allora_fair ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:20:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the matching hair! This is so cute!
AnalogPen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:28:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/aww would love this.
Hyhena ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:25:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That just made my heart go awwwwwww.
GhostOfMuttonPast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:41:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg look at the little punk
PsychedelicBadBoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was there when that was uploaded to deviant art! Hey!
FetidFetus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best one.
smashinMIDGETS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Should check out the documentary "The Other F Word". It's about some punk rock and skate icons and their journey in to middle age and fatherhood.
Spacetchi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, this is a photo I must've seen years ago. Now I know a backstory. That's so cool.
tralfagarlaw ยท 1396 points ยท Posted at 16:37:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was at a pride parade somewhere
Colopty ยท 950 points ยท Posted at 17:41:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So he touched a gay person and immediately grew a flower necklace?
tralfagarlaw ยท 1138 points ยท Posted at 17:50:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep that's how we spread fabulousness
Jacosion ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:56:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am straight married man. Am also jealous of these powers.
bountifulknitter ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:25:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SO THAT's the gay agenda I've been hearing so much about.
Thanks for clearing that up, have another upvote!
tommytraddles ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:07:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's too late, Mother. I've seen everything.
go_kartmozart ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:47:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, but I'd rather get one of those Dead Kennedys T shirts.
RalphIsACat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I knew it!
SomeRandomUserGuy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found Pewdiepie
tralfagarlaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:01:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or a bi guy
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or a gay one
TOASTEngineer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taste the rainbow motherfucker!
gaqua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gay agenda finally revealed.
[deleted] ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 02:42:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dessert-er ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:56:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saved me the energy of hating you myself I guess.
Wofles ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:41:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude how do you think gays reproduce?
auxiliary-character ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:14:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://extrafabulouscomics.com/comic/160/
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How is this man gay?
Colopty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:19:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A child touched him and immediately became fabulous, what more proof do you need that this man is attracted to others of his own gender?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess you are right.
NegroNerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i thought everyone knew that's how it works....
103342 ยท 1329 points ยท Posted at 16:50:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like spunk rocker.
majorkev ยท 384 points ยท Posted at 18:22:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I call my socks.
Alarid ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:56:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why did the sperm cross the road?
Because I put on the wrong sock this morning.
S-Archer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually brilliant
AdamFSU ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rock out with your sock out! \m/
Lollipyro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean spunk rock.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I call your mom.
teefour ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you think he gets his hair to stay like that?
dbeat80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Olive oil soap probably, that's a pretty popular method.
Ecstatic_Youth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:23:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My shower is my spunk locker
SnarkyMcSnarkyPants ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 17:16:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh this comment is so creamy. โบ
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like butt punker
nliausacmmv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:40:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the secret gay agenda? Being nice to people? What madness is this?
tralfagarlaw ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:58:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes if we're nice to everyone people will begin to sympathize with us. There will be no more straight people only allies who demand a letter in lgbt
CouriousMonkey ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:39:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man a lot of gays together are really annoying as hell.
El_Giganto ยท 1265 points ยท Posted at 17:56:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find it weird to call myself punk, but I go to punk shows almost monthly and I've never met a punk that wasn't friendly. Punk isn't so much a music genre, that's about playing 4 power chords but for most of us it is about creating a better world. Some of it is quite extremely, like the anarchists in the genre (which I do stand for), but it's not about killing people in power it's about being good to others and not take advantage of people.
This picture shows that attitude. It's hard to find a punk that's racist or a homophobe. It's always been about progression, not aggression, even if it sounds that way because of the anger...
VeronicaNew ยท 561 points ยท Posted at 18:32:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is so true. I got into the music, but was a lil unsure about going to shows because I am a black chick, and do not look even remotely bad ass, wasn't sure I'd fit in. I found the crowds were very cool, inclusive, never even got a side eye. We were about the music, and its message. Great community, I've found.
typeswithgenitals ยท 192 points ยท Posted at 19:12:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You may not look it, but you're a badass in my book for taking that chance.
AlexTheOgre ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 22:02:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a sweet message typed by someone's genitals.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harsh.
any_dank_meme ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:52:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I thought you were supposed to be a friendly revenant.
MrGamerNaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's his name "FriendlyRevenant".
[deleted] ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:47:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SPK87 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:39:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rule #1 of punk shows:
If someone goes down, pick 'em up!
fooreddit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Golden rule
BlueFalconPunch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:41:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pit courtesy. I haven't been to a hardcore show since the 80's it was like a family, us against them, not us against us. I stopped going when the "really hardcore" decided that just blindly kicking and swinging was what the scene was about. It was about showing joy with physical, not wailing on someone that tripped.
On the flipside tho, don't get in the pit and think its the playarea at McDonalds. There will be pushing, there will be shoving, if you just wanted to run around in a circle....theres the parkinglot.
[deleted] ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 22:18:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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L8_2_The_Party ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like you're awesome too, with a nice lady. Congrats and Happy Cake Day! ;)
mocisme ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:47:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. but like any subculture, there are assholes.
But generally at shows, it was a cool crowd of people. Heck, the Dead Kennedy's shirt the guy in the shirt is wearing have a song called "Nazi punks, fuck off". A majority of punks have the all inclusive mentality and really hate that some supremacists started using the "punk" title and listening to similar music.
VeronicaNew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah, I've run across the skinheads, but rarely, thankfully.
Love the DK's, how dare they fire Jello
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:15:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(not skinheads, necessarily)
VeronicaNew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:31:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True. The SHARP cats have been at a few shows I've been at. In particular a ska gig.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:32:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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VeronicaNew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:51:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good hoodie.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:11:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MK_Ultrex ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:54:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk was invented by the rejects, the lame, the nerds and the uncool. Any place, show or situation that does not embrace this is by definition not punk. Badass is not punk.
blue_alien_police ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:42:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know someone said this underneath (or above, depending on how Reddit filters comments), but I'll second that. Totally badass of you.
sappynolucky ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:55:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think punks much more inclusive these days with more bands having members of all ethnicities, gender/sexual identities. People are quick to call out aggressive assholes who take up too much space or oppress people in the community. I love it, I generally see it more with younger bands and fans too. I'm stoked about that.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:05:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a fellow black chick (half Filipino too but I look black) this was my experience too! I for sure thought I was gonna get SOME kind of hate. They even let me mosh with them! ๐โบ๏ธ
KingKane ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:29:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's an interesting documentary called Afro Punk about black punk kids.
VeronicaNew ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:21:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool, I found it on YouTube. Thanks! It's interesting because one of the bands that really got me into punk was Bad Brains, in the flick.
YodasMom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:09:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll suggest one named A Band Called Death. it's about three brothers who grew up in Detroit before "punk" was even an idea. it's not necessarily about being black and punk, but it's fascinating nonetheless
VeronicaNew ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:29:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great, thank you!
gotenks1114 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was so surprised to find out there was another band called Death. When I first heard them, I just thought the metal band used to be way different.
Autra ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's always been the same for me after I mustered up the courage to go to my first punk show as a super awkward 15 year old homeschooled kid.
I still go to them when I can, even as a 32 year old divorced dude because it's still good.
The vibe is still the same, and the music is just as fun, punk is an amazing genre of music, and the fans are cool as shit.
Dicksmash-McIroncock ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:01:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes there's nothing more badass than being in a sea of black leather and chrome spikes and wearing a floral sundress.
notjawn ยท 406 points ยท Posted at 18:05:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk has always been about coming together. It's seen a good revival and an awesome sense of inclusion in the past few years. Almost a 180 from how it got kind of bad in the 80's and 90's.
El_Giganto ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 18:11:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those times were amazing musically.
Octoplatypusycatfish ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:28:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nazi Punks should still fuck off, though.
sekihoutai ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:08:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AMEN
mtm5891 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:01:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dead Kennedys really did say it best. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:00:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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sekihoutai ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:07:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of legendary emotive hardcore from that era challenged a lot of masculinity and this whole aggro-he-man-in-the-pit angle that was prevalent at the time. Bands like rites of spring, angel hair, mohinder, swing kids brought the concept of emotional honesty and baring one's self to to the diy underground consciousness and it grew from there. But I'd say the best and most important shift came from Bikini Kill. What a fucking turnaround.
fooreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say Minor Threat.
rsplatpc ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:47:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or ask 1,000 people that think they know what "punk" is about and you will get 577 different answers, at this point it's a type of music, trying to define it more as a culture = "straight edge" punks think what they know what it's all about, "gutter punks" think they know what's it all about "crust hippie punks" think they know what it's all about "hardcore vegan punks" think they know what it's all about, yadda yadda yadda
FuckKarmaAndFuckYou ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:23:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ain't no one more hardcore vegan punk than my main man john sakars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xzXOzYhRTM
Darcyoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Can you give me an example of this 'good revival' you're talking about? I haven't been able to find a good band in ages, most recent bands seem to just have a singer with a really whiney voice, whinging about relationships
YodasMom ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:13:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe it's mostly on a local level, because I agree. I can't get into these "folk punk" bands like The Front Bottoms or AJJ and other similar ones. I agree, too whiney
but here in Atlanta there's a bustling local punk scene! it can get pretty rowdy at times. I'd suggest a band called The Coathangers if you're interested! just put out a record this year
Darcyoss ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cheers, I'll check them out when I get home!
cinq_cent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hometown punk friends in the 80's were super inclusive. People of all walks of life went to shows to have a good time and everyone helped pick you up when you fell while dancing. I was quite preppy, a jock, and an honor student, but no one cared about all that. They genuinely cared about knowing you as a person and having a blast (while slowly losing our hearing).
Big_D_Squirrels ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would you mind name dropping a couple bands that are part of this revival? I'm aware of the screamo revival and the emo revival but the rest of the genre is largely off my radar since the late 90s.
Shredded_Cunt ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 18:18:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pretry much this. I'm into really heavy metal but true punks are always welcome at any gig... The neo-nazi scum who give them a bad name get stomped on by the real punks which i find amusing to no end.
El_Giganto ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:38:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which is so weird. So many songs are so specifically against it. Nazi punks fuck off by Dead Kennedies for example.c
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone did a nazi salute at a Dropkick show. Bassist clocked the dude.
notjawn ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:54:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah there was a really messy time when neo-nazi and just in general bully types were drawn into punk in a sizable movement. I think around the mid 2000's they kind of died out and Punk went back to people who wanted to get together and have a good time. I'm in no way Punk or Metal (I could be easily be described as Yacht Rock) but I love and appreciate the sub cultures they foster.
NeonKennedy ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:39:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkRuV0aCcI
[deleted] ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:19:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, punk is misunderstood by everyone who doesn't listen to it.
The same way "rap is all about murder and drugs" and "every country song is about a broken pickup truck, a dog that ran away, and your girl leaving you".
El_Giganto ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 19:46:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That rap bit is interesting regardless. In an interview with Henry Rollins, famous punk artist, I read that some black hip hop artists wear bling because it shows others they're wealthy and usually, black people who are also poor aren't treated like normal humans. Really put things into perspective for someone like me, growing up without knowing a lot of black people and never really liking that "bling bling" thingy. I mean, before I heard Wu Tang Clan.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:52:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could talk about the rise of hip hop for hours. The entire black drug/gang problem came about because blacks were essentially forced into poverty, with no way to make enough money to survive. If you could even find a job, you wouldn't be paid enough to feed your family too.
So people started selling drugs and earning money. Slowly but surely, people started rallying behind these drug dealers, because they too saw their only opportunity to make money. Eventually, you have entire communities relying on drug dealers to help them survive. Urban communities are often very tight nit and family is very important.
And it all kind of just snowballed from there.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:32:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NO, you have that backwards, FIRST your girl leaves you (little heartbreak), THEN your dog runs away (bigger little heartbreak), LASTLY, you truck breaks down (total soul-crushing heartbreak - I mean, how can you be a Redneck in a country song without a pickup truck? Inconceivable!).
FTFY.
;)
SOURCE: Am "That Damned Yankee" who's maternally related to half the state of North Carolina... and lived there for a few childhood years...
MistaPitts ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:38:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely some dickish "toughguys" out there, especially in the hardcore scene. Just my experience.
El_Giganto ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:39:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those even exist in the baking scene or the pottery scene or the whatever scene. Nothing to do with punk.
aesthesia1 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:16:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I guess you've gotten the good side of Punk. In my teens I was long-time into the hardcore/punk scene in my city(feels really wierd saying that now) and there were some nicer crowds at nicer shows, and friendlier bands that advocated for brotherhood/unity between all the people there; but then there were also always the people who always looked for fights, glorified violence, and used mosh pits as an excuse to just brutally FUCK people up. There was a really homophobic side to some of the testosterone floating around, and intolerance towards anyone who was different or considered "wimpy"; ie, emo kids, gay kids, girls at times. There were tons of greaser crews hanging out on the scene as well, and many of these crews were openly violent people who started fights for nothing and beat up their girlfriends in front of everyone--which the nice punks were too afraid to stop because any one of those guys could be packing. There was a fair share of old-school type punks who were raised by fathers who had also been in the scene, but some of these guys also adopted their father's attitudes about race--thus there was also this idea of "you can't be punk unless you're white" floating around. There was a fair share of nazi skinheads, and my friends would get jumped for not being white. Also, the tagging crews, these guys would literally kill you if you started the wrong kind of shit with them, of course depending on the crew. They would hang around sometimes, and they always dampened the mood. Dear lord, and the drugs too. I had friends who never came back from that. My first punk friends were the nicer ones, so I also got the idea that punk kids were just really nice, welcoming people, but there was an uglyer side to the scene that made me want to leave(and eventually leave) for good.
ButterflyAttack ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:40:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't always friendly in the 80s in the UK. Though there seemed to be less anger when I caught the end of it in the early 90s
sarcasticorange ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:08:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I read that the previous poster had never met a punk that wasn't nice, I immediately knew they weren't around in the 80's.
ButterflyAttack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, they were never gobbed on either!
TheB-Span ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:50:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, how do you feel on people who claim to be punk but are actually jackasses that attack "the man" but don't actually care to improve the world around them? I personally only know one or two people that claim to embody the punk lifestyle but they are almost the opposite of what you claim, al I just unlucky or is that kind of person common in the punk scene?
B0mb-Hands ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:55:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have those types for any sort of show or genre
Cursethewind ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:16:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say they're common, but I wouldn't say they're uncommon.
There's a reason people complain about posers. They pretend to be the real deal, but manage to miss what it's all about.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I don't know... Plenty of posers of course.
Doctor_Oceanblue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:27:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't like punk music, but I love the fashion and the whole attitude. Is that a bad thing?
Andrei_Vlasov ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol i know i guy who dresses like punk but he doesn't know any punk band or anything, he just like the look, at first it was weird to me ( all my life going to punk shows) but it's really fine for me, we just laugh about it together.
odie4evr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much the same with metal. I was at a metal festival recently and pretty much everyone was nice. And The people that were jerks were kept in line by everyone else. And when someone fell in the mosh pit, within one second there were at least three people pulling them back up. Only downside was my neck was sore from headbanging all weekend.
TheIllustratedLaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:11:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never realized this until now, always assumed punk fans were violent/aggressive. TIL
rax85 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny thing is I can't stand most punk music, cept some of the more mixed punk bands (Converge comes to mind, but I suppose they are more hardcore) but the punk culture I absolutely love and totally respect. I have not met a single punk rocker who wasn't kind and interesting to talk to.
jbcgop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Back in the late 80's and early 90's punk was not like that at all.... They were a bunch of skin heads and there was punk on punk violence. Winos were drug addicts and pedlars the L.A. Death Squad would shank people at shows.
helvin3nz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm within the rock/heavy metal crowd and ive experienced nothing but friendliness all around. Even Justin Bieber hung out at my fave metal bar one time and was just accepted. Love my friendly rockers ๐
superbozo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of all the kids I met in high school, I only enjoyed hanging out with the punk kids. They were such a tight nit group. They always had each others backs. They were almost like 1 giant family. I barely hang out with anyone from high school now. Every once in awhile I'll jam with the punks, drink, smoke, and have a good time.
Migrant_Twerker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I came here to say this, and as a female punk rocker with veteran status(20 years) it bothers me that even now, I get hateful looks for looking different. Why does it matter if my hair is pink or orange, isn't it normal yet!
mrmikepadgett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:59:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You never met Fat Mike apparently.
JazzHandsNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
punks not dead.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so true. My theory is that the music and the image is so hard, because most punks are big sensitive softies. The mosh pit and the spikes are a way to keep the world at bay because the cruelty of the world is too painful.
SorrowfulSkald ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a fantastic point and a good highlight of the wonderful and much needed attitude most punks stand for, yeah.
In fact, one of the best cases making it I find to be one perhaps my favourite song of the 80s, the age of which I couldn't believe given the amazing lyrics when I first found it... and, though not much of a punk person as such, I believe it's sung by one of the bigger groups of their day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8J9WssSj7Q
throwawaycape ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk changed my life. You should read "Our Band Could be Your Life", totally inspiring. The music, the mentally and outlook on life, the people, and the experiences all helped shape me into a more independent and confident person. People have this idea that punk is about saying fuck the man and just being rebellious. It taught me important lessons on how powerful you can be as an individual, and all that you need is a bit of creativity and the right mindset to have an effect on the people around you.
geekinccomics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God the stories I could tell from shows. First off, yes, hard rock and punk fans are generally some just super people. One of the best things I ever saw was at some big show or another, all I can remember is Offspring were about to come on (always an excellent time). This tiny girl, couldn't have been even close to 5 feet tall, started to sense impending danger. She let out this meek "can someone please make sure I don't get hurt?" Right away, 4 guys who clearly had been in their fair share of both weight rooms and mosh pits surround her, with one getting in the middle and picking her up on his shoulders. She had this huge grin on her face, an excellent view of the show, and no chance at all of getting so much as a bump.
No one thought about it, or had to be convinced. It was just the immediate instinct to help out.
EmeraldFlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean you sound like a great guy and all but
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But?
EmeraldFlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But
rsplatpc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy, here we go down the "PUNK IS" road
Blanco_tipo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a punk. You like punk music. You do punk shit. You think for yourself and you seem like you do what you want to. That's the punkest shit ever.
YogaKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it was people who are lost and trying to find themselves
MagicalCMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've known some really awesome punks, but in some areas there are pockets of racist neo-nazi punks. Unfortunately my hometown is one of them :(
WarrenTheRed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive always thought it was funny that metal and punk get so much bad press, when from my experience those are the two most friendly and all around great communities. There are of course the minority that fuel the negative stereotypes, but it really is a very small percentage from my experience.
skarphace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While I agree with your general point, I'm guessing you've never come across skinheads, then.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skins didn't use to be about white supremacy. Hell when they go to skacore shows it's just odd hearing them sing shit about themselves...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theres definitely white supremacist punk bands and fans too though.
HippoPotato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who only listens to gangsta rap, I agree. Punk rockers have always been extremely friendly.
TessTobias ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recommend any good bands?
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you into currently? I can point you in the right direction.
SpaceCowboy58 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a small local show headlined by an older local band that hadn't played in a long time. It drew a lot of older fans in their 30's and 40's. Many of them brought their husbands, wives, or friends, who weren't even into the genre or punk scene.
My favorite part was swing a woman who looked like a stereotypical boring sitcom mom in the moshpit. She was surprised that when she got knocked down, dudes with spiked hair, spiky jackets and mohawks immediately helped her back up. It's a fun subculture that gets a bad rap.
UniverseBomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crust Punks taught me how to drink and get along with anybody.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 39 and was in the first pit of my life at a Dead Kennedys show a few weeks ago. It was awesome how different a mosh pit is compared to what you expect. No one was there to hurt anyone. In fact, every time someone fell, the nearest 2-4 people would stop and make a human barrier to help the person up and keep them from getting hurt. As such you had dudes who were 6'4" and 250lbs, kids under 17, 5 foot tall 90lb women, dudes in their 50s who saw the Kennedys when Jello was still in the band, all in the pit having a fucking awesome time. I see live music all the time, but I don't know that anything tops the energy, both in level and positivity, of a punk show.
Naptownfellow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 47 year old married father of 3 who still considers himself s punk. I'm sitting with my 15 yr ild daughter right now in the beach in DE. I'm in a pink brooks bothers polo but IM STILL A PUNK!!!
hothotsauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not disagreeing with you because you are right but honest question, do junkie crust punks fall under the category of punk? I'm talking the pieces of shit that panhandle for drug money (and then spit at people who refuse to give) and beat their dogs for not shutting up. I'm speaking from experience when I used to live in the East Village in NYC.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know those people. All I ever heard of personally is Leftover Crack. I like the ideas in some of their songs, but I've heard they're not the nicest people but I'm not sure of that at all.
hothotsauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's a NY thing then.
GeorgeAmberson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the exception of the Nazi ones almost every punk I ever met is a good person.
_suburbanrhythm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watch SLC Punk...
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have, great movie. Even if it does deserve some criticism.
Mecha-Godzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for posting this. The punk DIY scene gets such a bad rap from outsiders when it's honestly the only social scene I've ever felt welcome or at home. Punks look mean but it's all about survival in this fucked up world. I've met some of the coolest people through punk.
Sadsharks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:23:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well obviously if you wear a Dead Kennedys shirt you probably aren't going to be a right-wing punk.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'll be surprised...
time-traveling-ninja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for leaving this comment, I'll admit that I honestly didn't know that.
jahlove24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's why I got into the punk scene in high school. I never wore spikes or had crazy hair but they accepted me anyway. At shows, if you get knocked down people will pick you back up. It reminds me of warped tour in 2006/07? I was watching AntiFlag, one of my favorite punk bands. The last song they played was "Die for your government" and though I was not anywhere near the pit when that song came on the entire crowd exploded into the biggest pit I've ever seen in real life. Suddenly I was in the pit. I have a really bad knee so I couldn't keep up and ended up getting knocked down. Another girl who was tiny was on the ground too with fear in her eyes. All of my parents warnings about how punk music is evil suddenly flashed into my brain as we started getting trampled. Next thing I know a dozen hands are dragging me up and out of the pit. I lost my chucks but I found them later and most importantly, I was safe and not injured. I feel like if something like that happened at warped tour now we would be reading how a couple of kids died.
Saintzillla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're all angry. Just the loudest people are angry about the stupidest stuff.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are you trying to say?
GEARHEADGus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Nazi punks fuck off"
mandyrooba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once saw an August Burns Red shirt that said "angry music for happy people" and I thought that was pretty cool
oi_rohe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard in several places,
shadovvvvalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk has always shown a level of animosity towards the status quo. This animosity is reciprocated back at The individuals unfairly by people who made their way in the world as it is an see "punks" as people who want to skip all the bullshit they had to go through in life and find that unfair.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I totally agree with this. The first time I was at a concert with a real mosh pit, I got separated from my group and wasn't scared at all. When I needed to tie my shoe, a girl held people off me while I was crouched. I'm honestly convinced that pits are safer than non-pit concerts. If anyone falls, everybody backs up to give them space. It's such a unique atmosphere and everyone is usually kind
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:08:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I personally am not a fan of the music, but I do have a few friends who would be described as 'punk' nicest people you'd ever meet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:26:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:59:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Think you may have replied to the wrong person .
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:04:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:09:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh okay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:39:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal head checking in. (Death, grind, thrash, etc etc)
This is vastly true of metal also. Horrible lyrics, horrible imagery, just gross all around. But overall I find alot of metal heads and shows to be quite friendly. Yeah there is a certain percentage that are fuck tards. But over all, someone Falls in a pit, they help them up. Someone drank to much they take care of them.
There are some sub genres that are terrible. But you have to actively seeking them out to find them.
El_Giganto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:53:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, big difference, though. A lot of punk ideals in punk music are about being good to each other.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:57:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That i can defiantly agree upon.
voice_of_craisin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:49:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who spent all my nights in the early 80s at punk clubs and shows, this is somewhat of a load of crap. Racism and homophobia were rampant. Neo-nazis everywhere. There was also the opposite. Fist fights were constant. So, post 90s this might be true, but it has not "always been about progression, not aggression". Before it was sanitized, it was very very much about aggression.
Lastshadow94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:48:00 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like the metal community too, actually.
platyviolence ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You stand for anarchy?
El_Giganto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you stand for then?
platyviolence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Force with freedom and law.
PracticalAnarchy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of people do.
platyviolence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And I'm sure those people are thriving.
MegaMeepMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What most people think of anarchy is different than what most anarchists actually want, idealist anarchy is comparable to idealist communism.
platyviolence ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:26:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, most people. I happen to understand the idea. In theory it seems reasonable, but does not work in application. Same with communism.
MegaMeepMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's my main problem with it, hence idealist.
octavia-73- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This shit. This fucking bullshit capitalist propaganda. Please think before speaking.
platyviolence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's wrong with capitalism?
octavia-73- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much fucking everything.
that_nagger_guy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, no.
harmonyhilda ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:00:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this so much!
notjawn ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:24:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do too its just a pure expression of joy.
Ordinary_Fella ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:05:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of boots are those?
Jumpinjackfrost ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 17:12:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doc Martens maybe?
Like... really really worn Docs? They were so hard wearing we used to scrape them and bend them to try to get them looking older. Rubbing black shoe polish over the cracks and then wiping them off was an old trick too.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:58:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I drove over my docs with an F-250 Ford XLT truck repeatedly just to get them to stop hurting me so much.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should've given them the good news with some dubbin.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:56:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep, theyre worn docs. you can see the yellow stitching at the bottom
PaintsWithSmegma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:18:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those are us army paratrooper dress boots spray painted yellow. Source; I was issued a pair.
AmyLaze ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:31:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They actually look like Steel boots. I had the same just stained red (but I saw the ones he is wearing in the shop)
I actually find them to be much better than doc martens. They are way more comfty and they are good on ice (they dont slip as much as my martens do).
But I could be wrong, a lot of those boots look the same
RicRennersHair ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:42:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They look like Corcoran jump boots to me.
Twice_Knightley ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:09:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fairy boots.
NashMcCabe ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:45:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the time a little kid asked Obama what his hair feels like. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/us/politics/indelible-image-of-a-boys-pat-on-obamas-head-hangs-in-white-house.html
notjawn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and the picture of him squatting to address Prince George with Michelle and Prince William is one of my favorite images of him.
rblue ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:18:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those guys are always so nice though.
OverkillerMKii ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy to the left looks guilty af
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:37:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kid seems so excited. I usually get annoyed by kids but not by this one
Nobsailor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:45:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...because punx are the best subculture.
string97bean ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I used to have that same Dead Kennedys shirt. I miss it.
Vascokh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punk rockers are very nice and genuine people in my experience.
blacklab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's nice.
Singurularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Their smiles are so pure.
I never met a punk who wasn't a wonderful human being, and still this picture always manage to shock me by how adorable and happy it is.
Super spiky, double soft
vidiotsavant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i totally thought of this picture first when i saw the title of the thread
lilzilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the first image I remember ever saving off the internet. Makes me so happy.
EspressoUrself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my all time favorite photos.
game004 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, when i was dressed in my leather jacket with strings hanging from them i always let kids play with em
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really want that jacket now...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually scrolled looking for this praying someone would have put it on here, was the first thing that came to my mind, I absolutely love it
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genuine punks are some of the coolest, nicest, most progressive people there are, a lot of them are Socialists and Anarchists.
SonOfTheNorthe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy looks almost exactly how my brother used to look.
Wonka_Vision ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is my favourite picture on the internet.
Pogo-shaft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of this! https://youtu.be/1dbXr3GikQE
BandarSeriBegawan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Punks are so great
inkathebadger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy looks like a friend of the family who passed recently. Was a cool dude as well.
RabidRapidRabbit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cannot unsee that giant red glowing slave right above that childs head
phasers_to_stun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a beautiful picture.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at a metal-ish concert and the singer pointed out a nine year old kid near the front and told him how cool it was that he was there cause he never would've been allowed at a concert like that when he was nine, then gave the kid his sunglasses as a souvenir.
It still makes me smile thinking about it.
MrGamerNaut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gangs let kids feel amazed.
Simulation_Terminate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me so happy. The expression on both of their faces is priceless.
hulagirl4737 ยท 4049 points ยท Posted at 16:47:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Every single picture in this thread, where Reddit photoshopped a boys lost toy into wonderful adventures
Edit: Some of my favorites are
http://imgur.com/kbnrW3T
http://i.imgur.com/Sknhrj9.jpg
http://imgur.com
http://imgur.com/r49Arqf
http://imgur.com/LLsWA2h
jp_mclovin ยท 381 points ยท Posted at 17:24:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/u/Criticalg definitely put in some work on that thread. Kudos
Criticalg ยท 640 points ยท Posted at 20:25:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! That means alot to me. The reponse has been amazing! Kodus to everybody in that awesome thread.
jp_mclovin ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 20:42:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should also have included /u/Astrophysicyst. There were so many awesome photos from that thread, you guys are awesome.
Astrophysicyst ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! I apreciate that.
improbablydrinking ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:01:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, kodus to you sir!
SPK87 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was having a crappy day when that thread happened, and it seriously made me so happy. I must have shared the link (and explained what reddit was) to like twenty people that day.
ShamelessFox ยท 638 points ยท Posted at 17:22:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the greatest thing I've seen in ages
hulagirl4737 ยท 157 points ยท Posted at 17:25:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its so absolutely heart warming
ManicMonkOnMac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My eyes, my eyes!!
toomanyblocks ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:54:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Restored my faith in Reddit tbh. Will probably disappear again soon, but it's nice to have around for a bit
totes-muh-gotes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even better that it's elephants!
ShamelessFox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:52:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you seen /r/babyelephantgifs yet?
ArtSchnurple ยท 120 points ยท Posted at 17:40:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the movie Amelie.
VioletCrow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:57:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND."
Mr_Smooooth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You and I remember that movie VERY differently.
Enderkun450 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:27:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a picture there where he travels back in time to Nazi Germany lol
hulagirl4737 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:20:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, reddit.
Zinouweel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:22:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't remember that one, so I looked for it and it's actually quite lovely https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/4qps7n/comment/d4v376n
rtechnix ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Especially this album
YaBoyyCuddle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:53:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MY HEART IS MELTING
Aperture-Employee ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:06:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bad title flair? C'mon man.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a great thread, but the title broke several rules.
hulagirl4737 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand your comment...
Aperture-Employee ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:30:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The flair that was put on the post that you linked is "bad title, cutout in comments" which I disagree with, it's a perfectly fine title.
hulagirl4737 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks
jetais_la ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:26:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why am I crying this is so wonderful
EightsOfClubs ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:52:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a grown ass man. Not gonna cry..... Not gonna cry..... Not gonna ....
ximaximaxima ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:46:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Let the tears hit the floor, let the tears hit the floor. One, nothing's wrong with me. Two, nothing's wrong with me. Three, nothing's wrong with me.
dactyif ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:16:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I got a little moist in the eyes department. Its fun to see people just do things to make a stranger smile.
ImDefinitelyClueless ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:13:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of Roverandom
From Wikipedia:
adammondello ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:47:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for bringing this to me.
ttiptoes ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:09:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful
HumberBumber ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:10:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me tear up. Such a small thing that probably meant the world to that little boy.
PresAnk ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:46:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me cry. I love internet strangers. โค๏ธ
TurtleofAwesomeness ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The third one down is just a link to imgur
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:46:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's so touching
NotChoPinion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sobbed like a baby.
RomanCessna ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the greatest thing I have seen on the internet. This is so cute and sweet.
PM_ME_UR_SHAKESPEARE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:11:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only one that has made me tear up
AcidPenguin7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the first threads I saw on Reddit other than stuff pertaining to counter strike. Made me feel good about the community as a whole.
darthjoey91 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky elephant getting to go on the Jungle Cruise.
biochemcat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This almost made me cry
hcb678 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me cry.
napalmkitten ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hey! Yay! That's about my son and my son's toy elephant Fezzik. :) My fiance and I were moved to tears, and my son was very, very happy to see all the fun pictures of his friend.
Ozzie2471 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the most heartwarming actions I've seen on reddit :D
Sanguinarie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminded me of Amelie! But the gnome there actually travels around the world.
CaptainBoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:50:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit OP, I wasn't trying to get teary eyed over here...
niuprice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite is that third one.... I got lost amidst the cool pictures for HOURS
czer81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We did it Reddit!
This_is_she ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite thing I've ever seen. โฌ ๏ธ this is not hyperbole. Thank you
Edit: emoji
Boogalosh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:34:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved following this thread. What everyone did for this little boy was beautiful.
_fulgrator_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:02:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cried and I'm proud of it
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:27:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is phenomenal.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:42:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's really awesome, the internet can be so great sometimes
mormotomyia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah.
nice try buddy.
Im already wasting my time on reddit
Arrowstar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my gosh all these are so adorable!
suckitphil ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, why does that guy have so many pictures of the same toy if it's lost?
CrazyKirby97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That kid's gonna grow up and thank you all personally one day.
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of this ad for Finnair.
CeaRhan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, I remember reading this thread and I'm crying again
thestickystickman ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:55:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's cute, but I don't get why they had to shelter their kid like that instead of teaching him to deal with loss.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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FresnoChunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you're a troll looking to make people angry.
RaGodOfTheSunHalo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. I express my honest opinions. It's not my fault if fragile minded people disagree
FresnoChunk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
K
RaGodOfTheSunHalo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
K
FresnoChunk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:32:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good talk.
rock-bottom_mokshada ยท 355 points ยท Posted at 19:27:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a good thread! Before I went to bed last night, I looked at all those horrible photos in the 'bad photo' post like I was super-hard. Then I had a nightmare while sleeping and thinking about the poor girl lost in the catacombs. Terrible.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:44:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rock-bottom_mokshada ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:29:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was an /r/AskReddit thread about creepy photos yesterday.
rock-bottom_mokshada ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:16:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the photo that has the creepiest backstory? from /r/AskReddit yesterday.
polaraptor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:18:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also thought I was a bad ass and could look through that thread last night and it took me an hour to stop thinking of the Jonestown audio recording. So glad this is here tonight.
chivestheconquerer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:12:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Left most of the links blue because I anticipated that shit. This thread is such a good reversal though.
Big_D_Squirrels ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:44:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I went to sleep after reading that thread I had a dream where a girl I know cut me open with a pair of scissors. I had a long dream about recovering from that and felt the pain for the duration of it. When I woke ip it turned out I really needed to shit and that was the source of the pain.
Daniel_Day-Druid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:06:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hate to ask cause it's really inappropriate... but which thread? link please
Padington_Bear ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 06:06:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
here
rock-bottom_mokshada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:16:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the photo that has the creepiest backstory? from /r/AskReddit yesterday.
captainbluemuffins ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:48:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same... I was in there with her and I tried to help her, but ended up scaring her death. I then walked around until I stumbled across a mass of bodies. I know this because the killer came with a light and revealed the corpses :/ fucked up night
chivestheconquerer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:11:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh shit, I also had nightmares last night that were clearly tied to that thread.
stingoh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:12:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally with you there. Thank god for this thread!
moo_L ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if only this was posted right after the creepy thread, it wouldn't have been so bad
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:19:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, that post put me in a terrible headspace! Had to watch some light stuff to cool down a bit.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:21:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a horror movie -style dream after that thread. I was thinking I bet I'm gonna have a bad dream after this and I think that's why it happened too.
Was tired all day.
silentwriter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:27:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was completely overwhelmed by Columbian girl Omaria Sanchez, that thread kept me disturbed for hours. I had read about her before but that thread did something to me yesterday..
so glad for this thread
Lmurphy1902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:46:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had the same exact thing happen.
dingoransom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:57:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too! I'm happy to see an opposite-thread for a change. Last night was just sad. Tonight is nice and peaceful.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:01:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I looked at all the pics without feeling any huge emotions until I got to the momma cat and her poor kittens quite far down the thread. Now I'm bawling my eyes out at every single picture in this one.
rock-bottom_mokshada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:08:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, no emotion, no emotion, no emotion, NIGHTMARES!!!
Aluep ยท 1645 points ยท Posted at 15:51:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo, but this gif of people banding together to save another human in a Maryland flood.
nyyrhtak ยท 706 points ยท Posted at 16:43:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy closest to the woman in the car actually owned a toy shop that was being flooded. Instead of try and save his inventory, he literally went into harm's way to save the woman who before the .gif starts, was being dragged by the water while still in the vehicle.
f1sh98 ยท 433 points ยท Posted at 17:14:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I live nearby downtown Ellicott City, and the damage there hasn't been covered in any major news outlets as much as it should be.
The entire town is on a hill, and the buildings are mostly old. 1920s old. The scene right now is of a literal disaster area. The basements are all emptied and flooded, marquise in the road, the city is desolated.
CNN, I've seen nothing. NYT, WSJ, nada. Hopefully I'm wrong, please prove me wrong, but I haven't seen any major coverage.
Edit: Governor Hogan has handled the situation extremely well, having immediately deployed the national guard and declared state of emergency. There was a Chinook there the other day airliftin supplies. Basements are empty, segments of road are nothing but substitute gravel. They have refugee tents setup near mainstreet.
Refugee tents. In Howard County, Maryland.
nyyrhtak ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 17:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just did a quick google search and literally ONE article came up, and it's not even about the flood, but rather recovering from it. God that's sad.
notouchmyserver ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:26:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Well thats because you googled the name of the city lol ... Try this 126,000 results for "ellicot city flood 2016" under the news section of google search.
DasWraithist ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 17:25:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to be dismissive, but a very localized natural disaster resulting in only two deaths isn't really national news.
Fatal tornados are fairly common across the Midwest and the Plains, and they don't usually get more than a few minutes of national coverage unless they kill a lot of people.
I'd say the national coverage of this was pretty conparable to comparable tornados, floods, and storms elsewhere.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/us/maryland-flooding/
Cdr_Obvious ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:53:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live 30 miles away and haven't seen much on it.
cassiethesassy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:21:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My husband is from Baltimore and I've fallen in love with the city as we usually take a trip every spring and summer. EVERY trip includes at least two (or more) visits to the batskellar under EC brewing co. When the news of the flooding started, my heart broke. I'm concerned about how to fix the issue of it happening as I remember the first time I ever visited there were visible lines of the water levels from the last flood (this was early 2013). I hope something can be done to prevent it from being that bad again.
Sending love (and donations) from the west coast. Can't wait to get back.
f1sh98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only viable option I see is retrofitting and improved drainage, both of which are expensive and not too effective
strack94 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:41:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And attempting to stop the effects of Climate Change from rising sea levels any further. Which has also been not too effective.
averynicehat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:38:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm nearby. We got some quick, heavy rain that night, but nothing that raised my eyebrows. I think the fact that the only area that had severe damage was like 1 square mile has something to do with the low amount of coverage. It's just really shitty circumstances with the way the rivers are in the area and the topography. It's pretty insane though, because my girlfriend and I had dinner exactly a week earlier in the area.
Old Ellicott City is a great place to hang out! Met my girlfriend there! Hoping it recovers quickly.
f1sh98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't very very heavy rain, but it flooded route 40 and even as far out as Carroll County the highways had an inch or two of water.
Troophead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Washington Post's meteorology report showed that Ellicott City itself received freakish amounts of rainfall, 6 inches of rain in two hours, which is statistically estimated to only occur once every 1,000 years. Just happened to be extremely localized, almost like a bullseye right over the city.
inarticulative ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:44:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was on the news in Australia. It was just the footage that I'd seen earlier in the day on Reddit (including the posted gift) but at least people were talking about it
the_GOATest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:58:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Bowie and haven't heard anything about this either. What in the fuck?
pewpew12012 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah see that's so crazy! I'm in Odenton, like....really not that far. And I didn't find out how devastating it was until the day after. They just had flash flood warnings, then nobody reported on it until after the fact.
JohnnyBrillcream ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:16:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw it multiple times down here in Houston, both local and national. We did have some horrible flooding here recently so there was a true understanding of the impact. I was also more in tune with it since I lived in MD during the 80's early 90's and loved Ellicott City.
Hope you guys recover quickly.
Tchrspest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:24:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know of any options for people in the area that want to volunteer with the clean-up? I could talk to some people at work, see if we can carpool over and lend a hand.
Troophead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, here's the latest I could find from the Baltimore Sun. Starting Saturday, they're organizing volunteers at the Disaster Assistance Center at 9401 Frederick Road, and ask that volunteers report there first, instead of the flood damaged areas directly.
Tchrspest ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright, awesome. I'll take that info to my supervisor, see if that's something we can get a group together for.
I really appreciate the thorough answer.
strack94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/us/maryland-flooding/
nongshim ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:54:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/us/maryland-flooding/index.html
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/us/ellicott-city-maryland-flood-rescue/index.html
BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-36939281
AJ: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/dramatic-footage-captures-flash-flooding-maryland-160801090316915.html
NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/ellicott-city-flood-maryland.html?_r=0
WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/maryland-flood-leaves-two-dead-1469995032
walkingcarpet23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:12:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Gaithersburg and I'm shocked this happened so recently - I haven't heard anything about it at all
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:59:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm originally from Maryland and my heart goes out to y'all so much.
fyrilin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard about it a lot on local (WTOP) radio. Nothing on larger stations.
amoliski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had a similarly bad flood in my hometown, only covered on local news. It sucks, but a flood just isn't a nation-level disaster, I guess.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live 10 minutes from Ellicott City, and I had been to that part of town numerous times before. I can't even describe how far my heart dropped when I had seen this video, among others, of a beautiful town being decimated by ruthless floodwaters. I haven't been there since the flooding, but I'd imagine it's just heartbreaking. Seeing refugee tents in Howard County, the place I was born and raised, would just tear me to pieces.
nomorellamas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:45:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so sad. I live a few counties over and I was visiting family in another state when this happened. We had some friends with us who live a few streets from us and we were petrified that something happened to our homes. Thankfully we just got some hard rain. This poor city and these poor people...
anon94anon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was on CNN. I'm from the area too and m6 father heard about it from a major media outlet.
jenesaisquoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit. I mean, I heard there were bad floods, but I didn't realize they were so devastating after.
I guess you hear about floods in the south and just assume the water levels go down and things go back to normal quickly. I just know Howard County, so it's weird.
iEatCrayons_v2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Hey, im just a couple miles from old ellicott city. Nice to see a fellow ellicott city redditor
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:42:14 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Admittedly I've been in my own little world with a 1 year old and sick family members yada yada... but this is the first I'm seeing ANYTHING regarding the flood. Like, I vaguely heard about it.
I need to stop getting my news from Facebook/Reddit.
purplethundercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm really sad that I didn't appreciate this little towns special spots when I could. I feel like a lot of it will be lost. Condolences from Elkridge.
f1sh98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know the future of the city, but hopefully our community will come together and brave it out
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did this happen at the toy shop?!? I used to live near there and don't even know how many times I've browsed that shop as a kid.
No_Song_Orpheus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every shop on Main Street is trashed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I should have thought about that after seeing pictures of that water.
FancyLlama ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 17:35:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, I'm gonna cry. This one is the one that affected me the most. Seeing people work together like that makes me have hope that the world isn't a piece of shit.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:18:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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FancyLlama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just beautiful. I agree.
CassandraVindicated ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:41:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Video from the source. All credit to u/solateor.
solateor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:48:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks but no credit needed :) All I did was gif that awesome footage. Real hero's are those guys who pulled the lady out of the water.
Wobblycogs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:20:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For saving someone I think it's got to be this video of a group of complete strangers pulling a man out from under a burning car.
wearsredsox ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:36:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's my cousin! I don't see him too often, but not surprised at all that he jumped right in to help :)
Priestbyday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful choice! Beautiful image! But in all reality, if they were to slip in the water, would they be in any actual danger in drowning? I'm not at all trolling or trying to be a dick, it looks as if they would just be washed down the street aways and just be very wet.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:18:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who went back to get her cigs...
FaptainAwesome ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:54:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking that what she stuffed into her mouth looked an awful lot like a pack of smokes...
hicadoola ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm choosing to believe it was her phone.
BatmanIsSmartAf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The article on it says it was cigarettes.
hicadoola ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:19:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damnit humanity.
aysecube ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is it bad that it reminded me of the Pokemon scene with Wynauts ..
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1657 points ยท Posted at 18:31:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These are from when I was in Afghanistan. In one, you can see my team leader waving at a bunch of shy kids. After that, they brought out their little sibling, who had burnt their hand on a stove, you can see doc treating it in the other photo. Stopped a patrol to treat the kid. Little girl in the green scarf was a real sweetheart. Giggly little thing once she got used to us. She used to have this little game where shed stand apart from us, just looking, and then, one of us would smile and wave, and she'd giggle and run off, and repeat a dozen times.
http://imgur.com/kErZenk http://imgur.com/Xtuql5N
[deleted] ยท 498 points ยท Posted at 23:17:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The little girls in Afghanistan were the sweetest children I've ever encountered. I remember this one little girl who would would walk past my guard tower on her way to school and keep yelling "Hi!" and wave to me until she was out of sight and when a little girl yells "Hi" and waves you can't not do it back; she always brightened up my morning when I got stuck in that guard tower for 12 hours. The Afghan boys on the other hand were the definition of little shits, whenever we would go on patrol we would give candy to the kids and stood around until the girls completely ate theirs otherwise the boys would shove them to the ground and take it from them.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 23:34:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The girls were adorable; spot on those little fuckers, though. The boys were asshats. I couldn't stand those pricks. Fortunately, the elders gave us permission to smack the hell out of them. The girls also, as I remember, grew to be shockingly beautiful in their later teens, especially given the environment. I couldn't believe it. Either that, or deployment goggles like a bitch.
Drumpf_tiny_hands ยท 160 points ยท Posted at 00:09:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
My friend was deployed there (Australian forces) and was telling me he had problems with those little shits stealing from them. One was so bad he had to spray him in the face with mace but the mace didn't seem to do anything to him. Confused at this, he figured the mace didn't work so he went to show his buddies and to prove to them it didn't work he sprayed his own eyes with it. Turns out that <1% of the population isn't affected by capsicum based mace spray, and my friend wasn't one of them :3
[deleted] ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 03:00:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh those little fucks would try to steal anything from us when we weren't looking. Especially pens, I learned to keep my pens strapped to my helmet where they couldn't reach. "Mistah! Mistah! Pen?" "No fuck off kid!"
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 00:15:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha that is hilarious. Nothing like the misadventures of the military!
runhaterand ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:25:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, you stole my username.
Drumpf_tiny_hands ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:41:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to muster all my creativity to think of it!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 10:27:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's localized too
So like, just because you have an immunity in your face doesn't give you an immunity everywhere.
I know this because I do not have facial immunity, but I have immunity everywhere else.
Get capsicum in my face, end of the world, unless it's in my mouth.
Bobzer ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 06:27:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ruined his country with the rest of the coalition forces and tried to mace him in the face.
Class act.
Drumpf_tiny_hands ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 06:35:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easy to judge when you're not there bucko. I know more to the story but I kept it short
Bobzer ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 06:49:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soldiers aren't immune to criticism from people who decided not to go murder farmers in the middle east.
Drumpf_tiny_hands ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 07:02:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not saying they're immune, I'm saying you don't know all the facts of the situation.
Bobzer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well unless you plan to enlighten me I'd say it's still pretty safe for me to say your friend was wrong to pepper spray a kid who's country he had invaded, who's people he'd killed, who's infrastructure he'd destroyed and who's future he had helped extinguish.
Drumpf_tiny_hands ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:55:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
righto
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:21:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it's true man
Echelon64 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:28:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Explains why all of them are in Burqa's and shit.
EndlessArgument ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 06:14:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting fact; when western men marry women from 3rd world countries, their marriage success rates are over 80% - this is compared to closer to 60% with marrying western women.
In contrast, when western women marry men from 3rd world countries, their marriage success rate is just under 20% - some of the lowest anywhere.
Probably because the 3rd world women are so used to dealing with so much crap, but western women won't put up with that business.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 11:59:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would be nice to see some sources for this.
Awotwe_Knows_Best ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:47:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
80% of statistics on the internet are made up on the spot
runhaterand ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:26:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the sexism, Taliban.
[deleted] ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 23:28:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I can assure you that was there way before the Taliban. Rural Afghanistan is straight outta the 1500s... but with modern weapons and a few rusty POS cars.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 23:35:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah... Afghanistan is like going back to the stone age outside the city.
[deleted] ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 02:25:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the interesting things I have learnt about Afghanistan from Reddit is that many of the people outisde the cities had no idea that they were at war - in fact, many of them had no idea they were part of a bigger country....
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 02:43:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had to explain to an old man what in the fuck Americans were. He thought we were Soviets. For 10 years. Which is why he was helping the Taliban.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 02:54:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We encountered a village deep in the mountains that didn't know the Russians had left. When they found out we were Americans they thought we had come to fight off the Ruskies. This village was only like 30 kms away from Kandahar city too.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:57:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, you may have been near where I was!
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:03:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When were you there? I was OEF 12-13
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was 10-11
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah duh, I should of known that by the ACUs in your pic. Were you near COP Darvishan? thats where I spent most of my time.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's see... closest big COP would have been Sanjeray, but my company was out of Durkin in Now Ruzi.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't sound familiar. Was it in North central Kandahar?
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was southern Kandahar, near FOB Wilson? Right off of Highway 1 headed into the city.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, we were North of the city until we closed our two COPs and moved into Camp Nathan Smith for a few months, then we closed her down and moved to KAF.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, y'all got the shitty end towards the end. That sucks. Glad I only had to do war stuff lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yea, we had to keep a war standing while we closed two ops, two COPs, and a FOB. When we closed CNS the AUP fucks we were handing the FOB over to came in by the hundreds and started stealing guys' stuff out of the rooms as we were moving our bags out to the HLZ. We ended up having to setup a perimeter around the HLZ until the last of us were picked up by helicopters. It was like Saigon '75.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:07:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had to hand over a patrol base that we had lovingly transformed from a shitty mud hut to a defensible mini fortress, replete with towers, built by us, by hand, to the ANP. Fuck. Them. I'm still missing my god damned camera. We'd go back for patrols, and it was fucking wrecked.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Within weeks after we turned over our COPs the Taliban had overran them and driven off the ASF.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:16:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, soon as our unit left, and was replaced by 10th mountain and Afghan forces Taliban took back every fucking thing. Apparently the American commander was nowhere near as aggressive as we were.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it would be awesome if you two have met and now are finding each other on Reddit lol
lcpl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was 13-1 so i was right after you. Hellman provence usmc
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 02:53:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, many Afghans don't see themselves as Afghan. They identify more with what ever tribe they're apart of. That's kind of one of the core problems towards stabilizing the country. While in America a guy from Texas would die to defend Oregon, a guy from Khost won't risk his life for people in Kandahar.
eazolan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What really blows my mind, is when they don't know how old they are.
Imperium_Dragon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:01:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember a book about some soldiers meeting an Afghan man. He asked the soldiers, "are you Soviets?"
Ropes4u ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 02:36:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were practicing their shitty culture
TheLoamRanger ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:50:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know how the wee one with the burned hands recovered? Looks like it was pretty serious...
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:54:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As near as I remember, turned out fine.
squirrel-ninja ยท 415 points ยท Posted at 19:12:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are the real hero's. Helping those that neither wanted nor were asked for that war. Let's not forget that one day they may be the one's to decide on your actions of kindness about whether to continue terrorism or to renounce it and look to live in peace. Never punish the son for the father's sins.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 299 points ยท Posted at 19:31:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, what we did helped to oust the Taliban from their birthplace. We used to get tips on IEDs and whatnot because we weren't flaming douchebags.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:27:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rah
epicluke ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:32:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice pic man. One of the things that sticks out the most from my tour in Iraq was when we stopped were in this little shit town off the main highway a little girl was making hand signals for a toothbrush.
Saddest thing I may have ever seen, little kid didn't want candy or a dollar, just a goddam toothbrush. Next time we went through there we (well the other guys, I wasn't on the second convoy) had a bunch of personal hygiene products for them.
PM_NUDES_4_DOG_PICS ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 21:31:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish people would see the good that we do in the Middle East instead of the bad. We really are helping there, but everyone only sees the accidents when innocents get hurt.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 21:35:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, good news doesn't make ratings.
sdglksdgblas ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:15:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People do see the good, but wont appreciate it because the bad side is very very ill intention('ed) .
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:35:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfortunately, good news doesn't make ratings.
runhaterand ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the soldiers do good things, but keep in mind our presence there isn't a good thing. The invasion of Iraq led directly to the creation of ISIS. We invaded a country for literally no reason, bombed their citizens for decades, and left a power vacuum. Not to mention the atrocities that were committed. Besides Abu Graib, they have plenty of reasons to hate us.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:11:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was in Afghanistan, not Iraq.
runhaterand ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 23:24:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Still, we aren't doing a whole lot of good in the Middle East. We bomb innocent, unarmed civilians every day in Afghanistan. Read this.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:38:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/world/meast/cnnheroes-jan-afghan-school/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26747712
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban_treatment_of_women
Yeah, sounds like Afghanistan was a paradise before the US invaded.
runhaterand ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:01:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We gave them Freedomโข and now everything is all better now? Is that what you're saying? Not only is the Taliban very much alive and well, ISIS is growing in Afghanistan. Terrorist attacks are terrible? We kill thousands of innocent civilians in drone strikes.
http://dailykos.com/story/2015/12/26/1463815/-Why-do-they-hate-us
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174954/engelhardt_the_wedding_crashers
We killed 39 women and children at an Afghani wedding.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jan/07/afghanistan.rorycarroll
We wiped a village in Afghanistan out of existence, killing over 100 civilians.
http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2010/04/12/ignorance-of-afghan-society/
Arsey56 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:15:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah good job for bringing this up, that soldier really had to see that. This was, after all, his fault and this does nothing but makes him feel better
runhaterand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course I'm not saying the soldier is responsible. Only an idiot would think that. The question is whether our presence in the Middle East has done more good than harm for the people.
I actually left one off. We destroyed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, a textbook war crime. Not only did we bomb it in two runs, we gunned down the doctors as they fled the wreckage. It wasn't mistaken identity either; their building had the only generator in the neighborhood.
Again, I'm not saying that we should blame the soldiers. They were told it was a hostile target and were given direct orders to destroy it. I'm saying we should take a hard look at our own foreign policy and accept the fact that we commit atrocities. These passages from this article are relevant:
Arsey56 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:17:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're using the words 'we' and 'our' a lot. I'm not American, I'm from Northern Ireland. I just respect soldiers is all and think it was really unnecessary to bring that up here and now. The guy was sharing a nice photograph, no need to make him feel like he's done something wrong, it's his job.
DOCisaPOG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:50:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hypothetical situation: You now have complete control over US foreign policy. How will you fix the Middle East?
runhaterand ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:26:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The entire situation in the Middle East is a quagmire, and there are no easy solutions. I'm not claiming to be an expert on foreign policy and geopolitics, but I don't put my country on a pedestal either. We have destabilized an entire subcontinent and directly caused most of the suffering there ourselves. By "we", I mainly mean George W. Bush and the neoconservatives, the news media who cheer-led the calls for war, and the American populace who let mass hysteria lead us into a useless war.
It's way too late to unfuck the Middle East. If I could go back in time to 2001, I'd avoid invading Iraq in the first place. I'd focus our resources on destroying al-Qaeda, not illegally invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We'd have no Iraq War, no trillion dollar debt, no 5,000 dead soldiers, no 200,000 dead Iraqis, and no ISIS.
If I could go back in time to 2006, after we'd already invaded Iraq, I'd stop bombing civilians and torturing suspects. How do you think people started hating Americans? Abu Graib and Guantanamo Bay are a stain on our national legacy, and a disgrace for the military. I'd also put a little more thought into building the coalition government than Bush did. He gave all the power to the minority Shiites, who of course started oppressing the majority Sunnis and helped lead to the collapse of the government after we left.
If I could go back in time to 2012, on the other hand, I'd actually enter Syria. I think Obama has done exactly the right thing with the knowledge he had, but we could have stopped the Syrian Civil War much sooner if we'd intervened early on and removed Assad. I don't blame Obama. War was immensely unpopular and he wanted to avoid making Bush's mistakes at all costs, but there's no way to easily fix Syria now.
If I had control of foreign policy today, I'd stop our atrocious drone strike policy. I give Obama a lot of credit for most of his foreign policy decisions. He has pursued a massive bombing campaign against ISIS, combined with special forces and military support for regional alliances, that has been quite effective at fighting ISIS. However, the drone program is the single worst thing he's done. We are bombing people in 5 or 6 different countries that we are not at war with. And we choose our targets not based on credible intelligence, but on things like cell phone data. We bomb the cell phones of suspected terrorists, and if that cell phone is with someone else, too bad. We have killed thousands of civilians, and that's my biggest problem with our policy today.
DOCisaPOG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:12:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to be honest, I wasn't expecting something that well thought out but you have a lot of good points. I disagree with some of the details, but I can respect your opinion. It's definitely given me another angle to see the situation. Thank you.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:41:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you going to delete this post like you did the other 2 replies?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:07:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry you are getting downvoted by these brainwashed pro-war "patriots".
MetalPoncho ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:08:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That article used the word, "gawd," and you're throwing them around like theyre a reputable and unbiased source?
runhaterand ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:11:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're obviously not familiar with the website. It's not a hard news article. It's a user-created opinion piece. If you read the whole thing and the only thing you took away from it was diction, I suggest you seek help.
MetalPoncho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:07:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL so what you're saying is that it isn't even a source at all and you're presenting it as one?
runhaterand ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:20:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm saying it's an analysis of the negative impact our foreign policy has in the Middle East. It's an essay. It profusely references its sources, in case you're worried about that. If you're too intellectually uncurious to realize the purpose of an essay, I suggest you read more often. And again, if you actually read it and this is the only thing you took away from it, you're a moron.
Echelon64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:30:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like the invention of Saudia Arabia led to the logical conclusion that is ISIS.
runhaterand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:31:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saudi Arabia spread Wahabbism, which led to the ideology of al-Qaeda. The Iraq War removed the only stable leader of Iraq and left a power vacuum.
Do you know what happened to Saddam's army after we took over? It was disbanded. So you have a bunch of professional soldiers let loose with no job and a hatred for the US. They got together and started an organization called ISIS.
Their leader is a man called Abu Bakhar al-Baghdadi. He was tortured by American soldiers at Abu Graib.
Poatolead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:18:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but the dude gave the kid a toothbrush.
Forza1910 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 11:32:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats the problem when you police an area populated by civilians with military means. It will be a huge mess, even though you try to help the people too.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:51:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are seriously awesome
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:45:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope not.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 21:35:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, not really. I was, after all, there under orders. And tended to hate it when I was there.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:37:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:47:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While I do appreciate that, it's probably better spent elsewhere. I was a very average infantryman.
MrMason522 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:29:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you, take my respect
boyferret ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:25:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Careful he knows how to defend himself.
hungrydruid ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:51:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, at the least then, thank you for sharing these pictures, they brightened a stranger's evening. Especially your recollection that the little baby with the burn(s) was okay.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:02:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That I'll take happily.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
11B
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Multiple times a day. I eventually got addicted, bought a propane burner, kettle and tea to make my own. Fun fact: over there, a dude drinking black tea is feminine as hell. Apparently it's for women, while green tea is for men. They do make really good tea. You also get offers from total strangers to eat and drink with them. The food was surprisingly good.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I think I actually had withdrawals when I got back lol
Thomasasia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its important to remember that guerilla wars are won by winning the hearts of the people.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, yeah. It's vital. Not just that, though, but also economy, education, safety, and faith in the government.
geared4war ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And thank you to all your team members.
Jits_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's inspiring to see that. I graduate 68w AIT on Friday and it's always made me feel good that medics are there to help no matter what and no matter who. They tell us "You're just another soldier till someone is hurt, then you go colorblind, you can't see the color of their uniform or the color of their skin, it doesn't matter. The only color you are allowed to notice is red, and wouldn't you know it, everyone's blood is red."
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Well, Geneva conventions, and decency, require you to treat everyone. And, it does a lot of good to treat anyone and everyone. Builds goodwill.
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the women in the first one has that deep piercing eye thing going on. What is it about Afghan women that lets them look super fucking profound?
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, but the girls have just super bright eyes. I have never seen eyes so bright outside of there. And it isn't a one off, they all have like... fairy eyes. Only way to describe it. They're just otherworldly bright. The green eyes are greener, the blue eyes are bluer, even the boring brown and hazel eyes are just luminescent. Those girls can trap you with those eyes.
_PM_ME_TUITIONMONEY_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was at the Dublin airport a couple months ago. There was a group of boys in their 20's who were speaking French playing that same game with a maybe two year-old whose family was speaking something that sounded Chinese. I love that such a basic thing is found in every culture, and can connect people so easily.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:18:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like kids are the great equalizer. Everyone seems to drop their cultural bullshit with the little ones.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait did you sell these to getty images or what?
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:48:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, they were published in a magazine (Life, I think), and I guess the photographer sold them to Getty.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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the_micked_kettle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god. I am so sorry. But, he has the good fortune to be immortalized through these pictures. A better epitaph no man could ask for.
WisdomtheGrey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:17:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for your service
Masterreeferr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Burnt their hand on a stove? Why is his entire other arm already covered in bandages along with his hand looking like it's burnt to shit. That kid looks like he was hurt a lot more than simply burning his hand on a stove.
the_micked_kettle1 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:53:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't quite recall. 6 years ago, you know. The details are a bit fuzzy. Stove may not have been the best word... more like a fireplace with a cook top.
alonjar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For whatever reason, its not uncommon in their (less educated) culture to use warm/hot water to sooth crying children. Its actually sadly common for them to heat the water too much, and give their children serious burns unintentionally.
I strongly suspect this is what the OP came upon. There are a lot of similar reports of this type of thing, if you search around or talk to some experienced combat medics who served in the region.
RaygunSmash ยท 3724 points ยท Posted at 15:51:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Christians protecting Muslims while they pray during protests in Egypt.
superkim111 ยท 2732 points ยท Posted at 16:32:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Muslims in Pakistan protecting Christians during Mass in response to a twin suicide attack on a church two weeks prior.
whyheyguy ยท 1292 points ยท Posted at 16:51:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
How come we never see stuff like this on the news?
EDIT: How come we don't see more stuff like this?
corran450 ยท 396 points ยท Posted at 17:02:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/upliftingnews, added to my subreddits and I never looked back.
Cheese464 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:53:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just stay away from the comment section. The news is uplifting, the people are not.
corran450 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:26:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good advice, not just on that sub, but really, any sub...
Blacksm1th ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:13:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But especially on that sub.
Valdrax ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:46:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's sad. You should probably check it out again sometime.
Theophorus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:12:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
just traded r/politics for that, thanks!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's too bad I rarely see it on my front page.
DoNotEatTheTail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did the same, it's definitely improved my reddit experience. :)
Sharkoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gods speed you beautiful son of bitch
sam11233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:41:35 on September 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks!
BoboMcBob ยท 1591 points ยท Posted at 16:56:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
it doesn't draw in ratings the way the scary stuff does
ld115 ยท 805 points ยท Posted at 17:17:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's funny because when you start showing more uplifting news, people complain because they believe the media is trying to hide things and keep the masses ignorant and stupid.
LaraCroftWithBCups ยท 377 points ยท Posted at 18:19:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAE Pokemon Go was released to distract us from [election scandal]?!!!
gumpythegreat ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:29:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wake up, Snorlaxes!
Zentopian ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:07:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't even go with uplifting stories when it comes to the "distractions." Every Pokemon GO story is a tragedy. It's either talking shit on it, like the media always does to video games, where they point out how dumb fucks are walking into trees while playing, when they don't even have to look at their phones to know if a Pokemon is nearby, or "Man gets killed in a car accident because he was playing Pokemon GO while driving" (real story that was in the news a few days ago, here). Why does that warrant a fucking news story? People die due to texting and driving all the time, and we're lucky to see even one of those people mentioned. It's legitimately the same concept. Why is a Pokemon GO player more special or tragic than a person who's just telling his wife he'll be home soon?
If anything, the conspiracy is that the media wants us to believe that 99.99% of the world is misery because they want us to make it miserable by treating it as such.
rextremendae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That last sentence. I wish I can give you gold kind sir/madam.
epicluke ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Checks username
hello
LaraCroftWithBCups ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahahaha! Hi there.
Vilks_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes
PlasmaCross ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there seriously someone who belivies this? If so, that's so fucking dumb.
LaraCroftWithBCups ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:13:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plenty of "enlightened" people on my Facebook feed, for starters.
squizzage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/politics comments section.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:19:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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MChainsaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:39:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/upliftingnews
chikcaant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally all the facebook comments for any positive news story is "This isn't news! What about [insert other news story]?! Ridiculous!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that is the whole idea, keeping the masses full of propaganda instead of spreading any sort of truth. Truth doesn't sell soap or put asses in seats.
Tesrab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unfiltered news for better or worse would be nice.
Good with the bad... happy with the sad... you know the facts of life.
beesandbarbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like one of the top comments in the snowball video. The guy seriously believes that's propaganda.
Arvaci ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:09:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Corporate owned media for ya.
miketeeeveee ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:35:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Consumers for ya.
Thisis___speaking ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:40:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because state-owned media has a much better track record. /s
JoeFalchetto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:21:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This also happens with Rai and BBC (the two state-owned media I follow)...
SpoatieOpie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supply and demand. Consumers do not demand positive news. People are more drawn towards negative emotions. It's been extensively researched. It's not some evil Corp conspiracy to keep you down.
SirButcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:10:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is an average humans for ya. Media do what they do because this is what generate money: this is what a regular user WANTS.
notjawn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:45:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would seriously fund a positive news network even if it was a commercial failure.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually featured on a lot of news sites.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:35:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And yet the real scary stuff doesnt end up on there either.
sbroll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone says this... But I'd bet my entire life fortune that if a news station that provided quality content of all the good happening in the world, there would be a monumental shift in how people live. The reason this won't is because money, yes. But they are operating on a, "it ain't broke, don't fix it" business model. But I know, with all that I am as a human, that if their was a station that didn't buy into all the bull shit but focused on the good, it would be wildly successful.
JMS1991 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"If it bleeds, it leads."
Zentopian ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do they know if it's never on the news?
Seriously, people will watch the news regardless of the shit that goes on in it, as long as it isn't boring. Shock factor doesn't make a news story. The impact does. And, no, just because something has a high shock factor doesn't mean it will have a high impact. And just because a nice and calm story doesn't have any shock factor doesn't mean that it won't have a high impact. It's honestly 50-50 either way.
I don't want the bad to be broadcast non-stop. My life is depressing enough without bringing in the misfortunes of everyone else. I'm not saying stop broadcasting the bad. I'm just saying level it out with an equal amount of good.
It's always refreshing when I see a nice story on the news. It happens maybe once a year, if that, and it's 1000x more intriguing than the usual "Cunt gets murdered, dude robs a place, ISIS fucked shit up again, epidemic in X-third-world-country, your life sucks, and so does everyone else's, so just end it already so we can make a shitty news story about you" bullshit.
DasWraithist ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 17:20:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It happens too often, which makes it not newsworthy.
I'm sort of being snarky, but not really. All over the world, people of different faiths go to school together, worship near each other, engage in trade and commerce.
Sectarian violence, despite seeming common, is the exception not the rule.
It's important to remember that such violence, whether between Catholics and Protestsnts in Ulster or between Sunni and Shia in Baghdad, isn't inevitable or unsolvable.
MChainsaw ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 17:51:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the danger with the information era we live in right now. Overall it's great that people have access to more information, but since some sorts of news naturally spread more easily than others it can really distort people's perception of how common certain occurences are. Fundamentalism isn't the norm, but most news we get about for instance muslims feature fundamentalism cause it's more newsworthy. So it distorts the perception.
DasWraithist ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:52:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Contrary to public perception, the world is currently the most peaceful, prosperous, and just than it has ever been.
Colopty ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:55:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also important to note that overall, the world is improving and becoming more and more peaceful by the day. However, violent incidents are getting more media exposure than ever.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:18:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The areas having these issues are not experiencing unprecedented peace...
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:55:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"The world has become more peaceful" does not mean "everyone in the world is experiencing unprecedented peace". It means that on a worldwide scale, we're fighting less wars, the wars are smaller, and the trend shows that this development of a more peaceful world is continuing. So no, we don't have world peace quite yet, but we're getting closer every day, and that's amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know. It just seems weird to bring up in the context of people living in constant danger of being blown up. Doesn't really matter to them how peaceful the world in general is, and the ideology causing those issues is a global concern.
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The discussion just now was about media coverage of negative events vs the frequency of negative events though, it was quite an appropriate point to bring up. After all, it's important to take a look back at everything we've accomplished rather than just looking at the stuff we have yet to do, or it'll look like we're never making any progress at all, which is incredibly dismotivating. As a species, I think it's incredibly important that we all raise our heads up high every once in a while and tell ourselves "we're getting there".
exelion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We don't talk about the normal.
We don't talk about the day customer service took care of our problem without an issue. We don't talk about the cop that was polite and friendly and let us off with a warning.
We don't talk about the priest that was open-minded, kind to others, and would never touch a child.
We don't talk about the muslim that minds his own business and does't want to hurt anyone.
We don't talk about the billions of happy or at least dong OK people in the world.
We talk about the folks that aren't like that, and ONLY about them. We only talk about the bad, so that eventually, we start to believe the bad is all there is.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:15:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone needs to start a news channel that covers the good things that people do throughout the day. it should be called "happy news"
abcupinatree ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:09:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/upliftingnews
HailMaryIII ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:35:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it did
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353330/Egypt-protests-Christians-join-hands-protect-Muslims-pray-Cairo-protests.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/muslims-return-favor-join-hands-christian-protesters-mass-cairo-tahrir-square-article-1.137961
ProctalHarassment ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:27:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know the Huffington Post is one of the most read papers in the world and is privately owned, right?
jandkas ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:21:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is the huffington post not news anymore?
scorpionjacket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that second link is the Huffington Post, which is pretty much "the news."
pitchforkmilitia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:17:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you don't read Huffington Post?
lurgi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:37:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do, actually, but it comes and goes pretty fast. If a good thing happens then the media reports "Good thing happens". If a bad thing happens then the media reports "Bad thing happens". Then "Bad count due to bad thing increasing". Then "Why do people do this bad thing?" Then "Police suspect that bad thing was done by single bad person" Then "Policy engaged in chase with bad person and were able to stop his car with 1,738 bullets" Then "Bad person was radicalized by ISIS/anti-abortion group/the Dutch/the Tellytubbies/chocolate". Then you have a whole discussion about big chocolate and why it doesn't come out against bad things and then the next bad things happens.
There isn't really a progression for news about good things. "Man saves ducks". Okay. Then what? "Who is this man and what is his deal with ducks?".
MistaPitts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:43:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't fit the "Muslims are evil" narrative.
churrosricos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:22:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
if it bleeds, it leads
0xD153A53 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:28:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're watching the wrong news?
the rest of the world sees this on the news...
JBHedgehog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:52:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it bleeds it leads...and there ain't blood here.
Supraspinatusnebula ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because life is such, that we have to seek out the good. It whispers by while the travesties and horrors are endlessly at our fingertips, or forefront of our minds. Actively seek it out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:23:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
doesnt fit the agenda
zombiegamer723 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because nothing sells like hate and fear.
textposts_only ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what? I saw that was featured very often in the news
tatsuedoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember seeing the Christian's protecting Muslims on the news when it happened. Although immediately before and after they talked about scary shit.
IronOwls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pure manipulation. Divide and conquer.
phforNZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We do. But we rarely have anything interesting happen in our country, so this sort of thing has a chance to get air time
InsomniacAndroid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you kidding? The first photo was all over the place during Egypt's mass protests a few years back.
HeadHunt0rUK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually on the news. At least here in the UK. This was a year ago at least.
1hazelfears ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fear mongering is an easy way for them to draw in ratings and feed you propaganda.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because good things are, in general, more expected. We don't expect bad things like terror attacks, mass shootings, or burglaries, which is why they show up on the news.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they don't want us to see that. They want to keep fomenting hate and bigotry, because that gives justification for the wars they keep starting to keep making more money. And as long as we're fighting amongst ourselves, they can continue to rob us, destroy out environment, and murder us for profit.
UniverseBomb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because, after the initial awe of the moment, the story is over. With a 24hr news cycle, substituting prayer for bomb can take up the whole day with editorializing,
foxh8er ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's surprisingly normal.
kosif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's around once in a while. Not nearly enough though
llama_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need to be the change we want to see. If we all start looking for and acting for love, the world will have no choice but to watch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No money in it.
Humans crave vicarious grief and rage.
gooberoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see stuff like this a lot on CBC (Canada)!
tgcowles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a journalist, and this kind of stuff makes me cry. I try my damnedest to make sure it's given the coverage it deserves.
Reality_Facade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it doesn't matter that some religious people are kind and caring. It doesn't stop terrorism or bring back those lost in the name of religion.
nazihatinchimp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't happen as often.
damhammer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:57:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it doesn't happen. But yeah man the media!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think this happens super often
FracasBedlam ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:25:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i think it happens more often than the bad stuff. by A LOT.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn that gave me goosebumps
dangondark ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:05:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the sign that says
no more dialogue
Only action
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:38:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This and the one above together made me cry. Thank you
superkim111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:39:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're welcome! hands tissue
shittyguitarman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 'No more dialogue, only action' refer to the Taliban in Pakistan, i.e no more negotiations, only war.
n0xn4me ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish more stuff like this was reported. Thanks for sharing!
superkim111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:31:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My pleasure!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and now I'm crying. It's so easy to forget how beautiful people can be.
MissMarionette ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those two photos are honestly gonna make me cry.
glenstortroen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These are easily some of the most uplifting images I have ever seen.
hoediddley ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yay, we aren't all assholes!
Boogalosh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:37:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These nearly brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for that, truly.
superkim111 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:38:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was my pleasure. Well, not the making you cry part, but you get the idea.
BillOReillyYUPokeMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huffingtonpost.. lmao
CliffordMoreau ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 16:39:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alright I need to leave this thread, this put me in tears.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 16:47:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better than the other thread where I left because it was so depressing :(
RazeCrusher ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:40:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After spending a lot of time in the "worst photos" thread, I needed this.
rhymeswithvegan ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I just came from "what's the creepiest thing ever got on tape" and I was pretty fucked up over it. Feeling better now.
libraryspy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:41:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ditto. No one drowning here!
Edit: Except in tears.
hlfx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:32:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im here in my bed, waiting for my food crying like A LOT.....
nachof ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:08:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember this. The Egyptian revolution had a ton of amazing moments that gave me a lot of faith in humanity. This one was after the Mubarak government had attached protesters during prayer time.
There's also similar pictures after a church was attacked and Muslims formed a line around churches to prevent further attacks.
I always loved this one from that time.
elcarath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you give a little context to that picture? Who is that person, and what does their sign say? It's certainly a dramatic picture, but it's a little hard to properly understand it without context.
nachof ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:31:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't read Arabic unfortunately. I do know it's during the 2011 revolution. It's from one of the many days of protest against Mubarak in Cairo.
This page has many more.
DemiGod9 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:14:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always loved this picture
Leprechorn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's really wonderful that some people can, in some sparse moments, really come together and not brutally murder each other.
And let's be completely honest here: if anything could be called the brighter (brightest!) side of humanity, it's a large mob not brutally murdering each other. We've really raised the bar.
SCW_Poster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:49:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seeing people of all Faiths, backgrounds and sects shout for the fall of the regime, was incredibly powerful to me. Hopefully one day, it'll happen again.
kingcoyote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know the context behind this picture, so forgive me for asking - but why would Muslims need protection from Christians in the middle east?
Alilolos ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:25:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was during the revolution against the president of that time. There were a lot of police attacks trying to shut it down.
elcarath ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not protection from Christians they need - they're in the middle of a protest, I believe against the government of the time.
Pheebalicious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favourite photos.
Solstyx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:20:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the exact image I was about to post up here.
Danulas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the first image that came to mind when I saw the question. Thank you for posting this.
Hypnotic_Toad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pictures like this always remind me that I don't hate religion. I hate fanatics. They're the ones that make religion look bad. It's sickening.
cooldude1005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:23:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of my favorite photos. Speaks volumes.
SuccumbedToReddit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:37:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While this is uplifting in itself, it also reminds me why it was necessary at all: Because these people would be in constant danger to be killed, just for believing something different. Which makes me sad again.
Jerjacques ยท 496 points ยท Posted at 22:06:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The "camelback librarian" who goes all around Mongolia to give books to children who don't have access to traditional libraries.
aballofunicorns ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:40:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is so nice of him :)
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:29:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So there's a dude riding a camel around Mongolia delivering books to kis, and I'm sitting here trying to decide which one of my neighbour's wifi has the strongest signal to surf Reddit and download porn...
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:04:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can these children read?
Totentag ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 08:54:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rural Mongolians make up 28% of the population (Source) and the adult literacy rate is 97% (Source) so, I'm going to vote "probably" on this one, assuming both of these statistics are accurate.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:39:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Mongolians showing up surprisingly strong ITT
mormotomyia ยท 105 points ยท Posted at 22:29:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this plaque
the_incredible_hawk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:37:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's the event itself.
Dip-T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:44 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Read it as plague. Had to do a double take
kera2k ยท 3935 points ยท Posted at 16:11:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture of a danish police officer, playing with a syrian refugee, on the highway.
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/3407742/images/n-DANISH-POLICE-OFFICER-628x314.jpg
wikidsmot ยท 1862 points ยท Posted at 16:44:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
here's another: http://i.imgur.com/p5tJIUc.jpg
iamagoldfishking ยท 1011 points ยท Posted at 18:19:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"No really, pull my finger."
klondon7 ยท 1085 points ยท Posted at 18:40:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"SHE TOUCHED ME, GET HER BOYS!"
guy_incognito784 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:13:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bake her away toys.
aChristery ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:41:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did you say, chief?
the_incredible_hawk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just do what the kid said.
Joyceecos ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 19:06:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
STUHRP RURSISTING!!!!!!
pew, pew
schizoithrow ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 19:33:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Danish officer, not Murican.
DB9PRO ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:12:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pfft, Europe is just an American colony, like Canada /s
TheHeadGoon ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 20:22:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah, this is Danish, not American police
[deleted] ยท -37 points ยท Posted at 20:35:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I clicked "more comments" I fully expected some idiot to make this comment.
TheHeadGoon ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:35:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was making a joke.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 22:38:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh.. see my other comment.
Wallafai ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:18:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is he an idiot?
[deleted] ยท -28 points ยท Posted at 21:37:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because in 99.9% of the US, shit like that is not something that happens.
Wallafai ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 21:44:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not something that just happens every day or just like that. But let's just say the states have had their fair share of bad PR regarding police brutality. Domestically and international.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 22:18:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Television ratings. You see terrorist attacks all over Europe but what about Africa? No one cares about Africa but it's a major daily occurrence, whereas it isn't in Europe.
But, for the sake of joking about it, I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite here based on my usual shitposting comments.
ChefBoyarDEZZNUTZZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He said Danish police, not American police.
Patomark ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad for the last time I'm not going to pull your finger.
ademnus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hmm, they make the same noise in Syria."
ragonk_1310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking LOL
Vascokh ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KABLOOM.
MetalandIron2pt0 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:10:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upon viewing this photo, I now dub this move the panty dropper. I don't know how to word it in a way that does not insinuate I am talking about the girls panties. I am talking about my panties.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn Danes, even the cops look like Calvin Klein models.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just have to say. He's kinda hot.
Spacegod87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:11:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda? He's downright gorgeous.
BEEF_WIENERS ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a nice guy. Really just a wonderful example of what the people of Denmark have to offer. Truly, a great dane.
Skorne13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:25:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've just gotta say, your execution of this joke was perfect.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:59:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooohh eeeh, what a hottie
Festering_Pustule ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:21:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh the all-elusive female child refugee.
Yawehg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the same girl from the book photos earlier?
Ultimatedeathfart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOOK AT THAT HELICOPTER IN THE SKY!
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 1085 points ยท Posted at 17:31:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I wanna marry a Danish police officer
ClosetIntrovert ยท 217 points ยท Posted at 20:43:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was actually the overwhelming reaction from women around the world when the photo made the rounds when it was originally taken.
fnord_happy ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 22:55:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the forearms
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:33:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
his lats show through his shirt that's a guaranteed swooner
bexyrex ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 05:15:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the friendliness with children. It's a major turn on. Something something biological clock.
epicluke ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 23:24:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because, you know...fapping
262Mel ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 23:24:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My Reddit comment "I'd cross the border too" from that picture made it into a Danish paper.
rambi2222 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:02:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a link or anything?
halofreakrun ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:28:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hey its me ur danish police officer
MetalMaiden420 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:17:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do it. I'm with a Danish chemist and he's wonderful!
jaded68 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:21:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, gimme the details on how to find one.
[deleted] ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Denmark is a place where you could find a Danish person.
zuzahin ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:30:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I'm right here, but I know at least a few Danish people from Denmark.
My brother is also a policeman, IN DENMARK - but I'm available, ladies.
jutct ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you can also find candy in the shape of penises and balls. and boobs.
they have funny candy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed! And don't forget their cheap beer!
MetalMaiden420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... Okay. Go to high school again and get baked with the hot blonde guy that sits by himself a lot.
goldgecko4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:40:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SPLOOSH
hothotsauce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me toooooo
Yodaskool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We Finns aren't all too bad either.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:13:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lies, Finland doesn't exist, it's just a Swedish colony Svenska Djรคvel.
/s
[deleted] ยท 744 points ยท Posted at 17:05:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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NeverBeenStung ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:30:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one goose looks so high and mighty.
"Pft, you think I need your help to cross the road?"
dactyif ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:20:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smug little shit.
TheProGameFreak ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 17:58:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not Danish, but Norwegian. Still awesome tho.
IHateTheLetterF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:46:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah we dont have those elevations in Denmark. We barely have hills at all.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:15:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bornholm? That has a lot of elevation and is still Dennark. Faroe Island and Greenland, while technically not part of the country of Denmark, they do habe Danish police.
IHateTheLetterF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:12:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but there are no major roads on Bornholm or the other islands mentioned.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:52:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever been there? No? Then stfu about stuff you don't know about.
IHateTheLetterF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehm, yes, several times. There are no roads as big as the ones in OP's picture.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:35:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have bigger ;)
IHateTheLetterF ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:37:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a road that merges with another road like in the picture, with a rocky elevation in the background?
Alexanderspants ยท 222 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If those ducks had been Syrian , this pic would be top
Pineapplechok ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:29:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't syriasly be comparing the two!
NachoForce ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:31:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
out.
MissingFucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
K pa.
BEAVER_ATTACKS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should shop Trump's face onto the officer and put in a miniature mexican family in place of the geese
Xenarat ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:29:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These are geese, but it's still really adorable.
Tranquillititties ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This looks photoshopped for some reason, especially the yellow ones
soayherder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, that's legit. We keep geese on our farm and goslings and ducklings often look startlingly alike. Then the goslings start getting big a lot faster.
PurestFlame ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like the ugly duckling!!!
soayherder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:03:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, yup, and much meaner parents. Ducks will quack warningly and maaaybe ruffle their feathers at you - very rarely try to look menacing or nip. Geese? The entire adult population in the immediate area will straight-up charge you and try to latch on with beaks while beating you with your wings if you ignore their warning hisses and so on.
Our geese once beat up a coyote. No lie. And there weren't even any goslings involved.
CassandraVindicated ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:33:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what? If you want to hold me up 15 minutes on my morning commute just to save a bunch of fucking ducks, you go right ahead, you magnificent bastards.
Greatgrowler ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:15:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only saving ducks, but also you. Otherwise, swerving and crashes ensue.
runhaterand ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Geese Lives Matter
elfelle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DANISH POLICE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2016
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:15:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol.
drinkscocoaandreads ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Make Way for Goslings
The contemporary sequel to the beloved classic Make Way for Ducklings.
_crom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a proud ass goose.
Okt0ber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the goose parents and how smug they look. "That's right, motherfuckers, VIPs coming through."
gotenks1114 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God, they look so hoighty-toighty.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it went viral and everyone started doing it which killed a father and son and the girl trying to help the ducks is in prison.
schatzski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The duck in front is struttin like a mother fucker
andrewharlan2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:53:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
goose
peepeepoopoobutts ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not trying to get down a rabbit hole or anything, but I find it interesting that you felt the need to specify that she was a female police officer.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:20:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably wanted to describe the picture as well as possible
Zephs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:00:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... I mean you can directly contrast it with the other post that simply says "Danish police officer" and not "Danish male police officer". I agree with what the person is saying. It's not to sound like an SJW or anything, but it is interesting that the person felt the need to add "female", when they probably wouldn't have put "male" if it were a guy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:07:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same person didn't write those posts
Zephs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:03:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So? The point is that people almost never feel the need to qualify "male" police officer. The reverse is that if a nurse does something, most people will qualify it as "male nurse" if it's a guy, but just say "nurse" if it's not. It puts those people into an "other" category. They're not "nurses", they're "male nurses", or they not police officers, they're "female police officers". In the context of the picture, her gender had absolutely nothing to do with what was happening.
Like it's not an earth-shattering, end-of-the-world issue, but it does show a sort of subtle biases a person has when they feel the need to specify things like that.
peepeepoopoobutts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like the above photo said "danish male police officer" right?
Magnehtic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:34:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's better than describing it as "human does a thing".
peepeepoopoobutts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or how about the exact same statement but without "female" in it? Just like the above statement didn't qualify that the officer was male?
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off, you imbecile.
peepeepoopoobutts ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was clearly warranted.
lapzkauz ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not Danish, you dingus
Singurularity ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:48:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Danemark is awesome
TourmalineDreams ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 16:34:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is incredibly adorable!
BritishOvation ยท 211 points ยท Posted at 16:53:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No no HE is incredibly adorable swoon
[deleted] ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 17:05:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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KingB24 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/forearmporn welcomes you
urinesampler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:19:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those lats
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Girls look at the arms, I'm mirrin the lats
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:20:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, I'm a guy too. Everything on him makes me feel inadequate!
TheHeroHartmut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:47:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read your username as 'BritishOvulation'.
TrustTheGeneGenie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup.
annoyingone ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:33:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite here.
Topham_Kek ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a video, but here's one of Serbian border patrol having a snowball fight with migrants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqABPZPQTHg
Lazin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best thing about that video is certainly the other officer handing finished snow balls to some of the kids. Like, even if some of the kids were in doubt if it was okay, that must be the best sign to just keep at it.
singingship ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 17:02:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE TEARS - THE VERY TOUGH AND RESPECTABLE TEARS FLOODING DOWN MY FACE
Maenad_Dryad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TEARS ARE ALWAYS TOUGH AND RESPECTABLE
elmanutres ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THEYRE NOT TEARS DAMMIT!! JUST SWEAT COMING FROM MY EYEBALLS!!
JigokuShoujo87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you I lol'd so actually thank you and fuuuuuuuuuu! I just had my gallbladder out so it hurts like a bitch to express laughter
singingship ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEAH - TOUGH AND RESPECTABLE LOLLING. THE PAINFUL KIND.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:18:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that guy is attractive.
meklovin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:26:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or this one got me really
https://globalvoices.org/2015/09/10/serbian-police-officer-and-smiling-syrian-boy-show-europe-how-welcoming-refugees-is-done/
lapzkauz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SERBIA STRONGly warming my heart.
argolossantos ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:52:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't make me cry dammit...
TelegramAHologram ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Andddd there goes my composure. So stupidly beautifully touching.
apotheque ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:08 on September 2, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saving this for later because it's so cute
GodzillaLikesBoobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"racism is learned"
discofreak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:20:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, is he really playing peek-a-boo with a seven year old?
kera2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:18:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think he is. :-)
mr_grass_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually cried from this one, thank you for sharing!
TNAEnigma ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cried from that?
mr_grass_man ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:22:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Tears of joy. It gives me hope in humanity.
[deleted] ยท -33 points ยท Posted at 19:43:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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kera2k ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:53:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So far, >2.000 during Q1 2016.
Dr_Mottek ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:06:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
21.000. And while I disagree with the recent changes in danish legislation, I don't think the gratuitious use of "propaganda this" and "propaganda that" will achieve anything but furthering the divide between both camps.
theforgottentaco ยท 1687 points ยท Posted at 16:42:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
10 religious faiths of Singapore coming together to bless the F1 track. Hearing about religious tension in other countries helps me to never take peace for granted, and know that peace is always possible.
http://i.imgur.com/QvulIGQ.jpg
sanguisfluit ยท 302 points ยท Posted at 17:06:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
What are the ten faiths, if you don't mind me asking?
bunnyphang ยท 572 points ยท Posted at 17:33:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Appears to be Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Taosim, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Bahaโi faith, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism according to this article. Definitely not in that order. Number 6 is definitely Taoist and 7 is Buddhist, but that's as far as I can place them.
edit: All right, with the help of others it's looking like 1. Christian 2. Sikh 3. Muslim 4. ? 5. ? 6. Taoist 7. Buddhist 8. ? 9. Jewish 10. Jain (my guess, based on the clothing) Can anyone identify the Baha'i, Hindu, or Zoroastrian? Might the hands give us a clue?
Blake326 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:42:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow didn't know people still practiced Zoroastrianism. That's a cool pic.
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:45:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Blake326 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:06:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow no shit. Which part of the US if you don't mind me asking.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:06:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait - he's a priest while also attending high school?
Blake326 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting. Is there a Zoroastrianism community in your area
ComradeSomo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:38:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Freddie Mercury was one
EpilepticMongoose ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:06:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a lot of Zoroastrians in India. They're ethnically Persian( like Freddy Mercury) but immigrated to India long time ago.
micropanda ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:11:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zorastrian called Parsi in india. as they are from Faras (iran). they imigrated to gujarat india form iran few hundred years ago due to arival of islam in iran. they are well established in india. usually rich and well educated community. one of the biggest industrilaist "tata" is zorastrian. we love them, such a good community.
FrostySt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there are still roughly 200,000 practicing Zoroastrians.
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:35:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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micropanda ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:12:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mani_tapori ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:08:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Source: I'm a Jain.
theforgottentaco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:18:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey that's me again from my old account! It's just my favourite photo! :)
redditingatwork31 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:09:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Second from the right is Jewish. First on the left is probably Protestant Christian
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:53:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2 is Sikh, 3 Muslim, 9 Jewish.
JoeFalchetto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1 is Christianity and 9 Judaism.
crazyguy83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5 is Hindu, 8 is Zoroastrian
sanguisfluit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks! Using what other commenters have said and a little bit of my own research, I think I might have the order down. From left to right:
Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Baha'i Faith, Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Jainism
alexmikli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Zoroastrian priests usually wear all white with a flat white cap, but none of those guys are. My guess is the 3rd from the right, between the Buddhist and Jew. The on the far right also looks like a Hare Krishna priest not a Jain. Jains usually are naked or wear a Gandhi style white shawl, but it's possible they just made him wear something.
hiaastha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3rd from right is Zoroastrian, 5th from lefts seems to be Hindu
zeinshver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Jew Looks like a Chabad Shliach
micropanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:09:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1.christian 2. shikh 3. islam 4. 5. jain 6. tao 7. buddha 8.zorastrian (parsi) 9. jew 10. hindu
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a Hindu, the last one has got to be Hindu. I think Jain may be 5.
The_R4ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that Baha'i is possibly number 4.
Pangurbon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any of the plainclothes individuals could have been Baha'is, there's no particular guidance for clothing or hands to my knowledge. A better look at #1's book and the pendant on the woman might help.
corsair238 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:53:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last one (next to the Rabbi) appears to be Islam.
ask_me_if_im_vargas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah the last one looks like a Jain. Shaved head, Indian guy, simple toga like dress.
tekku9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:58:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I'm 100% sure he is not jain. Jain monks go either completely naked or are dressed in white. Also his dress is not toga like, he has a shirt and pants. And iirc the scarf over his left shoulder is worn by educated Brahmins. I say he is the Hindu edit: And his head is not shaved(though I think jain monks don't shave their heads)
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:18:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see Sikhism, Judaism and Shinto at least
GiantDuarf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:34:22 on September 6, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is no Shinto here, perhaps you mean the Taoist?
twentyonepoots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Far right looks like middle eastern/muslim world garb to me so islam possibly
edit; nvm
DryCleaningBuffalo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:32:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Islamic person is likely the third from the right. The black fez (called a songkok) he's wearing is quite common among Muslims in Southeast Asia, outside of Indonesia.
twentyonepoots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:37:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ah i see! Lol you think i would be better at this stuff because I am middle eastern but nah
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From his outfit I thought he might be Hindu, but I wasn't sure.
twentyonepoots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:56:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might be, I am kinda guessing as well :P
ask_me_if_im_vargas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:39:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From his outfit and shaved head I'm guessing he's a Jain.
TacosArePeopleToo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm about 90% sure that's the Jainist
RiposteT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:12:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Taoism, Buddhism, Bahรก'รญ Faith, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Jainism makes 9
mr_grass_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sixth from the left is Taoism
cyu12 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Singapore: Let's all get along and make a shit ton of money!
FlyPolarRex ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:19:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Singapore: Small enough that if you're a dick, there's nowhere to hide.
I've been to Singapore and I quite like it there, but lots of stuff taht works there wouldn't work in a bigger country.
NO_LAH_WHERE_GOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:31:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
singaporean here, kinda broke
theforgottentaco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:19:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username checks out
Shawkilla ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are the 10 religions represented?
TomadoPotado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From /u/bunnyphang
gorka_la_pork ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's like the live-action version of the Coexist bumper sticker.
Mcginnis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The lady looks like she's saying "oh shit wait I'm not ready" or some other look of surprise
Shaomoki ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should come out to Singapore sometime. You'll never see a place where so many different races (those who are joked at for always hating each other) working together or living together in coexistence.
Badrijnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for the new background
youstolemyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy in the middle has the coolest hat. Some of them don't even have hats!
howappalling ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:26:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the Taoist priest, and they've cool talismans too!
Fat_Brando ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Lutherans aren't going to like this one.
millnar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The spiritual power level is over 9000.
LiquidSnak3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just see 10 people
schatzski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:15:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This reminds me of the order of the white lotus from TLA.
Ucantalas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:00:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If one thing can bring humanity together, it's speedy racecars.
jdovew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ummmm, why does an F1 track require a blessing?
Bluefellow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ferrari won't race on any tracks not blessed. What is Formula 1 without Ferrari?
JokeMode ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:31:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They prayed hoping nobody would ever be hurt on that track.
They were also going to pray that Pastor Maldonado would not crash into other people, but they decided not to push their luck.
Aetrion ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:43:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Singapore has very strict "harmony laws" that make it illegal to offend people of other faiths, and also hand down approved sermons to all preachers in the country, not allowing anyone to preach anything that goes against these harmony laws.
In many ways Singapore is a very peaceful society because of this, but it is based on their government directly interfering with what interpretations of any given faith are allowed in the country.
It's kind of a double edged sword. Singapore doesn't allow true freedom of religion, they allow state approved, harmony compatible versions of the religions.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:35:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is the object in the very jewish man's hands, and am I racist for thinking it looks like a giant half eaten bagel?
dabluebunny ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it's F1. Being an atheist I feel upset one of my own wasn't there to bless the track.
Muckracker_Joe ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad anyone that criticizes religion in Singapore will be thrown in jail. Singapore is not a peaceful nation by any means.
Galbert123 ยท 545 points ยท Posted at 19:45:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They considered eliminating wrestling from the olympics
Schizoforenzic ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 21:08:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of all sports, why the hell would they do that?
justyourbarber ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 23:26:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the sports from the original Olympics, too.
AhrisFifthTail ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 02:17:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2020 is our last year if I remember correctly. It is a truly beautiful sport. I've signed idk how many petitions and bitched at the IPC, it needs to stay.
Dats_Russia ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:41:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Officially 2016 is the last year, then wrestling will have to fight every 4 years to be a non-core sport! Wrestling won 2020 now it is time to focus on 2024 to ensure wrestling makes it in!
AhrisFifthTail ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 02:57:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly! It is so wrong. Yet they continue to put in sports like golf.
Wrestling should never be questioned for removal.
Also gonna bash NBC quick; it is absurdly difficult to view all of the sports. They don't broadcast things when they are live then show you a tape delay later that night that is like 4 hours of swimming. I would rather have seen the entirety of team finals for Women's Gymnastics instead of some broken up compilation that they call coverage.
Dats_Russia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:52:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go VPN to watch the CBC coverage!
Amndeep7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:09 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you have a cable provider partnered with them, then you can go and watch live streams on their website for all the sports. Not all of them have commentary though, or not for the entire duration of the event. That's how I've been watching :)
AhrisFifthTail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:15 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, no cable though:(
Thank you anyways though!
Amndeep7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:50 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still worth a look though - they also have partnered with satellite tv companies and telcos.
Somehumanmale ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:30:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I recall correctly it was some kind of bureaucratic dick-waving contest and the international wrestling representatives didn't send anyone to speak for wrestling because of the mindset "no way will they cancel Olympic wrestling."
Found a link: https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-International-Olympic-Committee-decide-to-remove-wrestling-from-the-Olympics-beginning-in-2020
invenio78 ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 01:01:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, the pretty much sums up the IOC.
Schizoforenzic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:40:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you
Milleuros ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:31:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo, and that other photo of the two Korean (North/South) gymnasts, show why the Olympics are actually a good thing.
Not_A_Crazed_Gunman ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:02:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're not really disputing whether or not the Olympics are a good thing but Rio was just terribly organized.
Milleuros ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:13:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed it was. There's so much corruption around there. It's however not the worse Olympics we ever had, and I'm still glad that the Olympics are being held each four years.
princekamoro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What are some of the worse Olympics than Rio?
emclean ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:50:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there hasn't been any massacre yet at the Rio games. And while the government of Brazil is pretty corrupt, at least they aren't a bunch of genocidal fascists trying to use the event as racist propaganda.
valleyshrew ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 06:14:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really. Iran is not gonna stop being an evil country just because their wrestler was friendly to an American. Iranians are famous for being very friendly, their beliefs are still evil.
Milleuros ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:13:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does it take to change a belief? Maybe the realisation that "the other guys" are just like you. Coming together at the Olympics is a perfect way for that. It takes time, but at least the athletes, and those watching them back at home, will be more open to the world after that experience.
Damn_Croissant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:05:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's Jordan Burroughs
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:55:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nations today can't really go to war anymore. States can, but nations are made of people who can't help but know that the other nation is made of people too.
ptmc15 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that picture ignores decades of differences. Such a thought provoking picture.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:26:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like this one. From when the Americans invited the Russians and Iranians to New York City to wrestle, to show that wrestling shouldn't leave the Olympics.
cooldude1005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:33:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
pure sportsmanship
Ms_moonlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:44:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love watching the Olympics and seeing athletes from different countries hug each other, high five, or celebrate together.
[deleted] ยท 445 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one gets me every time.
Sgt. Bret Barnum (cop) hugs 12-year-old Devonte Hart (black child) during the Ferguson rally in Portland on Nov. 25, 2014
Story
SurlyMoose ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:26:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the one that made me weep. Lovely, wondrous photo that renews one's faith.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:48:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sheesh. I cried about fifteen years ago when my dad died. I think I'm done looking at these but that, whew! Almost had this old guy crying like a baby.
almightybob1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:48:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy's 12?? He looks like a 30-something sax player at a jazz club.
AdumLarp ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 10:09:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Portland does that to a person.
RNGmaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:11 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just surprised there's black people in Portland.
preduxz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:07:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember this happening. I totally feel what that dude said about the pic making him proud to be an Oregonian
Stuntypops ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:36:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And thats the one that finally produced a tear. Very powerful and relevant photograph. Thanks for posting it
I_Dont_Shag_Sheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:28:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that 12 year old look atleast 30
AUEngineer90 ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 22:09:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man discovers his dog after an F-5 tornado destroys his house in North Alabama. http://www.orvis.com/news/dogs/Photos-Man-Reunited-with-Dog-After-Tornado-Destroys-His-Home/
cmco1 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:23:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUc1ZgXiQGs
WizardofPug ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:09:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sobbing...
KELBERG5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:02 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here just to find that video. I can never not watch it. I'd be beside myself if my pupper was missing in debris like that, she must have been so happy
texasforeverr ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:54:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad took that picture! Makes my heart happy that he can spread happiness with his pictures.
slokenny ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:20:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember that photo. The look in that poor dog's eyes tells the trauma he/she was through.
rackfocus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:36:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Remember the video with Wolf Blitzer? The dog comes out of the tornado wreckage while he's doing an interview.
slokenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:32:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never saw nor heard of that video. I have to check that out.
hillbillious ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:46:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
seriously, the onions in here...
deeeevos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:58:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for a second there I thought an F5 Tornade was some fighter jet. Why would a fighter jet attack a house in North Alabama? WHY?
KohinaH ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:40:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why isn't this one the most upvoted?????????????
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 03:22:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoted for not linking directly to the image, you lazy asshole.
[deleted] ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 01:24:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo but this old lady who thought she lost everything in a tornado finds her doggy underneath the rubble of her destroyed home. It all happened during the live interview. Still makes me cry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUc1ZgXiQGs
inobliterable ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 02:24:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying. I need to go hug my dog now.
johnzaku ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 09:34:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am crying, yes.
Jenetai ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:56:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just watched this on my phone in front of my girlfriend, I have dogs and couldn't keep the tears back when that dog showed its face
jcagle972 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 04:01:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg after looking at that destruction, I'd lose it just finding ANYONE'S dog under the wreckage
IBMoney8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:26:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The onions...make them stop...
FranScan1997 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:22:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me emotional every fucking time ๐๐๐
jorMEEPdan ยท 285 points ยท Posted at 22:04:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread reminds me of the Mister Rogers "look for the helpers" quote. So many of the moments in these photos are actually deeply tragic events, yet we find some of the best of humanity in those helping others.
0rangePod ยท 4666 points ยท Posted at 15:29:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one:
This is an 19 year old University of Michigan student putting herself between a mob and a klansman.
One person doing what's right.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1501151.1383140005!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/keshia-thomas.jpg
TheHelpfulRabbit ยท 1401 points ยท Posted at 16:23:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the best part of this story for me. She wasn't even looking for any recognition. She just saw another human that needed help, and she did what she thought was right.
tommytraddles ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 23:09:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Always look for the helpers.
_SadWalrus_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:32:34 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss Fred, too.
MK_Ultrex ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 00:03:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only more people were like her. Many people join causes because of some misguided hero syndrome. She seems to know what the real fight is.
Mad Respect.
notjawn ยท 2353 points ยท Posted at 16:19:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If that guy is still racist after that, bless his heart.
0rangePod ยท 2656 points ยท Posted at 16:42:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But his kid came and thanked her. So there's hope for the next generation.
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 861 points ยท Posted at 17:25:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, just by virtue of time passing the odds were pretty good that his kid wouldn't be (as) racist.
I know people think race relations are at an all time low or something, but I really belive that in 20-30 years as an entire generation dies, things will be a lot better.
White___Velvet ยท 590 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then they are idiots, since ~150 years ago slavery was legal
Bartweiss ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:44:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An interesting thing: surveys keep showing that people think racial tensions are exceptionally high, and it keeps getting reported as racism being exceptionally high.
It's hopefully obvious that this is stupid. First, because racial tensions and racism don't go hand in hand (I'll be people were more racist a decade before MLK than during his campaign), and second because "I think racial tensions are high" is a statement about everyone else. With enough awful media spin, it's something you could conclude even if no one is actually more tense.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 20:21:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But only like 50 years ago we had segregation.
RichtersMask ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 22:00:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
So race relations are at an all-time low, now we don't, right?
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:03:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not being a dick here but please correct that sentence I can't figure out what you were trying to say
Matrix_V ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:47:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's simple: Now we don't have race relations, and an all time low is at slavery is race relations fifty years ago, right?
a_frog_on_stilts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"So now that we don't have segregation, race relations are at an all-time low, right?"
RichtersMask ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:24:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The sentence is completely correct. Race relations are not at an all-time low, because if they were we'd have segregation. It doesn't matter how recently we had segregation, because we don't have it any more.
Spartancoolcody ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's definitely missing some much needed punctuation.
RichtersMask ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:37:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure where you learned English, but I'm a native speaker and I know what I meant. Edited anyway, since the English teachers are out in force tonight.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:00:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the point of the original comment was that slavery ended 150 years ago so by now there shouldn't be racism because generations get less racist than there parents. My point was that 60 years ago there was still segregation. Ok so three generations ago had slavery, two generations ago had segregation, this generation has racism. It's getting progressively better. So yes, some of our parents were klansmen, then some in our generation are racists, not cross burning lynching types, but racists. In theory our children will be less racist. So things may not be perfect, but we are moving in the right direction.
TheBlackBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What does that even mean? Everything you listed before that was heavily rooted in racism.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would describe the level of racism in 2016 much lower than the level of racism during the slave days. Just my personal opinion though.
TheBlackBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, but the way you listed it as a separate thing compared to slavery and segregation doesn't make sense.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say the racism of 2016 is different than slavery yes.
TheBlackBear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe slavery in that we don't literally see blacks as subhuman, but I don't see the difference past that point in history.
You even see most of the same arguments from the 40's and 50's today, they're just dressed up to fit the modern context and they are said less frequently. The racism itself is still the same, though.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think racism today is in a different class than, this here's a white man's drinking fountain, you can't drink from it
RetConBomb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:27:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not what their point was, though. Their point was that race relations aren't at an all-time low and only idiots would think that.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Race relations are at an all time high really
RichtersMask ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what I meant, so we're agreeing.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did we just become best friends?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's absolutely terrible to be a black person in the US. /s
RedditIsDumb4You ยท -31 points ยท Posted at 22:49:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean BLM has been calling for segregation so maybe it is going in the other direction a bit.
TedTheViking ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:43:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if trolling or actually retarded
Splodgerydoo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:03:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here we go again
RedditIsDumb4You ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:14:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
?
Sarcastic_Source ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're proving the point above
RedditIsDumb4You ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah hopefully it stops going that way. Not a piece of history we want to repeat.
Sarcastic_Source ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, I'm disagreeing with you.
I'm really tired so I probably misread. You're the idiot driving it back towards racism. If you honestly think BLM, as a whole, wants segregation to return you're terribly misguided.
I totally get where one would get that opinion on this site, as all everyone does here is shit on BLM and spout racist agendas. BLM is not the KKK. They strive for justice not hatred.
RedditIsDumb4You ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:05:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk Ive read their demands on their website and it seems it would require reconstructing the entire country ground up switching out of capitalism entirely.
Sarcastic_Source ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. Fair enough, it's good that you actually went and read what they had to say rather than just went off of what the people on the site said.
Sorry for loosing my head a bit there and calling you an idiot. Totally unfair, my bad.
I really think their demands, as you put it, is less about concrete law (albiet, that's a big factor when it comes to fixing the problem of cops gunning down unarmed black people in the streets) and more about changing the social attitude. Even getting people to talk about these changes is enormously beneficial. Racism is still a very real problem, and it manifest itself in sneaky ways.
BLMs goals are optimistic and rely on a huge change in attitude in this country, but I wouldn't go so far as to say they seek to destroy capitalism and our entire system
dupelize ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I agree, this part really seals the deal
Did you actually read their website? Don't get me wrong, I disagree with some actions they have taken, but your statement is just not true.
SpoatieOpie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can you provide a source when this happened or naw?
KingBooRadley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And a year from now we'll look back and marvel at how we hadn't had a single female president.
Ask_A_Sadist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:51:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And hopefully how we still don't. Nothing against women presidents, but not Hilary.
KingBooRadley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:28:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And nothing against megamaniacal racist xenophobic fat old billionaires, but not Trumpy.
mqduck ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:08:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What people mean when they say "race relations are low" is that they have to be bothered to hear about it. Race relations are "low" because there's a visible movement against police abuse of blacks, not because the problems are worse.
booksblanketsandtea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still is, if you're a convict.
TonyzTone ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:25:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except Millenials are just as racist as their parents.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:12:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TonyzTone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like many of the kids my age like to swear that they aren't racist but then are completely blind to the systemic issues of racism. If not that, then many of them are passive racists, as in it doesn't matter to them one way or the other if people are suffering as long as it doesn't affect their lives.
Far too many young people I've met would rather BLM doesn't cause issues with their daily commute instead of fighting for the injustices in their lives.
sg7791 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:37:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think systemic racism is more talked about now. So maybe now you're noticing more people who are the "unaware" variety of racist. But I would guess that almost everybody (white) was a passive racist as little as 50 years ago. It's progress.
craddical ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forget segregation and the right to vote was only won pretty recently though.
White___Velvet ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:52:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No I didn't.
I was responding to someone who mentioned people who thought current race relations were an "all time low". And I said that that is an idiotic position to take, because slavery is obviously a lower point that the current situation (and, for that matter, a lower point than segregation).
How recently we improved or how recently segregation was in place is completely irrelevant to the point I was making; I don't need to list every single point in history that is lower than the current situation to disprove the claim "the current situation is an all time low". I just need to mention one, and which lower point I choose is arbitrary
craddical ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:59:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh ok. I thought your point, was to say that the generation that would be going wasn't party to eras of severe racial inequality. My bad.
Titanosaurus ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:25:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually, the south was doing fine during reconstruction, until the GOP at the time decided to end Reconstruction abruptly, and allowed the Klan and former confederates to let Jim Crowe seep in. Plessy vs Furgeson did not help matters either.
Edit: post Reconstruction! There were black congressmen and even black senators from southern states during reconstruction. In 1877, in a compromise to get Hayes in as President, the GOP ended reconstruction, pulling all federal troops out of the south. Thus allowing "the klan," and other racist white southerners to pass Jim Crowe laws and setting back civil rights for the next century.
White___Velvet ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:19:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm talking about pre-Civil War fam.
Pretty sure legal slavery was a lower point in race relations than the current situation.
toml3030 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that the Klan was created and run by democrats, and Republicans like Grant passed anti-Klan laws right? No, I guess not.
Titanosaurus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Post Reconstruction! Anti klan laws were passed during reconstruction, and those were repealed when federal troops left, AFTER reconstruction.
Like I said, the south was doing fine, until reconstruction ended. But, yah know, people only read the part where I'm bashing the GOP. Read up on the election of 1876, and how the GOP ended reconstruction so they can get Grant's successor Rutherford B. Hayes as President.
I was talking about post Reconstruction!
epraider ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 18:39:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The party was fucking things up even when they were liberals, huh?
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:31:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would you consider ending slavery a fuck up then?
Qui-Gon-Whiskey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:34:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He is referring to this
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand that...and as the more liberal party of the day, the Republicans were essentially responsible for ending slavery.
TheButchman101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:41:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow you really got him man, stellar logic. When they said race relations were at an all time low they meant that people were more racist now than in the Antebellum South. Definitely.
notjawn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:49:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I teach young adults and teenagers in college and their generation really is getting better at inclusiveness and some of them are so over "othering" and want to connect individually and collectively. I have hope.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:00:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all about time. My grandfather openly used racial slurs. Not often but it happened. My dad was a quieter racists and a homophobe. I've never been like them. Hell, last year a gay black guy told me I was cute and it made my day.
gaqua ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:42:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only people I've heard say "race relations are at an all time low" are racists who hate Obama and blame him for everything.
AkemiDawn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:11:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 42 and I feel like things are a lot better than they were when I was a kid. I grew up in the south and just looking at people I know from my parents' generation, most have mellowed out in their views considerably. I remember certain people throwing the n-word out left and right over dinner like it was the most normal thing in the world. None of them would dream of doing that shit now. I remember when an interracial relationship in a family was a major scandal to my parents and now they don't even blink an eye. I think it just seems worse because really horrible shit still happens and now it's often caught on a cell phone for all to see. Even more horrible shit happened in past decades but no one was recording it.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still means it's at an all time low though doesn't it? And still improving?
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I meant all time low as in "things are worse than ever", which is what (some) people seem to believe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohh my bad lol
danceeforusmonkeyboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:36:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what I thought 30 years ago.
MChainsaw ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:44:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't things considerably better now than 30 years ago though?
danceeforusmonkeyboy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:53:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the instant news cycle I am sure it looks worse, but I think the dying throes of Whitemanistan will reverberate for decades.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:08:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well... the nation is still 65% white.
danceeforusmonkeyboy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:27:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not all are racist lunatics.
KOKODAGORLLA ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:00:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And thats a problem because?
KOKODAGORLLA ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:00:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. Crime and violence is at an all time low.
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interracial marriage is legal now?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only a little racist, not fully though, its 2016.
DI0GENES_LAMP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
there is a lot i like about the older generation, but their typically rigid ideas about race and sexuality are tiresome at best. it's just a fucking nuisance talking about this stuff with them sometimes.
not saying every older gen is lame! far from it. but the prevailing attitude seems to be one of intolerance.
dbeat80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They still pass that nonsense on to the kids starting at a young age. But I totally agree with how things are going to change after the next generation.
AlwaysPhillyinSunny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Race relations ARE a lot better than they have ever been. The problem is that some people think that racism doesn't exist other than in older generations. A lot of younger people think that since they weren't the ones enslaving people,or engaging in segregation, that the work is essentially done.
People who aren't racist want to live in a colorblind society. Unfortunately, we can't just hit the reset button.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah that's literally the same point I was making but thanks for agreeing with me I guess.
KnowKnee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except I'm 60 and I thought the same thing in the 60s & 70s. Racism is tenacious af.
honeychild7878 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just breed and live on. There are just as many young racist ignorant fucks as old ones.
Lastshadow94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:53 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate to say it, but I think that a lot of things will get better as the older generations die. Homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny, xenophobia...
blaghart ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People think race relations are at an all time low for the same reason they think that cops are on a "black genocide". They only hear and see what passes by them on the front page of reddit or news stations, who only show these things because they'll be successful.
The reality is we're all in this together, and we're banding together as never before. Third party and grass roots candidates are challenging the establishment as they never before have. Every day people band together in desegregated communities, interracial marriages are commonplace, even misguided protests about one race are banding together with the rest of us, realizing we're all being afflicted and uniting under our common cause
It's no different than people thinking we're more violent now than ever before. We're not, crime is at all time lows, it's just that the front page of everything only has the bad. As Bob Ross once said:
"Happy things. We paint happy things. You want sad things, watch the news"
Do a little research beyond the front page and you'll see that yea, there's a lot of suck, but it's getting smaller every day that we work together to make it so.
break_card ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what the media would have us believe
Throwawayjust_incase ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:49:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's kind of sad, though, isn't it? That things are getting slowly better, it means we've made a lot less progress than we think we did.
Of course, in the long run, it's a good thing, but it means that things haven't "suddenly gotten worse", they've just always been this bad.
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:50:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that calling things "always this bad" is a slap in the face to all the people who were killed, raped, assaulted, or injured for no reason throughout the early 1900s.
We have 24/7 news coverage. We do not have 24/7 race-related attacks. There is a big difference.
Throwawayjust_incase ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What I mean is, a lot of people seem to think that racism ended and is suddenly kicking back up again, and they don't realize that it just never ended.
But yeah, should have clarified, "always this bad or worse".
SuccumbedToReddit ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 19:33:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably, but as long as
raceskin color and poverty rates continue to correlate there'll be racists.Also it wouldn't hurt if the "ghetto" culture dies.
AsAGayJewishDemocrat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:34:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh look subtle racism.
VioletCrow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:13:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His username checks out.
SuccumbedToReddit ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:22:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Do you even know what "correlate" means?
I don't draw any conclusions at all, I don't even imply anything.
Oh look, someone who sees racism everywhere, apparently.
Anubisghost ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:37:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather was extremely racist and I spent my childhood hearing it. You know who I ended up hating? My grandfather.
rsplatpc ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:56:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
here is a direct link to the article
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/black-woman-recalls-day-saved-alleged-kkk-member-mob-article-1.1501050
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's always the story, isn't it? Even when we're assholes, at least our kids will see it and learn not to be.
j_sholmes ยท 479 points ยท Posted at 16:51:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When thirty people attack you and one protects you, I would like to think that one person made an impression, but I'm sure those other thirty most definitely did.
RonnieReagansGhost ยท 268 points ยท Posted at 17:01:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Foot impressions
wardsac ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:53:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's terrible, but I laughed.
MrSyaoranLi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
savage
MChainsaw ยท 346 points ยท Posted at 17:46:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, I kinda feel like having a mob attack you is pretty much what this guy would expect, whereas this one woman protecting him is completely opposite from his expectations. Therefore she might just leave a greater impression and might make him reconsider his thoughts that all black people are the same.
_plinus_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:42:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It may, but we are biased to things that confirm our beliefs. So while one person did save him, he will probably focus on how they all are "savages that attacked him", which confirms what he already believes.
TheCatcherOfThePie ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:07:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or she'll be "one of the good ones".
RedditIsDumb4You ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well skin color aside if I was being attacked by a gang of anyone and only one person from that particular gang helped id cross the street whenever I saw someone from that gang.
j_sholmes ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:50:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if someone would show up to be attacked. Protested and attacked are different things. The woman in the photo understands what it means to protest and voice your opinion in a civilized society...the others do not.
thad137 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:24:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. He wasn't expecting to get the crap beat out of him, but at the same time his thought process would have more than likely brought him to the conclusion that it was something that "those kinds of people" would do. However, the fact that one of "those people" risked herself to protect him is almost the exact opposite of what he was thinking.
I think that's what the meant when they said it's what he expected.
seasaltMD ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:51:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The tactic of a lot of the far right is to go to provoke violent reactions they can use to help feed their narrative to people, so there's a good chance he was expecting to be roughed up depending on what his group's style is.
mnh5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True of the far left too. Extremism is nasty.
seasaltMD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is more associated with the far left I would disagree they show up to get beat up,but I have a feeling our defunitions of far left differs.
Either way I would hesitate to say "true" of the far left because I see it much less often and isn't as ingrained as it is on the far right. Neo nazis look for highly black areas to demonstrate in on the reg. You don't see the far left doing it as often or on the same scale.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course the far left doesn't show up to get beaten. They show up to throw rocks at police and batter political opponents at conventions. The extreme left does tons of stupid shit these days.
j_sholmes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:21:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No generally they show up to do the beating. These mob attacks of political opposition has been happening for months...and it is happening a great deal more from the left. Violence is not acceptable.
seasaltMD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:41:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well obviously if I say they aren't as tied to getting beat up it implies they prefer beating,yes.
It depends heavily on your location too, though.
North American neo nazis and supremacists like antagonizing beatings and euro far right prefers violence than being the victim of violence.
j_sholmes ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:46:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep that mentality and the party you represent will start being labeled, "the party of peace". "We are allowed to attack people that have a different political opinion...because that is obvious justification." Extremism. smh
seasaltMD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:53:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"The party I represent"
I woke up an elected representative of the democratic party? That's news to me, bit tough to get away with considering I am Canadian that is not ted cruz, I don't think I am eligible...
Don't you dare put actual quotes around something saying "We are allowed to attack people who hold a different political opinion because that is obvious justification".
I did not say that. I did not come close to saying that. I did not come close to saying that because I do not come close to thinking that.
You're talking to a non white person that shakes the hands of violent self avowed and proud white supremacists despite their seething hatred for me, because I acknowledge that hate just begets more hate, as does violence.
Do not twist me into being a violent thug that attacks others for political belief just because you are projecting your hate-boner onto me simply because you saw me post something that doesn't fit your narrative perfectly. If you are going to hamfistedly try to twist my words into something you can feed to others, at least use 'these' to imply you aren't using my actual words but just boiling it down to the essence behind the words'... you will be a better troll if you know how to use that properly.
You miss the entire context of my post is response to a person saying that it is the same thing, how far sides of the spectrum approach protests and violence in this continent. I said it is well established that the far right will purposefully march into areas to incite violence unto them, a person responded and said 'true of the far left' to which I said 'well no not really, they dont purposefully antagonize that on the same scale or as frequently as you find far right groups do.' (hey see how you can use ' ' to boil things down without misleading people into thinking its a direct quote!?!)Which is true, because like you said they tend to do the beating.
That doesn't mean I agree with it, it just seems that because I didn't fawn over your post for explicitly saying what I implied in the conclusion, you see me as some terrible boogeyman you built up in your head. Read things better and breathe a little deeper!
We don't disagree or anything, you just wanted to paint me as a violent democrat.
Lol, as if I would ever have such little self respect to call myself a democrat if I was American, how funny! They're to the right of the right wing party of my country! Cmon dude, step your troll game up son!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The crowd looks largely white tho. I only see two black people in the photo and the man in the tank top appears to be with the woman protecting the klansman.
From my experience most tankies are young and white and aren't actually the people experiencing the oppression they claim to oppose.
j_sholmes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The idea is that he will most likely consider himself right when people show their disagreement with violence.
Also, another view of the attackers
HippoPotato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:18:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I definitely think the negative impressions have more of an effect.
I grew up with Mexicans my whole life, had Mexican girlfriends and best friends. Then a group of Mexican guys broke into my house one night and beat me close to death, and left me with possibly permanent brain damage.
And I genuinely hate Mexican people now. I don't choose to, it just left such a negative impression on me, that my brain won't allow me to like them.
And please don't downvote me for this. I'm just telling my personal experience because it fits what they were talking about.
sillybelcher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genuinely hope you one day meet someone who changes your viewpoint about demonizing millions of people based off one incident that involved only a few of them. That's a terrible way to go through life, hating people for a characteristic they had no say in or control over.
HippoPotato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:44:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope so too. Like I said, it's not by choice.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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HippoPotato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:02:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh no absolutely not. I wouldn't judge individuals I know are good people based on my caution towards a group of people. I'm just definitely more reserved towards Latinos I come into contact with who I don't know though.
It does make me sad though, because I come from such an open minded family. They have never said anything negative towards anybody's race, sex, or religion....and I hate that I've become this way. I'm afraid I'll subconsciously pass it to my kids one day, if I ever have any.
I guess almost dying has a more profound effect than I thought it would.
mnh5 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:18:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the same way with men from Saudi Arabia. I'm sure there are good ones, but a couple violent rape attempts and a few experiences of being treated with a weird contempt/lust for being an "American whore" left me incredibly cautious and suspicious of Saudi men.
HippoPotato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:26:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can you tell who's Saudi or not? Or do you live near there?
For me it's all Latinos, even tho it's really only Mexicans that have wronged me. I just can't tell who's who.
sillybelcher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever tried envisioning the break-in, but with assailants of another race/ethnic background? As in, if they were the same race as you, you likely would have internalized the experience as "just some criminals up to no good" (sorry if that sounds like it trivializes your near-death experience; I'm just aiming at the fact that you were severely wronged by another human being), and you would not have focused at all on their ethnicity because your mind wasn't trying to compartmentalize or rationalize why they did it and ultimately ended up focusing on race?
They didn't break into your place BECAUSE they were Mexican, or every Mexican you've ever known, including the ones you call friends now, would be seeking to do the same, right? And it's ignoring the fact that Mexicans are victims of crimes committed by folks of other races as well - victimizing another is a sign of a really shitty person rather than that person being compelled to victimize someone simply because their racial background commanded that behavior. Their race had no bearing on their actions that night.
I get being traumatized (well, only in the superficial sense because I don't have an equivalent experience to relate to), but I can't imagine pinning the actual motivation of a crime on someone's race, as if he/she could be compelled to harm another person simply because the Mexican/black/white/Asian inside said "go forth and commit crime".
mnh5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:07:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just live in a very diverse part of the U.S.
As far as identifying who is Saudi, it's mostly accent, dress, and facial features. The general overwhelming contempt for women is also a pretty big giveaway. The princes give me the heebie jeebies.
That said, it's just Saudi guys and usually just those of a certain social class that bother me. Like with any anxiety disorder, the more positive experiences you have with similar people/things to your trauma, the less that stimulus will bother you. Your triggers then either become much more specific or fade completely.
In my case, I've only met one Saudi man from a high social class who wasn't deeply misogynistic. He was only a little misogynistic. That hasn't been good enough to take the edge off of my fear response. Still, I try to recognize that this is my problem and no one else's responsibility.
BGYeti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is mostly going to push further the mentality of "you are on of the good one's"
j_sholmes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exception, not the rule argument.
BlatantConservative ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 16:36:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you know, stopping people from being racist is the ultimate goal. Not winning over the other side
Richisnormal ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:28:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stomping people being racist? I agree.
c3534l ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:08:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, she's just one of the good ones.
WeirdF ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Likely still is. What you often find is that people will rationalise it by telling themselves that one person is a good egg but the rest of them are still bad. I mean Hitler's personal doctor was Jewish; he referred to him as "The Noble Jew".
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:43:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not american but i can't believe that many people just hate black people. I think most are angered by the divide between stereotypical 'white' and 'black' culture.
I know what happened before the 70s/80s but nowadays i can't imagine a klansmen just being angry by seeing a black person (unless it is a stereotypical 'gangsta' (pants halfway down, yelling obscenities), but i bet black people themselves, or anyone for that matter are offended by those types)
Then again i've never even visited the US so it's difficult for me to judge all of the USAs cultural elements
sillybelcher ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:43:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See above, where one guy now hates all Mexicans because of one violent incident involving only a few. Trust, there really are that many people who hate black people (or "others" in general) for no other reason. Maybe they had a run-in with someone who just happened to be black. Maybe they know someone else who did. For those people, that's all it takes to vilify an entire race and see nothing more than their skin tone and react based on that fact alone, or they don't see those run-ins as isolated incidents where the person could just as easily have been of another race.
I was in a jury pool once years ago and since the defendant was black, the judge asked every potential juror what their overall level of interaction was with black people, and if it was positive or negative. Cue the white woman who said her daughter was once raped by a black man and ever since, she sees ALL black men as rapists or otherwise criminals. Look at all the more recent incidents of police brutality - especially the reports today about the review of Baltimore police department activities where they actively target blacks in the community, including children, for no reason other than the fact that they are black.
Holding racist views typically signifies a severe lack of brain power to begin with; don't think people feel the need to apply logic in order to arrive at the conclusion that they hate all people of a certain appearance.
UrNotFly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not trying to be an asshole, are you from the South /u/notjawn? I ask this because i live in SC and everyone around here tends to say that.
notjawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Born and breaded in Eastern North Carolina. It's southern for "Go F yourself" or to describe someone who is mind boggingly stupid or making a unwise decision.
RedditIsDumb4You ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He more than likely now believes there can be one "good one" in a mob. The rest of the mob most likely affirmed a lot of his racism.
klingelmike ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the southerner.haha
L8_2_The_Party ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Southerner!
FYI: For those of you not familiar with the vernacular:
"Bless" or "Bless his heart" is Southern for "You're/He's/They're an idiot"
"Timmy fell down a well."
"Well, bless his heart!"
"Sally stuck her finger in a light socket... again."
"Well, bless her heart!"
vigh3108 ยท 364 points ยท Posted at 18:02:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/28koly/iama_keshia_thomas_the_black_teenager_who_saved_a/ Anyone who's interested can read this AMA she did.
bisonburgers ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:38:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wallafai ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 21:16:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She seems like a great woman.
Sam_Poopy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:28:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for linking this. The picture spoke volumes, but reading her AMA immortalized Keisha in my eyes. What a beautiful person.
Tacked_Eyeball ยท 263 points ยท Posted at 16:48:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is beautiful and takes a lot of courage. I have a lot of respect for her. Not many people would throw themselves into the fray like this at risk of personal injury and it's really refreshing to see someone actually do what's right especially when there is always so much negativity and violence in the news.
As Mr. Rogers' mom said "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping"
BlueberryPhi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:20:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for Mr Rogers' mom. I love that quote.
Bartweiss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:51:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd forgotten about that quote, thank you. A lot of optimistic quotes don't really move me, but it's powerful to look at tragedy and see the people all around trying to make things better.
nept_r ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:08:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I completely agree with your sentiment, but she definitely wasn't putting herself in any potential harms way. Those guys were beating up a klansman. There's no way they would harm the black lady telling them to stop. It would be the exact opposite of why they are there.
What she did was amazing and selfless and kind and lots of other wonderful things. She wasn't risking personal injury by any stretch, she was just being an amazing human being.
Bartweiss ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:48:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I absolutely think she was risking harm.
In some places, mobs do attack people for this: antifa protestors often treat anyone protecting racism as complicity. I doubt that would happen in this case, but I'd still be concerned about accidental injury. She dove in during the assault, rather than before it - that's an easy way to get kicked or hit with a sign from someone who's slow to react. It's why refs don't get between fighting players.
nept_r ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree there could be some incidental harm, but the previous person made it seem like she risked her safety to protect him. She didn't. Accidents could have happened there if someone was slow to realize but only in the same way accidents happen in life in general. No one was going to target her or specifically try to harm her.
I hate having this whole conversation because I am in no way trying to detract from her incredible act. I just think we should appreciate it for what it is and not try to mythicize her. Let's keep her human because she's already an amazing one.
Kelend ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:35:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are assuming the mob is rational and if the mob was rational it wouldn't of been attacking the man in the first place.
nept_r ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:45:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
...she clearly wasn't a klansman, so why on earth would they attack her? I get that it's a mob and all, but a mob getting pissed off about racism isn't going to suddenly do the complete OPPOSITE of what they're mad about. That's just stupid. "I'M SO MAD ABOUT THESE RACISTS I'M GOING TO RANDOMLY HURT THIS BLACK WOMAN" is just not believable. A mob gets carried away because they are passionate about something, and you're trying to tell me that they're going to get so riled up they instead start doing the opposite? That's not people. That'd be like someone going to a recycle rally and getting so pumped up they stay littering. That's simply not real life.
I'm not trying to take away from her actions. I tried to make that really clear in my comment. I just thought it was going too far to say she was putting her personal safety at risk. She simply wasn't. She was doing an amazing thing and being an amazing human being just because she cared about his safety. Her safety was just never a part of it.
[deleted] ยท 205 points ยท Posted at 17:06:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know if anyone cares about my little feelings but this shit gets me so hard. This woman demonstrates an absolute act of love. Love your enemies. This image is literally what this means- Do what is just, and what is fair, and consider the human at the other end even if you have nothing in common but mutual hatred. Even if you're atheist, this is all most religions try to preach. Just because they don't believe what you believe doesn't mean they deserve to be harmed, even if their ideology is totally backwards.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:51:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:17:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are people who put glass in dog treats and recently my town has had issues with finding nail-ridden planks on hiking trails. There are literally no point to these behaviors but to cause suffering. The people aren't even around to observe the aftermath. I don't understand how sick you have to be to do things like that.
Heroicis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:27:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mental illness, very, very bad mental illness
MustangTech ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i wonder what would have happened if it was a white protester that jumped on top of the guy. would bystanders have realized what was going on, or would they think it was a fellow klansman protecting the guy?
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:20:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People would probably take no notice because people don't get surprised when white people do heroic things /s
I really hate humanity.
MustangTech ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:08:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you don't think that's what i was implying. The reason the photo is so powerful is because you can tell immediately which "side" these two people are on, what with a picture being worth a thousand words and all that
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not at all. I was parodying twisted racist thought but it doesn't seem like it was understood by a lot
MustangTech ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
must mean your imitation was really good
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I also do kid's parties
DruSparro ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:02:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too. I actually teared up. Holy shit.
meggasaurus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIght!? I get teary eyed every time I see the picture. It's beautiful.
notjawn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:54:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shows you have true empathy and compassion. Best of luck on your journey on this earth friend :)
2AXP21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with you man. On the subway and I had to hold back tears. Love is a force.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 16:46:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, thanks for that. Good to know things like this happen amid all of the racial tensions.
Aluep ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 16:21:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit, she's only 19? Unbelievable that a 19 year old would have this much courage.
[deleted] ยท 177 points ยท Posted at 17:32:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not? If anything people lose courage as they grow older.
hilldex ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:41:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm this. Source: I was much more courageous when I was younger.
Tshirt_Addict ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Older people are more familiar with mortality.
MK_Ultrex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:14:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not mortality per se but the risk of getting seriously hurt. Source: I am 40 and amazed at the stupidity of the stuff I did 20 years ago.
Tshirt_Addict ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:39:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I've always been 40. I never did stupid stuff when I was young.
MK_Ultrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have a lot of time ahead to try. With the added bonus that you can exclude the criminally retarded propositions that sound as good ideas when you are 20 and drunk. Some calculated risk is necessary for a good life.
undreamedgore ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:53:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That means I'll probably be scared of my shadow
NeoShweaty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you start to realize as time goes on that you have things to lose. Your Wife, kids, career, etc.
OneBigBug ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, and also because people before they're like...23-27 have underdeveloped regions of the brain responsible for a bunch of that kinda stuff. Risk management, impulse control, etc.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno, personally I'm much braver now than when I was young.
BLASPHEMOUS_ERECTION ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Age doesn't always wizen or enhance us. Sometimes it just jades and empties.
Gsusruls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:08:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. We get jaded into complacency. It's not that most people would have been afraid to help him. It's that they would have accepted that 'mobs do what mobs do,' and just felt bad for him, without actually doing anything.
Shredded_Cunt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:36:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The black guy behind her seems to be trying to stop people potentially hurting him too.
BearyPotter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That takes a ridiculous amount of courage.
bawzzz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:14:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The guy was just trying to give him some water. Jeeez.
Tygerpowell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She came in and talked to my writing class last semester because she was friends with our professor, great person.
AlekRivard ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:08:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's these kind of things that make me proud to go to UMich
Edit: What's with the downvotes? I'm being sincere.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't she do an AMA a while back
ButterflyAttack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, respect.
tatsuedoa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like more than just her standing between violence. Guy behind her seems to trying to stop two white guys going at it.
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When did this happen? If this was a recent protest, I was actually briefly watching them march, which is pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2 years ago
Balind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Might have seen that one too then, though I don't remember.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus that must have took so much courage to do.
that_nagger_guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sure that's what she's doing?
squizzage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The USA shirt is a nice touch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually made me tear up.
The_R4ke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That takes so much courage to do that. I have to imagine there's a large part of her that would have wanted to seen him get his ass kicked, but she knew that it would only make things worse so she risked bodily harm to protect someone who openly hates her, and her entire race.
Aiku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You find a woman like that, you marry her, before some other asshole does.
inzur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:26:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There might be hope in this world yet.
cooldude1005 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
beautiful.
plexxonic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
USA motherfuckers. I love that pic.
octavia-73- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:02:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's a shame. Klansman deserves it 100%, y u gotta go and ruin it lesbian Thomas.
Edit: autocorrect fucked me over, corrected keshia to lesbian :/
BrodmannsArea ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:18:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did she slip on that banana peel?
cleancutmover ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:05:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like she just fell over while kicking him.
freshthrowaway1138 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:06:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me happy, especially after the shit I've gotten for saying that racists/fascists should not be attacked in the street. Love not hate changes minds. The future will be better because of people like that woman.
iwanttosaysmth ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:41:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Staaahhhp! Staaahhp!
n3wgirl ยท 880 points ยท Posted at 16:39:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realize this thread would make me so weepy.
fikis ยท 534 points ยท Posted at 19:22:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it strange?
We associate crying with negative emotions, but I damn sure didn't feel like crying in the "Awful photos" post. I just sort of felt sick and grossed out.
Then, in this thread, full of all these moments of transcendent humanity and kindness, I'm legit crying.
So nice to see the best aspects of humanity represented, but...also slightly embarrassing.
Don't nobody want to see this old dude tearing up...
jokzard ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:09:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We want to live by each others happiness.
fieryfish42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This really made my day reading this..& really touched me.
Not_Warlizard_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorite monologues.
blindgynaecologist ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:39:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I cried in that thread as well... conservative estimate, I'd say reddit has made me cry about seven times today.
boyferret ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:48:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's really annoying too. But I keep coming back.
CancerFaceEww ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:14:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You fucking own it my brother, it's simply transcendent to reach the point that you are at. I've faced some super serious stuff in the last few years and I can distill the things I've learned down into this: Humanity is uplifting and it encourages us like nothing else to be allowed to experience it.
Crying doesn't make you less of a man. It makes you a complete one.
fikis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, man.
Hope you are doing well these days, and that you have a great end to your week.
truth__bomb ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:32:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a 32-year-old dude, I stand with you in weepy solidarity. ๐ญโ
fikis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:40:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All power to the confusedly crying people!
Slacker5001 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:26:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think people misunderstand crying a lot. It doesn't go with one feeling or emotion, crying just goes with strong ones. As someone who cries easily (as much as I wish I didn't), it's hard for me to get this across to people sometimes.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:36:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But knowing you, and I, another jaded old geezer, are tearing up just shows that we're part of that brighter side. We STILL have feelings for the happy and good things in life, no matter what's being thrown at us, and no matter what's passed before.
fikis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 11:39:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
<3
Take care, brother.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks man, same to you.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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fikis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:38:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:')
mr_lab_rat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:02:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't remember the last time I cried from negative emotions.
Mandymandyman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I once read somewhere that crying is the result of your body not knowing how to respond to something, so that may be it.
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's a defense thing. You want to let your emotions out when they're good, not when you see something horrible.
NSA_Chatbot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:48:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tears are there so people that care about you can see that there's something up, so they can share in whatever's making you cry.
Are you sad enough to cry? Well shit man, give me a hug.
or
Hey, that's a beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing!
Beingabummer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:00:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe we cry because something bad has to happen first. The building has to be on fire to rescue the cat. The town needs to flood to save the drowning girl. Terrorists need to shoot up Paris to hear the exchange between a boy and his dad.
dingoransom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:17:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree. I didn't cry for the other thread but cried my way through this one. It's nice to be reminded of the good things.
Andernerd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Watch Erased. Awful things happen. Made me want to cry.
davesidious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't say "we" do that, as "we" don't. Some do, including you it seems, but not everyone.
PoopDog77 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:01:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHO PUT ALL THESE ONIONS IN MY DESK
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:57:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ, you and me both.
notjawn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:08:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude we all need a good cry sometimes.
n3wgirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That we do!
MsAnnThrope ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:56:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone at the bar where I'm sitting just asked me what's wrong. I told them it's just allergies making my eyes water.
thelonelinessherself ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am so glad I am not the only one! What is it about these photos that makes us cry?
n3wgirl ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:20:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's joy and elation at how good people can be amid all the horrible things we see every day.
corobo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That giant onion from elsewhere in this thread is really getting my eyes going
jcagle972 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:26:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Having needed this for months, I knew just how weepy this post would make me in the middle of this Denton, TX bar and said fuck it we'll do it live.
xchadrickx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As I mentioned in another comment I've had a never ending run it seems like of bad days at work. The picture of the smiling girl with the camel made me finally crack a smile, then I realized I'd also started crying. Felt great to get it out. This is an awesome thread.
gregdoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For real. I just feel so fucking happy right now. I needed this thread, and I didn't even know.
ksperry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to think that it makes me weepy because the kindness and happiness in these images are familiar to my soul. My soul feels at home.
xocheerio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Same here. Trying not to be all cry-y at work. Haha
identiifiication ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:')
BlankVerse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is /r/upliftingphotos a thing? Nope. :(
And /r/upliftingpics only has 3 subscribers and one photo.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Likewise. Especially the dog ones, something so brutally emotional about the connection between man and dog.
saadghauri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously, I don't even know why. I'm not sad, just overwhelmed
[deleted] ยท 458 points ยท Posted at 19:15:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This: https://youtu.be/m4Hu7ydhtpU
Those guys could've been a jerk to the kid but chose to make him feel welcome
Kinteoka ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 21:44:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn, that was adorable. Thanks for that, man.
FR05TY14 ยท 88 points ยท Posted at 22:40:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but dude that wiggle was SICK.
Kinteoka ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:19:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not as sick as that Olivedrop.
polaraptor ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:33:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That flamingo tho
Thinking_is_Free ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:55:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This may be one of the simplest posts in this thread. It's just two friends at a skate park with a little kid and it made me so happy. We've all been at both sides of that situation. You're out with your friends and some random kid tags along whilst you play football or skate. Or you've been the little kid. It was so sound of them to just chill with him and not make fun of him or trick him into calling the trick a dirty name. They just ahd a good time.
Kablamo185 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:40:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man reminds me of when I used to skate back in my teen years... every now and then there was a young kid that would be just as awesome as this little kid. Reminds me that while we were mostly total idiots in our teen years we always made that young kid feel welcome.
Galindan ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:17:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was that age I had a skateboard and went down to the local pit, I was instantly petrified because there were a dozen people there who were much older and much better than me. However instead of ignoring me or getting mad when I took my time going down a slope or something they coached me and encouraged me. THAT was a great day.
BlankVerse ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:21:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of this story:
http://www.today.com/kindness/teenage-boy-skate-park-moms-letter-goes-viral-t51816
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:15:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, dude. That's beautiful. The kid was adorable and the guy was so cool to him.
Man-Among-Gods ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:43:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brb. Gotta go perfect my Olive Drop.
rainqueen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:16:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg, this made me so happy. I could see my 4 year old daughter in that kid. Looking for approval from his heros, and they gave it to him. So, so sweet.
ayyyyyyyyy1mao ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love Alex Buening. He and the rest of the Revive team are all such positive people
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love stuff like this. There is no reason for people to be bullied. Everyone having fun and getting to know each other. That kid was adorable too!
NickFolzie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow.. is that skate park in Loveland, Ohio? I think i drive by that place...
rhymeswithvegan ยท 341 points ยท Posted at 19:18:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/08/09/man-91-in-hospice-care-is-still-knitting-hats-for-homeless.html
This 91 year old Michigan man in hospice, knitting hats for the homeless.
fbholyclock ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:23:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many good people coming out of michigan in this thread. Is there something in the water?
Scherzkeks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm laughing but chiding myself. I don't know how to feel!
rhymeswithvegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being a Michigan native, it does make me feel good. But I grew up on bottled water.
chornu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:34:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one is my favorite.
NeverLucky522 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:04:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who says knittin ain't manly?
denteslactei ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:28:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was also a 109 year old who used to knit little jumpers for penguins.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11405280/PICS-AND-PUB-PLS-Australias-oldest-person-reveals-he-spends-his-time-knitting-jumpers-for-penguins-penguin.html
rhymeswithvegan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is adorable.
Phunkstar ยท 511 points ยท Posted at 23:01:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Laaate to the party. The dog in Mexico that for some reason ended up in a parade with lots of people cheering it on. The dog looks so happy.
chkadii ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 00:26:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also further up in the thread, but I will never not upvote this picture. Every dog deserves a parade.
Full_Of_Win ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:24:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The pope was visiting Mexico. That's why they're lined up.
christian-mann ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 03:38:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pope John Paw
DestituteDomino ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:26:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It shows that no matter kind of creature you are, nothing transcends feelings.
SmoSays ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:19:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And you know that dog thought all those people were for him
I'm pretty sure my dog thinks I specifically take him to the bank so he can get a treat.
mannw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were waiting for the pope.
CAPSLOCKGG ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 04:19:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:07:28 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg that made me laugh so hard!
Blooder91 ยท 720 points ยท Posted at 18:56:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That passion for motorsports
floormatt3 ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 22:04:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of this
drunkryan ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 22:46:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend went blind from diabetes 6 years ago, I still let him ride pillion in the twisties since he can't himself any longer.
Fridgemonkey ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:37:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome man, but it cuts extremely deep. You're a good friend.
drunkryan ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 23:56:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah most of our friends stopped hanging out with him because it became more difficult. I still make the dude go camping and hook his nightly dialysis machine up to my generator so we can cliff jump and hike with his daughter (shes 3). Hes a rad dude imo.
Abraheezee ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:09:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, man, this is beautiful. Bless you for being such a champion of a friend! :]
boyferret ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:39:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a non car person what does that mean.
drunkryan ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:54:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motorcycle, twisties = the crazy mountain roads that really test your ability, pillion = riding on the back seat/pegs
boyferret ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:58:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks so much.
drunkryan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yah motorcycles! If you don't ride I recommend it.
boyferret ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:42:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in Texas there are way too many shitty drivers here for me to get a motorcycle.
drunkryan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:15:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy drivers in every state. I live in AZ which has almost 40% uninsured motorists on the road. Don't waste the sunshine and the smiles man! (or woman for the SJWs)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:25:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They just made my eyes rain man. As someone who rides I can only imagine how hard it must be for your buddy and you met him have the experience. You're an awesome friend.
clykel ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my goal, I will one day own a nice supercar and i will let kids sit in it and I will give someone a ride in it, I want to inspire kids to pursue their dreams and make their days.
ayekay1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Careful bro, nothing against you, but there are a lot of weirdos offering kids rides these days!
clykel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not that kind of person, I'm the person who sees a kid with their parents getting excited over my car and I'll stop and ask if they wanna sit in it and get pictures or if I'm at a car show I'll let kids sit in it.
ShowelingSnow ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 23:48:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you like that, check out this video of a blind father and his son getting to touch the stanley cup.
I don't tear up often, but this video man, shit
Moghlannak ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:18:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That kid is going to work as a hockey play by play caller no problem. Its actually a lot harder than people think and he'll have so much practice.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:45:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh damn that's sweet.
thatfuckingguydotcom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:28:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHO PUT THE ONIONS IN THE CUP?
schatzski ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:22:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dude with the giant one is just fucking up this thread. Can't get away from the strength of that onion, no matter which comment
danguy226 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't handle that... It was so touching
AlwaysPhillyinSunny ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:44:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow... I'm with you. That was moving.
Kermit-Batman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chills man! That was awesome, while I've heard of the Stanley Cup, I've never seen it. It's a work of art!
FlyPolarRex ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:49:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blind?
neptunusequester ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:52:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
RobinhooodGFX ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:14:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dang :( Artificial eyes can't come soon enough.
Freddy216b ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:31:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's so sad we want the things we can't have the most. I am visually impaired and can't drive but am obsessed with cars, motorcycles, and motorsport. What I wouldn't do to be allowed to drive a fast car.
LadySluggnutt ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:33:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally wasn't expecting that. Right in the feels
Agent-Goomy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:23:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. Right in the feels.
PSPHAXXOR ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:01:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the intro video to Forza Motorsport 5
Vipe777 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 08:10:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit, this one got me... his face... he's so happy
phoenixmusicman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:41:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man at first I was like "why is that guy just standing there? Why is this photo in this thread?"
Then I realised...
godamnit
inzur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:36:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rev head here.
This makes me happy.
api10 ยท 509 points ยท Posted at 17:05:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This traffic policeman in Iran covering a street sales boy from rain.
-eDgAR- ยท 333 points ยท Posted at 22:55:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A little late, but I love this picture of tribal children seeing an iPad for the first time. The expressions on all theirs faces just brings a huge smile to my face.
foxh8er ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:57:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try Tim Cook
DestituteDomino ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:04:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See, now I wonder..
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:57:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:O
Hedgehogemperor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:23:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baby in the back is like " the fuck you fools looking at?"
sadhandjobs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:51:08 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"children of the poorest countries remain innocent and easy to please"?
I hope I took that the wrong way.
GovtCheese1 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:02:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were watching Brazzers
aiecks_h ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not even in a case
wabojabo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FunForLouis
phoenixmusicman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:42:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dude why is their teeth so white?
AP246 ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 06:24:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not an expert, but if they are hunter gatherers I think they would have no problem keeping their teeth clean. Hunter gatherer societies generally ate a mixture of roots, fruit and meat. This is what humans evolved to eat. However, as civilizations grew, you obviously needed a more practical food for larger numbers of people to eat, which lead to the consumption of grains like wheat and rice. These are packed full of energy and are very efficient foods, but are also the perfect food for bacteria in your teeth. So, I guess one of the drawbacks of switching to an agricultural system was bad teeth.
Why_You_Mad_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:51 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What rots your teeth is all of the sugar in your diet. Hunter gatherers get very little sugar in their diet, and instead eat a lot more meat and roughage veggies. That's why when we find remains of early man, the teeth aren't rotted out, despite the fact they'd never had access to toothpaste or a toothbrush.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 05:08:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so you can see em in the dark
PM_SMALLER_TITS ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 23:37:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These baby bats rescued from a heat wave
aballofunicorns ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:31:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soooo adorable!!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:45:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The last photo with the baby bat looking at the camera is so damn adorable!
KELBERG5000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:47 on August 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mum was a wildlife volunteer when I was young and we fostered so many of these orphaned little babies. They are the absolute sweetest, silliest and most adorable little things. I'll never forget being 5-6 years old and waking up to them hanging off my door handle or climbing up my bed sheets to say hi.
[deleted] ยท 149 points ยท Posted at 21:51:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So guys, when the aliens come, we show them this thread
Singurularity ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:25:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's telling you OP isn't an alien?
aiecks_h ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:06:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When aliens come we need to delete the internet really quick
dingoransom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:19:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed.
Hewkho ยท 985 points ยท Posted at 17:05:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kid using McDonald light to do his homework.
After story.
sheven ยท 361 points ยท Posted at 17:53:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This seems more like the darker side of humanity to me. Sure, it's nice to see a kid wanting to learn. But no child deserves going through this bullshit to do so. And yet I'm sure he's not the first or last to do something similar.
undreamedgore ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 20:21:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Darker side of reality, better side if humanity
IritantIguana ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:21:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It shows the brighter side. Many devolve into crime and stagnate positions, he uses what he can to do what he can. Its perseverance and determination even in the worst situation.
vishyswoz ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 21:19:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad had to use streetlights back in his village in India to do his homework and studying.
He's a doctor today, so that's nice
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:10:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The after story is nice though.
ArturoGJ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:34:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Mama I don't want to stay poor" :'( good for the boy for really wanting to learn I hope everything is going well for him
FlyPolarRex ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In places all over the world, he would be receiving military training. Given the premise of the thread, let's celebrate his commitment, huh?
3amek ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:21:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can say that about half the pictures in this thread since they're pictures of refugees, war zones, and other unfortunate circumstances. I guess it's in these moments where humanity can shine the most.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:35:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the shit my brother in law went through. He's from Africa and came to the USA when he was 10. He didn't speak hardly any English and never went to school before.
He graduated high school with honors at 19 years old. This guy is a machine. Got a scholarship for college, worked nights at McDonald's. Graduated college with a double major in biology and chemistry and went to medical school. He's a Urologist now and one of the most humble, kindest, and hardest working people I have ever met.
He makes me feel lazy and spoiled.
jenesaisquoi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:13:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/ORXglrzEqn4
Thing is, these kids, they have the best chance of everyone in the country. People send their kids to the capital, conakry, just so they have a chance to pass their exams to go to college. If you don't, you might not have teachers who show up (our philosophy teacher showed up twice during the 2 years I taught) or electricity at all.
Conakry's electricity has gotten better recently, but many people probably don't have it.
I helped one of my students get into a master's program in Canada, and it will change his life, if I can just manage to get his study permit in time and figure out how to pay for it. I might take out loans for it. This is a kid who was orphaned by age 6, walked several miles a day for school, lived on one meal a day for high school, had just one uniform for school, and never asked for anything from me but knowledge. I actually had no idea his life had been so hard until we started trying to fundraise to get him over here. Sorry, totally unrelated. I'm just stressed about managing the Canadian education system for him.
ArmoredSpearhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You make Humanity proud
PouponMacaque ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marty: โWell, I know we ainโt in Alaska, but it appears to me that the dark has a lot more territory.โ
Rust: โYeah, youโre right about that.โ
...
Rust: โYouโre looking at it wrong, the sky thing.โ
Marty: โHowโs that?โ
Rust: โWell, once there was only dark. You ask me, the lightโs winning.โ
hbk1966 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That could at least let him do his homework inside.
MollyGibson84 ยท 990 points ยท Posted at 17:26:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.cutepuppybreeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pitbull-hugs.jpg
This pit bull was on the Kill list some years ago at the New York Animal care & Control. He was adopted after a volunteer snapped this photo and posted on facebook.
neverbuythesun ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:25:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously recommend everyone watch The Champions documentary on Netflix about the fate of the pit bulls who were involved in the Michael Vick case- without giving too much away, it's a really feel good watch although I sobbed like a baby with happy tears every time progress was made or the owners/shelter workers started talking and you could just sense their love for the dogs.
MollyGibson84 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:36:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have seen it! I also when the Vick dog book, though the name eludes me at the moment. I couldn't get through it because they graphically described Vick picking up a dog by the legs "like a skipping rope" and smashing it to the ground until it died.
sc1003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:44:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Vicktory dogs are my go-to feel-good story.
JukeBoxJules ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:12:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you ever seen Vet Ranch?? They make videos of animals coming from the worst conditions (warning, very bloody!) And these animals are the happiest beings ever.
dredly999 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:49:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So liking a picture can save lives.
MollyGibson84 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 17:48:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
some downvoted an adorable dog hugging a shelter worker?!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:32:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are some real brain dead shrills in this world. We just have to accept it and move on.
Joeliosis ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:52:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This sums up every pittipupper I've ever met. They're just big cuddle monsters.
Darkfriend337 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:21:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. My buddy just wants to sit on my lap and he's 70 lbs or so. If I lay on the floor he'll try to sit on my chest.
dianasaurusmex ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:07:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same problem with mine. 70 and 89lbs. The bigger one is a huge mommas boy too. ๐ณ
CMO_Ratchet ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:55:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. Had a coworker who has grown up to fear pits slowly come around to understanding they ain't so bad. Still remember her asking me what the worst part of owning a pit was, answer: Lack of personal space.
MightyMackinac ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:52:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many people hold on to the notion that pitbulls are vicious or mean. It's not the dog or the breed. It's the previous owner or trainer. Pitbulls were bred to be nanny's, even going so far as to be more trustworthy that humans. They are giant loving cuddle monsters who want nothing more than all the love they can get.
It makes me so mad to see pitbulls that are abused or forgotten.
dianasaurusmex ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:08:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Here's my idiot: https://instagram.com/p/BGkb8Gagjc6/
Scary, huh?
neverbuythesun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god he's so gorgeous! Give him a big kiss from me! I love him!
everythingsleeps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:09:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's mine
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIDfWtkA0vQ/
He chases squirrels but never catches them and if he does get a chance to get close, he just smells them and tilts his head.
MightyMackinac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm quaking in my chair! with glee! How old?
dianasaurusmex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:25:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was his first birthday!
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 01:17:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, a vast majority of lethal dog attacks are caused by pit bulls. Yes, good training can help them become more tame, but to act as if all breeds are equally aggressive is plain nonsense. Biology has an enormous effect on animal behavior.
deathschemist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:05:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but is it the breed? or the owners?
pitbulls have a reputation, so many of the people who get them, do so to exploit said reputation. these people won't treat the dog with love or care, and so the dog will learn that the love in its heart is a lie. the dog will become bitter, and therefore vicious.
this is most certainly a chicken/egg scenario.
[deleted] ยท -18 points ยท Posted at 02:08:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the breed. There have been numerous studies on this very topic.
Go take your amateur arguments to some 9th grade classroom where they belong.
deathschemist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:02:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1- until you link said studies, i'll continue to not believe you- every pitbull i've known has been soft and loveable- indeed, there's a pit bull that lives in one of the ground floor flats in the building where i live, and every time i go to check my electricity meter, the dog comes out all like "hai friend wat r u doin?"
2- who shat in your sandwich? that insult was unwarranted and frankly, kind of rude. just because i subscribe to the school of thought that there's no such thing as a dog that's inherently bad...
astroaron ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:40:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have been unable to find any unbiased source for or against your viewpoint. Perhaps you could show me the study that help make your arguments not amateur.
thecarolinakid ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:41:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have links to these studies?
everythingsleeps ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:11:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you're saying environment can't have an effect on behavior?
Virus64 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:53:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've only ever met one aggressive pit bull in my life and that was because it was a rescue from an abusive home. Pit bulls may contribute to a large portion of dog related deaths, but try and dig deeper; how many of those dogs were owned by people who knew how to train this breed, or cared for dog like a good owner? Probably not a lot. I've seen more shepard dogs attack other dogs, and people, then I have terriers. All dogs have that instinct to kill, don't pretend that a pitty is more dangerous, or more of an attack risk than a gsd or a saint Bernard.
AdamZax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[ Citation needed ]
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:25:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awwww I would never adopt a pitt, but I appreciate the ones who do.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 05:13:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Virus64 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 06:00:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Euthanasia is too soft of a word. They can't find a home for dog, dog has to die. This is the reason that Bob Barker wants people to spay/neuter their pets, so that these situations (kill shelters) don't have to exist.
iwillgetwhatiwant ยท 2333 points ยท Posted at 17:13:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a pic, but this made me smile a lot.
ayala559 ยท 1135 points ยท Posted at 17:31:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to the interviewer for holding his words and knowing when to speak! Really allowed for the conversation to flow.
djohn_14 ยท 669 points ยท Posted at 18:08:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ain't that the truth. If the interviewer had resumed talking after the kid said "Bad guys are not very nice." (at around 10 seconds). We would have missed this whole beautiful moment. The interviewer held off to get as many words out of the boy. Great interviewer.
ayala559 ยท 382 points ยท Posted at 18:38:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes good point! I'm not used to that pause since I only watch American media. I asked myself "dude the kids done talking, it's getting awkward" but I was wrong, the kid wasn't done talking because I'm used to scripted speaking on tv. This kid was given time to recollect some thoughts and what came out was amazing!
NoDogBlood ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 23:05:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worked at a kindergarten a couple years back, actual kids will take forever to generate their thoughts and it will again take another eternity for them to say it. And the process repeats if you ask another question. If it's scripted then it would be smooth and sound. But their answers? Sometimes it'll make me think, man it's worth the wait. (and I'm not a woman with patience)
ayala559 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:12:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao I feel you! I think a good reporter should have a general sense of how people react especially after a traumatic event. I think most journalist however are trained to conduct their interviews so they can be edited into quick cuts and big key trigger words instead of asking about feelings and thoughts.
Lazin ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:31:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a great technique when you're interviewing people about something they actually want to share, like something they're passionate about (job, hobby or what not), or something current, like in this case. Just ask the first question, don't be afraid of 1-3 seconds of silence, they will almost always start talking first and continue on in the directions they feel like is the most important.
Like, if you are doing an interview were you want to know more about a subject, not live but for your own research, it's often better to let them drive the interview some of the time, because they're the expert, and knows what is important, you don't.
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:50:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow that's a really neat concept! It's like it's catered more as a conversation than a questionnaire! It's almost weird seeing it in practice, it feels so organic and refreshing!
stupid_signoffs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:17:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were times when the interviewer was almost nodding him on to keep talking, cute.
Go forth and die
ktbby1 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:57:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
??
TealSwinglineStapler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:18:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's how you get the best answers. If you're interviewing someone just wait, they'll always fill the silence. Usually with shit they shouldn't have said.
CeaRhan ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:24:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a frenchman and I don't know this interviewer but another french citizen on an older thread explained how this guy was usually a journalist covering war zones in dozens of countries, and how he was really good. It was surprising to see him there and unexpected
yeahokayiguess ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:46:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish all interviewers were like that. I have no interest in what the interviewer has to say, I want to hear the people being interviewed.
ayala559 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:39:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly, I don't want the interviewed re-cap. I want the raw emotions.
JcmNOOT ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:46:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy is the best journalist I know. He goes to many dangerous places, like Syria, and interviews locals. He was the only one to do that on French TV. This is all the country he visited for his reportages (And he's only 29)
ayala559 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my gosh! This guy is insane! He puts some of our "journalists" to shame. Jeez I'd love to be the network that has him.
Morall_tach ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:44:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took a class from a field journalist on how to interview, and he said the first rule is to ask your question and then shut up. Wait for them to keep talking. Ever since, it drives me crazy to watch bad reporters who obviously just have a list of questions to get through and don't really care what the answers are.
ayala559 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy, if regular media is frustrating for me to watch as it is, I can't imagine you're frustration as someone who actually studied that lol. I imagine it's similar to tech savvy people watching Movies that display "hacking" and just find it ridiculous.
Morall_tach ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:02:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. If you want to hate journalists, study journalism. Except Anderson Cooper, he's cool.
ayala559 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like KFC. I think there's a general consensus that that silver fox is loved by all.
L8_2_The_Party ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:08:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have no idea...
Also, EMTs watching medical shows or, Ghu forbid, shows about EMTs...
Source: have EMT relative, have sore ears ;)
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao that's terrible ๐
L8_2_The_Party ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:42:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, upside is, I know what not to do in many emergencies... so there's that. ;)
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's better than nothing I suppose :)
thisisntadam ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:22:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can only roll my eyes thinking of all the ways American news coverage would have stampeded all over that scene until it was nothing but a 3 second sound clip.
ayala559 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:37:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
American would ask: "Are you terrified of all these guns and murder happening in your home?"
This reporter allowed the dad time to calm the child on air: "Do you feel better now?" With a friendly smile.
kangareagle ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:40:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? There are plenty of smaller news outlets in the US that can take their time. Le petit journal (the people doing the interview) isn't a hardcore news channel.
ayala559 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very true, it seems like local channels put more emphasis on these types of interviews compared to national networks.
lapzkauz ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Props to the interviewer for.. being an interviewer?
ayala559 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:51:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad to say but yes, now a days it's not very common.
DocJawbone ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 20:54:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a great, calm, steadfast dad.
wtf70 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:04:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That dad knows what's up!!
Axoma ยท 278 points ยท Posted at 17:30:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh wow, that was like a scene out of a movie!
GayWarden ยท 258 points ยท Posted at 20:54:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"They have guns."
"But we have flowers."
Goddammit that could be straight out of a cheesy movie. It's so much more powerful in real life.
[deleted] ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 00:51:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're just being French
thedaj ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:18:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It reminds me of the 'invisible cloak' a character gives his daughter in the movie Crash. If you've not seen it, definitely track it down.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:56:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want a fucking poster of this.
dddaaadddd ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:23:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently flowers don't beat trucks
[deleted] ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 03:16:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ENTreeWay ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 03:36:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Flowers obviously won't stop guns. Although telling a child, "they have guns, but we have better guns" might be similarly comforting in the short run, it perpetuates the idea of fighting fire with fire. This father is trying to demonstrate to his son the importance of peace/love. Flowers themselves don't protect us from guns, but a generation of children who know better can hinder the spread of violence.
Matrix_V ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:49:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a very nice comment, thank you.
ElMeanYo ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 05:18:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice comment, but naive. Evil exists in this world and is ready to fuck you over if you aren't ready to defend against it. Father would have been better off to train this child to watch his back and be prepared to fight to defend the ones he loves.
ENTreeWay ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:31:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you mean, but my comment isn't exactly naive. I am well aware that there are evil individuals in the world, and in those cases "flowers" won't help. However, for the most part, humans aren't inherently evil (emphasis on "for the most part" - obviously there are natural shit heads). Much of the hatred and vitriol in the world is a learned behavior, passed down through generations. To a degree, fear is instinctual - we fear what we do not know because it is safer than blindly embracing it. However, evil people exploit that (somewhat natural) fear and manipulate it into hate through the power of ignorance.
When children are young and malleable (like the child in the video), it is the job of the parent and the community to protect the child and show them the good side of humanity. When the child grows older and is able to grapple with the complex concept of good vs. evil, the child's teachers/guardians/role models/whatever can demonstrate that, though evil exists in the world, the child will be happier and thrive in a peaceful/loving environment.
AnonymousWritings ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:37:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were 12,252 murders in the US last year, committed by people who seem to have decided not to "give peace a try".
There have been 445 deaths from terrorist attacks in France... Ever. From "evil that exists that is ready to fuck you over" and wasn't stopped.
(Or 3,264 deaths in the US since 1995)
One of these is a bigger problem.
kyleridesbikes ยท 397 points ยท Posted at 17:55:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jesus christ
wasnt trying to cry at work today
lasserkid ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:28:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you too huh?
PmknSharkLatte ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:49:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The boys smile at the end โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐ญ
upupvote2 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:08:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you plan on working at work today though?
kyleridesbikes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:36:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No not really ๐
livewirejsp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:42:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This entire post is bringing out the tears.
curvy_lady_92 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:57:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ca va mille.
Edit: mieux. My Prof would be so disappointed in me right now.
intotherainbows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*mieux
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy... I was feelsing pretty hard before I got to this video. Now I'm literally trying to keep myself from losing it in the office.
[deleted] ยท 155 points ยท Posted at 17:49:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh gosh, I remember seeing that for the first time on Russell Howard's Good News. I just shut my eyes and listened to the child and his beautiful innocence, and the father's incredible response, and fuck me that hurt. Paris was a shock, a tragedy, and hurt far too much, but this was a small bit of beauty that brightened my vision in light of the massacre.
Edit: Oh fuck, I just watched it again for the first time in months, but I was lazy and left Arrival of the Birds playing in the background and now I'm crying.
HoraceDerwent ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You shut your eyes and listened?
You are either a Brit who is fluent in French or you're exaggerating.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:02:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The former. French is basically my second first language, and France is more my home than England.
ProvokedTree ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:13:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
King Richard? Is that you?
ProfessionalWingman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:30:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait... William the Conqueror !?
ShortShartLongJacket ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cinematic Orchestra automatically makes everything 10x as emotional :(
Kernigerts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:27 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's Arrival of the birds?
RattmannRadio ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:16:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That clip made me have hope for humanity.
Then I read some of the comments.
Dopeaz ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:10:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Oh man, I forgot about youtube comments. I installed some plugin a while ago that gets rid of youtube comments and shows reddit comments instead.
Edit: I immediately take it back. Fucking hate subs.
Edit2: Ok, I'm taking back my takeback. Apparently you can filter out shitty racist subs!
Edit3: Link to the plugin.
PalapaSlaps ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:30:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whoo, Shitty racist sub filtering!
Kilane ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:32:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Herp Derp for Youtube is the one I use. Works perfectly.
thoth1000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:27:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I just said the same thing. I knew I shouldn't have been stupid enough to read YouTube comments
ApexBarber ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:43:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In a matter of a few minutes that Dad taught his son what a lot of people still don't understand.
heavywether ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:28:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually teared up while watching this
magg_pye ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:02:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This makes me cry every time I see it. This innocent child and his precious father are just beyond words.
123ricardo210 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:51:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The comments under the video were less nice though. I just dont understand how people could argue about something like this.
sleepyeyes_24_7 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:42:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That brought a tear to my eye. I haven't seen it before.
O-nater ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:59:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do not read the comments on this video.
pgajria ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 21:23:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Fucking YouTube Cancer.
Cathlem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:02:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I'd seen your comment before I scrolled down on that video.
KrazyFoxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I hadn't scrolled down either. The brighter side of humanity got ruined for me.
stixy_stixy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:43:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tears. Tears everywhere. What a great father.
yifftionary ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:12:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Excuse me this video always gets me. Especially the Flowers vs Guns thing.
RileyCola ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:31:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That little smile the boy gives his dad at the end was just too adorable.
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:50:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oui. Ca va mieux.
Crowlad ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:36:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. I hope I can be as good a father as that man
mcsestretch ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:30:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My heart....
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scrolls down to comments. Immediately scrolls back up When will I learn...?
pabbenoy ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:46:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So innocent, beautiful moment
andrewharlan2 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:59:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That made me cry
macphile ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:58:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't come here to feel...
Kittypie75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:14:18 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG THIS GET ME EVERY TIME! I'm in tears right now.
goblue142 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the hell is cutting onions during my baseball game!
shewhispers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That little smile at the end. OMGGGGG WHY DID YOU MAKE ME CRY TODAY
Greasydorito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god I wasn't ready for that.
ficklefire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me cry.
Straight up made a grown man cry.
Intotheopen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I must have watched this 10 times after the shootings.
Gets me every time.
Mongooseses ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sadly, this reminded me to never read YouTube comments. That exchange was beautiful and people on the internet will never tell me otherwise!
Kargal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PSA: Don't read the youtube comments on that video. Well, tbf, don't read any youtube comments, I guess..
ariadesu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was such a beautiful clip, but the comments made me grumpy
MagicalCMonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad win.
Ron-Forrest-Ron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaaaand tears.
Maruff1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a great vid. Whatever you guys do. DO NOT READ the comments on that video,
Jizzlobber42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a great Dad, very cool
coocookuchoochoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this exchange. What a great dad. And such a sweet little look between them at the end.
Stopwatch_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kid has a point.
throwthisawayrightnw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, goddamnit. I haven't watched this since it was new.
If this post is supposed to be about the best in people, why are so many of them making my cheeks wet?
RhynoD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That kid's smile at the end... Ooof, right in the feels!
Rupispupis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y u do dis to me?! :'(
KneeDeepInTheDead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The interview reminds me of the Monty Python skits where they interview the "kids"
thoth1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you read the comments on that? the video is uplifting and then I was stupid enough to go and read the YouTube comments section and got depressed again.
TerrenceTas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dear God I'm trying to not cry at work in front of all these women.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is this salty discharge?
thirdshuttt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:12:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, thank you for posting this, I've never seen it, but that man showed his kid a tremendous lesson in humanity, and it's super heartwarming.
GhostOfMuttonPast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right in the feels.
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:50:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As heartwarming as that is, it's so factually incorrect.
Bad guys will use whatever means necessary to steal/mug/murder.
Good citizens need to arm themselves.
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:28:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me smile.
Then I looked at the youtube comments...
So I watched the video again and minimized the comment section.
Neph55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whereas the average reaction under the vid shows the worst side of humans.
exes4eyes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:33:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. Right in the feels man...
sam11233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:51:36 on September 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the most moving and adorable things I've seen, just amazing
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:23:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
True, it is wonderful. The comment section on YouTube however is not.
EricT59 ยท 623 points ยท Posted at 16:13:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This story of a student who made little costumes for squirrels and photographed them.
MacMacfire ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 16:46:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's Squirrelwind pride right there...
BaruBaru ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:29:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude that's the Beaverknight courier
Mackelroy_aka_Stitch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:57:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New darksouls boss?
FullMetalLlama ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the sword from Sonic and the Black Knight?
TheLikeGuys3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Squirrelwind would make a great band name.
Quelandoris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For the Horde!
MacMacfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:11:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Squirrelliance! Prepare the defenses!
smom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You might enjoy this book The Secret Life of Squirrels
roundaboot_ca ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:38:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How?!?
CJB95 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently some squirrels let her feed them and pet them so she would also dress them up
cyncantspell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How the heck did he get them to trust him enough to get that close? That's really cool!
Bones_MD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*she
And when your home is on one of the largest campuses in the country, with close to 100,000 souls/day there, you get used to humans.
I'm a PSU student to and these little dudes are everywhere and once or twice have walked to class with me
cyncantspell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:26:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My bad, she.
And yeah I went to LSU and they were everywhere but they never let anyone near them.
That girl is a squirrel whisperer, confirmed.
jadeizu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also a PSU student - can confirm. They're pretty used to everyone walking around. You can get pretty close to them and they won't run away
Bones_MD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's literally hundreds of thousands of us
Anblets ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha the leaf one is amazing. Really man...a leaf...
[deleted] ยท 489 points ยท Posted at 22:26:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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master-cunt ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 01:38:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After going through 50 of these comments, I get to yours and that wife next to her husband's casket got me.
TheSllenderman ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 01:47:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here dude.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:42:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You two are not alone. Death of a loved one is incredibly hard to deal with.
TrainAss ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:55:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have family who currently server, and have served, and this too gets me. I'm thankful that they've all returned safely from their tours.
Thinnestspoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:36:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same man. I can't imagine the pain.
retropod ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 01:51:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ive seen that picture many times. She wanted to spend one more night with her husband. It's one of my favorite pictures.
nessnar ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:53:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That second photo....instant lump in the throat, instant tears.
UrinalCake777 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:10:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was one hell of a feel trip.
ThatGuyinNY ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:40:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the combination of her wanting to spend one more night with her husband and that Marine standing watch that gets me every time I see this photo.
dmkicksballs13 ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 01:13:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamnit. Fuck war. Fuck it so hard.
Doodlemeyer ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:45:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and fuck those who wish to do harm to us and our loved ones.
throwitupwatchitfall ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 09:08:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AKA the US Government
Hatchetboy1845 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:49:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Edgy
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:14:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. Also overwhelming factually correct.
Hatchetboy1845 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:43:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sigh.
throwitupwatchitfall ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:06:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trust me, I sigh a lot more.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:54:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That marine's wife photo hit me so damn hard. I am crying.
YKMF_Bruce ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 06:30:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just recently got out of the Marine Corps I served for 8 years in the infantry. Honestly one of the weirdest things I went through was when I came home from Afghanistan and a WW2, Korea and Vietnam vets were at our homecoming to greet us, which wasnt weird, what was weird is that they hugged us and said "I don't know how you guys do this" I was shocked because all through training we would always dicuss the battles these guys fought and we would say things along the lines of "I don't know how these guys did what they did, and I don't think I could do it." This post hit me in another way and reminded me of attending my buddies memorial who died saving a squad in his platoon by shielding them from bomb, I will never forget standing in the theatre and watching his wife explain to his son why dad wasn't coming home after he asked when is dad coming home. It was one the harder days in my life sorry for bringing everyone down with this post I just really wanted to share those memories with you guys.
Finely_drawn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:21:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That first one, whooo... it took my breath away. My grandpa was in WW2, in the Philippines (I think). He never spoke of it, but he had nightmares until his death that were so terrifying he'd kick violently while crying, "Snakes!" He and my grandmother had to sleep in separate bedrooms because she couldn't sleep through his night terrors. The WW2 vet in this photo must've had his own mental demons to battle. What a powerful photo.
doctordevice ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:16:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I made it through this whole thread with just "awws" but that second photo is the one that brought out the tears in full force.
Sgt_Patman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:13:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I made it this far down in the thread, and this is the one that finally made me tear up. Thanks Reddit :')
CockMaster6900 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Instant tears!
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:34:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This right here is why I love Marines. The respect and love they have for one another, even generations apart, and even toward their spouses. Esprit de Corps in the flesh.
kalinkabeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:25:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The picture of the wife and her husband's casket always makes me ugly cry.
Military family...I would absolutely do it.
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:20 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That second picture will live with me forever.
danger__d ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 01:42:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An Afghan man offering a US soldier tea. By far my favorite photo in this category.
epikkitteh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:00:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
From this perspective, it either appears as though the Afghan man is half buried in the sand, a floating torso with no waist, or simply sitting down. I'm going to go with floating torso because I can believe in Afghani Genies if I want Darryl!
Felinomancy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:03:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So instead of wealth or power, the soldier just wishes for... a glass of tea?
DankAfBruh ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 21:35:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is possibly my favorite thread I've ever been on on reddit :,)
[deleted] ยท 936 points ยท Posted at 17:09:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:57:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The image without context looks amazingly cruel. She's basically just waving this water bottle in front of him taunting. His look is also perfect.
NotTheRightAnswer ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:29:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speed up, you little bitch! Just cuz you don't have arms don't mean you can't run!
Freecows ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:05:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like this one the most, thank you!
toxicbrew ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:32:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who's the asshole that used that opportunity to jump ahead?
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:22:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like to think it's him. After she kindly hands him back the water, he throws it in her face and laughs across the finish line.
nucca35 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:08:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*kiks
xgcfreaker ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 19:12:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta hand it to people like this.
marcchoover ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 21:06:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dad, you're drunk again!
DocOne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:09:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No need to be pointing fingers
JangB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:05:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ftfy
DocOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(ใ)
nazihatinchimp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:24:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Take your upvote and get out.
xgcfreaker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:39 on August 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes sir thank you sir
Sadsharks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black humor, eh?
e0826e ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:00:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture made me cry the most. It's beautiful.
[deleted] ยท -89 points ยท Posted at 19:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I mean I get it but 1st place is more important than handing a water bottle to a guy with no hands, isn't there more to the story?
edit: I've just been informed that she's opening the bottle for him. I thought she slowed down to hand him her own bottle. I even said specified "handing a water bottle to a guy with no hands" but you all rush to judgement so quickly. Shame on you.
stixy_stixy ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 20:48:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's about giving the guy a drink. I think it's about humanity, and putting others before a win, which really, means nothing. Being a good person is worth more.
It's not like she would have been a bad person had she not stopped, but in this case, she chose to help her fellow man rather than run by him.
nachoknuckles ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:41:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well said
SoGodDangTired ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:06:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The context is that she was opening it for him. Because he was struggling.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah shit see that makes more sense. Five seconds just cost her the race?
SoGodDangTired ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She may have fell back to help him, recap it and all that. Or maybe it was just that close.
Sometimes helping people means more to people than their 12 seconds of fame?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO out of thousands of people in the marathon, there are exactly three that should be able to excuse themselves from helping him without being questioned. She was one of them.
SoGodDangTired ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just saying. Some things are more important. Especially if they had multiple wins already
[deleted] ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:47:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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SpaceCowboy58 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:51:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowadays it's more like "It's not whether you win or lose, it's if you played the game."
MK_Ultrex ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nowadays it is more like "fuck the game". People drop out or join ISIS because we are being taught that this nice gesture is for losers and getting a pool and a ferrari is the ultimate goal of the "game".
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I understand that, but she was the top dog out of thousands of people, and she gave that up for what I thought was just to hand him a bottle of water. I now understand that she opened it for him, which I can understand.
JWGhetto ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:18:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe the win wasn't that important, and she wouldn't have enjoyed first place as much knowing that she should have helped the guy and kept on going for the win
DocOne ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well if she's that good, there will be more marathons and more wins. On the other hand, she'll never get another chance to help that man in that situation again.
JWGhetto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
exactly what I meant
DocOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right on, I know. I was just kind of trying to reinforce it from my point of view for Mr. Winning One Race is Better Than Showing a Little Compassion up there.
DiscoTut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And hence, your downvotes
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean't what I said, I don't care. Unless she did more than hand him a water bottle, I would have kept going.
I mean after all, he's in a marathon. What, you think he was surprised to find himself halfway through a 26 mile journey? He didn't go into this expecting help, he doesn't explicitly need it, so I would have kept running.
Obviously if he was hurt or needed more than my water bottler I would have stopped, i'm not heartless. I just think that by stopping just to give him water you're dis-empowering him in a way. The man made his decisions, he committed to a goal, let him earn it.
FracasBedlam ยท 210 points ยท Posted at 17:25:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/humansbeingbros
Tofinochris ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:52:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks mate, this is just what a friend of mine needed today :)
yddiuQ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:05:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This subreddit made me cry like a bitch.
stomppad12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe somewhere in that sub, there are bros being humans.
mattreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm so glad this is a real thing. Keep me from continuing to become a totally cynical fuck.
onproton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am crying like a small child at some of these.
geared4war ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough of it at times, is there?
FracasBedlam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:26:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i truly believe there is way more people doing good things than there are people doing bad things.
the main thing about our species is that we are capable of alleviating the suffering of humans and animals alike, so i believe that is our responsibility.
shakey29 ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 23:43:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I posted this pretty late in the "Chilling photos" thread yesterday when someone brought up "napalm girl":
Joe McNallys' photo of Kim Phuc (napalm girl) with her new-born is one of the most beautiful portraits I have ever seen (scroll down). Story here: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2012/06/04/on-a-road-40-years-ago/
BobOki ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:56:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At my grandpa's house I used to read his Life hardbound book which had this picture in it. I used to stare at this picture for hours, horrified by the circumstances, sad by the pain, and encouraged by the will to live in her eyes. This picture moved me in ways I still don't understand, and I some odd wayi am glad it exists today.
[deleted] ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 04:36:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This pic shows a cop called talking a black dude out of suicide. They talked for an hour before the guy climbed back over. Here they both are eight years later. The black guy, Kevin, is happily married with a family and career. He's shaking hands with the cop who rescued him (also named Kevin).
DiaDeLosMuertos ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:39:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty great! I'm glad i forgot I had sorted by new to see this.
[deleted] ยท 270 points ยท Posted at 16:27:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท -53 points ยท Posted at 16:44:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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-d0ubt ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:27:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
EDGY
TomadoPotado ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet his favorite guitarist is plays with U2.
Benevolent_Hydra ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 17:05:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Way to use a heartwarming picture to make an edgy political quip.
Richisnormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww, I missed the drama! What was the post and the comment? Please!
Benevolent_Hydra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The post was a picture of shelves of bread with a sign saying that if you couldn't pay for the bread you could have it for free. Unfortunately the sign made the mistake of being in both English and what I assume was a middle eastern language and alphabet, and Dr. Dickmunch above me decided it would be a good time to make a sly quip about how England is becoming a Muslim country.
Richisnormal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:57:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking foreigners coming here and giving away food! This is a capitalist country, damn it! Build that wall already.
Sharkoh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the /s
Richisnormal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not obvious enough?
Sharkoh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I got it but I guess it's just a formality
DasWraithist ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:27:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What on earth are you talking about?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:41:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you deserve the kudos for writing that comment on your second language.
suomime ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 18:03:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats funny because its true. I dont understand why you are getting downvoted, you are a real funny guy.
You can have my upvote. Keep up the good work.
dogfriend ยท 307 points ยท Posted at 16:04:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This one:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-source-of-this-photo-of-a-happy-child-and-a-camel
edit: To the people who upvoted this, thanks. To the people who think this is 'shopped, I have no idea, but it makes me feel good so who cares.
andrewharlan2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:57:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy crap. That child has reached peak happiness. I can't imagine being more happy than that.
Q1189998819991197253 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:39:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks like a mini Buddha.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:49:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/photoshopbattles
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:38:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YAAAAAAAAAA
YAAAAAAAAAA
onedoesnotsimplyfart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:32:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OhMyGod, I didn't know kids could be so cute, and same about the camel. He is so happy! ๐ Actually, they are so happy
[deleted] ยท 620 points ยท Posted at 17:53:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Protecting an elderly man from the rain
http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/faith-in-humanity-restored-211.jpg
Giving flowers to somebody with self harm scars
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A7AldKczvl0/Uf_Fb5LoeuI/AAAAAAABbh8/w48cp8YbeLw/s1600/faith_in_humanity_restored_03.jpg
Cleaning an outfit for free for homeless people going for job interviews
http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/faith-in-humanity-restored-5.jpg
Helping somebody finish a race
http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/faith-in-humanity-restored-kenya-runner.jpg
Helping somebody else finish a race
http://imjussayin.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/faith-in-humanity-restored-7.jpg
Guy protecting his dog from the rain
http://lolsnaps.com/upload_pic/FaithInHumanityRestored-57336.jpg
Edit: labeled the links
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:58:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All of these made me tear up, but the self-harm one got me the worst. I know a lot of people with those scars..
GoddamnSusanBoyle ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:41:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just really glad the guy who gave her the flowers didn't say anything about her being beautiful. That always makes me cringe, as if that makes a difference. But he just simply recognized that she needed some sunshine.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know a lot of people with them as well, and I have them also.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:06:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you're in a better place. :) If you need to talk, PM me.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:20:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you! I'm not yet, but I'm working on getting there! :)
You're really kind, the world needs more people like you. :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:38:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, I appreciate that. I'm not the best person, but I hate to see hurt.
You're welcome! My grandmother always tells me the key to getting through things is to remember that pain and hurt are always temporary. You'll get there, I'll get there. We'll all get there together. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you feel as if you're not the best person, may I ask?
And that's a really nice sentiment, your grandmother seems like a lovely woman!
May I ask, are you self harming, or have you in the past?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:44 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can be selfish, I can be full of myself, I can be sharp and rude. Nobody is truly the best person, so why should I claim to be? I have many vices, I have a lot of things I could work on. But I'm a little better every day than I was the previous one and that's what counts.
And no, I've never self harmed. I had the knife to my arm once or twice but didn't have the guts. It's been years since then though. By "I'll get there" I meant "I'll get there too." None of us are 'there.' But you and I and the whole world are in this together, and that's what counts. :)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:15 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, nobody is perfect, but not everybody is terrible.
And oh okay, I'm really happy that you haven't self harmed before. Whenever you have a knife to your arm PM me, okay? I'm here for you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:13 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a wonderful person. Not often I meet someone of your calibre (on reddit no less). I'm way past self-harm, and I've made more than enough significant changes to make myself infinitely happier than I was. But I genuinely appreciate your concern!
And the same goes for you. I'm always available and willing to talk. What's your name, anyhow? I'm Alex. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:01:48 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're a wonderful person as well.
I'm really happy that you're way past your self harm, that's great! I'm really proud of you! And that's great that you're significantly happier than you used to be!
And thank you, I really appreciate that. My name is Lepeka. :)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:09:17 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. :) And I know you're not too far past yours--but you are past it and that's what makes me happy! I hope you're happier than you were too, and I hope you get happier every day.
That's an interesting name. Where is it from, if you don't mind me asking?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:25 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you, my friend. :) And I'm from Hawaii in the US. I was born in Minnesota, though. Where are you from?
Edit: words
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:46 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, okay. That's awesome! My great aunt used to live in HI, her place overlooked Pearl Harbor. I'm from KY but live in Alabama!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:41 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh okay, that's really cool!
christian-mann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:55:34 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... someone has to be the best person.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:31 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, if we wanna get technical, sure. But it ain't me and I sure as hell don't know who 'em.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here! My sister has self-inflicted scars. I should get her flowers now.
AdumLarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:50:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She looks a lot like my cousin. Not her, but close enough that it hits home pretty hard. I know a lot of people with those scars too, some friends, some family.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:17:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read the first one as "protecting an elderly gentleman from the train". I was wondering how that worked.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:19:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha :)
Pepsiarizonasquirt ยท -39 points ยท Posted at 23:20:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/thathappened
jaypenn3 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:32:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/nothingeverhappens
Emperorerror ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:34:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm surprised to see this downvoted. Referencing the subreddit is certainly overdone, but these pictures are such /r/thathappened fodder. Especially the self harm one.
jibsand ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:09:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree the self harm one is obviously fake
sadhandjobs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:18 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The self harm one has all the trappings of something that r/thathappened. Its inclusion in such a beautiful thread is disappointing :(
skategate ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 22:16:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Israeli Dudu Yifrah holding an Israeli and Palestinian flag together at the summit of Mount Everest for his partner Ali Bushnaq, a Palestinian who was forced to turn back while climbing due to illness. http://i.imgur.com/Lutx2FR.jpg
2016canfuckitself ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 18:29:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After that "creepy verified recording" thread, I think we all needed this
nessnar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg dude, YES. You read my mind!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Verified recording? What does that mean? What was it about? Now i'm intrigued
2016canfuckitself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Askreddit! front page (a day ago at this point.
Fair warning though, it's interesting, but a bit of a downer (and creepy obv).
Edit: not yelling, just learning Reddit format. Not removing exclamation point
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks
[deleted] ยท 759 points ยท Posted at 16:42:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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zk3033 ยท 251 points ยท Posted at 17:41:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few years back, there was a small symposium on artificial intelligence held in Boston. They had all the best AI computer scientists in the region there, who are trying to figure out what it means to be human.
They also invited English professors of poetry, who know what is means to be human.
Pineapplechok ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 18:34:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there was a planned program at NASA to send poets and artists into space, to see how they could help the rest of us feel what it's like, but it was cancelled after Challenger.
zk3033 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:41:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Ol' "should have sent a poet" prpject
TiltedTile ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:06:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a fantasy/sci-fi writer (unpublished, working towards that goal) and I've always scratched my head as to why they've not sent a writer yet. Any famous sci-fi writer who has a particularly evocative writing style would do. (Famous, so what they learn reaches more people, and evocative, so we're sure they'll capture their experience in pretty words. Some authors are pretty spare on the details, which would negate the reason for sending them!)
I mean, I always write better when I have personal experience of an event, because I can include details others wouldn't think to put in, or wouldn't have the words to encapsulate the experience in. If I'm copying details or ideas from an experience someone else has written about, I can't "get at" the details THEY didn't think to add about their own experience. I can only do that with my experiences.
One of the things I learned--purely through chance and constant wikipediaing--is that coming in from a spacewalk smells like a hot grill. (Hot metal, that is.) Supposedly in theory, depending what area you're doing a spacewalk in, you could smell like sugar, or other "identifiable" smells due to the composition of elements in that part of space. The moon supposedly smells like gunpowder. I've read a lot of sci-fi and at least the works I've read (more stuff from the early 2000s and earlier...I'm a bit behind) the smell of space on your spacesuit after you come back inside is never quite mentioned like that. Probably because authors simply didn't know what it would be!
If we sent writers to space, hopefully we'd get a lot of contributions involving little sensory details like that to our sci-fi. Things a person who doesn't typically have to set the feeling of a scene, using words, wouldn't think to talk about. (In particular, I'd really like an author's take on being weightless, or in microgravity.)
Letthepumpkincumflow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you me? Because last time I checked I am still unpublished Sci-Fi writer. I am about to finish the 3rd book, I figure what the hell keep writing and wait until it's all done right?
Singurularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There goes my only chance to go to space.
Fuck.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Musk we trust.
username_lookup_fail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:11:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Elon for Elon 2030.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My (impossible) dream is to be one of the first men and the first filmmaker on Mars, documenting the procedures, the planet, etc.
zendorClegane ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 19:58:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is the most pretentious sentence I've ever seen in my time on the internet.
Kiita-Ninetails ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:01:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While it may be, there is a lot of merit to it. When you write, you spend so much time, so much effort trying to make your characters feel alive. Maybe you opt to make your character inhuman, but in order to make someone, even in a poem, believable you must know what makes people... people.
You may not know nearly as much of the science behind why that is as a psychologist, or sociologist, but a good writer and poet will usually have a very good grasp of people.
kangareagle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:18:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trying to make characters feel alive isn't often the poet's bag, but even if it were a novelist, the sentence wouldn't mean much.
Novelists don't know what it means to be alive any more than anyone else.
zendorClegane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:13:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is simply not true, a poet only goes on what he's experienced and puts that forth into his characters otherwise there's inconsistencies, cliches and tropes, for a poet to have a good grasp of people he would have to experience those people and know how they think, which you don't have to be a poet for :) Saying that a certain profession makes you know everything there is to know about such a broad and complicated matter as humanity is very silly to suggest.
tangowhiskeyyy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:21:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your bodyโฆ .
derogatoryturtle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:14:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was beautiful. Original quote?
tangowhiskeyyy ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:19:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
leaves of grass, walt whitman
zendorClegane ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:08:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, that's a great utopia, are you quoting Stalin? Seriously, this only proves that poets only live by Disney stories, not reality, if you want to delve deeper into the topic of humanity you can't present fairy tale scenarios....
tangowhiskeyyy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You will get stomach ulcers with all your stress dude calm dow ln
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:25:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you should read more poetry then.
zendorClegane ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:17:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, it doesn't interest me, I've given it plenty of shots but it's such a primitive type of writing that it just simply doesn't compete with the standards of writing today. Saying that poets and writers know everything there is to know about being human is the literal parody of a "modern artist", which is quite hilarious to me :)
bak1984 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:51:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First day on the internet, eh? Welcome friend.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As opposed to the countless hours of circlejerking of STEM here? "lol enjoy working at starbucks, only le stem matters"
RoboIcarus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"In this moment, I am euphoric. . ."
Emperorerror ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:28:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? Christ. You can't get more stuck-up than that.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:22:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Bones_MD ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:15:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a STEM-turned-liberal-arts major there's a lot of merit to that statement.
The sciences spent so much time finding the strict processes and reasoning that they fail to even remotely consider that ever important "why?".
booksblanketsandtea ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As an English Lit major who is constantly just blown away by science and the incredible minds that make our society what it is - this is super cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm... are we implying that computer scientists don't know what it means to be human? Both art and scientific thinking are human in nature.
Mrchristopherrr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:53:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what conversations they had.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tesla looks like a ghost
shitty_owl_lamp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that as Mark Twain in Tesla's lap. I was so confused.
YNot1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They need to make that into a sitcom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXuIKgjFAag
AgentLlama007 ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 23:41:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a color version of an image of a WWII American G.I. assisting an injured German soldier.
http://imgur.com/vTfTKVU
edubiton ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:21:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's just a kid!
yottskry ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 09:37:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I was trying to convey to my step-son when we visited the US cemetery at Omaha beach recently. I'd said that I was disappointed that we didn't have time to also visit the German cemetery fairly nearby, and he said "Why do you want to see that? They were the bad guys". When I explained that many German soldiers were simply doing their job, or even conscripts; men who didn't want to be there, didn't want to be shot at or shoot any more than many of the Allied soldiers; that each was somebody's son, brother or father, he understood.
skoal_bro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:50:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny you say that about young soldiers/Normandy because the 12th SS Panzer Hitlerjugend, drawn from the ranks of the Hitler Youth, was heavily involved in the Normandy campaign and committed several well-known massacres. Several people, including one of their commanders named Kurt Meyer, got convicted of war crimes.
Shrike99 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:01:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of old stigler in ww2.
Also that british guy in ww1 that shot down a german pilot, but when he saw that he didnt bail and went down with the plane, he put his plane down in a field and ran to the crash site, pulled him from the wreckage, then ran to the nearest farmhouse to call an ambulance.
After the war they became good friends
superdoof ยท 122 points ยท Posted at 20:00:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This GoPro video of a firefighter saving this kitten. https://youtu.be/CjB_oVeq8Lo
bcupteacup ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:21:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, that one almost made me cry!
Starwind87 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:35:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the kitten died of lung damage shortly after that.
adderalldependent ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:49:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i didnt want to know that
Charlie3006 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:28:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for honesty or downvote for buzz kill...I guess it's a wash so have my nothing...respectfully of course
ellers23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:32:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ruined it ๐ญ
WizardofPug ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Screw you, guy. This is a feel good thread.
Starwind87 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:19:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Feels don't come before reals.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This made me cry.
I_Dont_Shag_Sheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:42:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more to the person who uploaded the video than you sir/ma'am, but i find it strange we credit the brand of camera used in a video these days.. lol @ modern humans
roguetroll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:05:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well duh, GoPro uploaded it on their channel...
I_Dont_Shag_Sheep ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ohhhhh didnt look that deep into it haha
[deleted] ยท 337 points ยท Posted at 17:58:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.quora.com/What-images-will-change-the-way-a-person-sees-the-world-after-viewing-them/answer/Penelope-Rivas?srid=BVt3
KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville taking out his daughter's braids.
expectomyboner ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:09:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
His patience and kindness is almost overwhelming to me. It might have something to do with my childhood hair memories, which included a lot of whacks to the head for not sitting still. I thought that was normal until this very moment.
Chubiski ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:42:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Somerville's Facebook page is amazing, as well. He consistently posts uplifting stories on his page, and the comments are almost always respectful and understanding.
frzferdinand72 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:13:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I follow his posts on Facebook. All of them are incredibly thoughtful.
YellowTheKid ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:36:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woo Frank Somerville! Best/nicest anchorman in the Bay Area.
banamana27 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:28:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Frank Sommerville is a Bay Area icon. His Facebook posts are always dignified, well written, and usually uplifting. He's seems like a genuinely amazing person.
retiringtoast8 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:32:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guy has an amazing facebook page where he posts similar stuff to this thread, highly recommend it
TheLikeGuys3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite thing on earth right now, and I just bought my first car.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 03:24:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoted for not linking directly to the image, you lazy asshole.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:32:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatever.
RestlessDick ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:32:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Downvoted for being a lazy asshole unwilling to look into the fairly necessary backstory.
KhunDavid ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:14:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one
Skaughty23 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:16:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I was told there would be mice.
Pied piper my ass."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so simple but touching
fenix_mallu ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 01:17:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture of a mother and son at a music festival in Toronto. Always brings a smile.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:58:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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fenix_mallu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I don't know the name of the band. It's from the 2014 junction music festival. Still have the brochure with me. Could check and let you know
Ginkgopsida ยท 646 points ยท Posted at 15:39:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apollo
BlatantConservative ยท 672 points ยท Posted at 16:38:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still dont know why Moon Day isnt a national US holiday
churrosricos ยท 578 points ยท Posted at 17:24:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
better than Columbus day
[deleted] ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 17:47:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's pretty fucked up that we celebrate Columbus. He landed on NA accidentally and on the way managed to rape and murder many people. He should not be regarded as a good man.
RudeTurnip ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:12:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it furthers the narrative of empire building.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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username_lookup_fail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google moonbase? We'll likely be on Mars before that happens.
deathschemist ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the difference is that nobody lives on the moon yet. it's literally uninhabitable right now.
people lived in america when columbus landed.
RudeTurnip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're being downvoted because the moon is, in fact, inhabited.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:10:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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BeckWreck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that one of those "don't got to work" holidays? Fuck my heritage, I'd take my birthday off every year for that.
AlyssaJMcCarthy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not for any company I've ever worked for.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you think the war against Japan comes down to two atomic weapons, I seriously suggest you go back and read a book.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:01:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:17:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, they lostโbadlyโso I might find it pathetic. Or adorable. I have zero trouble with someone 50 years ago deciding that we needed to have a state holiday celebrating victory in a war we did not want. We can quibble over whether it's time to put it past us, but I'll argue effectively, even decisively, with you or anyone else that the bombs were justified and saved WAY more Japanese lives than they took. One more fun fact: Japanese samurai swords killed more people than the atom bombs ever could have.
ScoobeydoobeyNOOB ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:35:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Victory doesn't justify that attitude either so I find it pretty pathetic of you. Choosing the lesser evil is still evil and even though there was no better choice, you should remember it with quiet reflection, not boastful apathy. I'm honestly a little disgusted by your attitude.
marcchoover ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:14:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Happy Bartolome Day!
El_Predsjednik ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, I agree with their general message here, but I still think the Oatmeal's preachy and usually inaccurate.
vonmonologue ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Lunarians were already dead when we got there, so a lot less guilt.
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churrosricos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:56:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome! I'd sign but I'm not American
Chriso380 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you misspelled Big Rapey Jerk Day
_____username____ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:34:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genocide Day or Science Day... GENOCIDE DAY!
le_sacre ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:38:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is such a brilliant point.
kahvi_4 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:06:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I need to start a petition to change Columbus Day to Apollo Day or Moon Day now. You still get the 3-day weekend.
kirkom ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:45:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what are you talking about, we have one every week, right after Sun Day
BlatantConservative ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:46:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God dammit
DestituteDomino ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:05:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You deserve more upvotes than you're going to get.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 17:39:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because reaching the moon means nothing to the everyman. Some people think that we wasted money simply going there. There are people on this planet that are so aggressively practical that anything that's not within the purview of their daily life is outright useless information to them. You could tell them a mars colony was started and they'd tell you about their vacation plans to Bermuda.
BlatantConservative ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 17:43:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but MLK day or Christmas can apply to those arguments too
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 18:23:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mr_grass_man ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:03:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in China, we have our own Chinese New Year instead. It spans for a few weeks and replaces the Christmas holiday.
TrymWS ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:19:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen selfcentered substituted with agressively practical before.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:25:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well I mean some are self centered, but some are just ... simple. Almost like they force themselves into simplicity and a simple view on life. Aggressive in their defense of that mediocrity and practical viewpoint. Aggressively Practical. Like 'there is nothing bigger than driving to work and driving home, and I'll make a big deal out of it to let you all know that's my view on things.'
Narutophanfan1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:10:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even to the practical people going to the moon should be seen as a worthwhile investment. Besides the novel invention that filtered into everyday life from the space program it also pays the foundation for colonization and resource gathering.
A_Smith22 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:28:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it... never happened... โฌ illuminati confirmed
TomadoPotado ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:49:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because if it happened, everyone would be showing their butts to each other. Pretty distracting if you ask me.
BlueberryPhi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it was already a weekday? (Moonday/Monday)
dr_pepper_35 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It would be nothing but 24 hours of people flashing their asses at each other.
duckies_wild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And another good reason to do it!
cleancutmover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because that pic is on a hollywood set. Jeez.
MK_Ultrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Space Day should be the first global holiday. Celebrated with Armstrong's "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and Yuri Gagarin's "I don't see any God up here." Humans are amazing beasts and are capable of the impossible.
GoT43894389 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because people might get creative with the "moon" part.
Thomasasia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This should actually. Be a thing.
rctsolid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I am consistently in awe of Apollo 11. I consider it one of the greatest human achievements but people care more about pancake day or some shit..
cormac596 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently, according to this newspaper my dad's parents sent to us recently, Nixon wanted it to be.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BECAUSE IT WASNT REAL grabs tinfoil hat
YNot1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other potential names: Giant Leap Day, Armstrong Day, Apollo 11 Day, First Step Day.
duckies_wild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a fucking great idea!! How do we make this shit happen?
jutct ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
more like "fake moon pictures taken in a studio day" ...
amirite?
smashbrawlguy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not a global holiday? This isn't just an achievement for the U.S., it's an achievement for all mankind. You might even call it a giant leap in terms of what humanity is capable of.
Manadox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:34:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the UN flag that's up there on the moon.
smashbrawlguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty fucking stoked it's my country's flag up there. But can you honestly look at Earthrise or the Pale Blue Dot without thinking that maybe borders and flags aren't that important in the grand scheme of things? The whole point of this thread is that the best parts of humanity aren't defined by your nationality.
deathschemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no, the flag has been bleached by solar radiation. it's a french flag now.
Manadox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
American flags are sewn together, no matter what color it turns it will still be the stars and stripes.
deathschemist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:03:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i actually didn't know that
ApolloSt ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:42:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo :D
Turtledonuts ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 16:01:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me, the apollo missions will always represent the best that the US and the world have ever done. No real ulterior motives, no awfulness, just all the good stuff.
turtle755 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 16:28:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The majority of the technology that allowed this to be even remotely possible was developed for missiles. The scientists developing it had the dream of going to space but it was all funded for missile research initially. If Russia hadn't made it clear they were aiming for the moon I'm not so sure America would have even looked.
JebediahKerman42 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 16:52:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think in a way that's part of the beauty of it. They took war technology and repurposed it for something peaceful and incredible.
Plus rockets are cool
Syr_Enigma ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:01:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say that rather they used war technology as an excuse to develop the means to reach outer space.
ScaryPillow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:11:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rather they were scared they would die by the Russians if they didn't create that war technology.
[deleted] ยท 228 points ยท Posted at 16:09:45 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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railmaniac ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 17:25:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motives just don't get purer than that
Chickendudepwnz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:00:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Amen patriot
T6kke ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 16:35:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, so much of the technology to actually get to the moon relied on the advancements in being able to send nukes all over the earth.
sirblastalot ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:59:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually think it's beautiful that we could take the worst weapons ever created and use them for something as noble as peaceful scientific achievement.
T6kke ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:07:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is true. At least they used it for a cool purpose. But it was still the 60s and Cold War was going strong.
mr_grass_man ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:04:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well competition brings out both the best and worst of us
undreamedgore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Science is a tool; it has the capacity to be used for good and evil.
Thisis___speaking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That the Nazis mainly developed a few decades earlier to fly rockets over to London.
I think I'm starting to sense a trend here...
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:47:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Competition isn't bad, as long as we didn't assassinate anyone to get ahead.
jmlinden7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We hired a bunch of Nazis though
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:20:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They had to let you get one. They knocked you into a cocked hat on all the other space firsts. ;-)
for_sweden ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why the NASA got the funds. The people that actually did the leg work to get there were like you and I, and believed that what they were doing was for the betterment of humanity.
ByzantiumBall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/Murica
Muffinizer1 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 16:19:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lmao "no ulterior motives" it was the Cold War dude, everything done during that era was some sort of a threat.
the_wurd_burd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:36:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As others have stated, I think there were ulterior motives (obviously) but the greatness I feel in the Apollo missions (and I would assume you enjoy as well) is that there was no guaranteed pay off. During a war or other excursion "we" could always count on something else over there. Resources, slaves, easy pussy etc. But with Apollo, there was literally NOBODY that knew what we would find. It's a shame we've not capitalized on it since the early 70s but still, it was awesome.
A_Smith22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:29:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just nerds shootin tubes to big rocks
YNot1989 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:22:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh... I hate to break it to you, but in 1958 the US Air Force and Navy both published white paper outlines on why going to the moon was a vital national security interest of the United States, partly because it would provide a stable platform to spy on Soviet activities on Earth. The space race was about national interests, both in terms of military capabilities and economic ones (1963 was the year of the first private telecom satellite).
BTW, I'm glad we went, I just wish we could dispel the myth that we went for purely altruistic reasons or a dick measuring contest with the Soviets. We went because we knew it was economically and military advantageous to develop the technology to go to the Moon. If it weren't for spy satellites becoming half-way useful in the early 70s we probably would have bases there by now.
Turtledonuts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:25:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lalala i cant hear you...
I know. But i like to think that because it makes me happy.
laxamericana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:12:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Given the role that satellites play in warfare today, you sure bout that?
FunfettiHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:39:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to rain on your parade, but you're joking, right?
dubman42 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:38:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No ulterior motives? What? The space race was about developing delivery vehicles for nuclear payloads.
Senray ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:06:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People say that constantly, but it doesn't make sense. You don't need to get to the moon and back to launch an icbm
dubman42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:36:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's true! But you need something like the Apollo program for the American people to be Willing to fund the capital investments required to develop the rocket technology. It was about PR. People say this constantly because it's exactly what happened.
ArtSchnurple ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:38:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Piggybacking on that: Earthrise, the first photo of the earth from space, taken from lunar orbit on one of the Apollo missions. This photo is often credited with starting the environmental movement, being the first view humans ever had of the whole earth, fragile and isolated.
runjimrun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like he's trying to assemble something from Ikea
guto8797 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The day man said 'fuck it' and landed on the face of a god
tonyvila ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:09:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my many favorite things that came out of Apollo was this quote
RobertAPetersen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:20:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of my favorites from Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, after having just finished walking on the Moon.
https://i.imgur.com/qQp1laU.jpg
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:36:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks fake as hell tbh
Cokeblob11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/s?
SynagogueOfSatan1 ยท 146 points ยท Posted at 16:42:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note to self, don't read this thread at work.
[deleted] ยท 169 points ยท Posted at 17:28:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too late. Dampened my spreadsheets.
yifftionary ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:11:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jones, why are their tears on our fiscal report?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:19:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If my last name was Jones and not the monstrosity it is now I would have nothing to cry about for the rest of my life
yifftionary ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sure hope it isn't ballsacks irl
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even that would be easier to spell lol I will say it rhymes with Spank-A-Bitch, Skank-Ho-Bitch, SwankyBitch... It's bad
yifftionary ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:51:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ebenezer 'Spank-a-bitch' Scrooge. Man 1910 times were weird...
1Darkest_Knight1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too!
Wixou ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:00:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tears
Leather_and_Lead ยท 146 points ยท Posted at 17:30:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything with Miles (Batkid). If you haven't heard about him, check out the documentary on Netflix. One of those "people can do some really awesome things if we stop being dicks for 5 minutes" reminders.
https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/590x1000.jpg
LadySluggnutt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OMG this! Thanks for the (happy) tears
CholoUncleFester ยท 201 points ยท Posted at 22:47:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HOMELESS MAN AND HIS DOG KEEPING EACH OTHER WARM
Slacker5001 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:28:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Homeless people, despite being at the very bottom, can be some of the kindest and caring people alive. When you have nothing to lose, I'm told your willing to give much more to others in need.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:12:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful.
Argyleskin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:20:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My eyes leaked, a lot. So touching.
wolfsniper27 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 02:49:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slow down there, Buzzfeed.
[deleted] ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 03:10:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DoctorMumbles ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:15:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slam your head into a wall repeatedly until you bleed from the eye sockets, please.
Sir_Fappleton ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:26:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at his post history. It's a troll account, and a shitty one at that.
Sir_Fappleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to you today dude?
TrippingOnAlkali ยท 71 points ยท Posted at 23:33:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's slightly more personal, but a couple weeks ago I recieved a message from a neighbour via cat, and I talked to him face-to-face a few days later. It turns out that as he was talking to me Nala was in his living room at that moment! I thought it was really nice to have a neighbour check up, and to live in an area as nice as that.
Diox788 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:13:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to say your cat looks so much like my 15 year old Tabby, Mia.
What a precious baby and awesome neighbors.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:12:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone got the picture of the I'm looking for? It's a brilliant photograph from WWII which IIRC is of a white (possibly USAF) lieutenant and a black U.S soldier of a lesser rank eating together and both laughing. I saw it in a museum once and I found it really moving considering the time in which is was taken but it was a while ago and I haven't been able to find it since.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 04:04:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this it?
SayGoodNite2daBadGuy ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:41:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the happiest situation, but here we go:
Monk prays for dead man found in train station
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:44:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not religious but I am spiritual and this monk is a good man!
aballofunicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the last phto is so bizarre. he looks like he's just sleeping.
[deleted] ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 22:33:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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KidPrince ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:25:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Justin Trudeau seems like a good person. You go, Canada.
alkali_feldspar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:30:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't always like his politics but I like him has a person.
KidPrince ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:32:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know too much about him politically but he seems like a good guy.
alkali_feldspar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Liberal party is slightly left of center. I find myself being a bit right of center.
Chel_of_the_sea ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:59:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And this is the thread where we remember that we can have our vigorous debates, but then we have to go home and live with one another.
Sharkoh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:18:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks buddy :)
sexy_bethany ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:59:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He seems like a decent person but his policies suck.
BodySnag ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 22:36:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WW1 Christmas Truce
During WW1, after months of slaughtering each other in trench warfare, the opposing sides stopped the fighting on Christmas day, 1914. Some brave souls stuck their heads up out of the trench, didn't get it shot off, and eventually all the soldiers began to come out. They crossed no-man's land and exchanged cigarettes and chocolate, and soon started a impromptu game of football. When the commanders later heard what had happened, they put measures in place to make sure it never happened again.
Here's an article.
WAWDoing ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:46:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a movie call Joyeux Noel about this that is hands down the best Christmas movie ever. The part where they come across the No Mans Land, wondering if the otherside is doing this as a trick and literally betting their lives on the kindness of men who seconds ago were trying to kill them is so intense. I saw it as the most fragile thing, just one man could ruin it all through hatred and fear, just one man, and in the end when they couldn't go back to participating in the War properly, it says so much about the human spirit and just how awful war is.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:12:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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WAWDoing ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never cared much about reviews when I liked the movie. Got an old saying, "Those that can DO, those that CAN'T critique"
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 03:29:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading that after the truce the soldiers refused to shoot each other and would actually miss their shots on purpose. Eventually they had to rotate the groups out because of their refusal to fight one another.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:16:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good example that it's almost always the higher ups who want war and not the people on the ground.
skoal_bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dunno if I'd go that far. Small example: Christmas Truce was in 1914. During that same period (from 1914-1915), about 2.5 million men in Britain volunteered. (For comparison volunteers ended up being over 60% of all British servicemen, on the low end.)
This wasn't of a simple case of politicians dragging an unwilling populace into unpopular wars, though that's a popular narrative.
simonowens ยท 130 points ยท Posted at 22:58:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A little black boy asks Obama if the President's hair is just like his. Obama bends down to show him. link
thelastoutloud ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:15:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was anticipating this one!! This picture gives me chills. So much humanity.
[deleted] ยท -89 points ยท Posted at 01:23:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that before or after Obama's Nobel Peace Drones killed thousands, including children?
[deleted] ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 02:05:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What made you think this thread was the place to start discussing a topic like this?
_JackDoe_ ยท -44 points ยท Posted at 02:24:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare he intrude upon your safe space! /s
[deleted] ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 03:27:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Glad you added the /s, although I feel like you didn't mean it. I don't give a fuck about safe spaces, but I won't tolerate people being complete assholes, especially in a thread with the purpose of improving one's faith in humanity, not continuing to tear it down.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 04:50:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good roast, my sir. I love my fellow roasters.
_JackDoe_ ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:52:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How was he being an asshole by bringing up the fact that Obama literally kills children? If he said it in a mean or demeaning way I can understand but really the dude's just trying to talk about important issues.
OH, but those don't belong here. Because this is your safe space.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:24:34 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're kidding right? This is absolutely not the place to bring up something like that. He's basically saying Obama can't be a good person because of drone strikes he authorizes. Not only is the truth much more complicated than that, these kind of attacks are not what this thread is for. Go to r/conservative or something if you want to spout bullshit like that. Also, he totally said it in a demeaning way, by making fun of Obama's peace prize.
Ecclesia_Andune ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:20:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the downvotes show the truth in your words
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Once Democrats are in office, people stop protesting wars and bombings.
unknowinglyderpy ยท 903 points ยท Posted at 16:40:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The Pale Blue Dot
To quote Sagan himself "(Edit: The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.)To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
alfredhelix ยท 169 points ยท Posted at 17:25:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like how this is posted both here and in the other disturbing thread. The earth is bipolar in many senses.
corsair238 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:02:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, it can be taken in two different ways, both complete polar opposites from each other. One is "We're insignificant compared to pretty much everything", which would be why it's in the disturbing thread. But you can also take it as "We're unique and have come so far."
VordakKallager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, either of those sentiments can be taken either way. "We're insignificant in the grand scheme of things" could easily be an idea that could be calming or reassuring. The fact that "we're unique and have come so far" could also be a distressing concept of existential dread.
undreamedgore ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:16:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah north and south
BjamminD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:53:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We are alone.... together.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:40:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
magnets
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do they work?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:45:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People's knees
Kilo353511 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
โTwo possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.โ โ Arthur C. Clarke
Dent13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can look at it in two ways 1. That we are insignificant 2. That we are extremely special
DirtGotWet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is this disturbing thread people keep referring to?
jjremy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Our insignificance is both terrifying, and freeing at the same time.
plop0 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:34:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
bipolar is not an adjective/describing word. i REALLY hate to be that guy. and some of those with the mental illness don't mind it being used so lightly. but i think most don't in my experiences.
fluxus ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 20:15:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For anyone interested in the full quote:
Mognoandacvodad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for sharing. I needed this today.
SoupOrJuice13 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:44:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ZenPencils seems to get a lot of hate on reddit, but his comic strip to go with the quote never fails to give me goosebumps. I usually view it while listening to Sagan speak the quote tho, so maybe that's cheating.
euxneks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sagan was a poet as much as an astronomer. I feel like it goes well with another quote I really like:
As far as I know that's from Fantastic Voyage (1966)
whywhyzee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:57:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for posting this. Definitely my favorite.
unknowinglyderpy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely my favorite picture as well, kinda sums up how small we are, and how far we've come.
Hopefully, NASA would eventually take a picture of our Solar System with New Horizons or some future satellite as a next step in this "Family Album"
whywhyzee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:55:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely. I love the perspective that it gives us. Helps me remember to keep everything in perspective.
sadhandjobs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:05 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is nice selfie though.
twovectors ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:54:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always liked this quote:
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam
mutantturkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Need more gin
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I just need this on a large print for my wall
tehmeat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the distant earth right above it.
I'd buy that.
Josef_Joris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This describes all the pictures in this tread.
Swaglfar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So.... Stop fucking the planet up.
GeorgeAmberson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's truly hard to imagine. It looks like any other speck in the sky but that's where I'm having trouble with my dog's aggression. That's where Star Trek was made. That little dot is where I've lived every second of my life and I was living one the second that light reached the receptor of that probe. That's what makes space exploration so fucking compelling!
sg7791 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo was taken by Voyager I as it was leaving the solar system in 1990. Carl Sagan requested that it turn around and take a selfie of the entire human race (my words not his).
Here's another goodie. Michael Collins (whose claim to fame is travelling 99.999% percent of the distance to the moon and then going home) took this picture of the Eagle lander and the Earth. All of humanity is within that frame, except for him.
Mognoandacvodad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for sharing. I needed this today.
bobdelany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:12:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I find that uncontrollably depressing.
TacoSwimmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Beautiful. I love Sagan's works.
whyalwaysboris ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 22:26:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chips, the bobcat and her rescuer
And, here's the story... http://wildfiretoday.com/2013/04/23/bobcat-rescued-by-hotshot-crew-released-to-the-wild/
lil_bower45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:48:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awww! I remeber when Chips was rescued!
CheesePlug ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 21:57:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just a vintage pic of a girl and kitten
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/380783302505-0-1/s-l1000.jpg
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is not the same girl and kitten I've already seen further up in this thread. The girl's smile is adorable.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:31 on August 16, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
omg her missing front teeth and the kitten mid-meow, this is so damn cute
DeviState ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:40:05 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These 2 images are amazing for me. Shows harmony and passion. http://imgur.com/a/6E2Sg
Rabidwalnut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That second one was badass.
CoolMachine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bummer alert (masked due to the nature of this thread): hover here
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 01:44:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/mIsHUQg
A black woman saving a KKK member from a mob of angry protesters. She threw herself on top of him to shield him from being kicked and took a few blows herself.
jelinski619 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:22:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the story on this? Did the KKK member change his ways or have anything to say about what happened?
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:53:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unsure about him, but his kid apparently thanked the woman for her actions.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:30:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It was in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 1990s, I forget exactly what liberals were protesting for, but some KKK members counter protested and this black woman was apart of a women's group. The KKK member managed to get into a group of them unnoctied till someone with a microphone said "There's a klansman with us." and this ensued. I don't remember if the man here ever said anything to her, but apparently his son thanked her a few days later for what she did. There's an article on it so I'll try and find it.
Found it: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/black-woman-recalls-day-saved-alleged-kkk-member-mob-article-1.1501050
Apparently the KKK was holding a protest and the liberals countered protested. He wondered into a crowd of them unnoctied till he was seen and that happened.
Rainbow_Monkeyz ยท 131 points ยท Posted at 17:41:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Black officer assisting a neonazi
aspbergerinparadise ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 21:55:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
only love can conquer hate
suomime ยท -26 points ยท Posted at 18:19:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could also be arresting him. "Stop resisting sir"
domlevik ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 19:12:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except he's not being arrested. The man on the right was part of a KKK rally in South Carolina last year and he was suffering from heat exhaustion.
The officer on the left is South Carolina's Director of Public Safety and was providing him with assistance.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/south-carolina-top-helps-neo-nazi-suffering-heat-article-1.2297325
BowtiesAndR5 ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 17:18:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've just come back from that other thread..all I can say is thank you :S
MsAnnThrope ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know exactly what you mean.
procarastinizer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:11:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really needed this too !! Man !
Phugginay ยท 194 points ยท Posted at 16:40:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tank Man
There are any number of photographs of this insanely brave moment.
Here is the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 17:41:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the story behind this?
CourageousWren ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 18:21:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Really? This photo is iconic. One of the most important in the 20th century.
There was a political protest by workers and uni students in Tiananmen Square, China in 1989. The military was deployed, opened fire, and killed hundreds or thousa ds of them. It was a massacre.
The next day, the tanks were rolling through the streets and this random guy stood in front of them and blocked them from moving for a really long time.
Credit to him, who knew they could have destroyed him at any time, and credit to the lead tank, who tried to go around him, failed, and decided to stop rather than kill another person.
Its the ultimate picture of courage in the face of authority.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
EDIT: The same thing was tried in Turkey in late July this year. Tanks were going too fast, tried to stop, but went right over him. Somehow he survived. Footage is nutz.
[deleted] ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 18:46:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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CourageousWren ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:05:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I guess I sounded judgie but more I was just surprised. It's important to know these things! Is good s/he asked, glad I could answer.
FlyPolarRex ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:42:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been asked lots of stuff the past couple years that I thought were obvious too. The first year I was a bit judgy. For the past year, more than ever, I've been accused of misinterpreting sarcasm, but I'd prefer that over accidentally discouraging an inquisitive mind.
We're officially old "asexual bro".
Ceryni77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xkcd sums it up very well in their comic 'Today's 10,000'
worlduntraveller ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:16:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo has given me chills every time I have seen it since first day it was published on the front page of my local newspaper. I remember watching it on the news as well.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching all this stuff live as a teenager, I only found out what really happened in those days once the internet came about and I read first hand accounts. There was video footage of the camps, and the statue, but once the crackdown happened, the news ended, all we knew is that something happened, but not the details.
Phugginay ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:29:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is as Courageous Wren explained.
Reading about it, it turns out that the man was a very young guy, a student - but from the photo and the video I always interpreted it as a man, on his way home from shopping, who suddenly realized that he had had enough and just snapped.
I saw a documentary about this event and the Chinese government has basically erased this from Chinese history to the point that no one under 30 has ever heard of it or seen a photo.
Also, the man was never caught. No one, to this day, knows who he is.
funbaggy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do we know he wasn't caught? They erased his memory, they could have "erased" him.
i_already_forgot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The rumor is the man in the photo was caught and served an unspecified amount in some black site. They eventually let him go on the condition that he never talks about it.
Phugginay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
true.
All I know is that the documentary makers, who are usually kinda good at that stuff, could not find him or anyone who knew him.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:21:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iirc the government had massacred students protesting in the square, and the tanks were sent there to intimidate protesters from gathering again, and he decided he had enough
lutgholein ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:00:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not what happened though. The government sent troops to get the students to leave the square, they met resistance on the streets leading to the square. Violent clashes broke out between soldiers and people barricading the streets, tensions high, shots fired, molotov cocktails thrown. It was a shit show. A lot of people died during those days, but it was never just soldiers firing into a crowd of peaceful students. Once the soldiers got to the square, they negotiated with the students and the students decided to leave. The tank man photo was taken as the tanks were leaving the city after everything had quieted down.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get the Full Story:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/
Guppychang ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:59:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe the tank was going to an area to break up protestors or something, but this man peacefully managed to stop or delay it. I could be wrong about that though
lutgholein ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:51:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That definitely wasn't it. This was taken after the protests and riots had been put down. The tanks were leaving the city.
Guppychang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah i see
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:47:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never seen the context for the photo. He didn't just stop in front of the tanks, he actively keeps walking into their path, over and over.
lutgholein ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:02:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He got on top of the tank and knocked on the hatch too.
Vrixc ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:58:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so moving to me.
DammitChris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:33:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone has seen the picture but I has never seen the video.. Chills everywhere. He didn't back down or flinch.
SynthPrax ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:41:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At first I was like, "tank man, tank man" what could he be talking about? Then right before I clicked the link I realized what it was. I can't click that right now. Can't handle it.
wiltuz007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is a recent extremely similar video (during Turkey's staged coup?) where the tank just runs over the protester. The guy had the whole outfit too, from the white shirt black pants combo to the plastic grocery bags.
KindergartenRedditor ยท 170 points ยท Posted at 20:57:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aid worker giving water to a starving Nigerian boy.
[deleted] ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 21:51:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The boy was accused of being a witch. That woman saved his life, getting him to a hospital. I will never understand how people can be mean to children. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/two-year-old-nigerian-boy-accused-of-being-a-witch-rescued-by-aid-workers-a6875706.html
anachronic ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:50:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's surprisingly easy when you declare another living thing an "other" and just refuse to believe that they are conscious or have any rights.
BobOki ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 03:16:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that is how American two party politics work. Fuck this country sometimes.
Falsimer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:38:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fuck this country never. Don't put your dick in crazy.
anachronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:19:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's most most things work... even down to our treatment of animals.
There's no biological reason to treat dogs as friends and pigs as dinner, they're both intelligent and emotional creatures and both can make great pets... but we "other" the pigs because they taste good and we'd prefer not to think about them being conscious and feeling pain when we eat them.
not_so_swift ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:36:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure she adopted him as well
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:32:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a news video on it, and I think she did indeed. The video ended with him looking very healthy and chubby, but said that he had yet to say anything and had some emotional issues (obviously).
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:50:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh thank god.
blaghart ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:54:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How much you wanna bet he was accused of being a witch so they could justify no longer having him be a drain on their resources? I don't mean that in a "he's a waste" sense I mean in the "sadistic choice" sense...do we kill this kid or do we all starve.
rackfocus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:15:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think I remember this story. He was left alone to fend for himself and no one in the village would help him because he was "a witch." I just can't imagine, especially being a mother!
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:35:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, remember the conditions these people are living in. Life is extremely hard and dangerous, education is limited. If you get told that the ills of your life are being caused by witches and then people you trust to recognize these witches can show you proof, it's not like you can just Snopes it and see that it's bullshit. Obviously no one would be this cruel if they didn't really and truly believe in their deepest of hearts that he boy is a bonafide, real and true, actual living breathing witch who is directly responsible for the drought they are in.
KindergartenRedditor ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 22:13:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.
jrnewman42 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:35:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First we forgive ourselves, and being truly sorry, we stop treating ourselves so poorly. Then we forgive each other, and being truly sorry, we stop treating each other so poorly. Then we forgive the unfeeling universe and learn its ways. By then God will have forgiven us.
AlecHunt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:21:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the corniest line I've ever seen on reddit
mrmarzipandildo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:20:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a dialogue from Blood Diamond said by Leo DiCaprio's character about the situation in so many African countries.
schatzski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:43:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such an amazing movie
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because they believe in Witches.
pdx_1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:04:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go figure, letting superstitions get in the way of helping a child, sick stuff....
anachronic ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:51:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kinda like Christian Scientists...
boboyt ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You do know the Catholic Church is the world's largest non governmental healthcare provider right? Most of which are in places like this. And you obviously haven't a clue about Christians in science. Just because what someone believes is foolish to you doesn't mean it's foolish... And no I'm not saying that it was right to brand the kid a witch because I know that's probably where your mind was going.
ColorYouClingTo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:52:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you realize Christian Scientists = a set of beliefs belonging to the "Church of Christ, Scientist," NOT Catholicism?
boboyt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wot
ColorYouClingTo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry, are you saying you've never heard of the Christian Scientists? The Christian Science Monitor? Mary Baker Eddy?
boboyt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No lol I thought it was about scientists who were also Christian. I didn't know it was a group or whatever it is.
anachronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:13:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The moar you know...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science
anachronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:11:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure... but Catholics aren't Christian Scientists. "Christian Science" is an oxymoronic sect that rejects medicine.
From the Wiki page I linked:
Peil ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 22:38:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You'll never get a job with those tattoos"
GabrielGray ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:26:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Omg I cannot right now
silentwriter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a link somewhere of him a year later, he looks so healthy and happy.
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 01:12:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a sign to combat hate
Reddit__PI ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 23:13:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A grief-stricken American infantryman whose buddy had just been killed is comforted by a fellow comrade.
INDYSCOTs ยท -53 points ยท Posted at 23:17:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you expect a paid-to-murder contact killer for corporations to be the best of humankind?
PhyscoScotsman ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:23:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just had to go and ruin a good thing didn't you? Fecksake
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:32:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck is this logical? Most everyone in the military come from a working class background and probably have very few options in capitalism for work and education. The working class are more or less forced to do things like join the military if they want a chance at a good life under capitalism. Hate the bourgies not the people they exploit.
NehEma ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:39:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do not disrespect the footsoldiers.
Sadsharks ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 01:47:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they deserve it. But it looks like this guy doesn't.
NehEma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:28 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup, furthermore, if my memory is correct, they were not soldiers by profession but conscripts.
Son_Of_Gotham ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:47:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lenny B. Robinson Aka the Baltimore Batman.
This guy used to go to childrens hospitals, dressed as Batman to help the kids through their treatment. He would give them Batman themed presents and show them his Batmobile (a custom Lamborghini)...
Unfortunately, last year (August 16th actually i just googled it because of this thread) he died when his Lamborghini broke down on the highway on his way home from the hospital. He was hit by another car when he got out.
EDIT: His charity- http://superheroesforkids.org/ (if anyone wants to donate)
tresperros19 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:08:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, he did that under the radar for 12 freaking years. Why is every other rich asshole alive and this guys isn't?
jabbadarth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:30:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People only found out about him when he got pulled over and the dashcam footage showed up. I think he was pulled over for his plates not being visible or something. He never tried to get attention.
Kittypie75 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:06 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. What the hell sort of karma is that?
night-wing-politics ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:42:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a sad way to go.
RIP
Sasquatchhuntaz ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:54:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure this will get buried, but thank you OP for posting this. This should be a thread that gets posted once a month just to be used as brain bleach to all the negative shit going on in the world.
ohne_hosen ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:48:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New shoes. Reminds me not to take the little things for granted, and also the good that people can do for others, even the little things (he got them from the Red Cross).
Leecannon_ ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 23:44:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
A widow and former maid unable to work, looks on as her former employers put a head stone on her husband's grave
I took this today, I really like it
Edit: A bit more of the story behind it. I took this today when I went with my parents to put a headstone on our former maid/babysitter's husband's grave. She helped raise me for the first 13/14 years of my life and she's like a second mom to me. She only quit working for us when she became to old to work. She's been out of work for about a year or two and she lives in a housing project. She's a really sweet woman, and only received an elementary education. I don't know how it was like for her growing up besides that though. She is in her 60's.
DeliriousEdd ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:02:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This a great picture and story but you need to reword that sentence a little. I had to read it 3 times to understand what was going on. Maybe something like: "A retired maid and widow who is no longer able to work looks on as her former employers put a headstone on her husband's grave".
Leecannon_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:10:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it is a bit unyielding, I'll reword it
DeliriousEdd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:48:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really like the story behind it though.
Leecannon_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank You!
hteenarP ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 18:49:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finally, I've been avoiding this subreddit with all the negativity going on
H3bus ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 22:30:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party, but as a French, I really love this one :
http://imgur.com/9dMLMpt
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:42:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not totally sure what's going on here, but it looks like a painting.
H3bus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:19:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it's not. :)
aballofunicorns ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:46:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/accidentalrenaissance
the_incredible_hawk ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:50:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys have a great ability to look heroic on barricades, and I love it.
Suddenly_Dragon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:25:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/AccidentalRenaissance
MisazamatVatan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me so much of a delacroix painting!
xchadrickx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woah. This almost doesn't look real. Incredible picture. What is the context?
beatinbossier18 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:11:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, there were a few pictures like this taken in france, but they were spontaneous acts of french patriotism and resistance to the goals of terrorism.
truffeli ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:40:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am saving this thread for whenever i need my heart to swell with pride and happiness
blaghart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:12 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
check out /r/uplifiting news
It's this thread...as a subreddit. so your front page will always have happiness.
Also try /r/eyebleach
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:52:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just don't look at the comments. The subreddit's content is uplifting, the community is not...
Canarou ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:38:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/image/22437596361. Love this one. The dog is so proud looking with everyone cheering him on
AZBeer90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:56:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this the only photo, there must be more!
flashbang4you ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:54:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
United States Marines take disabled teens to prom.
http://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/496614/cinderella-ball-helps-make-dreams-come-true/
gamedemon24 ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 17:39:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is Rico Abreu, a 24 year-old man with dwarfism who's now becoming an accomplished race car driver. I find that damn inspiring.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:13:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks like a tiny Mac.
gregdoom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHAHA
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:07:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have heard of this
gamedemon24 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:10:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It actually refers to the size of the car, not the size of the driver. But yes, Abreu is a champion in the Midget Car Series.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you are saying is it could refer to both the size of the car and driver? Do they have a different series of racing for dwarves?
gamedemon24 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:46:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't have a separate series for little people. The cars are referred to as midgets because they're relatively small compared to similar racing cars. Despite the perfection of a little person winning the Midget Car championship, the name of the series has nothing to do with the height of its drivers.
_four_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:24:21 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A buddy of mine races late models and has met Rico a few times. Says he's an even better person than he is a race car driver, which is saying a lot because he's one heck of a driver.
Here's a video of him jumping out of his car to pull another driver from their car that just flipped and was on fire.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jFzzRQ6-7c0
gamedemon24 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:35:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it was a methanol fire, meaning the flames were invisible to the naked eye.
Yeah, Rico's incredible. I'm so glad that guy is getting the opportunities he deserves.
Keeblerific ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:48:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for mentioning invisible flames; I was confused as it looked like they were aggressively wiping the dirt off while dumping him on the ground.
gamedemon24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MY FIRESUIT WILL GET THE DINGIES
rackfocus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn he's sexy like Peter Dinklage!
Singurularity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, he looks pretty damn cool too.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:13:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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gamedemon24 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:22:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He actually races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which is basically third tier in stock car racing. He's competed for a few wins so far!
General_Annoyance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's also this guy, who lost all four limbs from an infection and still participated in one of the most demanding races, a 24hr endurance race, the Le Mans. He has a really cool story, watching them lower him into his car was a sight.
blaghart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:53:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like dwarfism is an unfair advantage in racing since you're naturally lighter than any other racer could be...
I know it's a huge advantage in mini baja racing...
gamedemon24 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:13:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't speak for the lower levels like Sprint Cars and Midget Cars, but in NASCAR there are weights added to compensate for driver mass. Like, Tony Stewart is a heavy guy, so I imagine the stick figures like Joey Logano would have a few sandbags in there to even things out.
FinalMantasyX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He looks familiar. I dunno who he looks like though. Some hot celebrity.
LearnedPaw ยท 859 points ยท Posted at 17:25:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This dude high-fiving strangers on the Williamsburg Bridge
Edit: Just so we're clear, that's me.
Edit 2: Here's an even brighter one. That's my mom saving me from certain doom.
JonSnowsParents ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 18:28:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus Christ that man looks so fuckin happy. Almost makes me sad.
[deleted] ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 21:50:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TheSilentEskimo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:49:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that's cold
JangB ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:07:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice ice baby
jjremy ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:50:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you assume he mentally ill, simply because he's happy and trying to spread joy?
VeronicaNew ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:47:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's cool. PS: nice legs!
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:03:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! One of my fondest memories is getting high-fived by a dude (not you) while running my first 5k in prospect park. I think we need more of this in the world, really.
squeakyguy ยท -27 points ยท Posted at 21:14:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, I hate when people try to talk to me while I work out.
chillchase ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:30:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He said high fived, not talking
Wallafai ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:31:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do I have to touch you?
Unidangoofed ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:02:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't touch me REEEEEEEEEEE
squeakyguy ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 23:55:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whatevs, I don't like interacting with people when I work out.
ParisGreenGretsch ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:33:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should really high five my dad.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love both of these because they can be interpreted differently.
First pic; man slaps strangers in face on bridge.
Second pic; my idiot son got himself trapped under another rock.
But really both are great pics.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:44:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure you made a lot of people smile (:
gatman12 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:46:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought it was Chris Pratt until I read your updates.
DI0GENES_LAMP ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:52:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit. i would just high the fucking five out of that guy. how can you say no to such a free spirit?
MechMeister ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:26:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that by any chance Old Rag in VA?
LearnedPaw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mt. Baldy, CA.
adagietto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:00:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hotdamn you're cute.
Singurularity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:58:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well hello, everyday hero. Keep up the good work.
Aristophan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You seem really fun. :) never lose that spirit!
Frozeth29 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit, that picture of your mom saving you is cute as hell.
KlvrDissident ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:08:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're adorable. Way to brighten people's day.
curvy_lady_92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just look so happy!
Canadian_in_Canada ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, you two are adorable.
GOBLIN_GHOST ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We get it, you're packin' a big ol' hog
LearnedPaw ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:26:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the little piglet residing in my drawers.
GOBLIN_GHOST ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:26:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that your way of asking for a blow j?
jutct ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:27:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't skip leg day
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You. I like you.
le_sacre ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:26:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always really liked this one, of Tour de France cyclist Bernhardt Eisel reaching to support his injured competitor.
johnzaku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:09:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What happened to him? That looks painful. Is it just a bad skinned knee?
Trick_Dickle ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:31:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always think of Michael Yon's photo of Major Mark Beiger in Mosul: http://www.michaelyon-online.com/little-girl.htm
kalinkabeek ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:41:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember which paper this ran in, but I remember seeing it. I cut it out and hung it on my wall to help me remember what my brothers (both military, both deployed at the time) were dealing with over there. I still have that copy in my keepsake box. Truly one of the most moving photos I've ever seen.
B_For_Bandana ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:35:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Decreasing incidence of malaria in Africa. It's not every day you see an animated map of the best thing that has ever happened, but today you can.
ordo259 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:14:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proof that when we're not trying to kill each other, we can accomplish astounding things.
augburto ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 01:35:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is probably one of my favorite photos. This is the aftermath of a successful heart surgery that took 23 hours straight.
SirTickleTots ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:52:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The assistant sleeping in the corner is my favorite part
pm_me_mean_things ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:17:03 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe that's where they got the heart.
kittymittons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen this before, absolutely incredible.
collin_sic ยท 227 points ยท Posted at 16:22:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Three year old girl fascinated by a butterfly.
unozom ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 21:02:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
She reminds me of a young Luna Lovegood.
darkmessenger84 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:19:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The nargles did it.
FlyPolarRex ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:43:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We are all born scientists.
Lobanium ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:54:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have kids. Parents get to take these kinds of pics nearly every day. Kids are fascinated by everything.
Phoenix1142 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:46:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that Luna Lovegood?
nufadzoo ยท 303 points ยท Posted at 18:03:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
B.B. King performing for the first African America president of the U.S.
https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/158922626_master.jpg
Bonus:
Alec Martinez double overtime Stanley Cup winning goal.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6o_W3p6RAcM/maxresdefault.jpg
spider-drunk ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:50:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The musical talent present in that B.B King photo is insane.
nufadzoo ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:07:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever see BB compliment Trucks's solo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4zapXPrWt0
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:47:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recognize B.B., Trucks, Trombone Shorty, and Gary Clark Jr. Who is that on the piano and who is between Trucks and Trombone Shorty?
Edit: A google search found this article about the show. Holy shit. The talent on that whole stage is off the fucking charts.
neat_username ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:11:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Opposite effect for Rangers fans on that Martinez goal.
nufadzoo ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:25:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not a Kings fan, but you can see the moment all of his dreams come true. Pretty great.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:42:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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nufadzoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blues fan, Kings have broken my heart a few times.
catrain ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:49:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's always game 7 for us :'(
NeoShweaty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:33:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm very much a fair weather Rangers fan. Only really care in the playoffs but I was so into Lundqvist and basically his one man stand against the Kings in that game and series.
Of course, I happened to be watching that game surrounded by Kings fans so that was fun. I'm just happy I'm not very invested. Would have suuuuuucked.
BlankVerse ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:24:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This video of the 106 year old woman dancing with the Obamas always gets me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSCqpG9Z_Q
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:21:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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nufadzoo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:25:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a Blues fan. I'm immune to fucking.
EFpointe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to high school with Alec. I was a freshmen when he was a senior. I remember talking to my friend between classes and he walked by us. She looked at me and said "see that guy over there? He's going to be in the NHL one day." Always reminds me of that.
Real_Velour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:28:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the thrill is gone
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:07:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I beg to differ...
Fatvod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like Obama is performing for BB King!
Sir_Fappleton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that Gary Clark Jr behind B.B King?
pbjamm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted for Alec Martinez. Go Kings Go!
[deleted] ยท -33 points ยท Posted at 21:54:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only idiotic 'Murricans would consider mixed people to be of one ethnicity.
willsketchforsheep ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:46:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why are you so obsessed with hating the US?
deathschemist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:40:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what crawled up your arse and died? you want to rag on the yanks like that take it to a thread that's not meant to be uplifting. give us all this. please?
KaiserVonScheise ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:05:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
eh don't feed the troll. his username in Russian literally means fool/idiot.
davesidious ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:28:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair it was enough to be called black back in the day, so it makes sense to use the racist system's own rules against it.
Dracomister7 ยท 167 points ยท Posted at 17:53:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The first time I saw this photo made me really happy
You always see old photos like these where everyone has very stern looks because they had to stay perfectly still for a long time to give a sharp image. It's a complete change from what we usually think of our ancestors.
whateverislovely ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:14:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this. You can tell they're happy together.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta watch a million ways to die in the west again
BoxesOfSemen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guy looks exactly like my uncle, it's uncanny.
PMME_yoursmile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He farted. YOU KNOW HE DID, DON'T DENY IT.
InstyKim ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:38:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That ancestor? Albert Einstein.
sorry. :)
Dozenpaper336 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 03:26:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somebody notices a kitty sleeping in the rain and gives him an umbrella. I always love this pic
https://imgur.com/vrYYjQZ
Squealio ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 03:33:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minnie Mouse checking out this punk's tattoos
Mahatma_Panda ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 18:07:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not the image, but the quote that goes with it that makes it lovely.
"We told her to sit with us so that we could share her sadness."
benny121 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:12:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really get it bc the odd one out seems to be happy... Neat photo though.
cyncantspell ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:50:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the one girl smiling throwing up a peace sign
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 01:49:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Orlando Chick fil A workers reverse Sunday hours policy to feed volunteers
Goes to show we don't have to agree on these issues but can still love one another.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/06/14/chick-fil-a-opens-on-sunday-to-feed-orlando-blood-donors/85868494/
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:13:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed this. Thank you.
mrsmeowgi8 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:40:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Not as moving as some of these posts... but I keep this image on my phone to remind me that humans don't always suck http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/injured-swan-lovingly-nuzzles-rescuers-neck/ http://imgur.com/9cyhRt9
aballofunicorns ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:34:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
worn better than bjork :)
kidanitsirk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:04:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found that moving.
MelofAonia ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 01:51:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I had a photo (downvotes incoming).
A Syrian refugee wound up at my school.
My classroom is right next to the Head of Year's office.
On her second day of school in England, M (Syrian refugee) came to me because she didn't know where to go. She showed me her timetable and gave me a lost look.
Waiting outside the Head of Year's office was a child who was well-known as the worst kid in the year.
I was trying to give her directions (couldn't leave my classroom as kids were starting to arrive) but she didn't understand.
'Worst kid in the year' offered to escort her to her class.
I asked, "Are you sure you're not going to get into trouble? [HOY] is waiting for you." (Also...behave.)
'Worst kid in the year': "I've seen the news. Her life has been fucking awful. Sorry for swearing I'm not going to make it worse. [HOY] will understand, or he's a knob. Sorry for swearing. Please tell her where I went?"
He took her arm and escorted her to the Art department like a little gentleman.
BiPolarBulls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:44:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a thousand words paint a great picture... !!
fuckyeahitsthursday ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:00:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This puppy being fit for his new job as part of a K-9 police unit!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/puppy-boston-police-departnent-k9-vest_n_6061564.html
YoImAli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dogs are the best.
CrazyKirby97 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:33:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a lot of people posting videos here so I'm just gonna hop on the bandwagon, sorry if this is a bad comment, it's all I had to throw into this feel-good stew.
It's from Nigahiga, so you've probably already seen it. For Thanksgiving, he did a video that involved a lot of jokes involving playing with their food, so they had to make a ton of meals as backups in case a shot didn't go well. Turns out they didn't need quite so many, so he made a followup video where he gave all the extras to the homeless.
I know there are a lot of people on YouTube who try to take advantage of the homeless by giving them two dollars on camera and acting like they're a based Jesus, but this video clearly had a lot of effort put into it, from organizing all the meals into nice trays so they can save it to making sure they had utensils to enjoy their food with.
I always saw Thanksgiving as a thing reserved for the more economically stable, so seeing a personality like Ryan provide the homeless with all those meals almost brought a tear to my eye. They'll probably appreciate those meals more than anyone who gets to have their nice Thanksgiving dinner every year ever will.
K_Murphy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool! I've heard of this guy but hadn't seen this, love it.
LinkFromLoZ ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:53:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/BeforeNAfterAdoption shows pretty good faith in humanity
aballofunicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
great, a subreddit to go to when I want to weep for hours and hours :)
LinkFromLoZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are most welcome :)
kxw3656 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 00:06:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man who received heart transplant from a murdered man walks his daughter down the aisle at her wedding
Maybe teared up a little bit.
kittymittons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:46:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This hit me in the feels so hard
CastleReese ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:17:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Officer distracts little girl after accident that killed her father. Brighton officer comforts little girl
transemacabre ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:01:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marvel sending a DVD of Guardians of the Galaxy (before it hit theaters) so that Bill Mantlo, the paralyzed creator of Rocket Raccoon, could watch it. The look of joy on his face!
desi_op ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 02:55:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Village gets electricity for the first time
coffee_is_crack ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 02:56:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://m.imgur.com/IoDFTnX
Instant happiness
Michris ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:28:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A veteran coming home
NoDogBlood ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 22:56:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of a refugee thanking Germany
This reminds me so much of how detached people who rejects refugees into the country are to the reality the refugees are living. And we constantly forget that they are ordinary people too, like us, have jobs, school, family, lives, they risk and leave behind because they wanted to live.
And how grateful they will be when they reach a safe country.
source
foxh8er ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 01:01:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's another picture of a German refugee.
giscard78 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:05:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very nice picture but also very interesting it's in Arabic and English, not German.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:22:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Most of the refugees are Maghrebi. Take note how many of them speak French. No one in Syria or Iraq speaks French. Whole thing is a mess.
Should we help refugees: yes.
Should we open the flood gates and let millions of people in whom we don't know who they are: no.
Plus note how no one seems remotely interested in actually ending the conflict which is the root cause.
CeaRhan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 04:25:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hypocrisy at its finest. People have been calling out big countries for helping this crisis to unfold for years but all you all ever did was not listening. Now you're all being surprised and think you can give a real opinion about it while you don't even know who they are. When you fuck up something you don't tell yourself "I don't want to be held responsible for this", you try to find real solutions and how to deal with it. Plus you wouldn't even have to host them and this "flood gates" and "let people in" shows how little you know about immigration.
ps: maghrebi people speak french because they are from colonies and french is known in these countrie, not because they somehow are better than other refugees. Stop being stupid.
Muckracker_Joe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think anyone is heartless enough to completely deny refugees but you at least have to have border control so you can prevent people from easily entering with illegal materials. Not only that, you can't let too many people enter your country or else you risk cultural assimilation or economic failure. Does it suck that we have to put limitations on immigration? Yes. Do we need to do it for the greater good, at least in the current state of Earth? Yes.
bardeg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So...build a wall?
Muckracker_Joe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:06:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In a figurative way, yes?
fibee0284 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 01:31:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aniya Wolf was kicked out of her prom for wearing a suit....stars of IASIP invited her to hang out at the set for the day :)
https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney/status/748528844001390592
SirTickleTots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:54:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/swordorsheath
But for real, I'm super jealous of her, i would love to hang out with the Sunny cast.
yogorilla37 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 03:56:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Palestinian father bathing his daughter
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:51:11 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Incredibly beautiful and haunting pic.
truth__bomb ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:27:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one of JR Smith (a "bad boy" of the NBA for those who don't know) and one of his biggest inspirations, Special Olympics athlete Brad Hennefer.
Here's a video about their relationship too.
aballofunicorns ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:56:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
late to the party but here is my contribution:
A police officer carrying an old lady to help her get on the safe side of the road..
Also, I watched this live and since he's from my country it really made me sob. Bolivian Olympic Athlete cries at the opening ceremony. He's the first Bolivian athlete to earn his spot in the Olympics by breaking the Olympic mark, making it his own merit. All of our other athletes got sent there by invitation. His parents are professional swimmers too. It was quite moving.
MishaParisi ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 03:35:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of a place in Costa Rica that has adopted over 900 stray dogs
http://ghk.h-cdn.co/assets/16/13/1459448766-12006188-10201551657189117-4801328546108579524-n.jpg
GabeBlack ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:51:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Videos: Swedish cops love to dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_61s62WKVio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGCg68Nllc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79D1gQU7JFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQjwsNf3W2A
Buntschatten ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:44:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everybody - DO NOT READ THE YOUTUBE COMMENTS.
Magnehtic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:53:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is how you make people respect the cops, show them to be real humans who have fun. Well done Sweden.
LordPineapple ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:15:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo, but a series of videos. Where the hell is Matt: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012
LifeInMultipleChoice ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:57:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you You made my day so much better, and Matt probably has inspired so many people into getting more out of life. I started watching the first video and I was feeling jealous that he could go to all of those places.. but by the time I finished 2012 I just so happy watching it and for all the people he has been able to put a smile on their face. I saw you said he is doing a 2016 tour, I can't wait to see it. Do you know where he plans on going this time? It would be amazing to see / live this in person.
Singurularity ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:08:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This guy is amazing. Just... Dancing. Everywhere. With everyone.
LordPineapple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He recently finished a kickstarter campaign for another tour this year.
foxh8er ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's making a new one for 2016.
Otto_Lili_Emmenthal ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:41:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Human playing peekaboo with a rat. https://gfycat.com/HelplessVelvetyBluejay
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:12 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's hysterical!
BadSmiter ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:26:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
can this become a sub called heartbleach
Zombiefoetus ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:37:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. I need this.
EuridiceSequens ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:31:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Twister Kitty
Greensburg, KS was destroyed by an F5 tornado on May 04, 2007. Two days later, eleven-year-old Tyler McIntosh found a new friend while collecting things in his home. source
adkhiker137 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:42:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of a toddler on rollerskates always makes me happy. The unbridled joy exploding out of her is infectious!
dedicednu ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 04:31:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When reddit responded to a grieving dad who asked for a photo of his daughter without medical tubes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2ajul6/photoshop_request_my_daughter_recently_passed/
DiaDeLosMuertos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:38:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/oHXv9pa.jpg T_T
sigtaugod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That literally just happened to my friend/co-worker about 3 months ago. Same circumstances. It was so sad... I had to search for this post because it showed me just how awesome people could be.. Still haven't been able to show her. She would love to see the support that family got in their time of need because she was kinda/sorta in the public eye when it happened to her as an on air talent in television.
The saddest thing was that she was on maternity leave. The little girl was seemingly healthy for about 3 weeks. Then went downhill quick. She Never brought the baby to the office. Never saw the gifts that viewers sent in (which was kinda odd but awesome at the same time.. Getting diapers from complete strangers).. Her desk was covered in baby stuff and we just had to.. Get rid of it because of what happened, Loading the stuff in the car and hauling it to a local food pantry/general help place was one of the saddest things I've ever had to do.. Still the outpouring of support she gets to this day 3-ish months later is amazing. For all the awful things some people can do, in general humanity is beautiful..
ext23 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 06:42:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fear I'm way too late for this thread, but I have some original photos that people may like.
I was living in Fukushima during the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis in 2011. My town didn't get hit by the tsunami, but it did suffer pretty heavy earthquake damage, and took in a lot of refugees from inside the evacuation zone. I lived on rice and water rations for a couple of weeks, and had no water or electricity in my apartment, but apart from that I made it out OK.
Here are a few photos from a week or so after the earthquake.
This photo shows some of the townsfolk giving out water rations outside the town hall. Every morning there would be announcements from trucks driving around with PA systems saying what time water would be available that day.
This is a photo from a stately old home in Fukushima City, which wasn't so badly damaged by the earthquake. This family put a sign up telling people to help themselves to their water, because most homes didn't have any.
This is a photo of an old couple at their stone masonry shop in my town. Literally everything they had made - their entire business - got smashed to pieces. You can see the forklift they were using to clear away the wreckage in the photo. I walked by with my camera and all they wanted to talk about was me; where did I come from, did I like Japan, how they had been to my country (Australia) like forty years ago on their honeymoon. They didn't say a single word about the earthquake.
This is a photo of the postman still delivering the mail to a collapsed, evacuated house.
Finally, here is a photo of the kids we used to visit at one of the evacuation centres in Aizu, Fukushima, playing with some bubbles that I gave them. My friends and I couldn't help much in terms of rescue work or administration, but every day we would take in as many clothes, toys, games and sweets as we could find, and hang out with the kids. They must have been so bored sitting in the gymnasium all day every day for weeks on end, and they were so excited to see us foreigners every day.
trow_with_the_brow ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 08:11:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of a milkman the morning after the London Blitz
blue_alien_police ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 22:44:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since I haven't seen this one posted yet, I'd thought I'd share it (if it has been, then I apologize for a double post)
An article, with a series of pictures, about students from a UCLA frat who saw a sign in the hospital room window of Lexi Brown, a 12-year-old cancer patient, asking for pizza. They ended up getting her the pizza, and then doing something much, much, cooler.
willjj99 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:28:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This wins in my opinion. So awesome!
mrmarzipandildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so awesome. I really hope the kid is doing well.
BuddhistNudist987 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 21:48:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the cutest picture of a kid and a kitten that is, was, or ever will be.
here it is.
numberninemac ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:33:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the kitten's "oh, you!" expression.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:19:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always liked this photo
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Flower_Power_by_Bernie_Boston.jpg
LifeInMultipleChoice ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"They have guns"
"Yes, but we have flowers"
After having seen that video I will picture/hear them when I see this photo.
CarbonCamaroZL1 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 01:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a Michigan fan who hates Ohio State, this is kind of when you realize that they are just young adults (college kids about my age) playing a game that they love. Michigan QB, Devin Gardner holding Ohio State QB, J.T. Barrett when he got injured.
At the end of the day, it's just a game.
[deleted] ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 20:09:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is incredibly nerdy, but that's kinda my thing, so. The University of Scranton has a digitized collection of penmanship from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the flourishes (kinda like embroidery samplers, but for writing) especially are just absolutely glorious. http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/zanerbloser/
my personal favorite is the namesake of the collection, "The Proud Art Shall Conquer": http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/zanerbloser/id/464/rec/36
Singurularity ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn that's so cool/beautiful!
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:16:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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blaghart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:57:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't see the great wall from space...
But you can see our cities. That's a far greater achievement I think.
aballofunicorns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so beautiful.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I was going to post this, I hope you did it to be a smart ass!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I should clarify, you literally posted the "bright side of humanity", the other replies assumed it was a comment about the progress of humanity.
xixoxixa ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:49:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one of an Afghani district governor paying respects to the memorial of a fallen marine.
LostBaka ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:46:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever see a cheese photo of two people you do not know but they have this look that they love and care fro each other. I like to hope that stuff grows outward towards other when seen.
kosif ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:42:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not a photo, but a couple of videos made by Operation Smile. They are a charity that travels around to poor countries and fix children's cleft palates. I believe that this little girl is in Brazil.
Part 1
Part 2
Keroro_Roadster ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 02:06:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is supposedly the first documented wheelie, 1936. A good reminder that everybody just wants to have a good time.
SirTickleTots ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:45:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats so fucking cool
Lencha ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:30:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since we're watching the Olympics: http://imgur.com/Upej2dR
StealthSpheesSheip ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:49:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Opposing players help a softball player around the bases after hitting her first homerun and tearing a ligament at first. If her team helped her, she would be out and replacing her with a pinch runner would have dropped the hit to a single.
Video
BiPolarBulls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, what a great act of kindness..
Bflat92 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 03:27:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite by far.
https://youtu.be/dp_OiWVcq1Y
EchoInTheSilence ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:23:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gymnasts from North and South Korea take a selfie together at the Olympics.
pgajria ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:12:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad the North Korean girl will end up in trouble of some sort for it.
Magnehtic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:50:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I doubt it, the North Koreans are actually quite lenient on sportspeople 'fraternising' with other countries.
geekinccomics ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:50:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one: http://imgur.com/a/yrWCQ
Sammy Sosa ran to home plate to hug Mark McGwire after Mark hit the record setting home run. The two had been in a nail biting back and forth competition the entire season up to that point, and happened to be in the same ballpark on the night it happened. Even after all the cheating allegations and whatnot, this one moment for me always spoke to the true nature of sportsmanship. Taking true joy and celebrating the victory of an opponent, and being happy for their accomplishments even in a moment that relegates you to 2nd place.
djs758 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:00:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, #drugs
livewirejsp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Steroids saved baseball.
freefrompress ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:29:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one i think is beautiful
annoyingnoob ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:13:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This man in India saving a basket of kittens from a flood.
MialoKoukoutsi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came to see this!
Ms_moonlight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:29:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love the section picture! I hope that is the mother of the kittens.
lelelesa ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:53:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This dad shielding his son from the rain. umbrella dad in queens
Michris ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:21:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not like the others, but...
travelsofcarl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:25:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a little late, but on the passenger ferry to the Cape Lookout lighthouse in North Carolina last year, the captain let a girl sit with him as he navigated back. They both seemed genuinely happy.
http://i.imgur.com/y6YTZ4T.jpg
TheContrarian2 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:04:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/babble-voices/he-said-she-said/files/old-love/couple-6.jpg
LeMeowLePurrr ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 05:21:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My daughter having a cuddle with her Uncle Scotty
http://imgur.com/HxWx5M0
nickmista ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 04:47:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if I missed it but I was really surprised to not see the image of a man holding an umbrella over his son instead of himself.
WTchapman ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:01:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If humanity is ever put to a test or I want to feel like I have allergies , I'm gonna reference this post
Wulf_47 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:02:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woEcdqqbEVg
A poor farmer who lost his childhood friend and wrote a song for him. Be sure to turn on subtitles. One of my favorite songs of all time.
SirTickleTots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit that was good
AcrasiaCirce ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:42:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uplifting photos should be its own subreddit.
freshthrowaway1138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:26:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/UpliftingNews is a great place to take a break...
akkan ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:48:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Attn: /u/krispykrackers Mods pls stickle this post! This is the best post ever.
krispykrackers ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:18:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aw, I missed this thread, but am going to read it now!
Anyhow, in the future, you should message all the mods at once with requests like this, honestly it's not something we usually do but I'm sure we wouldn't mind having a chat about it <3
desperadorulz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:17:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/YhVuhKC happiness on this young boy's face when he receives new shoes during world war 2
5steelBI ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:23:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ric Lindley
It's just another day at work...
SoundSmith323 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:30:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey guys, I don't have a photo, but I wanted to say thank you. This thread really cheered me up after a long day. Y'all are awesome.
stefernie ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:42:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://themetapicture.com/little-girl-moved-by-art/
Fidesphilio ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:18:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This Canadian Subway will feed the homeless for free every Friday from 3-5 pm
whataboutringo ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:58:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Couldn't find it on imgur, hopefully this link works all the same. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/77/ed/0b/77ed0b4a9cbd4c20ad6398f3220aa64a.jpg
tomparker ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 22:06:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Art, Religion, Teamwork, Creativity...it's all here
hapa_mama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lord help me.... that made this catholic laugh
Frienders ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:08:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even though they probably weren't cheering for the dog, this one always puts a smile on my face.
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2012/05/animals-in-the-news/a19_41827630/main_900.jpg?1420516548
bbdbike ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:24:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the post, and also not a picture. But this video made me think that there are people who actually want to make changes to the world.
kosif ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome :).
_Daje_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 01:51:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, this may not equate to many of the other pictures here, but I wanted to add a picture of one of my happiest memories to the list.
This is a picture of myself (top left, black shirt) staying at the Guest House Mintaro in Yamagata Japan, toasting with the other guest and the owner (bottom right). My friend and I spent 21 days traveling around Japan and made a last minute decision to stay there before leaving from Tokyo.
The owner and other guest were some of the most friendly humans I have ever encountered. The picture shows all of us toasting as we ate and drank and talked through the night. My friend and I didn't speak Japanese, but it didn't seem to matter since the owner and most of the guest spoke English for us and we could still communicate through body language. (Still slowly working on my Japanese :)
SirTickleTots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good pic, it kinda looks like a stock photo
MuscleFace_ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:36:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The San Jose Sharks and the make a wish foundation got together for 17 year old Sam Tageson, a kid with lifelong heart issues. They really went above and beyond, signed him to a 1 day contract, he suited up and skated with the team during warmups AND took the ice with them to start the game. He stood on the ice for the anthem and was given a tribute on the jumbo tron before opening faceoff.
(https://youtu.be/5OSJHQFHbGA)
Sorry if the link doesn't work i'm still figuring out this posting on mobile shit lol.
Divney ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 06:44:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This Picture was taken after my football team (Leyton Orient) reached the final of the playoffs. A pitch invasion ensued, led mainly by the over-excited youths. A couple of minutes later, this couple thought they'd take the opportunity also to have a pleasant stroll around the pitch of the team they'd been coming to for years.
Strutys ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:10:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have a picture since there are many of this event. But the Baltic chain of freedom is quite fitting here id say
aballofunicorns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dated an Estonian and his parents were part of it. He has pictures of it on facebook. Really inspiring <3
Strutys ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:03:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It truly is
PhoenixArising ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:58:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks OP.
Palleus ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:25:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party on this thread, but This photo I took of a rider stopping in the middle of his race to help this kid over the barriers
thebriantist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 07:47:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Kiss of Life" is one of my all-time favorite pictures. http://www.firstaidcorps.org/wp-content/Randall-Champion-the-Survivor-J.D.-Thompson-the-Saviour-1967.jpg Saving someone's life in midair. Truly incredible.
spunkypotato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 11:20:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Police officers cook a lonely elderly couple a meal after getting calls from neighbors saying that they were distressed and crying
onyxpup7 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:53:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't remember the video or holiday associated with it but there is one where petiole were running a race/marathon and there was an elderly man sitting on the street in his uniform watching and all the runners started running over to him to shake his hand and thank him for his service.
Here it is. Starts at 1:05
Stripbubbles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:27:24 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
"In World War I on the Christmas of 1914 Germans and British soldiers lay down there weapons and celebrated Christmas together, they sung Christmas carols, made a Christmas tree and exchanged gifts, held a football (soccer) match, and even had snowball fights. This continued till a few days after new years.
This was against orders. But the men were really in the Christmas spirit. there were a lot friendship made between the Germans and the Brit."
I quoted this from a Yahoo Answers page. I couldn't recall the exact details of the event, but I truly think this is an enlightening thing that should be embraced. Edit- spelling
ReflexEight ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:01:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Shameless self-promotion: I like this picture of a couple I got at Red Rocks.
A lot of negativity in the world but music lets us put that aside
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:00:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yo that's actually a pretty sweet shot.
ReflexEight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you so much!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And drugs. Don't forget the drugs.
ReflexEight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mmm, drugs are good
Legendairy89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Red Rocks is amazing. By far the coolest concert venue I've ever been to.
_Hopped_ ยท 195 points ยท Posted at 15:43:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler and his dog Blondi: even in the blackest darkness, there is light.
onelung84 ยท 439 points ยท Posted at 16:24:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Of course its name was Blondi.
WarThunderPanzerKing ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 20:15:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, Hitler's dog Blondi and his turtle Jewslayer.
kim-fatassian ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:54:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler wasn't all bad. He did kill Hitler after all.
NotTheRightAnswer ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blondi means "killer" in German.
Plutonium_239 ยท 255 points ยท Posted at 16:28:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler was just an aspiring painter who loved animals and children and got bullied so much he committed suicide.
boburningman ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 17:08:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you left out a couple parts in the middle there
[deleted] ยท 293 points ยท Posted at 17:21:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah he was a veteran too
Alexanderspants ยท 234 points ยท Posted at 17:30:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and he helped end WWII
Mrchristopherrr ยท 182 points ยท Posted at 17:58:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention the fact that he killed Hitler.
collin_sic ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:48:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He drank hydrogen dioxide throughout his entire life.
MissingFucks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:55:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and dioxide!
collin_sic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:56:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly a product of his environment.
MissingFucks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The global death rate would be much lower if there never had been any dioxide or dihydrogenoxide in the air!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Surely you mean dihydrogen monoxide? I find it hard to believe that he drank wound disinfectant his entire life.
CalmBeneathCastles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're thinking of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). HO2 (hydrogen dioxide) is hydroperoxyl.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:52:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, TIL. I knew H2O2 actually "translates" to dihydrogen dioxide, but when I Googled hydrogen dioxide all I got were results about hydrogen peroxide. Still, would HO2 actually be something that he could drink though, since one of the O's will have a free valance electron?
CalmBeneathCastles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:01:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope!
viccie211 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:53:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But he also killed the guy who killed Hitler
AbombicTom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bullied painter who loved animals??? What an ass
k3rstman1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/hitlerkilledhitler
undreamedgore ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude killed the leader of the nazi party
TicTacToeFreeUccello ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
By killing Hitler.
vonmonologue ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:13:40 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And a Vegetarian.
cleancutmover ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for your service, Hitler.
Imperito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not just a veteran, he was a decorated war hero. Winning the Iron Cross.
kilroyishere89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:11:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of his paintings are actually very well done.
emthejedichic ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 17:19:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler killed his dog before he killed himself so it wouldn't fall into the hands of the Allies.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 17:49:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean.... the thought there is nice I guess if he thought the Allies would hurt the dog.
Cruzzfish1 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:10:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, they definitely would have. The Americans or the British probably not, but it was the USSR that would have reached the dog first. Considering how much they(justifiably) hated Hitler and everything associated with him, that dog would likely have died horrifically over a pretty long amount of time.
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:22:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay then good call on Hitler to save him/her
killingit12 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:51:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time that sentence has ever been uttered.
blaghart ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:59:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's an unfortunate reality that Hitler had a few good ideas.
The shame is his vile character has forever stained these good ideas into the future. Much like he ruined the name adolf and that kind of facial hair.
Ceryni77 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention the swastikas which are a symbol of peace..
blaghart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well his weren't, they were crosses, but obviously yes in many other cultures that shape is considered a sign of peace or harmony, such as the Japanese Manji (famously the crossguard of Ichigo's Bankai in Bleach)
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh it was probably uttered quite a lot before people figured out how big of a nutcase he was. It has probably been uttered every now and then even after people figured out about the holocaust thing.
whiskeytab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler wasn't all bad... i mean he did kill Hitler
koerdinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's pure bullshit. He killed his dog to make sure the Cyanide capsules were still working.
sg7791 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't taking cyanide capsules himself have the same effect?
koerdinator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes but that might make you suffer?
CliffordMoreau ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 16:41:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As much as no one will ever admit it, there is always a small bit of kindness in everyone. Even Hitler loved his wife and pet and would probably give his life for them.
Wixou ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 16:58:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler thought he did the right thing
corran450 ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 17:08:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In a way, that's what makes him worse... He honestly thought he was making the world a better place. It gives me the willies...
undreamedgore ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:24:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We all think were the heroes.
Nigz_gonna-nig ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:21:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For just one day
oh-thatguy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:06:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A hero is the villain of the other side.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, if I got access to a fully equipped evil lair I could probably do the super villain thing.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:12:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you feel like a hero yet?
Wixou ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:18:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he made world a better place, we can never know what kind of place this would be now
CuteThingsAndLove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just got into an argument with someone over this the other day (it was a Harambe post on FB; asking if you could choose to save Harambe but he wouldn't be as famous and a lesson wouldn't be learned, or choose to have him killed the same way so that we had the lesson still learned, which would you pick)
Basically the guy said "That's too small a scale, what about Hitler committing genocide? Would you choose to kill him before he started, and not know what the future would hold? Or let him go through with the Holocaust in order for us to learn the lesson from his actions? Without Hitler, wouldn't there be more genocides today?"
And, my response is that, no, there is nothing to suggest that we would evolve into a humanity that committed genocide. Hitler was one person who commanded others and also commanded respect. But if he died before he was born, and he didn't instill those thoughts in others, how would it have gone through?
And, really, if genocide is bound to happen one way, and MIGHT happen the other way, why not get rid of the situation which would guarantee it?
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The argument is honestly different with Hitler I feel. Without going into depth, what Hitler's rise to prominence did do was pit extreme factions in Europe against each other. Fascism fought Communism, and although Communism won, it was weakened a lot. Without the rise of Hitler and the right, there is certainly a reasonable chance that Germany would have been Communist, and with that brick falling almost all of Europe would have been Communist. This power would surely ultimately clash with the Western capitalist world, where the US wouldn't have been as strong and Communism wouldn't have been so weakened. Maybe then more people would have suffered than in World War II.
It's all hypothetical of course. World War II is just such a substantial historical event that it's nearly impossible to say what would have happened without it. But I can understand the argument that Hitler, perversely, killed fewer than the alternative.
Colopty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's quite a dramatic view of what would've happened if communism didn't lose so badly. More likely some random country would've figured out how to do communism well and benefitted from it, kind of like what the Nordics did with socialism, while the rest would've failed at it and switched over to something else once they figured it wasn't working out for them. We all walk away from it with the knowledge that while communism does have some strengths it's not for everyone.
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:41:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hence the last paragraph - I in no way mean to say that the events I typed out would have happened should Hitler not have risen to prominence. But they could have done - Stalin's Russia was a powerful force. That was my point. Potentially, Hitler killed fewer than could otherwise have occurred.
Of course, maybe he hasn't, maybe your tamer set of events play out instead. We don't know. We can't know. I was just explaining what the guy before the person I replied to may have meant.
Colopty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Russia kinda collapsed under its own weight though. That project was doomed to fail from the beginning.
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arguable - after all, it did take 80-odd years to collapse under its own weight, and with the influx of resources that a communist Germany, and potentially rest of Europe, would bring, it could have had much more success.
Again, this is all hypothetical, we can't know. It's an interesting time period either way though, such an important century for almost every nation on earth.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing with the Soviet Union's collapse is that it was largely an effect of the cold war, with America inventing the nukes and SU getting them a little later. With nukes in place, none of them could really touch each other due to MAD, no matter how powerful communism might have gotten. Nukes are simply too big of a threat either way. This lead to the cold war, also known as the period in which both America and the SU completely wrecked their own economy in what can only be described as a dick measuring contest motivated by their opposing political ideologies. Seriously, they wasted ridiculous amount of money. This is also a big part of why the SU collapsed. Quite frankly, with the way America was spending money they should've suffered the same fate, if not for a key difference: due to the way communism was implemented in the SU, the economy was directly tied to the state. Thus, if the economy is in shambles, so is the state, and when the state is bankrupt things generally just goes to shit. Meanwhile, the American capitalistic model meant that the economy and the state were effectively different entities, so while they had fucked the economy six ways to sunday, the state was technically still fine. Either way, the SU was pretty much bound to fuck itself over in an attempt to wave its dick at America, no matter if they got some extra resources from Germany or not, as they would've just wasted those resources too on an even bigger dick waving attempt (we're talking a couple hundred more nukes or something).
So yeah. The reason for the Soviet Union collapse wasn't that they didn't have enough resources, it was that they were terrible at handling resources when they were trying to boost their ego (among other things, such as their inability to keep the population happy and well off). It's like giving money to a drug addicted hobo who wants to impress a girl by upstaging her boyfriend. Doesn't matter how many millions you give him, he'll be broke in a year.
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:58:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm aware, but these nukes were only really developed in response to, again, World War II. Without that war, the Cold War could have happened in an entirely different way, a more powerful Soviet Union, undamaged from a long and painful war and with more influence over Europe than they'd ever had, could potentially have overwhelmed Western Europe in a war or, more likely, scared everyone into submission - appeasement was the diplomatic tactic of the day after all. Furthermore, should nukes have been developed, it is far from guaranteed that the western world would have got them first - it's hard to overstate how much the US actually benefitted from this war, not only in its own growth but in the fall of other countries and the change in its foreign policy, as before Pearl Harbour the US practiced isolationism on a grand scale. An undamaged Soviet Union could have potentially developed them before the introspective Americans, if they were developed at all. After that, the Americans may have just tried to stay out of it - that's what they preferred to do - and hoped it would all just blow over.
On the other hand, the US did truly despise communism, so they may have got involved and communism may have ultimately lost - again - but maybe not. There remains potential for hitler's rise to power having a serious influence on capitalism being the dominant force in the world today.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:41:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are, however, forgetting the russian revolution, a great big show of how the Soviet Union was doomed to fail from the beginning. It didn't collapse because it was weakened after a war and finally fell after making a great big show of resistance against outside forces, it collapsed because the country itself was run really badly, fucked itself over and the people were pissed. It was considered really anticlimatic because it had this whole buildup to something huge and then simply failed to keep itself running. While WWII would indeed have been drastically different without Hitler, the Soviet Union would still be a badly run shithole whose population would eventually start a revolution.
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:24:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would dispute that. To me, the downfall of the Soviet Union began when the central committee chose to stick with the old, failing schemes and paper over the cracks, as Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko did. Had they chosen a reformist route, keeping the same basis of totalitarian government but rejigging the system to promote efficiency, the Soviet Union would have lasted better - could've acted in the same way modern day China does. Khrushchev tried this (I think he went about it the wrong way but still, he did attempt reform), and this got him thrown out. That, to me, is when the Soviet Union began it's long death throe.
The Russian revolution had some potential. Lenin, in his later writings, proposed reasonable forms of communist government that could genuinely have worked. Stalin was insane, but Russia was far from failing in his years. The Soviet Union modernised Russia, it just failed at the end.
But this is all rather besides the point. If we are assuming that communism spreads all over Europe in this ulterior reality, can we really assume the USSR would've been run the same? Had the same leaders, the same decisions made at the top? And this isn't even getting into the fact that, had communism spread around Europe it would've appeared to Russia as if Marxism was playing out correctly - Marx theorised that once communism had begun in one country, others would embrace it. Stalin may not have even gained all the power that he did if Hitler never rose to prominence in Germany, as Stalin was the one that proposed moving away from this idea of communism spreading to all countries.
I'm jumping from one point to another here, but that's rather my argument. Take out Hitler from the equation and there are so many loose ends, so many variables. It seems unrealistic, to me, to suggest that everything would've played out the same way as it did with Hitler if he hadn't rose to prominence.
Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:56:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed, there are quite a lot of loose threads that makes theorizing how things would've played out hard. Anyway, I think I've more or less said all I wanted to say, but it was fun exchanging theories with you. Your perspective was quite interesting. :)
mattz0r98 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:22:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As have I, I love history and Russia's history is so rich, so I always enjoy debate. Have a great day my friend :)
Cokeblob11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone's the protagonist in their own story.
Imperito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hitler is a good example of why "I had the best of intentions" is a shit phrase to use.
CliffordMoreau ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:09:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's the saddest part. Not just for Hitler, but anyone who does things like that.
WordRick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, in the end he did do the right thing. He did end up killing Hitler, after all.
-d0ubt ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He killed the most evil man on the planet...
kyleridesbikes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:57:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
after all, he did kill Hitler..
-d0ubt ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:17:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thanking about mike, buy yeah I guess that counts too.
moralfaq ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:13:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair he also killed the guy who killed Hitler.
-d0ubt ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:28:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HE killed the most evil man on the planet..
roundaboot_ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Although, IIRC, he killed his dog in the end with cyanide while testing the cyanide capsule to be sure it worked.
NavyJack ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 16:06:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More of the brighter side of inhumanity to be honest
Mini_True ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 20:05:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I say it's still humanity. We should not single the bad guys out and distance us so far from it that we won't ever learn a lesson from them. By saying he's not one of us we imply we can't make the same mistake, since we're not him. We can be, yet we still have to do our best to be something better.
Sebbot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:58:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best comment I read on reddit for a while. User name checks out.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:13:27 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think we call it inhuman because we learned from it. We learned how terrible people can be, and we hold ourselves to a standard of "humanity" because of people like him.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:29:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then why do I feel the entire world is making the same mistakes right now?
NavyJack ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:30:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because we ignore what goes on if intervening doesn't suit our interests.
We learned, we just don't care.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:39:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's the thing, a big part of what we should have learned is that not intervening until it affects us directly is going to bite us in the ass.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:34 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That way of thinking implies that the people in charge actually care about the outcome of a situation for anyone other than themselves.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking more about the general population. Though, I do like to believe that there can be government that actually wants to do good for the people it represents.
NavyJack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is little the general population can do about this other than put pressure on those in power. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Of course there are actually good leaders around the world, and often they do take action when necessary. However, it is becoming increasingly common for those who want to take action to be silenced by superiors who don't want to make any puddles that might bounce back to them and their careers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was pure evil. He condemned millions of innocent people to die just because of their political ideologies, religion, culture, and skin colour, then sparked the biggest, bloodiest war in human history. I think it's fine to dehumanize such evil.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:24:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try as you might. He was just as human as your or I.
BlueberryPhi ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:58:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, that's kinda the thing. Each person has both good and evil in them, the capacity to be Hitler or Ghandi. But being one doesn't mean the other doesn't exist in you somewhere.
I like to think that's what a God's Eye View of humanity would be like. Seeing that even in the blackest of hearts there is a soft spot and compassion for something or someone.
booksblanketsandtea ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't do that. Don't claim that anyone who commits atrocities isn't human. That's the point of humanity - we are all capable of incredible and horrific things. There is light and dark in all of us: it's what we choose to act on that matters. But even when someone acts on the darkness, it doesn't make them less human. Less good, yes. But to be human doesn't mean to be good. It just means.. To be human.
NavyJack ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:58:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"inhuman" is an adjective. It means to do something that is not considered humane. I didn't mean to say that we was literally inhuman, like some kind of lower life form.
JustDroppinBy ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:04:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let us not hide under the covers, but face the monsters in our closet with a firm, resolute, "I've matured."
Colopty ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:07:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When looking at that picture, I'm imagining Blondi excitedly overlooking the holocaust while spewing antisemistic propaganda, while Hitler is timidly telling his dog that maybe they're going a little overboard.
thefrostlixen ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:24:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/awwschwitz
conspirized ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:06:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh.
My first dog was named Blondie. Never realized me and Hitler had so much in common.
GenericUsername017 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 16:25:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I'm not seeing the light. Is it because he's not hurting the dog?
Knox_Harrington ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:29:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The light is that dogs will love anybody, even Hitler.
Emperorerror ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:46:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Even Hitler loved his dog. We're all human.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:23:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the most chaotic period in human history, in fact, in the absolute center of the chaos, there is still love
Bluebe123 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 18:35:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a picture of a man and his lover, there's the light.
Johnkonrad ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:40:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have an original Hitler painting
chewcok ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:59:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No you dont charlie.
Wixou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proof? :D
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:15 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
he looks so old and tired in this pic
Sebbot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:02:10 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's exactly what he was. Parkinson.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey little fella, you aren't the youngest anymore, just like me. Bet your joints hurt like mine...
Nice view up here, too bad I don't get around to paint lately. I wonder how all went down if I would have stuck to painting, sometimes I'm so fed up about all of this..."
"woof"
"at least you are here to listen, buddy, you always are"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Blondi, is that a Jew? Do you see a Jew? Is that a Jew down there? Ho ho ho, a merry jape. Have some sausages."
frustrated_pen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i don't know what kind of a dog i was expecting. and then i realized. german shepherd.
wufnu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey Blondie! You know what you are?! Just a dirty son of a b-ahAHahAHahhhhhh
for_sweden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:34:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/awwschwitz leaking.
Salesman89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uh huh.. and Bin Laden loved his German Shepherds just as much...../s
ShamelessFox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:35:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Error, till he tested a cyanide capsule on her.
MistaPitts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He poisoned that dog with cyanide and then shot himself in the head.
_Hopped_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:02:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah, what do you think the allies would have done to Hitler's dog?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...I don't want to know
[deleted] ยท -27 points ยท Posted at 16:09:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:56:31 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Nigz_gonna-nig ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:20:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got a problem?
omac0101 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck that guy and his dog.
thebuttpirater ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:47:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure he ended up killing the dog and all its puppies so yeah I wouldn't call that light..,
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:53:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't he test cyanide pills on that dog?
pm_me_mean_things ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:03 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah Hitler also tested his cyanide pills on his dogs before he used them sooo
Colin_Kaepnodick ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 16:54:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: /r/upliftingnews sorted by top all time.
jeanbonswaggy ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:08:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one too /r/mademesmile
jaypeejay ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:59:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture of a cop hugging an activist is really powerful
Nightowljrm ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 15:51:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After this thread, I'm looking forward to some happy pictures.
bearsafety ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:44:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me too
xNe0n_Lights ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:32:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dammit this isn't what I came here for... Guess I'll read through it now.
Hagebuttentee ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:41:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, for the most part it's only bright because everything around it is bad, but it has a good message in this contrast
Ahhroarah ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 02:05:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Healthcare workers bowing in respect to children who's parents have chosen to donate their organs to save other children's lives. Gets me every time. http://www.calebwilde.com/2014/07/chinese-doctors-bow-to-organ-donors-six-stories/
eastbayweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:17:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i hope they show that much respect to all the prisoners who are required to be organ donors after they're executed.
gheti ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:01:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Needed this after yesterday's horror show.
Charlie3006 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:16:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which part of yesterday?
gheti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fucked up photos of humanity. It was intense.
bagofrainbows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard a phrase at a conference some years back that I love and is evident in everything in this thread:
Life is people.
The-MERTEGER ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is so beautiful.
thivasss ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:30:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know it's cheating but this video fits your description perfectly.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:43:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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socklobsterr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:47:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would it be this?
Snopes proved it to be false. HOWEVER if you want those good feels here's a black woman shielding a white man at a klan rally. Here's the story
Krickles ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:58:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn.... I needed this thread. There sure are alot of assholes in this world but this has definetely brightened my day
soopergrover ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:13:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo, but a story (audio or article) on the story of Cory Weissman and Washington College:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
sadhandjobs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:41:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these pictures say "I got you" :)
dmt187 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:48:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cody Garbrandt walking to the cage a with Maddux Maple. A leukaemia survivor that influenced him to change his life and make it to the UFC. Pic is in the article. http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/11/7525379/cody-garbrandts-first-ufc-victory-was-story-shared-fulfilment
TheBetterStory ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:14:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Woman hands flowers to police to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union.
Source
meatb4ll ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:26:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was visiting Dubrovnik just before last Easter. I dropped my stuff off and was headed to explore the non-medieval part of the city when I saw these grandmothers selling knit products. I got a bracelet, and they agreed to let me take their photo.. It was warm, they were cheerful, and they had ice cream! It's my favorite image from when I was abroad.
djuggler ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:23:48 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
https://flic.kr/p/KXv4GU
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:57:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's the darker side, but you can infer that the other side is much brighter.
Poppamunz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ba dum TSSS
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:43:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This brave celebrity volunteering as a firefigher shortly after September 11th.
http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article2268921.ece/alternates/s2197/Steve-Buscemi-with-his-old-fire-station-crew-Engine-Company-No-55.jpg
samynoodle ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:50:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure who it actually belongs to but for the past three years this Danny Trejo pic has always delighted anyone I send it to. https://imgur.com/gallery/jgPk9
AdamantiumLaced ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:43:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Late to the party. Not everyone will like this guy but this is the kind of stuff he does when no one is looking and he has nothing to gain.
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/all-clear-3-620x472.jpg
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/11/07/george-w-bush-walked-in-and-surprised-a-special-group-of-people-in-texas/
SirTickleTots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:51:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't a big fan of him, but I kinda miss him.
Especially nowadays.
benjaminfarr ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 15:52:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Self Immolation of Thรญch Quแบฃng ฤแปฉc - Its morbid and disturbing but its one of the most iconic pictures ever taken, mainly because it caused so much emotion around the world. It can be seen as a negative but there's also positives to be had from the picture, it all depends if the emotion it causes is negative or positive emotion, i guess.
infamous-spaceman ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:36:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like a lot of people don't know why he did what he did. It wasn't in protest of the war, at least not directly. He immolated himself because of the treatment of Buddhists by the government. The government was lead by the Catholics and Buddhists were discriminated against by the government. In the month leading up to the immolation Buddhist protesters were gunned down by government forces. He burned himself alive and called for compassion and religious equality.
icanbuyafez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Wasn't he himself Catholic? I seem to recall reading that.
Edit. I recall misreading that
infamous-spaceman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:59:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure where you read that, but he was a Buddhist from childhood and had studied it since he was 7 and became a monk at 20.
icanbuyafez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I misread the piece, my bad.
IritantIguana ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:30:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its awful that he did that. But its also a symbol of absolute will. He burnt himself for a cause he completely dedicated himself towards. He didn't attack or kill others, he took his own life out of sheer dedication.
And whilst horrific, its somehow impossible not to feel respect.
Turtledonuts ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 16:02:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the picture of the monk on fire?
GLOOTS_OF_PEACE ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 16:50:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah bro RATM debut album cover
TheGamer942 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:45:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. I saw it on the chilling photos thread.
Wargen-Elite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My history teacher in my first year of college had us watch film of a monk burning himself alive and tons of other crazy shit. Half the class left when he warned them beforehand. It was... intense.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:23:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never knew his name, and I can't read Vietnamese. How do you pronounce it?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:50:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Smilotron ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:15:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the cover art for Rage Against the Machine's Self-Titled album. Maybe it was that?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's largely misunderstood too. People think it's protesting the Vietnam war, rather than protesting the treatment of Buddhists.
Chispy ยท 70 points ยท Posted at 16:23:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/SLSu7kT.jpg
[deleted] ยท 216 points ยท Posted at 16:37:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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103342 ยท 140 points ยท Posted at 16:46:13 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One day we will be able to see the Great Wall Of America in this picture.
undreamedgore ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:28:30 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell we'll be able to see it from voyager
wordsinmouth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:51:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/theDonald is leaking
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:59:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Colopty ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:10:26 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry to tell you, but the decline of America is not exactly a recent event.
blaghart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY. Mexico and Canada are there too. No borders on this picture either, because we're all connected. Walls can't stop that. Borders can't stop that.
ByzantiumBall ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:37:14 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Buddy. You know those things you're using to mock us right now? The transistor, and the Internet? We invented both of those things. We invented the things you use to mock us. Calm your shit down. Sure, America is no longer as strong as it once was. Yes, we have and have had problems. Slavery. Imperialism. Gay rights and religious fundamentalism. Trump. But we have had more triumphs. In less than 200 years we went from backwater bumpkins to the most powerful nation on Earth. We have made great leaps forward in social progress and technology. Democracy. Electricity. Computing. The abolishment of the Noble class. We landed on the goddamned moon, for chrisssakes, and now we lead the world in space exploration. We helped save the free world from the greatest threat it had ever faced-and then we held off an even greater threat for decades. We helped prevent the world from falling under the iron heels of Fascism and Stalinism. We did not accomplish this single-handedley, but we were instrumental. And today, 10 years away from our 250th year, I look at America and I see progress. Change. A revolution in the way we live, do business, think. I see a nation of endless potential.
We don't need to make America great again.
It's already great.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:49:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this should be a copypasta. a Good one.
Incompetent_Weasels ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:00:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin' A.
BornAgainRedditGuy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're God damn right!
cubbyjacob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:33:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, I'm in that picture!
ghostphantom ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:57 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/HumansBeingBros has a lot of what you want, OP
Debbppd ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:36:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Dust_covered_911_victims.jpg/640px-Dust_covered_911_victims.jpg]()
The day that everyone came together and saved each other.
adrianne456 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:43:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this thread gave me all the feels. And an overwhelming feeling of love. Trying to hold back tears! Thank you for sharing
MissMarionette ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:05:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I feel down, I'll make sure to come back to this thread.
jeff_the_nurse ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:31:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That picture of the cop buying the homeless guy all-purpose boots out of his own pocket.
Priestbyday ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:50:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love looking through comments on these beautiful posts! It is figuratively raining gold in here!
Edit: Some of the best people of the world are in these pictures AND in this thread/comment section!
PMSteamCodeForTits ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:51:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who put all these fucking onions here
Mangomountian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I love seeing love.
EmperorGandhi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who is going through a rough spot at the moment, this post is the most uplifting thing I've seen in the past few weeks.
agfa13 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:15:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Humans of Tehran http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/38351525865/seen-in-tehran-iran
More http://imgur.com/gallery/KjKOy
TriumphantDonkey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:19:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took this picture at a free health clinic of San Francisco. This lady hadn't received dental care in years because she couldn't afford it. She finally got her tooth fixed and couldn't hold back her emotions.
xdq ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:23:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reverse road rage
https://youtu.be/C2P1mSLgAg0
SupppaHot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's called tipping the dealer
xdq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:22 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tipping the dealer? Can you eli5?
SupppaHot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In casinos you tip dealers based on how efficient they perform. The traffic patrol was working in the rain and was tipped an umbrella. Also, tipping the dealer could be paying him off so you get better cards. He paid the traffic patroller an umbrella and in return let that car pass first. So that's why I said that
xdq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah ok in that context I understand :)
andrewkurtz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:52:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread really made up for the one posted last night about crazy shit that was caught on tape. I barely slept last night!!
penguin_sliver ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:08:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope i'm not too late, but: T.I.'s Christmas Eve Walmart Surprise
mitchalison ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:36:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This photo of Nelson Mandela rocking a Springbok jersey at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final to show his support for the pretty much exclusively white rugby team.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:04:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Jack Hoffman has pediatric brain cancer.
Rex Burkhead, a player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, befriended him. Jack became a fan of the team.
On April 6, 2013, the Cornhuskers allowed Jack onto the field to score a touchdown run during their spring game, complete with his own uniform. Here are both teams cheering for him as he scores:
http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F2013%2F0413%2Fdm_130413_Jack_Hoffman_Feature%2Fdm_130413_Jack_Hoffman_Feature.jpg
. . . and here are both teams hoisting him up onto their shoulders to celebrate:
http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/files/file32041.png
As of 2014, Jack's cancer has gotten worse. No further news as of yet.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:13:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That made me cry. There is no point in his life where he won't think of that special moment.
cmdrDROC ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:11:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://wpmedia.ottawacitizen.com/2014/11/general-manager-of-the-ottawa-senators-bryan-murray-l-jon.jpg?quality=55&strip=all
Butterfly boy. Kid has some super rare, ultra terrible disease that makes his skin as delicate as the wings of a butterfly. Short life expectancy and every day is agony. But he is a huge fan of our local hockey team. The team has done various things for him such as free tickets, regular visits from the team, having him participate in opening ceremonies etc. but the coolest part is in the photos where they give him a real employment contract to be a member of the organization for a day. One way or another, he was officially a member of the Ottawa Senators in the NHL. I think they took him to the draft.
Video in his condition. http://youtu.be/GcjTpanXWYc
Tsn video that includes him signing his pro contract. http://youtu.be/iuYxGtuBSgk
cmdrDROC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:15:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To add,
Years later he is still seen around the arena.
Nostalk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:31:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't ashton Kutcher star in a movie about this? Butterfly effect or something?
cmdrDROC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:56:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jest? I dont think a movie about time travel and a boy with microthin skin are the same.
Nostalk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesty
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:14:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Softball players carrying an injured member of the opposite team around the plates to help her complete her home run.
jerrythemice ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:11:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
These 30 photos that reveal brighter side of humanity whenever i see these photos my believe become more stronger that good human being exist and because of them there is hope
HonkersTim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 09:25:53 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North and South Korean athletes shaking hands on the 10m pistol podium a few days ago:http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CphVQpDXYAAtAq-.jpg:small
Jennacide88 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:23:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Picture quality is nothing to brag about, but these two fight like cats and dogs, it was heart warming to see some step-sisterly love when it really counted.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:34:04 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is heart warming. Thanks for sharing :)
BALTIM0RE ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:02:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pure Joy
neverbuythesun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:13:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How adorable, I love those chubby baby cheeks!
truth__bomb ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:47:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The two photos I snapped on the streets of LA.
Seen in the window of a defunct eyeglasses store.
The response to a F*CK TRUMP stamp. (NSFW)
Cyprusball ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:11:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one http://pre12.deviantart.net/fbcc/th/pre/f/2010/113/0/a/glowing_guy_1_by_insane_pencil.jpg
Lightfinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
JR "Bob" Dobbs on the hat. Upvote.
drugsname ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:28:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i'm late to the party...but this.
more context
CMCoolidge ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:14:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My German step-daughter, Jana's, loose tooth.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:35:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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YoImAli ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:21:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link isn't working :(
eSportWarrior ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:52:42 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not enough
stomppad12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey OP, thanks for the thread. I really needed this after going through the Most Chilling Photo thread last night. I had nightmares last night and now I'm tearing up.
letsboop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these gave me sad feels guys, he said BRIGHTER side.
YuviManBro ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got filled with such a burning rage after seeing the dog with teargas... Fucking humans... Damn...
NoneApplicable ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a shame the man stopping the tanks in Tienanmen Square isn't on here. It's such a powerful image, I get goosebumps whenever I see it.
eastbayweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:31:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hes on here now.
JLake4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:05:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember one from the sixties of a protester putting a flower in the barrel of a rifle aimed right at him. Always thought that photo was powerful.
Rainbow-Amethyst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Flower_Power_by_Bernie_Boston.jpg
I remember someone talking about this on reddit somewhere and thought it was amazing
JLake4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's the one!
Cleath ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:12 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yay! A happy thread!
sluflyer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, OP. been having a rough week. This really brightened my mood.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Finding lovenot sure who is more lucky like this
ogbundleofsticks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What an amazing post, i wish we did this more often!
Janders2124 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:44 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read through the entire thread yesterday about the most chilling photos. Not a single one made me tear up or cry. But a lot of the pictures in this thread have brought I tear to my eye and brought me to tears.
Priestbyday ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You guys now have to make an album of the best of these set to some beautiful music on a slide show and upload to YouTube! It'll be the next viral video!
kxthleen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really, really needed this thread today! thank you everyone for improving my day significantly
TamarinFisher ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed a post like this. Been so many dark things on here lately.
Ego_Dominus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:42:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Y'know, I was really sad earlier. Now, because of this thread, I feel fantastic. /u/DotaDogma, thank you for posting this question, and thank you to everyone in this thread for contributing. For the first time in a while, I'm going to bed in a wonderful mood.
๐๏ธ DotaDogma ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:43:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have a good sleep!
Onkel_Adolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1tI-AX5yHUY/hqdefault.jpg
SirTickleTots ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:30:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will you quack like a duck when we fuck?
Onkel_Adolf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:03:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Will I fart on your balls for good luck?
alighieri00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:29 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed because I know where it comes from but... yeah. No? But yes.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
we needed this thread after last night lol
Daniel_Day-Druid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:07:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Iv'e been on Reddit for about a year now, and this has to be my favorite page.
a_gay_narwhal ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:12:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one made me cry, the good kind of cry though.
MaryBradle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:51:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boy I really needed this thread. lol
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:25:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smiling through the tears here ๐ข
PhiloftheFuture2014 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:44:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't find the picture at the moment(on mobile), but I have always appreciated the picture that was taken in the immediate aftermath of the explosions at the Boston Marathon where there is a fallen runner and near him three or four LEOs are reacting to the explosions. I realize that the picture depicts violence as it shows the aftermath of an explosion and weapons being drawn but I think it is more important to focus on the simple humanity of the picture. Several people choosing to put their lives on the line to defend those who cannot defend themselves. I've always been a little surprised that it wasn't turned into some sort of memorial or statue.
AngorsaHappyTits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:01:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This is not a pic and it's pretty late but it's one of my favorite videos. This one guy was dancing alone at a music festival, then another joined him, and in the end a lot of people just followed them and had fun.
https://youtu.be/GA8z7f7a2Pk
InTheRedditVoid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:49:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://cdn.emgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Dog-Photoshop-EMGN10.jpg
rackfocus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:37:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's later in the thread!
W33DoKING ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a sub-reddit for these types of photos/stories? I would love to see more.
pitchforkmilitia ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:14:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try, buzzfeed.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:54:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Singurularity ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:17:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't have light if you don't have any darkness to show it. To quote Warcraft (to each their sources of inspiration, you know): from light comes darkness and from darkness, light.
Good isn't just about being good, it's also about changing things from bad to better. Like, you can't save a kitten if it's not in danger beforhand. Yes, a safe kitten is great -but the act of saving a kitten isn't just about the kitten being safe, is it? It's also a bit about the fact that people, humans that always seem to be selfish by nature, go out of their way to save something innocent just because they can, and that's good.
Even when things are really, really bad, there's still good to be found -even the smallest thing can brighten the world for just a minute.
It's like a drop of water. Just one on dry land isn't much, but a billion make an ocean. And you can't have a billion if you didn't have the first one.
(Though the spiky jacket one really is about being really really good without any bad. It's just awesome like that.)
comicsnerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:35 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks. I needed this
time-traveling-ninja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:01:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a fairly famous photo of "tank man", a Chinese man who was going home from buying groceries or something at the same time as the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. The military tanks were sent to subdue the protestors and this man stood in front of them for some time, continuously moving in front of the tanks when they tried to steer around him.
Kittypie75 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:26 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It actually ends up a sad case; no one knows what ever happened to him and the photo is restricted in China.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Alfred Einsenstadt's Drum Major.
http://time.com/3650313/is-this-the-happiest-photo-ever-made/
His V-E day photo of the sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square is his most famous picture. Drum major is my favorite though; it speaks for itself.
SambalRahmani ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:48:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know it's a video and not a photo, but this Indian actor Varun Pruthi apparently goes around and gives money to elderly people who sell things on the side of the road. This one is truly inspiring, he gives a 100 year old woman 1,000 rupees even though she already sold out of berries. Again sorry it's a video.
insolent_swine ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:09:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for making me cry right before I have to go to work. Dammit.
westhatremains ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:14:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
R/gonewild has some pretty humanity saving pictures.
fighting_to_live ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:35:45 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This thread.
This.
This gives me hope. There aren't enough upvotes in the world for you, OP. :-)
SonOfTheNorthe ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:17:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trump caressing a double amputee veteran's face.
http://i.imgur.com/wiowbW1.jpg
Indycent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was hoping someone would post this.
Songal ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:11:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/130830221007-05-iconic-kiss---restricted-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg
youstolemyname ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 21:04:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hooray sexual harassment!
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:26:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I'm sure she fucking hated that.
Skaughty23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hooray, BJ day... I mean VJ Day
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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youstolemyname ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:13:41 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square#Identity_of_the_kissers
powerspyin1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:02:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jonas Gutierrez scoring the goal to keep Newcastle United in the Premier league.
dredly999 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:59:28 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's just not talk about what happened to him after...
YoImAli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No link?
green_meklar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:37:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll just leave this here.
downwarddawg ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:01:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try Buzzfeed.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:13:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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newenglandredshirt ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:35:08 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is she holding? Why are the cops backing away from her like it's a bomb or something?
CliffOriginal ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:40:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're running towards her. Looks like phone and keys, but I cant completely tell what she's holding.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A bomb is a bad choice for close quarters combat.
cillivren ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:41:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only BLM wasn't shit.
blizzardice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really powerful because their organization was built on what was proved to be lies in a court of law.
mainsoda ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, this is more the darker side of politics.
paixism ยท -24 points ยท Posted at 18:55:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please. People dress like that in a protest? You have to be naive to think it's not a sensationalism stunt.
Schizoforenzic ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 21:11:53 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People, maybe not always, tend to wear clothes at protests.
killerkaleb ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 19:08:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed
LtPyrex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for this. I was having a bad week. That other thread made it worse.
It's nice to be reminded that there is always a brighter side. :)
Zoomulator ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5-year-old Juliette rides her bicycle down The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca Racetrack
TurtleFisher54 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:08:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just found out my girlfriend was cheating on me, glad I saw this thread.
HardcoreSnail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was posted (reposted?) to /r/Pics a month ago. Though you might enjoy it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/UHAsENt.png
SirTickleTots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He was a handsome gorilla
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/xdjNIeA.jpg
SirTickleTots ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:34:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man, who can't appreciate some good ol practical humor every once in a while.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:47:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
word
purplethundercat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully. God bless
miker82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:18:17 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good
Ragingsquism ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's crazy that terrible things have to happen for people to be nice to each other.
CoolMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can change this now, starting with myself. So can you :-)
CertainlyNotTheCIA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck this...make me cry, Reddit.
bickisnotmyname ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:16 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damnit. Now I cried.
tlgx3hitokiri ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:19 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I need stuff like this from time to time. Great question. Great posts. Thanks to all for sharing.
Deesing82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:37 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want this thread to go on forever
kingkoons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:36 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty pumped for the inevitable 'what photos show the darker side of humanity'
justintx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread made me tear up a bit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:40 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank christ. I needed this after seeing all those photos and determining that I was done for the day when I saw the TibiaMMO photo.
Thank you.
YoImAli ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What pic? Is it what's behind the door?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to post it in the chat so I'll pm you it.
Faisalowningyou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This post has a cleansing effect like nothing else.
Afriendofthedevil666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The brighter side podcast http://cavecomedyradio.com/pod-series/the-brighter-side/
mikeramey1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there a way to see all of these photos in one album?
dianasaurusmex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He turned one in that photo. He's enormous and even blew out my father in laws knee. But he's a huge sweetie!
fearachieved ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you op. That last 'chilling' thread with the burning monk etc needed this follow up
chris_likes_science ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That picture of this black nurses saving a KKK members life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
hate to break it to you but that wasn't real
http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/klaner.asp
chris_likes_science ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh so it's staged. But I like the message it was trying to send.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:32 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me, too. I'd like to think it could be real. I know there are people out there who would do the same thing.
neuro33 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:47 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would some hero make an album plssss
biffbobfred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a classic book Family of Man. Check it out
dianasaurusmex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahahaha Soooooo true
SatsumaPie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:01 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i really needed this post. thanks.
Bluecephus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:59 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the best thread I've seen on reddit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: There is actually a brighter side to humanity
smoke2957 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:08 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only is this absolutely lovely but it is inspiring to me and I hope it is to others as well. Thank you for posting this OP without realizing it you have done a random act of kindness by making many people smile today. :)
Coltsmit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this was my favorite reddit post ever, brought tears to my eyes
hatsolotl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look up. Be safe.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:15 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is the best post ever... my heart is full <3
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/upliftingnews
juicyfruitcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely needed this after watching all the terrible videos on that other post....
kholakoolie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I fucking love uplifting threads like this.
Edit: I've never cried so much from a single thread (or otherwise).
ChinchillaCruise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I've always thought of anything before like 1950 being only in black and white. For example, their day to day lives were in black and white. they didn't live in color! and then I realize I'm wrong but it's odd thinking of things that old in color to me.
Shiiiiitakemushroom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:11:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you OP for starting this thread. I needed this.
CoolMachine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very late to the party: Pete Seeger & his famous this machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender banjo. He was positively riffing, pun intended, on Woody Guthrie's "this machine fights fascists" guitar.
JonRothhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread makes me happy.
Nealium420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:35 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
After that last one, we needed this thread. The eyes of the girl from the landslide are still looking at me.
raspvidy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:21 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have any photos but oli saw them on 'the great war channel' on YouTube. Photos of German and French troops putting their warring aside on Christmas and meeting in the middle of no man's land to exchange gifts and play football.
Javalina_poptart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:18 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great thread OP, needed a reminder of humanity...
judgemama ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:37 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is awesome. I really needed it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm saving this post so I can look at it whenever I feel sad
micropanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:14:43 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
is there a way i can extract all the photos mentioned on this thread ?
ali_alimo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:28:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. radd.it
micropanda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:42 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thanks but i am too dumb to figure out how to find photos form this thread on that website. does it require some coding ? i went to picture section but could not find this subreddit in dropdown list.
Scherzkeks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trick question. The answer is photos of ducklings.
greyjackal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just about any photo of just me (ie rather than night out shots with a bunch of folk)
Mainly because it would have been taken by me handing my 2 grand (at the time) SLR to a complete stranger (now worth about 500 quid).
Canada, US, Peru, Chile, NZ, Australia - absolutely no one tried to do anything with the camera except take my requested photo
The_Occurence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck man, y'all gonna make me cry
whitemk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I actually went through all the comments and I don't regret it at all
belike_water ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ok this one is not a picture but a song but nonetheless it cheers me up because well who dosent want to feel inspired... is life a reflection of the force or is the force a reflection of life... either way i think we can agree its bright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfMnMaGH-Nc
ld43233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna lie, was expecting some whimsical photos of Hitler.
PianoConcertoNo2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nazis pooping.
GrimwoodCT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:43:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awful day at work, legs like lead, 76 straight days of work and 25 more till a day off and this thread is just what I needed. Smiling.
atomiku121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We live in a world where telling the tragedies is what makes money. We are plagued with dark and depressing news stories delivered straight to us via our phones, televisions, computers and newspapers. It's incredibly easy to absorb that negative energy and feel sense of doom in regards to the human race and our future.
Threads like this make me think that maybe we aren't doing so badly.
flamingosdream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:52 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love this thread and all of you people who had posted these beautiful images. Thank you and now I will continue sobbing.
soupwinner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:32 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want to be a tough man and think of the world as a hard unforgiving place.. I'm at work wasting time and this keeps putting tears in my eyes
thebronxxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:58 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Qa
PorkchopComplex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really needed this after the creepy footage thread...
preduxz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:11 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Firefighters rule.
42words ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have a pic. I just wanted to say thanks. I browsed the thread that prompted the "Okay, Reddit" in the post title, but now I'm okay again. I'm crying a little, but you know. Good crying. I love you guys. <3
ScoobeydoobeyNOOB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/NelLrIini94
I know I'm wayyyyyy late to this thread but this video made me cry. A man organizes a flash mob for his wife who suffers from MS
lilkimi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank u for the posts...
Hiphopopotamus18 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely should make a new subreddit for this
shrekerecker97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:51 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With all the crap that I read about in the world I wish that this would be at the too of the front page.
fibee0284 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:08:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
seriously!! i visited the states last year and went to mac's tavern in philly every night in the hopes of bumping into them, haha!
felixsaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:20 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a photo but this short clip makes me incredibly happy
The_Shape_Shifter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:53:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread deserves more attention. There is so much good out there, from your local community to the international stage. Very unfortunate that bad news sells, or perhaps it is our own morbid curiosity that creates the demand.
Nice change of perspective OP! Well done.
Radiofacespurtle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:11:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This thread is really awesome.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:15:27 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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talhapk007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:37:56 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the boy was suffering from an abnormal tumor in the brain.
Zastrothefrog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:39:55 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, we need this after yesterday's pictures.
ritsuko_ak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:52:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That guy crawling through the mud to save an eagle it was not so long ago, I saw in TV eagle's first fly after that :)
Southpawe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:08:49 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you for this thread.
I really needed it.
monders337 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:09:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do happy things give us a lump in the throat?! Asking for a friend...
ComboCosmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:42:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was a very nice thread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:15:50 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On phone so I can't get picture but Logic301 going to the hospital after his concert to visit a fan who had a seizure
JonasKeller ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:16:54 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me.jpg
bayernaragorn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVEZ8L_uBw4
jeffthetree ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:41:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a picture but this always makes me smile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75odu9sxwEA&ab_channel=ramurrill
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly like the picture but close ;)
Karathen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:48 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's threads like these which make me feel like I'm not doing enough in life. Like there's just some huge portion of the human experience that I'm completely missing. It makes me so happy to know it's out there but so wistful to know I'm not a part of it right now.
Brandon539 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:04:08 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, this thread made me cry like a baby after having a not so great day. Thank you all for these heart warming pictures, I'm gonna take my dog for a walk.
Tasty_Tortilla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:48:52 on August 29, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ooh
Drak_is_Right ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:48 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd argue a photo of an Hbomb test would be the brightest side of humanity ever shown.
kabbey90 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my kid loving food
Salt_Powered_Robot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:44:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is cancer
deepsoulfunk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Donald Trump is a particularly luminous shade of orange in most pics these days.
Fatterpilot5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:53:24 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/5S6lpmu.jpg
gosutag ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:03:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If that character was human I'd probably fuck him.
76lollypops ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:25:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/a/JrhLU
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The exact opposite of https://i.imgur.com/B11cObz.jpg
n8rad3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:39:13 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THANK YOU I HAD NOT SEEN THE FRONT PAGE
ladychronica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/humansbeingbros
TechnoPurist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:46 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed this thread today. Been in a bit of a funk lately. Thank you, Reddit.
JefBeau ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Video: We Are From The Future
joeluckylegs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think theres one of those big onions being cut somewhere near me..sniff
SuggestiveMaterial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fuck I'm too pregnant for this. I'm crying like crazy.
OneHappyAccident ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Godamn this made me cry. Are you happy now OP?! This is why we can't have nice things! *sobbing intensifes
TexasPJO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bright side when I awake, dark side at night! Damn Austrailians keeping Americans up at night for their impending takeover...
GigamonkeyX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:36 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only the best. https://flic.kr/p/K4CvCs
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:24 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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10037151 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:59:49 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This picture of ice cube hugging a guy, while holding a 40. http://i.imgur.com/nxHi4NL.jpg
slashuslashofficial ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 16:57:29 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I can open my garage from anywhere in the world.
Edit: Sorry, misread the title. Here is a photo of a phone opening a garage via the internet.
ZeFuehrer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:55 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 14:49:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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helloo1877 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:10:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OP said humanity.
cragkonk ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 15:18:44 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like pictures of pussy
el_monstruo ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:07:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cat.
NotYourAverageTomBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:41 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/8FavTlC.png
May be seen as dark, but it can also be seen as beautiful, not just because of the colors, but because although the bird is dead it left beauty. My friend saw it and said, "But the photographer killed the bird for this picture." (we both know it's a drawing, but for art's sake) and I said, "How do you know this to be a fact?" she couldn't answer, and I said, "Maybe it's just a freak accident. Maybe the string was tied to those crayons for a different purpose and the bird happened to get stuck on it and in its panic made a beautiful mark for us to see and remember it by, but for argument's sake let's say the artist did in fact kill the bird for this shot, is there anything we can do about it other than contacting Peta? Probably not, but we can appreciate the bird's life and through this work we can see that there's darkness in all things beautiful and vice versa. So if you think about it, this is kind of a different take on Yin Yang, if the artist did in fact kill the bird." And she told me that what I said really got to her and made her realize that nothing is black and white.
RileyReidPocketPussy ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Porn. Sometimes i click on a video and think to myself: "wow. These two/three/eight humans really shared a personal experience together. They were together during a really intimate moment. They were in tune with eachother. One person actually felt what the other was doing to them." I jerk off to this notion.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:00:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truly inspirational
eastbayweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:18:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
name checks out!
TyrrTheWook ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:10:00 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buzz Aldrin punching a guy was pretty awesome.
CantSeeShit ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:55:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank God for this thread. I spent the whole day in a rabbit hole listening to podcasts about cannibalistic child sex rings and murders. I needed this.
Quaaraaq ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:06:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say these folk are pretty bright for humans.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-czwfJ1zbgNE/UjDsLGSJFWI/AAAAAAAAQ80/0oPvcN7il1k/s1600/2.jpeg
UrALittleWoodenTwat ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:19:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't believe this isn't here already.
Kiss of Life
moist_damp_panties ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:58:04 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What!?
Wait...no, I did this wrong (ps rape is never funny)
mugler96 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 20:55:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baby photos of me.
Hahaha just kidding (serious face)
Trump4GodKing ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 01:26:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty ladies of North Korea bowling
The Bush Crime Family's innocent black sheep
Putin & Pupper
This beautiful bastard
Salt_Powered_Robot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My god the guac merchant really did marry a fucking troll
Trump4GodKing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:53:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
her body proportions don't make sense to me
eastbayweird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:25:19 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
name checks out...
RudiMcflanagan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:20 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any post in r/pics with over 1500 karma. Unfortunately.
Ilostmypasswordahhhh ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:19:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you noticed that most of these humanitarian moments are after a tragedy? Makes me think...
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:19:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you I didn't want to cry today
MattieWasTaken ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn you all, almost making me cry in class.
MrMadcap ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:48:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just check out any given stock photo website. That should keep you busy for hours.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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sethbob86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:02 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bot
D_rotic ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:05:39 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do I look like, Google?
Crushgaunt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:57 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL only acts of kindness involving animals make me feel anything.
yummypunani ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:27:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right now, I'm looking to the greatest wallpaper ever. The Windows XP wallpaper.
Iron_Knickers ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:20:33 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When they shot Harambe.
Oh dear what have I done
Aiku ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:38:06 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I Don't think the vulture chasing the starving kid really works here...
onedoesnotsimplyfart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:36:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh we were just talking about it today. Very tragic
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:56:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Robert_Grave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:35:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which in turn are human therefor part of humanity therefor the brighter side of humanity, so I'm wondering why you're surprised about the thread being filled with content asked for..
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fortunately this affects me not at all. And I'm sure the 200,000 or so men who died in your name would be sickened by yours.
Higher_than_you ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:50 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Photsynathis?
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:04:00 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/A4fCI16.jpg
blasianbutler ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:12:31 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://i.imgur.com/KIQTOFY.jpg helps to know people look out for each other without having to udder a single word
tribunetony ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:13:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Boooooooo
42undead2 ยท -42 points ยท Posted at 16:17:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
What, do you think we are an app on your phone that will do anything for you as soon as you say that?
Edit: My god, you people can't take a joke.
SomeoneUnusual ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:03:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could always just refrain from saying things you know will get downvoted:)
42undead2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:07:32 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know it would get downvoted. Posting jokes on Reddit is entirely time dependent if you want upvotes. A joke could get downvoted if posted some time, but get upvoted if posted a few hours later.
Really, I don't care about downvotes as long as atleast one person found the joke funny.
[deleted] ยท -134 points ยท Posted at 16:24:01 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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aoife_reilly ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:30:06 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This really touched me
randomusernamed ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 16:32:09 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This confirms my feelings of shittyness so much more
SentraFan ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Okay, okay, okay! I get it. Humanity still exists!
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:05 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[spoiler] There are no bright sides, we like to fuck shit up [/spoiler]
Nichijo ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:16 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All my selfies.
TheyUsedToCallMeJack ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:45:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL you need babies or animals to show the brighter side of humanity
StepYaGameUp ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sorry but I am on a mobile and cannot find the corresponding "ok Reddit, what's the creepiest photo you've ever seen" thread.
Can someone link me?
rackfocus ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm thinking it's more societal than superstitious. Survival is a cruel situation.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:06:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every pic ever taken โบ
O-nater ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:42:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You obviously didn't see yesterday's thread.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:54 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What did I miss
O-nater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:25 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tread carefully, this gets pretty graphic.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:52:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's nothing dark in the photos.
O-nater ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just haven't gone in far enough. I was about to go back to link them, then decided I don't want anything do with them.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:38 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's no picture you could show me that would make me feel differently, think about why any photo exists - someone framed the moment and took a picture. For a picture to be dark, something dark would have to occur, someone witness it, be able to capture it, and someone seeing it identifying it as such. We can debate the likelihood of each elements existence if you want but I think you can agree for them to be in sequence is an impossibility.
pm_your_typos ยท -25 points ยท Posted at 15:01:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cats
GetOutImSquanching ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 15:58:56 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cats.
Stiikmann ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 05:41:46 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
http://imgur.com/6lEVtMX
Edit: You people are sick, down voting a picture of a veteran who lost his arms fighting for your country.
Clark-Robinson ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A child giving a piece of Pizza to a poor guy on the road side
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:28 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Louder, please
valuemenu26 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:39:23 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn it, came here to smile, still ended up crying. Kudos OP and friends
Doriando707 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:26 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ha this is a trick question, because there is no brighter side of humanity.
socialistsanders ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 06:49:14 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
America pre 1965.
razzlefrazzled ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:39:09 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't the rampant sexism, racism, and homophobia great?
socialistsanders ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:01:10 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Beats multicultsjwfeministlgbtasdfnewmessiholefrica any day.
cyclopsrex ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 18:30:22 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/ohlympics
S3fb ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 20:54:59 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these images are people reacting beautifully to terrible things. There is no image of humanity being nice for the heck of it. Why do we have to contrast with nightmarish situations to look bright?
Charlie3006 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:25:04 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these are people being nice for the heck of it. Aid worker helping an African child: yeah that's just for the heck of it. She could've never gone and her life wouldn't have been any different than the day before. There was no monetary gain, only expenditure. Being exposed to diseases long eradicated at home. Would you rather I take a selfiie while helping my neighbor bring groceries in? Or is that just because we're neighbors and so it's really not just for the heck of it?
Salt_Powered_Robot ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 05:43:30 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This
Vinniepaz420 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:51:52 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[it's true, it's true](stateofthenation2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/resize.jpg)
56456645456 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:18 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any picture that shows death since it shows release from this disaster.
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 19:23:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This - http://cdn01.wallconvert.com/_media/wallpapers_1920x1080/1/1/mushroom-cloud-6214.jpg
MWiatrak2077 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:09:24 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How to describe you in one sentence: A edgy emo 15 year old kid.
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 23:42:03 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh boy do I wish I was 15 again. Do you think a 15 year old would be even giving a shit about the current elections? Or have to worry about weather or not his S.O. has a job when he gets home? Or worry about making ends meet?
NOT IN THIS LIFETIME!
So if you think I'm some edgy emo 15 year old sitting on his ass jerking it while pirating music and indie video games, you are just a generalizing asshat old fuck. I don't even like emo music - whine about parents not getting you a car!?!? Fuck that shit! How about worrying about how you are going to survive in the future when the current idea of a "Career" is to work at some place 4-5 years and then be laid off because of so-called "budget cuts"! How about worrying about paying off $10,000 of medical debt. How about worrying about finding someplace to live where you don't have to argue with your dickhead neighbor who owns a race car over how he and you park in your parking spaces! How about worrying that your wife has something critically wrong or something eating her up that she's not telling you about - how about that shit for a "edgy emo 15 year old"....
How do you like that broad brush and where did you buy it from...Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore?
Yawehg ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:02 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just commenting to say the Sherwin Williams line was pretty funny.
frosty03351 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:09:25 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bozo The Cloud
guy99877 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:14:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fu
spleefmaboff ยท -35 points ยท Posted at 16:59:07 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trump resorting to his backup plan in order to gain votes
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 22:48:38 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[No caption needed. ]() http://trumpdonald.org
Yawehg ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:47 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You've got to put the link in the parentheses
[No caption needed.](http://trumpdonald.org) = No caption needed.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:59:14 on August 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sorry, I'm new to this
[deleted] ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 21:30:43 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:34:51 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you have a bad day?
Singurularity ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:30:58 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know, with people dying all the time because of terrorism, wars and whatever bullshit there's next (maybe a plague of locusts)... There are lots of things that could make us think the world's going to hell in a handbasket, lately, it's good to see pictures of nice people once in a while.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:54:03 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Singurularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:19:17 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but it's not what news show us (well actually I don't know, I don't watch the news, but still, I hear a lot more about the bad than the good). If the good news don't come to you, you gotta go look for the good news yourself. That's what we're doing, with kitten.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:15 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Singurularity ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:13 on August 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why? I like having emotions. It's nice.
[deleted] ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 03:23:07 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one is very bright. http://imgur.com/MN3cQnG
fjordfjord ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 03:31:34 on August 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This image that shows the true light some people create.
Dincolo85 ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 19:01:39 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everything in r/trashyboners
[deleted] ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 19:38:33 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TehCynic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:14:11 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you tip your fedora while typing this?
GreenPotato-2483 ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 21:17:23 on August 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All this pics fake.